My blue iCute (photos: 56k warning)

[Jeff Guidry]

Here are some photos I've been sitting on of my blue iCute Beyond from Firestone Audio:

The package from China as it arrived to my house.

The front of the box.

Contents of the box from left to right: my headphones (not included), instruction manual, iCute Beyond amp on top of Supplier power unit, wall adapter for iCute alone, jumper for Supplier to iCute, power cord for Supplier. In the little polybag is a tool to open the iCute for opamp swapping.

I upgraded the opamp to a OPA2107. You can read my impressions of the upgrade here.

Me under the influence of the iCute. iScary!

 

[TheMarchingMule]

^ Oh Gawd, iScary indeed!

lol kinda freaked me out first time I scrolled down to that.

Well, enjoy your new toy!

 

[lmilhan]

Cool little amp, thanks for sharing. Looks like you are enjoying it!

 

[Jahn]

Jeff, you're scaring the poor fish in your avatar! Congrats on the amp!

 

[mrarroyo]

Nothing like getting a new toy. I hope you enjoy the heck out of it.

 

[Andrea]

Those two bricks have a magnetic effect on me

And your post about the OPA2107 upgrade isn't of any help

Congrats btw!

 

[digitalmind]

Nice! Congrats on the cute toy. I love my red Beyond though.

I was wondering, how large is the improvement with the Supplier to power the Beyond, instead of the wallwart? I was considering buying one when I ordered my Fubar and Beyond, but never did.

 

[909]

watch out Gene Simmons

Shout, Shout, Shout at the Devil

 

[Jeff Guidry]

I don't have his extension......

I think the Supplier makes a definite improvement in the clarity over the Cute Beyond alone, but at one hundred dollars for the Supplier, it will be entirely up to you if the improvement is worth the price. For me it was, and I consider it as a normal part of the amp and not an 'upgrade', it really is as the amp should be (now maybe they will offer the Suppler in matching colors.....) The OPA2107 I feel is also a mandatory upgrade. With the two, and my Sennheiser HD595's, I have a near-audiophile rig that will certainly keep me occupied for years (along with the NAD C542).