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Thad E Ginathom

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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #500 on: September 08, 2015, 08:42:39 PM »

I'm glad, then, that I was only vaguely aware of it. I'm old-fashioned (or just... plain, old) and think that if a company wants to make a product it should raise capital. Like the Schiit model of doing business. I'd rather buy off a company like that that.


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Well, I stand by (and have repeated recently) my personal opinion of  the crowdsourcing thing, but right now I am listening to a Geek Out 450 (courtesy of Kothganesh) and enjoying it very much.

But I'm also contemplating making a wire stand for it to help with the heat dissipation. Do people carry this around in their pockets?



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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #501 on: September 09, 2015, 12:47:25 AM »

Surprised the Fulla isn't getting you bass as the CALs have sufficient quantities as well

Yeah, I listened some more with some different cans.  It's not that the Fulla is bass light, it's that it has more treble going on than the others.  It seems like it's a bit much. 
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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #502 on: September 09, 2015, 01:03:13 AM »

Yeah, I listened some more with some different cans.  It's not that the Fulla is bass light, it's that it has more treble going on than the others.  It seems like it's a bit much. 

I dunno if there was a silent revision, firmware update or some source setting/synergy is off, but that's not quite the sound Marv, OJ and I heard at our meet. Perhaps the newer drivers are having an effect?
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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #503 on: September 09, 2015, 02:12:09 AM »

I dunno if there was a silent revision, firmware update or some source setting/synergy is off, but that's not quite the sound Marv, OJ and I heard at our meet. Perhaps the newer drivers are having an effect?

The Fulla I tried at the beginning of the summer was definitely warm sounding. Strange things are afoot at the Circle-K.
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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #504 on: September 09, 2015, 02:39:11 AM »

Excellent reference.

I'll have listening impressions of the Headstage Arrow 5TX (Enhanced Bass) sometime tonight hopefully.

This thing is tiny. I have no idea how he crammed so many features in here.
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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #505 on: September 09, 2015, 03:18:13 AM »

Excellent reference.

I'll have listening impressions of the Headstage Arrow 5TX (Enhanced Bass) sometime tonight hopefully.

This thing is tiny. I have no idea how he crammed so many features in here.

That was my first real portable amp after the Fiio E5. Still have it. Great packaging.
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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #506 on: September 09, 2015, 06:26:50 AM »

Headstage Arrow 5TX (Enhanced Bass Boost)
 
It's here. It's tiny.
 
Bass Frequency: Low, Medium, High
Bass Boost: 0, I, II
Treble Boost: 0, I, II
Gain: 0, I, II
A dac
 
I don't know how the F all of this got packed into something of this size.
 
So far, it sounds surprisingly good. Perhaps not as clean as the Vorzuge, but... well, look at a graph:
 
(See below. I don't know how to put image attachments inline because this BB system is from the 1900s.)
 
WTF. Bring on the BASS.
 
I have my Fostex TH600s shaking on my head right now.
 
Treble boost is 3dB or 6dB.
 
Bass boost is all over the place based on the combos. The Teal colors are at the Low frequency, Purple colors are Medium frequency, and Red colors are High frequency (Upper Bass).
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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #507 on: September 10, 2015, 08:12:58 AM »

Geek Out (450)

But I'm also contemplating making a wire stand for it to help with the heat dissipation. Do people carry this around in their pockets?

Nobody? It was a serious question. Portable devices, Android, is all part of the sales spiel. I haven't tried this with phone/tablet yet, but certainly will do, but there is no way I would want so much heat next to my phone. Or my body.

So are these devices used for portable in the sense of pocket/commute/travel, rather than in the sense of laptop?
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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #508 on: September 10, 2015, 09:29:57 AM »

Geek Out (450)

Nobody? It was a serious question. Portable devices, Android, is all part of the sales spiel. I haven't tried this with phone/tablet yet, but certainly will do, but there is no way I would want so much heat next to my phone. Or my body.

So are these devices used for portable in the sense of pocket/commute/travel, rather than in the sense of laptop?

Get a pouch for it big enough to put the USB connector cable as well. Voila! I think for the iPhone you need the CCK but not sure about other smartphones and/or DAPs.
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Re: Portable amps
« Reply #509 on: September 10, 2015, 10:24:07 AM »

for Android we have the OTG adapter.

Anyway, my phone usb audio seems to have stoped working, and my tablet still sees my cheapo HiFiMeDIY, but not the GO: says maybe it doesn't have enough power. Maybe so, must take a lot of electricity to produce the heat, before we even start on the sound!

I'll try later with a powered hub...
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