Supperconductor
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Sorry, I don't. I got in at the $139 level.By chance do you know what Backer # you are?
Sorry, I don't. I got in at the $139 level.By chance do you know what Backer # you are?
Did you then pay for upgrade to a 1000 (EM) aka Super Duper, or did you leave it a $139 pledge for the standard 450 model?
Where does it rank with the Microstreamer and the HiFiM8 on a pure sound quality scale? I know you were a big fan of both when they came out.
Waiting for the Mercer answer to this with baited breath for sure!
Especially since the M8 should still be in his hands along side the Geek Out for a real world comparison.
Is it too early to predict any direct comparison a "draw" with no clear winner in order to keep companies themselves and fans of each placated?
i upgraded to Super Duper. I expect it to arrive on Tuesday.Did you then pay for upgrade to a 1000 (EM) aka Super Duper, or did you leave it a $139 pledge for the standard 450 model?
While a direct comparison using the same source, cables, and headphones is both interesting and valid, these two products are in different categories feature set and price-wise.
I own the M8, and I will eventually have the 1000 (EM) too, but I intend to use them in different circumstances rather than have a shoot out to send the "loser" packing.
The M8 offers an unparallelled feature set, starting with being self powered via on-board battery, both USB and iDevice (or optionally Toslink) inputs, and selectable impedance, gain, bass/treble tone shaping, with optional output configurations including 3.5mm, 1/4", XLR 3-pin 1/4" combo, and 4-pin XLR or Kobiconn balanced jacks. The hands down winner there is the M8.
So while an interesting comparison, it won't mean too much when the price and feature set difference is taken into consideration. The Geek Out will win all small form factor comparisons, as the M8 while not a big burden to carry, is not nearly as portable or "stow able" for travel. It is also significantly less costly than the M8.
They are two different animals, both highly engineered pieces and I'm sure both sound great with a vast majority of partnering equipment. I would think it impossible to name a clear "winner" unless that is qualified by certain requirements such as price/budget, self powered, ease of carry, iDevice compatibility, etc...
I would also guess that the battery powered aspect of the M8 gives it an edge noise wise vs. a bus powered device, but that will vary depending on the source computer and how noisy it is, as well as whether or not it is a dedicated music server vs. a standard multitasking computer used for all sorts of other tasks.
So this is probably going to be a a draw not to keep companies and brand fan boys placated, but because they can't easily be directly compared in an all encompassing way.
Completely agree about feature set and usage differences. I've had my M8 for months and love it, not going to sell it off at all.
Awaiting my Geek Out for office laptop use.
Mainly interested in the sound comparison, as are others I suspect.
We can all read (or know) about the feature deltas.
Completely agree about feature set and usage differences. I've had my M8 for months and love it, not going to sell it off at all.
Awaiting my Geek Out for office laptop use.
Mainly interested in the sound comparison, as are others I suspect.
We can all read (or know) about the feature deltas.
I didn't ask which was a better product due to much of what you said. I focused on pure sound quality since that is what matters to me most in the end. I have owned both the Microstreamer and the M8 and sold them for various reasons so can no longer do the comparison myself.
Is the Geek Out too fat to put 2 USB interfaces next to each other? i.e. if I have a micro USB mouse receiver, can the Geek Out still fit into the USB port next to it?
Oh never mind. It can in certain circumstances.
I'm pretty sure the Slacker was also included to reduce stress on the USB port. If the Geek Out gets bumped, there's a high chance that something will break or bend, just like a USB stick. The Geek Out sticks out pretty far from a USB port too, so that doesn't help.
That was my main complaint with the Geek Out when it was first introduced: I can't use it on the bus without having to worry about it breaking off.