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Headphoneus Supremus
Edit: Holy crap!!! I didn't know it was this size!!!
OK, OK. Battery life, over powering monsters it is then. Either way it should be able to drive full size cans like Sennheiser HD600/HD650 quite well.
The version we are preparing for CANJAM at RMAF will have the “longer battery life” chip inside. I’m working hard on another version, which will drive the LCD2′s with confidence. That would be the “more output power” version. I don’t think I’ll have it in time for RMAF, though – it’s too close.
My gut is that we will settle on the more powerful version and will be working hard to give you the best of both worlds – power and longevity. That’s all I can say for now. Gotta get back to the drawing board.
New Centrance Blog post, and back panel pic:
http://centrance.com/products/new/blog/2012/09/25/back-panel-controls/
Saying it will be compatible with iPad, means it will be compatible with the old 30pin connector. Then it will be odd if the M8 isn't compatible with the new iPhone 5, or other new devices with Lightning connectors. Reading up on the CLAS's blog reveals that the Lightning connector works fine with it. So I'm assuming that they will all work the same in extracting data, thus Apple supplied usb dock connector cables will work for all respective iOS devices.
So my question is:
Will USB-->'iOS devices' cables be provided? Especially shorter ones for the iPhone.
Q: I would be extremely interested in a true line out option on this letting me send the signal to my home amp and using the internal amp for my portable.
A: We are struggling with this one. Turning the volume pot "off" is effectively what you are asking about. We don't think that this would be possible. However, the XLR outputs will feature low noise and distortion, so they should be perfectly fine for driving the home setup. The XLR outputs, even though designed to drive headphones, are as good driving line-level signal. The only issue is you may need to position the volume pot in the middle. We will have more info on that soon.
Guys, we need some help. It may be time to pull together another one of them surveys...
We have a choice with HiFi-M8:
- About 5 hours of battery life and output performance that’s equal to DACmini (pretty much any headphones, incl. over-the-ear)
- About 8 hours of battery life and output performance that’s equal to DACport (most headphones, certainly all IEMs)
How many people really need to drive the tough-to-drive HiFi Man cans? We are going to be fine with most IEMs regardless...
Thanks for your help, in advance!
Here is the blog post explaining this in more detail:
http://centrance.com/products/new/blog/2012/10/03/output-level-dilemma/
[size=medium]This week is shot due to RMAF preparations, so design changes will occur sporadically. We are still holding to our goal to ship before XMAS. Did that with DACport. Did that with DACmini. HiFi-M8 is probably double the complexity though...[/size]
[size=medium]Michael[/size]