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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #730 on: November 06, 2014, 03:29:19 PM »
Can someone recommend an alternative power supply for the Offramp? The Dynamo strikes me as unnecessarily expensive.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #731 on: November 08, 2014, 02:20:47 AM »
For some reason I'm curious about portable amps capable of powering something crazy like an HE5 or 6 after coming across the ifi Micro iDSD. It reportedly puts out 4 watts @ 16 ohms & 1.56 watts @ 64 ohms.

http://ifi-audio.com/portfolio-view/micro-idsd/

I never really explored the portable amp market before. Does anything power wise compare to the Micro iDSD?
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #732 on: November 08, 2014, 03:00:00 AM »
Maybe Geek Out 1000.  Schiit Fulla might be comparable, but it's not out yet.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #733 on: November 08, 2014, 08:44:36 AM »
Quote from: lmswjm on November 08, 2014, 02:20:47 AM
For some reason I'm curious about portable amps capable of powering something crazy like an HE5 or 6 after coming across the ifi Micro iDSD. It reportedly puts out 4 watts @ 16 ohms & 1.56 watts @ 64 ohms.

http://ifi-audio.com/portfolio-view/micro-idsd/

I never really explored the portable amp market before. Does anything power wise compare to the Micro iDSD?

Ohmygod... the headfi hypetrain marketing tamasha on that one made me vomit several times before I gave up following it (It's a new kind of eating disorder: Forum-associated bulimia nervosa. I'm getting help ;) ) as did the lunatic climb of the ladder into so-called-but-not-really high-res music formats even beyond what is actually available.

Which is a pity. I have an ifi iCAN, and was quite prepared to be a bit of a company fanboy! Not any longer.

Mind you: none of this means that I'm not prepared to accept that the iDSD stuff sounds good. i think there is every possibility that it does.

Quote from: cizx on November 08, 2014, 03:00:00 AM
Maybe Geek Out 1000.  Schiit Fulla might be comparable, but it's not out yet.

I don't know abut Geek Out, but Schiit is not climbing the ladder into DSD-land and it is not going to be there in the Fulla, so it is not going to be comparable in the future-proof all-formats-covered department. Big difference in price: will it compete in sound?

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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #734 on: November 09, 2014, 02:27:35 AM »
Got my schitt sys passive pre earlier today. Was out but back home now and giving it quick test hooked up to my Harman kardon hk770 dual-mono poweramp and using Technics sb7000a  hooked up to echo audiofire 2@+4dbu and like it. Does it's job and lot better built then I thought it would be. Very solid.

Will give more go and compare it to my Harman kardon hk725 preamp. Just gonna be busy Tomorrow picking up pair minty new looking polk monitor 10s and hanging with old friend so hopefully I get to test out everything tomorrow evening.  So far though I would recommend especially killer price of 50 bucks.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #735 on: November 09, 2014, 03:15:41 PM »
Has anyone had expirience with this soundcard? Is it worth buying at 50 euros, or should avoid it?

Creative Labs SB1090

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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #736 on: November 09, 2014, 03:30:54 PM »
Hans and I have good experience with the higher end X-Fi HD and I think its a good unit with maybe a steep learning curve. I would start with a UD110mk2 from Stoner Acoustics.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #737 on: November 09, 2014, 04:06:12 PM »
Quote from: firev1 on November 09, 2014, 03:30:54 PM
Hans and I have good experience with the higher end X-Fi HD and I think its a good unit with maybe a steep learning curve. I would start with a UD110mk2 from Stoner Acoustics.

Wow that's one mighty little DAC. Shame they don't ship it to Serbia, plus I don't know if it would produce enough power, since I'm still seeking for something that will be more of an soundcard/DAC and amp in one. In my country there is a saying "How much money you give, that much music you'll get"... well, back to searching.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #738 on: November 11, 2014, 12:07:36 AM »
I've used CDPs and I've used DACs but not together. So can I use my Marantz CD6005 as a transport for a DAC? Presumably from one of the digital outs with a cable of some sort?

Will it sound (more or less) the same as just using the DAC?

Thanks.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #739 on: November 11, 2014, 12:54:02 AM »
The Creative SB1240 works well as an ADC, but I don't care for its sound as a DAC subjectively.
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