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ALRAINBOW has both PP6 and JH3A
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But I personally believe that the new version of JH3A with freq phase monitors sound better when used without amp. And no one knows how PP6 will sound without amp and crossovers in a cable seams to be hard to make sound good according to Jerry Harvey. The ability to use the CIEMs without the amp is worth a lot I think.
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Well, for coax out you can get Fiio X3, costing 1/3 of AK100.
No Optical in, and USB limited to 16/44
JH-3A seems indeed a top performer... It is just too bad that COAX seems to be the only good "digital in" solution !
-> This limitation may lead me to buy the UM PP6 instead (since I have a iRIVER AK100 as a source).
--> Has someone compared the sound quality of the JH-3A to the UM PP6 ?
Well, for coax out you can get Fiio X3, costing 1/3 of AK100.
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Hi jp11801, can you please teach me how to connect my sony walkman through coax to the jh3a??? After seeing pics and posts,i am confused right now.
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So if i bought the X3 i will need this Fiio L12S 3.5mm toslink to 3.5mm mini toslink optical cable (http://store.treoo.com/main/fiio-l12s-3-5mm-mini-toslink-to-3-5mm-mini-toslink-optical-cable.html#.UbM-8vkwd8G) to plug into the jh3a coax input,by this i will have a 'killer portable system' ? Am i correct?
So if i bought the X3 i will need this Fiio L12S 3.5mm toslink to 3.5mm mini toslink optical cable (http://store.treoo.com/main/fiio-l12s-3-5mm-mini-toslink-to-3-5mm-mini-toslink-optical-cable.html#.UbM-8vkwd8G) to plug into the jh3a coax input,by this i will have a 'killer portable system' ? Am i correct?
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If your walkman has a mini 3.5mm coax out you would need a cable that a 3.5mm coax on one end & 3.5 trrs connecter on the other end to connect to the 3a. Contact Drew at moon audio he can make you one.
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The 3a will not accept toslink as a input.
If your walkman has a mini 3.5mm coax out you would need a cable that a 3.5mm coax on one end & 3.5 trrs connecter on the other end to connect to the 3a. Contact Drew at moon audio he can make you one.
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The 3a will not accept toslink as a input.
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So can you please tell me what cable should i use to connect the X3 to JH3A digitally? Where can i find such cable?
So can you please tell me what cable should i use to connect the X3 to JH3A digitally? Where can i find such cable?
You have to contact some cable manufacturer or made it by your own. You need cable for coax and two 3,5 mm jacks, one of them needs to be trrs. There is nothing like that on market right now.
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Does anyone here ever thinked of getting the Fiio X3 + JH3A(JH 16 Pro) combo? I know maybe the X3 might not be a great DAP,but i think its not bad with all the features at that price range...
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^ it's what I'm thinking. I thought there was a digital coax out from the X3 that would go into the JHa3 . . . maybe I was wrong about that?
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I am doing exactly that. I have moon making me the cable and the jh3-a should be here Sat.
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Been doing that since the X3 came out. No real comparison between the X3 amp section when just using the 16's with the adapter to headphone out and the 3A when using coax from X3, two different worlds. One thing I did notice at first was that there seemed to be a problem with 24/192 between the two. Lots of stuttering, etc. I don't know if it's because the 3A is capped at 24/96 but it doe 24/96 fine. Haven't tried again since. For the price it's a good deal but I can't speak a whole lot about the X3 as I use just the coax with 3A about 90 % of the time and line out with my car for the rest. I hear Toyota is coming out with a coax in car.
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McMaz is the cable you are using a 2 pole mini to TRS mini? That's what I ordered from moon. And I'm only 80% sure that's the right config
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