LH Labs Geek Out v2+ Discussion Thread

[RedJohn456]

Just read up on this gadget. Seems awesome, I wonder how this stacks upto the mojo when it gets released?

Reads as though it will be the ultimate portable audio must have. Mind you, they all do lol

I have the V2 and reviewed the mojo. They have very different presentations, complimentary more than anything. More colder/neutral vs slightly warm/more natural.
 
The Balanced connection is where the magic is, sounds so much better than single end its not even funny. Hence why I am putting up with the delays, I need to have that balanced magic goodness on the go with my phone.  

 

[waynes world]

 
I have the V2 and reviewed the mojo. They have very different presentations, complimentary than anything. More colder/neutral vs slightly warm/more natural.
 
The Balanced connection is where the magic is, sounds so much better than single end its not even funny. Hence why I am putting up with the delays, I need to have that balanced magic goodness on the go with my phone.  

 
Balanced goodness for what? Zens? Others?

 

[RedJohn456]

   
Balanced goodness for what? Zens? Others?

Zen 2.0, Duke and LZ A3  I have a balanced MMCX cable so I can run any iem with removable cables, balanced. The Zen 2 and Duke were terminated in two 3.5 mm ends and I have a single ended and balanced adapter so I just change out the adapters as needed.
 

 
Thats not the Zen 2.0 obv but thats how the cables are terminated, sony style.
 
Have you tried the nighthawk balanced yet? You might be surprised by the results!

 

[esm87]

I have the V2 and reviewed the mojo. They have very different presentations, complimentary more than anything. More colder/neutral vs slightly warm/more natural.

The Balanced connection is where the magic is, sounds so much better than single end its not even funny. Hence why I am putting up with the delays, I need to have that balanced magic goodness on the go with my phone.  

oh ok om new to audio, theres a difference between single ended and balanced? What are the sound differences? Thanks

 

[cxb1]

oh ok om new to audio, theres a difference between single ended and balanced? What are the sound differences? Thanks

Hi esm87,
 
I think you'll find plenty of info on this topic on the web: just Google "Single-ended balanced audio".
 
I notice you're 'new to audio', but have over 400 posts here on Head-Fi since February, mostly one/two line questions and comments. Sounds like you're really getting into it!

 

[esm87]

Hi esm87,

I think you'll find plenty of info on this topic on the web: just Google "Single-ended balanced audio".

I notice you're 'new to audio', but have over 400 posts here on Head-Fi since February, mostly one/two line questions and comments. Sounds like you're really getting into it!

hey! Ye, ive always enjoyed music via headphones/IEM's but last few months I've started to get into it kind of seriously.

Once I find a point of interest im extremely inquisitive and very much an open book. (Bombard knowledgeable people with too many questions) lol. Hence the hundreds of posts within weeks haha.

I work in a job where im in a works van travelling around the country for upto 6 hours a day. Decided to take the quality of my music more serious as im going to listen to it anyway I may aswell try and have it sounding awesome.

Im spending hours on this site constantly researching audio, comparing headphones/IEM's etc.

I have come across the balanced thing before and recently noticed alot more people concerned with balanced cables etc. I will read up on that term in google cheers.

I purchased my first higher end IEM to what im used to and waiting on it to arrive. Cant wait to hear better music. The biggest audio upgrade I have experienced so far is when I started to use a cayin c5 amp.... hobby got me hooked now lol

 

[Benny-x]

If there's been more case problems and new delays, are there any new pics of a v3/4/5/?? case?

I'd love to see something even better, it'd at least making waiting for it to get released be more bearable as we'd see some progress.

In thinking about the wait, by the time this comes out it's going to have probably lost any advantages in technology. 1 thing to note, there's a new XMOS USB chip set out, so that's not letting edge anymore. My Pulse X Infinity is behind on that now too :-/ I guess I can start trying new XMOS based DDCs though...

 

[cxb1]

Yes, there seems to be 2 schools of thought on whether to ask for new developments while waiting for releases.
 
Personally, I'm in the "don't touch the product until it's delivered it's first production model" school.
 
I've worked with device manufacture. Last minute changes are as problematic as release problems, and only serve to extend releases. A great excuse if you're manufacturing and CAN'T deliver. You can put off delivery for 2-3 years that way. My belief is that manufacturers need to stick closely to initial release targets and THEN upgrade via new versions. Then everyone knows what they're getting, as opposed to what someone says they might deliver as some point in the future. So, from my point of view, extending the specification before a stable platform has been reached, and by 'stable' I mean with low return rates of the production model, is just a recipe for continued disaster.
 
However, if your experience of device product manufacturing is different, let's hear it.

 

[Hifi01170]

funny thing is I paid for the V2+ last year around mai.... now the v2+ can be bought from an online reseller in france. And quite a few people do have it already with the new case and all!
 
Haha funny world!
 
Of course I still don't have mine!

 

[Benny-x]

  funny thing is I paid for the V2+ last year around mai.... now the v2+ can be bought from an online reseller in france. And quite a few people do have it already with the new case and all!
 
Haha funny world!
 
Of course I still don't have mine!

Post that link, man! I want to have a look at this.
 
And do you have any links to people that have bought and received their units from this store in France? Especially with pictures?

 

[Hifi01170]

http://www.son-video.com/Rayons/DAC-USB-amplificateur-casque/Light-Harmonic-Geek-Out-V2-plus.html
 
The person who received it informed that it is with the latest case... the last one!
 
Cheers!

 

[Raketen]

  http://www.son-video.com/Rayons/DAC-USB-amplificateur-casque/Light-Harmonic-Geek-Out-V2-plus.html
 
The person who received it informed that it is with the latest case... the last one!
 
Cheers!

You mean the last one before the last one? or the last last one that looks like the last one but is different than the last last one that is the last one that is causing the most recent delay?

 

[Hifi01170]

lol the guy got it beginning of march... so guess they would have been shipped to the reseller by at least beginning of feb... so do the math and deduce...
 
LH is just a joke! this is so dumb... where is larry ho and the other guys from LH... silence I guess......................... this is just crap!

 

[germay0653]

That looks like the old 3D printed resin case.

 

[rigo]

Is this the latest?