Shots of the new Cavalli Portable coming together.

I hope it wont cost a fortune for one of those.

I've had the Herus and 760 long enough to know I prefer the Herus as far as sound alone. However the 760 digital volume control pot and gain features are extremely useful, so I've been pairing the two units together lately and it's pretty much the best of both worlds plus some added bulk. I get the richer, more dynamic and spacious sound of the Herus, plus the bass control and clarity of the 760, along with the volume pot for easier volume control.  Paired with my iPhone or iPad mini, it makes for a very nice portable experience.

^I will definitely try that Herus/760 pairing, thanks!  How is the noise from the Herus to 760 ameliorated?

It helps- I only hear it on high gain with the 760 volume at about 3/4 of max using the F111 or JH13. That was of course without music playing. I usually only use low or med gain.

One bad thing about the Herus with an idevice- it sucks the battery down. After an hour it drained 40% with very little multi tasking. I may just save it for home use with the iPad.

Interesting, but my experience has been very different.  Last night I listened to music on my iPad Air w/Herus under fairly demanding conditions (source was a Seagate Wireless Plus drive, so the Wi-Fi radio on the iPad was running pretty much continuously.  Battery went down about 12 percent in two hours.  Now, admittedly, I listen at pretty low volume, so I don't be much of a load on the amp section of the Herus.  So there's that.

Guess everyone's mileage varies.

I was running iPhone>Herus>760, so I had volume maxed on the Herus into the 760. This is the main reason for the drain. Isn't max volume recommended for max bit line out?

Edit: Read the Resonessence Labs FAQ. Max volume is 2.5v, so perhaps I can lower it a few volume ticks and retest battery drain.