Hello, Little Dot I+ Threaders,
Last weekend, I acquired a used Little Dot I+ and after reading through most of the 63 pages of this enormous and quite informative thread, I wanted to share my initial reaction to this tiny wonder.
I brought a classic iPod and my old ATH-M40fs to meet the seller whom I found through a local Craigslist ad. After plugging in everything, I listened and was quite dismayed. I thought it was terrible and underpowered and I told the guy so. He asked to listen to my headphones and said that's not what it sounded through his Grado SR80. He hooked it up and allowed me to listen through it. The difference was simply astounding.
I had done my homework on the LD I+ and I thought that the ATH-M40fs, with an impedance of 60 ohms, would work perfectly well with it. But not so, not even with a real cd player as source. I tried the original iPod earbuds on the LD I+ and they were so much better than the M40fs.
My LD I+ came with a pair of Sylvania GB408a and when I opened the case, I found a BB OPA2227AP inside. I'm using it with a system consisting of an iMac AIFF digital out, Musiland MD10 DAC and B&W P5 headphones. I'm more than satisfied with this setup: it's a keeper.
Unlike most of you on this forum, I'm not really a tube/opamp roller. Once I find a setup I like, I tend to stick with it. So, anyway, the LD I+ also came with a bunch of different tubes: 1 pair WE408a, 1 pair Mullard EF92, 2 pairs Sylvania GB408a in new boxes, and 6 pairs Sylvania GB408a in really old boxes, the ones with gold pins.
I have no idea what the protocol for selling items in this forum is, but I was thinking that I'll only be keeping the Mullards and 2 pairs of the old Sylvania GB408a. I'd like to sell the others after I've tested them to make sure they actually work. If anyone is interested, let me know. I'll post pics of the tubes next time. Also, let me know if this is not the appropriate way to sell items on this forum
Thanks.