Pictures of Your Portable Rig (part XVI)
Jan 31, 2013 at 8:12 AM Post #1,788 of 37,643
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Sweet pic and setup! Any other pics with this setup out in the wild (coffee shop). Would love to get an overall look/perspective of this tube amp.
 
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Jan 31, 2013 at 5:30 PM Post #1,789 of 37,643
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It's been long enough now and enough significant changes have taken place with my rig to warrant an updated picture.

The CLAS/iPod Classic is still here but added recently are Final Audio Design's magnificent Piano Forte IX's and the equally magnificent new release from Analog Squared Paper the portable (well, OK, transportable.. Actually, no! Portable as I take it with me to my local coffee shop) class A TU-05 tube amp.

The sound is simply wonderful, this feels more like a full sized set up than a portable. Battery life on the amp is around 7 hours which is more than enough for me.


Wow...
 
That Piano Forte looks like a jewelry
 
Jan 31, 2013 at 9:46 PM Post #1,790 of 37,643
 
Ok everyone I've been stalking this place for a while and finally joined.  Here's my current portable rig:
 
7th gen iPod Nano (AIFF) > Fiio L9 > Headstage Arrow 4G > Etymotic ER4P to S with custom ACS
 
 

 

 

 
Jan 31, 2013 at 9:48 PM Post #1,791 of 37,643
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Ok everyone I've been stalking this place for a while and finally joined.  Here's my current portable rig:
 
7th gen iPod Nano (AIFF) > Fiio L9 > Headstage Arrow 4G > Etymotic ER4P to S with custom ACS
 
 

Nice gear but I gotta ask....with a 16GB player why not ALAC instead of AIFF?
 
Jan 31, 2013 at 9:55 PM Post #1,792 of 37,643
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Nice gear but I gotta ask....with a 16GB player why not ALAC instead of AIFF?

 
Actually I've got everything in both AIFF and ALAC.  I keep all of my music on a 1TB drive and then only have the songs I really listen to on a daily basis on the iPod so the size of AIFF isn't an issue.  With my Etymotics I hear a slight difference in the clarity of AIFF over ALAC (which is probably all in my head)  so thats my main reason for AIFF.  
 
Feb 1, 2013 at 4:24 AM Post #1,796 of 37,643
My friend Altman Tera black stealth edition with my miracle and Tralucent gold cable 
 
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My AK 100 + Ortofon MHd Q7 + um miracle with Tralucent gold cable 
 
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Feb 1, 2013 at 4:28 AM Post #1,797 of 37,643
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The Glacier has great synergy with the 8.a's
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soundstage is incredible, everything just sounds amazing.

I thought the venturecraft cable didn't support OTG, the one in this link right? http://venturecraft.jp/gadget_en/gdx.php. Don't really wana drop $35 on something that I'm not sure will work. It'll save a lot of space and look way better than anything I have right now that's for sure.

Yep as far as I know the Venturecraft cable is a Micro B to Micro B making it impossible to use with a normal DAC.
It works with an OTG device or an SRP-capable peripheral-only B-device which the  Venturecraft Go-Dap X is making swapping one end with the other unnecessary.
What you can do is buy a micro otg usb cable...cut up the female portion also buy a male micro usb connector and solder it up.
 
Feb 1, 2013 at 5:00 AM Post #1,798 of 37,643
This is his website though it is all Japanese
http://www.ab.auone-net.jp/~s-and-e/

Or easier, if your on Facebook you can contact him that way, he really is great to deal with.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Analog-Squared-Paper/262588443852940

hope that helps!

You're quick :). They're showing this at the Fujiya portable festival next weekend & you have one already :).
 
Feb 1, 2013 at 9:49 AM Post #1,800 of 37,643
Just curious, how often do most head-fiers clean their rigs?
I usually use damped towel to wipe iem n headphones every week, alcohol on q-tips to clean amps n dap every month.
 

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