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Dec 6, 2004 at 11:40 PM Post #2 of 19
Welcome to Head-Fi, and sorry about your wallet.
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never tried them before, but i'm sure there are some people here who has experience with them. are you looking for an amp?
 
Dec 7, 2004 at 12:07 AM Post #4 of 19
If it doesn't sound as good as a cmoy, then it's probably not worth it. (Hell, I've seen cmoys + mints go for $30-something bucks)
 
Dec 7, 2004 at 7:24 PM Post #7 of 19
Get headsave's go vibe, it's small,well built, has a battery compartment and uses 9v instead of the 2 aa's on the pocket amp.
I may have tin ears, tinnitus or a brain tumor but I really don't hear that much of a difference in op amp base headphone amps.
 
Dec 8, 2004 at 1:42 PM Post #10 of 19
i owned gary's pocket amp 1: unfortunately some el-cheapo parts (cracking in-/output jacks) made it unpossible to use it as portable amp: there was cracking with every little movement. i gave it away for free as soon as my go vibe arrived which is superior in every respect.

if size matters, take a look at xin's amps.
 
Dec 8, 2004 at 2:22 PM Post #11 of 19
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Originally Posted by BrokenEnglish
i owned gary's pocket amp 1: unfortunately some el-cheapo parts (cracking in-/output jacks) made it unpossible to use it as portable amp: there was cracking with every little movement. i gave it away for free as soon as my go vibe arrived which is superior in every respect.

if size matters, take a look at xin's amps.



The V2 is better made, though I have never used it as a portable so I could not confirm that the intermittent signal problem has been fixed. I also have the V1 and yes the in/out jacks on it are a bit flaky.
 
Dec 8, 2004 at 5:40 PM Post #12 of 19
Guys, did you try the amp with NIMH (rechargable AA) batteries? Whenever I used regular Alkaline AAs with the amp there would be terrible low-volume distortion. As soon as I tried NIMH rechargable AAs, it disappeared. I don't think its the jacks.
 
Dec 8, 2004 at 5:45 PM Post #13 of 19
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Originally Posted by null
Guys, did you try the amp with NIMH (rechargable AA) batteries? Whenever I used regular Alkaline AAs with the amp there would be terrible low-volume distortion. As soon as I tried NIMH rechargable AAs, it disappeared. I don't think its the jacks.


i used alkalines, cheaper nicd and finally 2200mah nimh rechargeables with it: no difference. the main problem was cracking and noise when touching the in- or out-going cables or moving the amp slightly. it is related to the jacks. maybe gary used different jacks in your amp, null?
 
Dec 8, 2004 at 5:54 PM Post #14 of 19
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Originally Posted by null
Guys, did you try the amp with NIMH (rechargable AA) batteries? Whenever I used regular Alkaline AAs with the amp there would be terrible low-volume distortion. As soon as I tried NIMH rechargable AAs, it disappeared. I don't think its the jacks.



I always used Nimh, I also found that slight movements of the plugs caused intermittent crackle on the V1, no problem if left alone but I would guess that movement would be a problem.

The plugs on the V2 do seem more secure. It should be noted however that even the V1 went through at least 2 revisions so components may vary a lot between individual amps of the same series, I have an earlier V1 amp so probably the same as BrokenEnglish.
 
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