[dopeboyfresh]

Just curious... You guys spends thousands of dollars on home audio and i was just wondering how much your portable set ups add up to.

 

[catscratch]

Right now, my main portable system is just a Westone ES2 out of, right now, an iAudio 7. I don't really need much more than that since the ES2 is very easy to drive while still sounding like a proper high-end headphone.

Total cost: $800 give or take. I could throw an amp in there for anothe $400 but the ES2 is so easy to drive that there's no point.

My more bulky portable system is... well, I'll keep the details to myself, but let's just say that it consists of a unique, DIY modified Stax SR-001 system, sourced from a MicroDAC out of a Sony D-NE920 CDP. It sounds absolutely brilliant, but I'll say no more.

Total cost: irrelevant, since this is a unique mod and there will never be another one like it.

 

[tk3]

iMod - APS IC - Pico - ESW10 here.
Prolly the better part of $1500 here, but since the portable rig gets the most head time for me (20-40 hours per week) I think it´s worth it.

 

[b17m4p]

UE11 straight out of ipod. I had an imod at one point a predator and a hornet, and even before i was using IEMs i didn't really think they were worth it both in terms of price and the inconvenience of having to carry the amps around.

 

[SR-71Panorama]

Alpine head unit, JL Audio speakers + subwoofer. Best portable setup evar

...or an ipod and whatever headphones I feel like bringing along.

 

[electropop]

160GB (not enough) ipod -> qables dock-to-mini -> Graham Slee voyager -> Sennheiser HD25-1 (mostly). I know the senn's don't really need an amp in terms of "amplification", but i like the weight it gives for different instruments, the way it brings mids closer and separates sounds. It also smoothes the treble quite nicely, while not taking away detail. I also carry a bag with me, so the size is not really an issue. Plus i love the separate volume-knob..
Only minus is that the senn's do have a small peak at around 150Hz, and the voyager is rather warm-sounding. This, on some albums, results in unwanted boomy bass.. :/

-K

 

[Duggeh]

iPod photo and iBuds.

 

[vpivinylspinner]

UE-11 Pros right out of my iPod. Great comfort, fantastic sound and they block out the NYC Subway, what more could I ask for?

 

[mofonyx]

Don't believe in portable audiophilia.

Duggeh has got the right idea there, if only I could rep him

 

[krmathis]

1G iPod nano -> iBuds

Not kidding!

 

[Akabeth]

iPod classic 160gb -> Sony mdr-ex?? ear-bud

Btw for me, this ear-bud is the best piece of audio equipment I've ever bought...

 

[2deadeyes]

Very simple: Cowon D2->UE10Pro

 

[J-Pak]

ipod photo to akg k1000

 

[Uncle Erik]

5G iPod directly to Shure e3c IEMs. When I travel, I take the RS-1 for hotel room listening. I also run the RS-1 directly from the iPod.

I have listened to several portable amps/setups. I don't think they're worth it.

 

[Zadok]

Quote:

Originally Posted by J-Pak /img/forum/go_quote.gif ipod photo to akg k1000

Oh goodness. That's going to rattle some cages