New Practical Devices XM6 Amp/DAC (The Complete Review)

[Armaegis]

I sent an email to them a while back and never heard from them either. If it's a one man show, I'm guessing he's just swamped? Still...

 

[jasonb]

makes me worry about if i bought one and had a problem sometime down the line. if i can't get a hold of them then how would i get the issue resolved? doesn't make me want to buy a product from them.
 
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I sent an email to them a while back and never heard from them either. If it's a one man show, I'm guessing he's just swamped? Still...

 

[SoulSyde]

Still nothing on the release of this thing, huh?

 

[HK_sends]

So far, just crickets... 

 
Cheers!

-HK sends

 

[GreatDane]

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So far, just crickets... 

 
Cheers!

-HK sends

He's waiting for my request of Purple enclosures to arrive.
 
I wish.

 

[SoulSyde]

That amp would look very good in Purple... or Green actually.

 

[HK_sends]

Purple and green would set the XM6 apart from some of the other amps, yes... 

 
Any color right now would be welcome if PD would just release the things, or I am going to have a one-off special amp.
That may be good later if I ever decide to sell or trade 

 (although right now, it is definitely a keeper!)
 
Cheers!

-HK sends

 

[Armaegis]

You'd think there would be some news out before Christmas...

 

[HK_sends]

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You'd think there would be some news out before Christmas...

I send an inquiry e-mail periodically, but haven't heard back from my last two. 

 
Hopefully, they will kick it off soon, because it is a good DAC/Amp.  I wonder if James is doing improvements or just evaluating the playing field before setting a price...
 
Cheers and Happy Holidays!

-HK sends
 

 

[Armaegis]

For his sake, I hope he's considering improvements or something to bring the wow factor. RSA, Meier and iBasso have really stepped up their game these last few months. If James had gotten his product out earlier, it might have been able to build some steam and at least garner some comparitive reviews. As it looks right now, the race for the next generation of portables has already taken off without him.

 

[SoulSyde]

Not to mention the Headstage Arrow 12HE!
 
Mine just recently shipped after a fairly long wait.  I'm not sure much on the market can touch this thing from a SQ or features perspective.

 

[Armaegis]

At a recent meet, the general impressions favoured the Pico Slim over the Arrow 2G. More money and less features though, hmm.

 

[SoulSyde]

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More money and less features though, hmm.

Hmm.

 

[Armaegis]

And it's now available... at $395 USD

 
http://www.practicaldevices.com/index.htm
 
edit: I guess it's not that bad considering the competition these days, but that's still a rather substantial jump from the XM5. It kinda sits somewhere between iBasso and RSA.

 

[proedros]

is this better than the headstage arrow ?