[lextek]

Has anyone compared :
Headroom TA
Porta Corda II
JMT Penguin/Altoid
Fix-Up Super Mini
META

 

[mikeg]

How about the Grado RA1?

 

[LTUCCI1924]

HI: You can take the t/a off the list. I have owned one and fix-up eats it up big time. The fix-up mini 9 volt with a gain of 5 db does anyway. I have ordered the super mini with a gain of 10 db and will get it in a few days.

 

[lextek]

Quote:

Originally posted by mikeg How about the Grado RA1?

too big.

 

[taoster]

Quote:

Originally posted by lextek Has anyone compared : Headroom TA Porta Corda II JMT Penguin/Altoid Fix-Up Super Mini

why not the META42 too?

The Porta Corda II must be the most flexible PHA(portable headphone amp(amplifier)).

 

[linnem]

I should get my Porta mkII in 3 days time. Can't wait! I sold my fixup super mini, not that I dident like it, I wanted crossfeed and fixup says he wont add it (but maybe we can convince him otherwise?).

cant wait until friday....

 

[purk]

Hi,
All I can say is that my supermini is on par with Headroom Total Airhead. I really like mine, now I have to send it in to get it supercharge with Mini-like sound.

Purk

 

[andrzejpw]

Why isn't the Meta on your list? Just wondering. . .

 

[lextek]

Quote:

Originally posted by andrzejpw Why isn't the Meta on your list? Just wondering. . .

Oops. Can the META's be built in that size case? For some reason I thought they were larger.

 

[JMT]

MacDEF's KurtW built amp.

 

[lextek]

Yup. Saw that today. Could someone post the dimensions of that amp/case?

 

[MacDEF]

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originally posted by lextek: Could someone post the dimensions of that amp/case?

I don't have it in front of me right now, but it's a tad bit longer than an AirHead. You can see a picture of it in an AirBag here:
http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/showt...628#post198628

 

[KurtW]

The case is a Serpac, which comes in translucent blue, green, red or grey. It's 2.75" x 4.94" x .94". Its a tight fit for the META42 board and the I/O connections, and the pot has to be handwired. It is a bit longer than the Airheads or Porta-Corda. I made two similar amps that were a bit smaller and fit into my jogging case better, but they had to be done on a protoboard as the META42 board was too large to fit. One of them is in a Altoids tin.

 

[KurtW]

Here's a picture for size comparison of MacDEF's amp and an Altoid version using the perfboard.

 

[Duncan]

Depends on the headphones...

look at my 'signature'... its not as universal as it may seem that one amp is better than another... its all about system matching