[Rise To The Top]

I just spent $60 on rechargable batteries for my Micro Amp, and they wont fit. The right side battery will slide in with a little push, but the left will no even fit in the hole. The batteries are Energizer 9v's, 150mah. I would have bought better, but I leave for my ski trip tommorow morning. What rechargable batteries work for the Micro that I could buy at a store?

 

[Jamey Warren]

Sorry about your troubles. We have tested Maha batteries with our amps so if you can find those, the should work fine.

 

[noseallinit]

Hey Richard,

We really recommend the Maha rechargeable 9V
http://www.headphone.com/products/ac...-96v-230ma.php
The main reason we recommend these is because the voltage is very close
to an alkaline 9V. We strongly recommend you DON'T use the iPower
500mah rechargeable 9V with the Micro DAC. You can use them with the
Micro amp, but they will cause problems with the Micro DAC. If you have
any more questions, please let me know.

Sincerely,

Mike Olson
Technical Services Manager
HeadRoom Corporation

 

[Rise To The Top]

Nice, so the iPower will work? I think I'll snag some of those...

 

[noseallinit]

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Originally Posted by Rise To The Top /img/forum/go_quote.gif Nice, so the iPower will work? I think I'll snag some of those...

I should have post me other emails from Mike after this one. on your other post a member stated that he had to mod his MicroAmp to get the iPower to fit. I would go with the Maha over the iPower.

I read your post on Head-Fi so I figured I would try to elaborate on the
battery issue. The main reason we like the Maha 230mA is because it's
rated at 9.6V versus 9V for the iPower. This gives the Micro an actual
voltage of 9.2V and with the iPower it's only running at 8.4V. I do
recall someone having trouble with these batteries in the past and I was
actually quite surprised to hear the iPower worked so well in another
Headfier's Micro DAC. The iPower may work, but the Micro amp/DAC won't
be functioning at its full potential if you are only giving it 8.4V or
less. I hope this helps clear things up and please let me know if you
have any more questions.

Sincerely,

Mike Olson
Technical Services Manager