Interesting pairing. So far checked out only in SS mode. Tube & Tube+ is next. Definitively worth listening on high gain.
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Mine is just locked In tube mode. I don't see ever selling this amp. Power and versatility to spare.Interesting pairing. So far checked out only in SS mode. Tube & Tube+ is next. Definitively worth listening on high gain.
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Thanks Shane D for "convincing" me into buying the ICan. It - off course - goes super nicely with my iDSD proMine is just locked In tube mode. I don't see ever selling this amp. Power and versatility to spare.![]()
It is quite the amp. I am currently trying to slim down my headphone collection. After that I think I want to get rid of one amp. I am currently running three and the Pro iCAN isn't going anywhere.Thanks Shane D for "convincing" me into buying the ICan. It - off course - goes super nicely with my iDSD pro. Still experimenting with different settings and different headphones. But I think those two are keepers - have sold my other amp.
This is actually an interesting story: I've got Pro iCan due to great experience with micro iCan SE + micro iTube2. Removal of micro iTube2 from the rig after some time has been quite a surprise for me: while almost everyone agreed that this tube buffer adds very little to the sound signature, one can really appreciate it when you miss this little addition after longer period of time. With Pro iCan this is a different story in my case: I rarely use tube modes and I found myself - quite surprising - I am almost exclusively using it in SS mode. Guess I like its signature so much I don't need addition bit of tube goodness.Mine is just locked In tube mode. I don't see ever selling this amp. Power and versatility to spare.![]()
Thanks Shane D for "convincing" me into buying the ICan. It - off course - goes super nicely with my iDSD pro.
while almost everyone agreed that this tube buffer adds very little to the sound signature, one can really appreciate it when you miss this little addition after longer period of time.
The 3D and xbass can be great but are very track and cans dependant.
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Great pairing with the Chord Hugo2.
Waiting for the iFi Zen Stream to replace my RPI+JustBoom streamer (red box).
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Not quite familiar with that power bar improvement you are talking about. Can you reffer me there?A very nice rig btw. Just a suggestion, but at some point you might consider replacing your power bar and quite possibly squeeze extra performance from all connected components. They deserve it![]()
Considering Hugo 2 can be run from batteries, I'd rather experiment with switching from iPower to iPower Elite for Pro iCan. Just my 2 cents.Not quite familiar with that power bar improvement you are talking about. Can you reffer me there?
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I also first hopped on the iFi train with the Micro iCAN SE. The sound was good and the power was great, but bass boost and 3D really stuck in my brain. I looked for a more standard iFi amp but never really found one until the Pro iCAN and that was Way too expensive for me.This is actually an interesting story: I've got Pro iCan due to great experience with micro iCan SE + micro iTube2. Removal of micro iTube2 from the rig after some time has been quite a surprise for me: while almost everyone agreed that this tube buffer adds very little to the sound signature, one can really appreciate it when you miss this little addition after longer period of time. With Pro iCan this is a different story in my case: I rarely use tube modes and I found myself - quite surprising - I am almost exclusively using it in SS mode. Guess I like its signature so much I don't need addition bit of tube goodness.
Indeed the versatility of an amp is great, as long as you are limiting yourself to using it exclusively as headamp or preamp. It is a pity you can't use it simultaneously. This is a huge drawback for me.
The 3D and xbass can be great but are very track and cans dependant. Maxing any of those does not always brings best experience from my experiments. Unfortunately when engaging any of those functions I have a feeling sound slows down and dynamics is somehow lost.
So which prefer the ICan and which don't? To me, all my headphones (Grado HF3, Hemps, GH2, GS2Ke, Stellia's, Arya vs 2 and now the HD650) seem to like this setupIt is quite the amp. I am currently trying to slim down my headphone collection. After that I think I want to get rid of one amp. I am currently running three and the Pro iCAN isn't going anywhere.
Like you, I am still learning. For instance bass boost doesn't always need to be maxed.
And 3D can be even better in moderation.
Of my top six headphones, three prefer the iFi.
Man, you are really into Grado!So which prefer the ICan and which don't? To me, all my headphones (Grado HF3, Hemps, GH2, GS2Ke, Stellia's, Arya vs 2 and now the HD650) seem to like this setup![]()