[Makiah S]

My iBasso PB2 has died, I am in touch with iBasso to get a repair, but I might as well explore the option of upgrading, especially since they will be charging me for the repair

What would you guys Recommend, Ideally, I would prefer a balanced out put, I have almost all my full sized headphones terminated for 4pin XLR, and I have 2 4pinXLR to HiRose 6pin Adapters, a single and a dual adapter! My Pb2 had plenty of power and could power 2 headphones balanced out simultaneously without any issue

So I'd like more power if possible. I'm trying to find a Ray Samuels SR-71B or his F35, but I don't even know if he's in business any more,

I am open though to a SE amp as well, I've considered the HeadAmp Pico Power amoung others I'm only going to power my Dynamic Headphones with this, all of which are any where from 36-80 Ohms Impedance, and are sensitive

So I really need something very black and transparent WITH analog input. I saw the CEntrance Hifi M8 but it's only Digital In and I prefer to use my HM 901 as my DAP and Dac Line Out, so I'm really looking for a analog input portable amp, as transparent as they make it.

 

[Makiah S]

Honestly, I settled on the Head Amp Pico Power, it's got some nice reviews and people mention that it's pretty transparent

plus I don't think Head Amp is going any where, RSA doesn't leave me with much confidence if something happens, thankfully though Amazon had the PicoPower for only a smidge more. I'm not sure what kind of warranty I get with it, but I grabbed a 4 year extended through Assurant, they'll do a cash refund if necessary. An hopefully, this lasts longer than 4 years... my little iBasso Pb2 just hit it's 4 year mark this year so I figure one way or another, I'm not dealing with... failure to another portable with an at cost repair over sea's as my only fix!