[bixby]

duplicate question that has been answered, sorry for the post

 

[Drrizzt]

Hey,
 
I was very curious to know how the Polaris could compete against higher gear because i felt the LCD-2 was not at his best with the Polaris, so i bought the Lake People G109, wich has great reputation and...oh my god, the Polaris get trounced in every possible way. It's less fun sounding okay, less "in your face" but it's more neutral and the same time more natural, better resolution, soundstage is better, better extension in high, better instrument separation...i was regarding the Polaris as an excellent amp and somehow disregarding higher gear thinking the upgrade was not worth it but in my opinion, yes. At least if you have quality headphones.

 

[rez11]

theres always better amps, i think for the price and for a starter like me's first amp with my 400i's was a great deal, its pairing praise is what sold me on it, thats the whole ladder/money sucking part of the hobby i guess always better out there 

 

[iancraig10]

Soon to come .....

The Kameleon filter. Basically an eq unit dedicated to your headphone following measurements by Solderdude. He measures headphone response and then makes a circuit that is plug and play to fit into the Kameleon.

I use an hd650 with it. The Kameleon slightly brightens the top end by reducing the mid bass hump and also boosting the really low bass.

The result is pretty amazing.

The Kameleon can be just linked to the Garage amps without power supply, or for other amps, it will need a supply.

I've been using a Kameleon for over a year now and find it difficult to accept headphones with proper sub bass or massive peaks until I re-burn my head in again.

 

[starence]

Soon to come .....

The Kameleon filter. Basically an eq unit dedicated to your headphone following measurements by Solderdude. He measures headphone response and then makes a circuit that is plug and play to fit into the Kameleon.

I use an hd650 with it. The Kameleon slightly brightens the top end by reducing the mid bass hump and also boosting the really low bass.

The result is pretty amazing.

The Kameleon can be just linked to the Garage amps without power supply, or for other amps, it will need a supply.

I've been using a Kameleon for over a year now and find it difficult to accept headphones with proper sub bass or massive peaks until I re-burn my head in again.

Is there any evidence that the G1217 version of this is coming out soon? It seems like they've been planning it forever. Also, I'm not really clear on what advantage this has over a software EQ.

 

[iancraig10]

It might see the light of day at the end of October.

It's a fixed type of eq, that has been based on actual measurements of the headphones. No guesswork.

Solderdude has made some quite a while back. He uses one and a few other members of DIY Audio Heaven. I have one as well, except the ones that we have are discrete amps with the circuit inside them. So just one unit.

 

[Tunkejazz]

I bought one of the prototypes that resulted from the design phase. 
 
My HE400i sound much bette with the filterr: added sub-bass, damped the peak at 8 kHz and slightly corrected the response decay in the treeble. Basically, The FR curve looks much flatter now: http://diyah.boards.net/post/18449/thread
 
The change is pretty substantial and for good!

 

[rez11]

interested as i have a 400i but newer version without backplate etc, hope they work with this version as well with the Kameleon

 

[Tunkejazz]

It seems that pre-orders can be placed now, and not only for G1217 amps:
http://www.garage1217.com/garage1217_diy_tube_headphone_amplifiers_019.htm

 

[disastermouse]

It seems that pre-orders can be placed now, and not only for G1217 amps:
http://www.garage1217.com/garage1217_diy_tube_headphone_amplifiers_019.htm

So if you have a Garage1217 amp already, what do you need to add Kameleon? Do you need the dock thing or just a module or what?

 

[Tunkejazz]

So if you have a Garage1217 amp already, what do you need to add Kameleon? Do you need the dock thing or just a module or what?

If you have a G1217 amp, you can buy the Kameleon in-line filter without the power supply + the desired filter modules. It will be powered from your G1217 amp's power supply and feed the amp itself though a pass-through cable. In the web it is not clear if one filter module is included with the Kameleon or not, but I am sure Jeremy will answer that question rapidly.

 

[disastermouse]

If you have a G1217 amp, you can buy the Kameleon in-line filter without the power supply + the desired filter modules. It will be powered from your G1217 amp's power supply and feed the amp itself though a pass-through cable. In the web it is not clear if one filter module is included with the Kameleon or not, but I am sure Jeremy will answer that question rapidly.

I'm almost certain that I'm going to get a Kameleon. I've asked this in a certain forum, but I'm wondering if I can buy a PCU version of Kameleon and still use it passively. Basically, I want them to put out a Phillips X2 module so my girlfriend can use it with her setup too, but she's using a Schiit Magni OG. I also want the PSU so I can take the Kameleon with me if at any point I use a non-G1217 amp. However, while I have a G1217 amp, can I run it in passive 'mode' or is it one or the other?

Thanks to anyone who knows this!

 

[mowgli-kun]

Had the same question for Jeremy.
 
Apparently you can buy the pass-through version of the Kameleon, and purchase the power supply separately down the road.

 

[disastermouse]

  Had the same question for Jeremy.
 
Apparently you can buy the pass-through version of the Kameleon, and purchase the power supply separately down the road.

I got the answer on...um...Voldemort. But now it seems that because I have focus pads, the filter may not work correctly.

 

[kehorton]

Very interested in what you find out, @DisasterMouse . We have practically the same setup . I have modded vegan pads, replacing my prior focus pads (A).

I'm very close to getting an Ether to see if I can get a bit more richness/warmth in bass and lower miss. But I saw that announcement started considering the Kameleon.