[tiobilli]

Currently, all Meridian Explorer is version 1. 
Version 2 has not been released yet. So version 2 may or may not be better for Grado headphones. We will not know until it is release and give time for people to try it out and compare both version.

I did not mean wich of the both 1 and 2 version would be better but wich of the revisions of version 1, the current version, due the impedance issues it have.

 

[frozst]

I'm using it with my Allessandro MS2 (Grado modification) and I never had an issue, I have a later version of the DAC so it doesn't have the impedance issues.

 

[tiobilli]

I'm using it with my Allessandro MS2 (Grado modification) and I never had an issue, I have a later version of the DAC so it doesn't have the impedance issues.

Thank you. How can I know the "version" of it?

 

[frozst]

Thank you. How can I know the "version" of it?

I don´t know TBH. I just bought it from Meridian directly and I asked them first if it was the rev. version.
 
I never noticed any impedance issue with the Grado/Alessandro or the Westone 4 or Westone W40.

 

[jhwalker]

  I don´t know TBH. I just bought it from Meridian directly and I asked them first if it was the rev. version.
 
I never noticed any impedance issue with the Grado/Alessandro or the Westone 4 or Westone W40.

Unless you're buying used, all the devices in the channel today will almost certainly be rev 2 of the original device.

 

[frozst]

 
Unless you're buying used, all the devices in the channel today will almost certainly be rev 2 of the original device.

Exactly, is quite unlikely you buy the rev1 after all this time... I bought my unit in Jan'14.

 

[yoyo59]

is it possible to use the explorer with my M audio speakers? with 3.5mm to XLRs? through the line in

 

[kawaivpc1]

Hello guys, I bought this unit. I'm trying to use it with my HTC Desire 816 Android cellphone. It's not working right now. Do you guys have any tip? How can I make it work? I have installed USB Audio Player Pro. It says "error initializing USB " and doesn't power on the unit. I have no clue at the moment. Please help!

 

[MrSlim]

is it possible to use the explorer with my M audio speakers? with 3.5mm to XLRs? through the line in

 


It shouldn't be an issue, others have discussed using devices of this type (ie portable USB DACS) connected directly to active(self powered) speakers

 

[MrSlim]

Hello guys, I bought this unit. I'm trying to use it with my HTC Desire 816 Android cellphone. It's not working right now. Do you guys have any tip? How can I make it work? I have installed USB Audio Player Pro. It says "error initializing USB " and doesn't power on the unit. I have no clue at the moment. Please help!

 


Check posts 1013 - 1016 on this thread. The Explorer likely needs more power than the cell phone is willing to provide. You'll need a Y usb cable and an external battery to drive it..

 

[obsidyen]

I'll definitely buy Explorer2... I sold the first one and miss it so much. To me it sounded better than Chord Hugo, the smoothness, the lushness.. It was a beautiful sound. I hope the output impedance is 2 ohm or lower.
 
Edit: Apparently it's 0.47 ohm which is much better. Great news.

 

[tiobilli]

I've got it, last week, and unfortunately there is no difference between my PC Lenovo Thinkpad t420 headphone out and the explorer headphone out. I 've tried Spotify 320kbs, and FLAC. I use a pair of Grado SR80e. Should I have to burn in? Are the grados suitable for the explorer?

 

[obsidyen]

I've got it, last week, and unfortunately there is no difference between my PC Lenovo Thinkpad t420 headphone out and the explorer headphone out. I 've tried Spotify 320kbs, and FLAC. I use a pair of Grado SR80e. Should I have to burn in? Are the grados suitable for the explorer?

Explorer or Explorer2?

 

[tiobilli]

Explorer or Explorer2?

Explorer1

 

[jkbkot]

I've got it, last week, and unfortunately there is no difference between my PC Lenovo Thinkpad t420 headphone out and the explorer headphone out. I 've tried Spotify 320kbs, and FLAC. I use a pair of Grado SR80e. Should I have to burn in? Are the grados suitable for the explorer?

I also use Explorer 1 (second revision) with my Thinkpad T420 and Shure 315 and I also don't hear much difference. Maybe the only difference is that the Explorer produces noticeably less background noise when no sound is playing.
Burning in shouldn't be a problem as it should be never necessary.