Introducing the new Continental V5 portable tube amp

[444906]

   
Hey Guys,
 
Again sorry for the delay, I might have mentioned this in a previous post. So the Cv5 we thought was ready but found some things that I did not like and I felt rather than make a not 100% Cv5 I would go the extra mile and have the amp re engineered to make a better Cv5. So rather than making several revisions while shipping I would wait and get it right, again I apologize for how long this is taking. I would give a date but that got me in trouble last time so I will just say we are working on it and it will be released soon.
 
Thank you
 
Ken

 
Why not making it balanced in the meantime?

Just kidding. As long as it sound good in single ended there's no need to go balanced.
Take your time Ken

 

[Sound Eq]

any update on release date

 

[KB]

any update on release date

Soon, pre order eminent. Stand by.

Ken

 

[x RELIC x]

Soon, pre order eminent. Stand by.

Ken

 

[vhsownsbeta]

Soon, pre order eminent. Stand by.

Ken

 

[raypin]

Mmm.....My check'list that I hope the CV5 meets: good enough to match or surpass the CDM???? Drive the usual suspects (HD800S, Audezes, Beyers, Ethers etc.)? Compact form factor? Better shielding from electronic noise? Different colors? Battery life indicator? Tube-rolling? Pocket-friendly price point? User-replaceable battery? SE and balanced output? Low noise floor? IOWs, the tube amp equivalent of the solid state Mojo, minus the DAC.
 
 
Can't wait to audition and see if the cv5 meets my expectations.

 

[x RELIC x]

Mmm.....My check'list: good enough to match or surpass the CDM???? Drive the usual suspects (HD800S, Audezes, Beyers, Ethers etc.)? Compact form factor? Better shielding from electronic noise? Different colors? Battery life indicator? Tube-rolling? Pocket-friendly price point? User-replaceable battery? SE and balanced
output? Low noise floor? IOWs, the tube amp equivalent of the solid state Mojo, minus the DAC.

I hope it is not another me-too amp but a blow me away cuz nothing like it exist in the market right now product. In our headfi world of wa8s, cdms, chords and the like, bar of expectations is high.

Pretty sure it isn't going to be balanced out, unless that's what Ken's been working on all this time. I doubt it though.

 

[raypin]

Mmm....maybe that's the real cause of the delay. Lol!

 

[kimD]

Can able to do with micro USB to Lightning connecter

 

[x RELIC x]

Can able to do with micro USB to Lightning connecter

Nope. It's an amp only.

 

[kimD]

Nope. It's an amp only.

Yes such as Mojo can used micro USB to iPhone, not sure about it

 

[x RELIC x]

Yes such as Mojo can used micro USB to iPhone, not sure about it

Mojo is a DAC first, with a headphone output. The Cv5 is strictly a portable tube amp so you need to feed it an analogue signal. It will have no DAC (Digital to Analogue Converter). For a portable tube amp that can be fed a digital signal you can look at the ALO CDM, or the Woo Audio WA8.

 

[kimD]

Mojo is a DAC first, with a headphone output. The Cv5 is strictly a portable tube amp so you need to feed it an analogue signal. It will have no DAC (Digital to Analogue Converter). For a portable tube amp that can be fed a digital signal you can look at the ALO CDM, or the Woo Audio WA8.

Thanks your input

 

[WCDchee]

Having heard both the cv5 and the wa8, I must say that the cv5 would be my clear choice on sound quality alone. Then we add in size, battery life, price, temperature what what have you

 

[x RELIC x]

Having heard both the cv5 and the wa8, I must say that the cv5 would be my clear choice on sound quality alone. Then we add in size, battery life, price, temperature what what have you

Good feedback!

Not helping with the wait though. :veryevil: