Meier Corda Move details released

[GreatDane]

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Originally Posted by alias71 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I need to buy that too. Any suggestion on a good regulated 12v power supply to buy in US?

Radio Shack lists 4 regulated that supply up to 12 volts. There are 300, 800 & 1,000 mA versions.

http://www.radioshack.com/family/ind...032056.2032136

 

[senny-ftw]

The battery compartment fitting is a bit worrying since I had two occasions when the battery wasn't connecting properly and the door wasn't pushing hard enough.

Me too. I threw a battery away before I realised. The foam pads wear out quickly - they get flattened in a week or so...I guess the connectors (pushing from the other end) will loosen up and this will make it better?

 

[senny-ftw]

Anyone with the new Move can comment on how well it drives the MS1?

Here's a paste of a comment I made in another thread:

I've just had an interesting time with the MS1. While the Move works well with 650s, the Porta Corda MKIII-USB seems to be much better for the MS1. Sounds more synthetic on the Move...

IMO the MKIII-USB is excellent for MS1s... not convinced the Move is a good match. Seems too 'closed in', not enough clarity, less impact - strange!

Edit: most of this was fixed by changing the gain setting to 'low'.

 

[alias71]

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Originally Posted by senny-ftw /img/forum/go_quote.gif Anyone with the new Move can comment on how well it drives the MS1? ... While the Move works well with 650s, ...

Senny-ftw,
what do you use to power your Move?

 

[senny-ftw]

9V battery... (Duracell Ultra M3).

Thinking about it - maybe reducing the gain will make MS-1 performance better. I'll try this in a min.

 

[senny-ftw]

Yes - it does. I should have thought of this earlier - the Move has a gain setting which should be set to 'low' for low impedance headphones such as these. MS1s are a lot better at this setting - much closer to MKIII.

 

[senny-ftw]

Here's a bit of trivia: The PCB is marked 'Porta Corda IV 2006'

 

[itsborken]

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Originally Posted by senny-ftw /img/forum/go_quote.gif 9V battery... (Duracell Ultra M3). Thinking about it - maybe reducing the gain will make MS-1 performance better. I'll try this in a min.

Skylab's probably laughing his *** off at us noobs attempting to put the Move through its paces. Skylab, please get yours burned in so the real professional can take over.

I'll mess with the gain on the Ultrasone/Denon tonight too. Good catch!

 

[klemchang]

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Originally Posted by itsborken /img/forum/go_quote.gif Skylab's probably laughing his *** off at us noobs attempting to put the Move through its paces. Skylab, please get yours burned in so the real professional can take over. I'll mess with the gain on the Ultrasone/Denon tonight too. Good catch!

X2

 

[Asr]

Is anyone using this unit as a USB DAC? I'm contemplating replacing my Bithead with one of these. It's hard to find DAC/amps that can be powered solely off USB.

 

[Skylab]

You guys are doing great! I also lowered the gain of the amp, sounds better to me this way. Still, all my reviews have been based on amps with 100 hours of burn in. I have a ways to go. Killed the first battery after just 10 hours - but I am not sure it was a full battery. Tomorrow I will continue the burn in with a rechargeable. I don't seem to have a suitable power supply (I need to go to Radio shack and get the right kind of tip...)

 

[nautikal]

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Originally Posted by Skylab /img/forum/go_quote.gif You guys are doing great! I also lowered the gain of the amp, sounds better to me this way. Still, all my reviews have been based on amps with 100 hours of burn in. I have a ways to go. Killed the first battery after just 10 hours - but I am not sure it was a full battery. Tomorrow I will continue the burn in with a rechargeable. I don't seem to have a suitable power supply (I need to go to Radio shack and get the right kind of tip...)

Skylab,
Please let us know what power supply you get and what tip.
Thanks

 

[saint.panda]

Is this is just a PC MKIII with a nicer case or is the amp/dac section improved as well? I really like the fact that it can be powered by USB.

 

[itsborken]

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Originally Posted by Asr /img/forum/go_quote.gif Is anyone using this unit as a USB DAC? I'm contemplating replacing my Bithead with one of these. It's hard to find DAC/amps that can be powered solely off USB.

Yeah, I burned it in off the USB DAC via iTunes. Get a couple of pink/white noise mp3s into a playset, set it to loop forever and walk away. Even listened to some tunes here and there over the usb. Music sounded fine to me at the time.

Haven't done any real critical listening to the usb yet vs mkiii usb 'cause its such a pain to switch usb audio devices in windows.

 

[itsborken]

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Originally Posted by saint.panda /img/forum/go_quote.gif Is this is just a PC MKIII with a nicer case or is the amp/dac section improved as well? I really like the fact that it can be powered by USB.

They use different opamps. Based on the case size, I'd assume the PCB is somewhat smaller. Someone said the crossfeed has changed. I feeling in this case of MkIII vs Move different may be better for some people, not better for others. If you wanted a little more bass out of your amp, Move might be just the ticket.

The MkIII can be powered by USB only too.