[jamato8]

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For those who are interested:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/529311/review-ray-samuels-audio-sr-71b-balanced-portable-headphone-amp

Well done review Skylab. Did you try the JH13's or do you have those? 

 

[jamato8]

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Jam already answered that question. Ray sent review units to him, and to me .

Did either of you pay for them?

These are review amps, loaners and I paid for my shipping. 
 

 

[Skylab]

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For those who are interested:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/529311/review-ray-samuels-audio-sr-71b-balanced-portable-headphone-amp

Well done review Skylab. Did you try the JH13's or do you have those? 

Thanks!  But nope on the JH's - I am not an in-ear kind of guy

 

[jamato8]

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For those who are interested:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/529311/review-ray-samuels-audio-sr-71b-balanced-portable-headphone-amp

Well done review Skylab. Did you try the JH13's or do you have those? 

Thanks!  But nope on the JH's - I am not an in-ear kind of guy

Most of the time I prefer a good headphone but I also find I have to have the 13's in my ear for about 1/2 hour for them to start sounding good. It takes that long, even though they fit extremely well, because there is just a little more forming in my ear canal and it takes that, for me, to get to their full potential but that can be a hassle. 
 
The LCD-2 balanced on the 71b sound exceptionally good. I would call it, very tuneful. 
 

 

[The Monkey]

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Jam already answered that question. Ray sent review units to him, and to me .

Did either of you pay for them?

These are review amps, loaners and I paid for my shipping. 
 

 
Thanks for clarifying, it is appreciated.
 

 

[wolfen68]

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Most of the time I prefer a good headphone but I also find I have to have the 13's in my ear for about 1/2 hour for them to start sounding good. It takes that long, even though they fit extremely well, because there is just a little more forming in my ear canal and it takes that, for me, to get to their full potential but that can be a hassle. 

 

 
 I've had the same experience as well.  It takes my JH-13 fit a little while to "settle in".

 

[warp08]

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Most of the time I prefer a good headphone but I also find I have to have the 13's in my ear for about 1/2 hour for them to start sounding good. It takes that long, even though they fit extremely well, because there is just a little more forming in my ear canal and it takes that, for me, to get to their full potential but that can be a hassle. 

 

 
 I've had the same experience as well.  It takes my JH-13 fit a little while to "settle in".

You gotta use them at least every other day for half an hour or more and you don't have that problem.  Not using them for a while will cause your soft ear tissue to revert to its original shape causing the "break-in" procedure to start over again ( the one that occurs when you first get customs).

 

[tourneychamp23]

anyone know if Ray is still on schedule to ship before Christmas??? 

 

[jamato8]

Hard to know. There might have been a single part that is holding it up but I don't know if anything has been shipped. Knowing Ray, he would be working virtually day and night. 

 

[debitsohn]

no shipping notification yet.  hes probably trying really hard to get them out

 

[Gorthon]

Looks like 40 units should have shipped so far
 
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/528304/sr-71b-fully-balanced-input-output-portable-headphone-amp/15#post_7140317

 

[debitsohn]

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Looks like 40 units should have shipped so far
 
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/528304/sr-71b-fully-balanced-input-output-portable-headphone-amp/15#post_7140317

yea saw that. hope i get my notification soon! congrats to those 40.

 

[jamato8]

 
I am going to do a review on the 71b balanced portable but I like to listen to anything I get to fully flesh out the sound. I will say that what I am hearing is excellent. There is no question that the 71b is able to give substance to voice or instruments from the main players but what is uncanny is that the 71b is also able to give substance and body to the more distant sounds. Rather than a paper cut out effect, which some amps do even for the primary sounds, the 71b renders secondary players voices/instruments with body and placement. The imaging and spacing are profound. Single ended also benefits from the quality of this amp in that it is dynamic and shows the subtle shading between voice and instruments. 
 
The phones used can be seen in my signature. 

 

[debitsohn]

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I am going to do a review on the 71b balanced portable but I like to listen to anything I get to fully flesh out the sound. I will say that what I am hearing is excellent. There is no question that the 71b is able to give substance to voice or instruments from the main players but what is uncanny is that the 71b is also able to give substance and body to the more distant sounds. Rather than a paper cut out effect, which some amps do even for the primary sounds, the 71b renders secondary players voices/instruments with body and placement. The imaging and spacing are profound. Single ended also benefits from the quality of this amp in that it is dynamic and shows the subtle shading between voice and instruments. 
 
The phones used can be seen in my signature. 

i cant wait. i hope we also get a small VS against that other portable balanced bird.

 

[kiertijai]

I am in order 20, I got informed by Ray that he will ship the SR71B today.
I hope I can get this before New Year.