Some interim pics of Portaphile V2 at home & work. Hope to have time for some better shots sooner or later.
P-V2 on its regal velvet throne (on a very crowded but lovely mahogany Queen Anne tea table (laptop/portables space).
P-V2 back panel has very nice thumbscrews for battery access -- faster/easier out and in than any I've tried: SR-71, SM & Coda. SR-71 has very nicely machined "thumbnuts" and very strong threaded posts, but you have to handle the smaller thumbnuts very carefully so as not to lose them (costly to replace).
P-V2 on typically crowded portables table at home ... with Sonica USB (Lan's BlackGates Mod), 2 Zu Pivot ICs alternating between Sonica Line Out to P-V2 and Coda, and Sonica Optical Out > Overture DAC > Line Out to Coda. Shown is Sonica Line Out > Coda > K501. Bottom right: Shellbrook Ascent Signature (napping...).
Just a typical day at work with Stack 'o Minis. Don't worry -- I don't work with these lovely amps in this precarious pose ... it's just for tight photo grouping. Somehow this group has no P-V2 in it.
iPod G4 40GB, Sik Din, SonicaUSB(Lan'sBGmod), PCMkII, SuperMacro, SuperMiniMoy, AOS Flute, SR-71 (high gain), Zu Pivot and Silver Dragon ICs, AKG K501s.
Closeup of very nice Overture/Coda combo -- good synergy. The Overture is a very nice DAC and dramatic enhances every amp I've tried with it so far (about a dozen or more?).
A work group: iPod > Zu Pivot IC > SR-71/PortaCordaMkII/SMv1. Alternate: Sonica USB (Lan'sBGsMod) > Moon Audio Silver Dragon IC >... Transport not shown: Mac G5 tower dual 1.8GHz / Superdrive & iTunes player.
Home stack (posed) ... one of various assortments.
Bottom row L-to-R: PCMkII - PortaphileV2 - Overture DAC
Mid row L-to-R: Portaphile V2 alpha 2 (2227/227 opamps) - Portaphile V2 beta #2 (3x8610 opamps, Panasonic FC caps 2x3300uf) - Coda amp
Top row L-to-R: Portaphile V2 beta 1 (3x8610 opamps, Nichicon Muse caps 2x1000uf) - Shellbrook Super Mini Moy
base: Ye Royal Purple Cushion
rear: Mac Titanium Powerbook G4 1.25GHz 15" w/Superdrive & iTunes player.
[Not visible: portables-dedicated Queen Anne Tea Table ... and MacAlly optical micro mouse ... very important for wrist preservation]
Sometime last fall: Portaphile V2 Alpha #1 (I'll to check what was in this one, AD8620/8610 or 3xAD8610? I don't recall which; Nichicon FineGold caps 2x1000uf). Transport: Tibook G4 1.25GHz/Superdive & iTunes player > SonicaUSB(Lan'sBGmods) > Zu Pivot IC > P-V2a1 > K501s. Also Zu Pivot 1/4-to-1/8 adapter for other phones (Jecklin Floats, etc.).