boomana
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Who said anything about spending $3K on an amp? And what does that have to do with the limitations all portables have, no matter how good?
Originally Posted by Nirvana1000 /img/forum/go_quote.gif "Portables" are not what they used to be.You can get tube like sound from "portables" now.And Opamp rolling proves that even more. |
Originally Posted by boomana /img/forum/go_quote.gif I like portable amps, and there are some very good ones available. That doesn't change the fact that portables have limitations due to size. I have no idea what you mean by "tube like sound." I've heard many tube amps, owned a couple, and I don't understand what that phrase means at all. Maybe you could help by stating which tube amp with which tubes sounds like a portable amp or visa versa. Maybe also which tube amp sounds like a tube amp. Though it may seem obvious, I really don't know what it means. |
Originally Posted by Nirvana1000 /img/forum/go_quote.gif How it be more clear?"Tube Like Sound" means a particular portable amp has similar sound to a tube amp.The Pico has been described of having a tube amp sound.Some of the RSA portables also.The TTVJ Portable,the iQube,Triad Audio Lisa III,Xenos amps,Graham Slee Voyager,some of iBasso's finest and a few more have been described as having SIMILAR warm tube amp dynamics. |
Originally Posted by boomana /img/forum/go_quote.gif Until a couple days ago, I owned a pico, owned one and heard most RSA portables, and have heard the TTVJ portable a few times, the iQube and the Voyager. They all sound like good portable amps with slightly different flavors. What does a tube amp sound like? I've owned three, heard dozens more, and they all sound different, depending on the tubes, the source, and the headphones. I don't know a single one I'd describe as having a tube sound because that really makes no sense, and to say any portable sounds like a tube amp (though there have been a couple portable/transportable tube amps) is just plain strange. I'm sorry, but you're talking nonsense. |
Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif As for the $3,000 amp comment, you don't need to spend anywhere near that for good sound. A quality solid state amp runs $300-$500 or so. |
Originally Posted by boomana /img/forum/go_quote.gif No, I don't know what you mean, and especially because it's also nonsense that tube amps have a warm sound, though some certainly do, as do some solid state amps. I'm not being belligerent, but I'm being a bit pissy because you're posting information as if it were true, and as if you've heard these amps, when it's clear from what you're posting that you have no idea what you're saying. And yes. If I'd read any reviews of those portables saying they sounded like tube amps, I'd want to know what specific tube amp and what tubes, because that reads like complete bullhooey to me. |
Originally Posted by Nirvana1000 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Looks like your the one talking nonsense.If you want to know exactly what they mean then ask them yourself.I don't need to explain anything else to you,except you are being belligerent and a nuisance. |
Originally Posted by Nirvana1000 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Then the reviewers that have said it are all talking nonsense too?I'm saying some reviews including some here on head-fi have said that the amps have the warmth of a tube amp.No particular tube amp nor tubes.Just a descriptive analogy to get a sense of the unique warmth of a fantastic "portable amp".And if you can't understand that,then i don't know what else to say.And i'm not against spending alot of money on an amplifier if you can afford it.I just like to applaud the fact that you don't have to spend a lot of money and still get a marvelous amp from companies that keep costs down and still deliver tremendous products for those of us on budgets.You know exactly what i mean and i know you just want to be belligerent.And thats fine with me. |
Originally Posted by boomana /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm debunking what you posted because it's misleading and false information, and I think it's bad for this forum. As for being a nuisance, if you continue to post false and misleading information, I'll continue to be a nuisance. |
Originally Posted by MomijiTMO /img/forum/go_quote.gif UGH. Well I have a Keces 171 which is a 'slightly' better amp than the amp in the 152. Anyways, the Canamp is better than it. How much better? Well it has better instrument weight, better decay, more laid back sound stage, improved height [we are splitting hairs] and of course, has a slightly warmer sound. Now Boomana, you may remember your unmodded Canamp, I dunno but there's the link between your bedroom amp and the OP's amp. So no, it's not going to drive the HD600s with authority but neither does the Canamp etc. Hoped that helped though I'm completely over these threads xD. |