[yacobx]

So, a couple months ago Lee was saying something about making the Runabout "more juicy" or something along those lines...

When I got my Runabout (first version) I wondered why it has a 15 volt input but no wall wart to use it with. Long story short, it didn't really do anything. Here's a link to the review:

http://www.head-fi.org/products/venture-electronics-ve-runabout-portable-amplifier/reviews/13947

Well, insiders in the VE clan always know that the Venture Electronics guys don't do things for no reason. Lee messaged guys with information to mod their Runabout and get "more juicy" from their device. Well, I'm happy to say I got my hands on a "more juicy" Runabout. I now see what he meant. I plugged this thing in and......DAYAAAAAAAM! This thing is a powerhouse! I can visually show you how much more powerful the "more juicy" Runabout is!



Guess which one is the "more juicy?" 9 volt battery on the left, 15 volt wall wart plugged into the modded RA on the right.

Same runabout sound, but it's like somebody pumped it full of steroids and went on an audible roid rage! This thing drives everything I have with ease in low gain!

Using both, I have two devices that essentially does what the Runabout plus does, which is basically provide a kick arse amplifier that can drive any earphone under the sun.

Well done Lee, this thing rocks! The modded RA is going to be banded to my E18 for a while, I'm going to rock the snot out of my Omnis with them.

Cheers

For the readers clarification you are referring to the RA plus, correct? Or did you do further mods on the RA plus?

 

[Hisoundfi]

For the readers clarification you are referring to the RA plus, correct? Or did you do further mods on the RA plus?

I'm saying that the functions of both the original RA and modded RA are both functions in the RA Plus. The RA Plus is capable of working in both 9 volt operation and also with the use of a 15 volt wall wart.

Versatile, and more powerful than the original RA, with the same inner components.

 

[the diode]

I received my RA2.0 today. Can not wait for my ZEN2.0 to get here. 

 

[RedJohn456]

  I received my RA2.0 today. Can not wait for my ZEN2.0 to get here. 

Congrats and Enjoy! I love mine  
 
(credit - these pics are not taken by me but by VE themselves - I have a ***** camera so I don't want to do them an injustice )
 

 

 

[markrw]

Has anyone here with a Zen 2.0 compared the sound with the Zen 2.0 connected to a Cayin C5 vs. the Runabout Plus? I really like the sound out of the C5, especially with bass boost (no foams on the Zen 2.0). I am curious whether the runabout Plus is a worthwhile improvement over the C5.

 

[the diode]

Dont know if I missed it in here but how long do you get off of the 2 9V batteries on the RA2.0?

 

[yacobx]

Dont know if I missed it in here but how long do you get off of the 2 9V batteries on the RA2.0?

I think I remember lee saying 15 hours

 

[the diode]

Thank you very much. I couldn't seem to find it.

 

[golov17]

Soshine 9,6V amazing for RA

 

[Fabi]

More words to describe it ?

 

[golov17]

More words to describe it ?

okay, just listen some Jazz Cover with a Li-Ion 9V, after battery replacement sound became wider and full with VE Asura2.0, so much so that just wow!

 

[Fabi]

okay, just listen some Jazz Cover with a Li-Ion 9V, after battery replacement sound became wider and full with VE Asura2.0, so much so that just wow!

Cooool !!

 

[golov17]

Cooool !!

Really cool

 

[springbay]

Soshine 9,6V

 
@golov17 Did you get it from Lee directly or where did you buy it?

 

[golov17]

@golov17
Did you get it from Lee directly or where did you buy it?

from Aliexpress,but not from Lee
http://s.aliexpress.com/yiay2yIv