Pocket Amp V2 good or bad?

[ken36]

Excellent thread. Very informative.

 

[Bob_McBob]

I just ordered one. Gary is a great guy, very helpful, and responds to e-mails right away. He's even shipping it out this afternoon

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[Brent Hutto]

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Originally Posted by kramer5150 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.

Garrett,

I'd like to follow up on your comment, at the risk of thread-jacking. I'm having trouble committing to canalphones as the "take with me to listen on the airplane" alternative to my PX200. Another way to approach the isolation problem is to use HD280 to block out the airplane noise, which has the advantage of being a nice set of 'phones to use at home (an IEM would for me be a strictly travel-specific option).

Here's my problem. Using an iPod Mini to drive an HD280 is really stretching the capability of the iPod, at best. I doubt I'd get much extension on the bass which is actually OK since the acoustic music I listen to makes midrange the critical thing. But it may be that the sound is overall anemic and just not up to par with the iPod Mini/HD280 combination.

It sounds like you're saying a Pocket Amp V2 might nicely fill in the missing link in that setup. A little more pop for the iPod across the board and any extra warmth or bass emphasis would just counter the particular weaknesses of the Mini and the HD280 down low. Is that a fair extrapolation from your comment? If so, the plan seems obvious. Get the HD280, try it out, if it sounds weakish then add a PAV2 for 70 bucks or whatever.

 

[gshan]

Hi Brent,

Sorry to also go OT, but it's known that some airport security will confiscate headphone amps (switch, seemingly unknown circuitry - you get the idea).

-S

 

[Brent Hutto]

gshan,

Hadn't even thought of that. Good point. So no-go on the little boxes full of wires in the carryon bag. Bummer.

 

[xchagg]

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Originally Posted by gshan Hi Brent, Sorry to also go OT, but it's known that some airport security will confiscate headphone amps (switch, seemingly unknown circuitry - you get the idea). -S

Whoa, I brought along my entire amp collection (A Go-Vibe, A47 derivative and MINT) in my haversack while heading to the U.S for studies and it all went through airport security without a hitch. Not to mention a ton of computer cables as well...

Thx for the warning. Think I'll be more careful next time heh.

 

[firefox360]

What would be a good price to bid on the PA2V2 on eBay? How much would it be worth?

 

[maglorine]

Firefox,
I just bought mine and got it direct from Gary at Electric Avenues rather than going through Ebay. I checked some of the Ebay listings but people were bidding them higher than what Gary charges if you email him directly. Go figure. Great customer service and it's a nice product. I got mine yesterday and used it all day today with my SR60's. It was an improvement over plugging them directly into my Panasonic CD player or my Tivoli Model Two so I'm happy. Better deep bass and overall sounds a bit cleaner through the mids and highs. This is my first headphone amp so I can't compare to other competitive products.

 

[gshan]

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Originally Posted by firefox360 What would be a good price to bid on the PA2V2 on eBay? How much would it be worth?

Go straight to electric-avenues.com to get it. Plus, he also lives in Eastern Canada iirc which would be fast for shipping (after the amp is made, ie). He charges $60 usd shipped, and people often bid over $60 usd on ebay for his amp (crazy ebay bidding mentality

lol.)

 

[Bob_McBob]

I ordered mine in the morning, and it was shipped that afternoon, so I assume he has a stock of pre-built amps.

 

[firefox360]

Well he could possibly have a pack of prebuilt amp, seeing that on his site it says that he gets 100 orders a day...

 

[Ziddy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by firefox360 Well he could possibly have a pack of prebuilt amp, seeing that on his site it says that he gets 100 orders a day...

100 orders a month, that is. I don't think any human could possibly build 100 amps a day...

 

[hceiv]

can someone post a link where to buy this little amp? thanks.

 

[robscomputer]

Quote:

Originally Posted by hceiv can someone post a link where to buy this little amp? thanks.

http://www.electric-avenues.com

I think it's $60 shipped.

Rob

 

[hceiv]

thanks!