[DJGeorgeT]

This nifty amp looks ideal for my application: business travel. I wonder if anyone can comment on the sound. I am planning to drive a pair of Etymotics ER4S, Sennheiser HD-25-1, Shure E2, Westone UM2, and Super.fi 5 Pro. How is the attack and release on this amp? Does it color the sound or add any artifact?

 

[kramer5150]

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Originally Posted by DJGeorgeT This nifty amp looks ideal for my application: business travel. I wonder if anyone can comment on the sound. I am planning to drive a pair of Etymotics ER4S, Sennheiser HD-25-1, Shure E2, Westone UM2, and Super.fi 5 Pro. How is the attack and release on this amp? Does it color the sound or add any artifact?

I dont like it so much for my DT770, V6, e2c and SR60. The PA2 has more bass impact and midrange energy that tends to color those cans... even more-so than what they already are. I DO like it for my MS2, HD280 though. Love the bass slam mated to my MS2 and the bass kick helps to liven up the super-flat sounding HD280.

I prefer a govibe for my DT770, V6, e2c, MDR-CD770 and modded 870. Based upon a very brief impression, I also prefer the govibe for my SR60 (even though it was very short-lived

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Garrett

 

[DJGeorgeT]

umm go vibe is not longer made

I'll keep hauling my pimeta then

 

[ingmarwa]

the go-vibe is still being made: link

 

[mrarroyo]

I have used the PAV2 with the Grado SR-125 and the Ety ER6i and I liked the sound a lot.

 

[gratefulshrink]

I love mine. Drives my Beyer DT 250-250s and my HD 580s well, and it also kicks my SR-60s up a couple of notches.

 

[MdRex]

I haven't hear the go-vibe but for 60 dollars, and the feature set, you cannot go wrong with the PA2, the go-vibe isn't even in the same price bracket.

 

[tsal]

This amp sounds real well with my HD650s. Can't go wrong for the price, and Gary is a super guy to deal with.

 

[MASantos]

It's a great amp!!

I have mine a few months now and with the er4 and the hd650 it adds more bass and it also clear the midrange and the highs.
It makes some scratching noise when you turn the volume knob, but Gary(builder) know it and he says it is the only way that the volume control w'ont get in the signal path. The battery time is enormous which is good for traveling. I have used mine about 2 weeks 2-3 hours a day without need to recharge!

The building is sturdy, and it's smalle than it appear on the pics!!

IMHO you cannot go wrong with this amp!!!

Cheers
Manuel

 

[MdRex]

The scratchy noise (when turning the volume pot at LOW volume) DO go away after turning on the amp for maybe 30 minutes.

~PsssssSSH~ Back to regular scheduled programming.

 

[robscomputer]

I just ordered my Pocket Amp from Gary. This would be my first headphone amp and Gary answered all of my questions very quickly. Really his price was the lowest I've found and construction looks above par. Now I just need some nice headphones to test out the amp when it arrives.

Rob

 

[DJGeorgeT]

I decided that more bass is good. I will be buying one today.

 

[gshan]

I'm pretty sure the scratchy noise on my pa2 has disappeared. It was definitely there initially, but it's unnoticeable now.

 

[Cannonfodder]

Yeah, for the money it's really quite sweet.

It's bass-heavy, but that suits me cos I like the added impact, improves both detail and clarity (albeit not by a whole lot), and I feel that the highs don't seem as piercing when the PA2 is added into the link.

As for the scratching noise when the volume knob is moved, it's there every time I turn it on but goes away in under a minute. I don't notice it when I'm using canalphones cos it's gone by the time I put them in but with headphones, it's audbile cos I start adjusting the volume much earlier.

 

[kev777]

Cant really fault this little amp it seems the perfect partner for my Rio Karma and Shure E3's / E4's.
Seem to get more power more bass and just better all round sound its a great buy at the price and i agree Gary is really helpful.
Biggest plus is its size or lack of it and does the battery ever run down???