magisterarus
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I could be very wrong, but I do not think this IMS amp is being made anymore. Please correct me if It is though???
Link??
http://www.ims-nz.com/
I could be very wrong, but I do not think this IMS amp is being made anymore. Please correct me if It is though???
Link??
I noticed that it can be noisy as all get out if it's within a foot of the phone. I may have to dig out my old iPod Classic for use with this. The one time I've taken it out of the house I used a 4ft stereo cable and kept the amp in a separate pocket on the opposite side of my body as my phone and it seemed to isolate it adequately.Just to follow up on my B5, seller said it must be defective and is sending out a replacement now. Wonder if B5 quality control is bad in general?
I have a little bear 4 and have a 5 swimming its way from China so I'd say that they're nice little amps. The older version 4 has a socket so you can change the opamp where the 5 has it soldered in. However I don't think you would be the type to change opamp considering your simple setup. They also aren't very portable in the stick it in your pocket and have music while going about your day sense. But again your setup is more of the occasionally move from here to there portable sense and either is fine for that.
I have a little bear 4 and have a 5 swimming its way from China so I'd say that they're nice little amps. The older version 4 has a socket so you can change the opamp where the 5 has it soldered in. However I don't think you would be the type to change opamp considering your simple setup. They also aren't very portable in the stick it in your pocket and have music while going about your day sense. But again your setup is more of the occasionally move from here to there portable sense and either is fine for that.
Just received my B5. So far, it's doing an excellent job of adding a staggering amount of background hiss to anything played through it (including silence). I knew there would be some microphonics from the tubes, but it's literally every time you so much as breathe on it.
Am I doing something wrong or is my unit maybe defective?
Assuming I know nothing, how difficult is it to replace?You might want to consider doubling the cost of your B4 and add the Burson V5i opamp to it. I'm playing around with a review sample I received, primarily to stick in an Xduoo XD-05 but I installed it in my little bear tube amp b4 also. Really nice combination. You get that warmish tube sound and the improved imaging of the opamp although I feel that it does sound nicer in the XD-05. Once I get my review finished up I plan to purchase another one for my b4.