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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1030 on: April 29, 2015, 11:27:26 PM »
Quote from: lmader on April 29, 2015, 11:25:14 PM
The 1540 distortion doesn't look anything like the horrible distortion on the 1440/1840.  Check out Tyll's measurements.  The 1540 has some bass distortion that isn't too unusual, but the 1440/1840 have the distortion all the way from the bass through the mids.

1840:
http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/ShureSRH1840.pdf

1540:
http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/ShureSRH1540.pdf

1840 is really extraordinarily bad in the distortion.

It's still a big 1% across the mids. That's too high for me and I'm quite sensitive to that stuff, YMMV. It does look less ragged and more uniform though so the distortion should should more coherent. Now if you crank it, the mids get better but the bass looks almost as bad as the other Shures. So that and the impedance curves makes it appear there is a driver gene being shared between the three I would say.

No doubt it is doing better, but I would highly recommend someone listen to these first or make sure there is a favorable return policy just in case.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1031 on: April 29, 2015, 11:58:13 PM »
Quote from: Anaxilus on April 29, 2015, 11:23:06 PM
If you want SS, if might be best to try the Rag and if need add an inline resistor. I believe Purrin is planning to market a line of EC inline resistors.

Ah. I'm not married to ss, it just looks like there's a not insignificant price jump to get good tube performance. Schiit also has a good warranty and customer service, which helps.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1032 on: April 30, 2015, 05:03:39 AM »
Quote from: Griffon on April 29, 2015, 06:13:16 PM
Been eyeing on a portable amp for long. Location is Canada so things are going to get a bit complicated. Primarily for portable use. Currently using ZX1 - Angie universal and Noble 4. Have UERM incoming. Small form factor is a big plus. Compatibility with iPhone 6 is a small plus. Music preference: lots of classicals (mainly Bach, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Strauss), lots of Japanese stuff (Southern Stars, Vocaloid stuff, Utada Hikaru, etc.), lots of rock (Eric Clapton, Zeppelin, etc.). Not satisfied with the articulation of bass by ZX1. A bit too weak. Budget up to 400 CAD. I don't like to get a big bunch of things bundled up into my pocket. Treble on Noble 4 is a bit sharp so optimally if the amp can soften this down it will be great, but not a must.

Or, sell the ZX1 and wait for something like AK Jr?

Keep Sony. Add Leckerton UHS6 as amp for UERM/C4/Angie. Lots of pyrates have the Leckerton. Can roll opamps to tweak sound.

I still use my Sony X with Leckerton.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1033 on: April 30, 2015, 05:20:28 AM »
Quote from: purr1n on April 30, 2015, 05:03:39 AM
Keep Sony. Add Leckerton UHS6 as amp for UERM/C4/Angie. Lots of pyrates have the Leckerton. Can roll opamps to tweak sound.

I still use my Sony X with Leckerton.


Thanks purrin, I'll definitely keep an eye on the Leckerton. I've gone through the leaderboard so it's been on my radar for sometime. Just want to wait for some time to try (if possible) other things I've been eyeing on (new Rx, Elekit TU-HP 01, Herus, C5D, Oppo HA2).

ZX1 goes pretty well with IEMs, but the amping section is really a tad weak. I don't think my Angies are really shining with ZX1 (and neither with Fulla).
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1034 on: April 30, 2015, 05:28:27 AM »
Herus sucks, c5d sucks, elekit sucks. Rx might be good. Wouldn't hold my breath for the HA2.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1035 on: April 30, 2015, 05:40:50 AM »
Get a Questyle Q1 when it comes out. I assume they won't be stupid and change it much like some other vendors are doing these days.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1036 on: April 30, 2015, 07:15:41 AM »
I like the look of the Rx. I've long since had no need for my portable amps to drive my orthos and still have enough power left to provide back up generator power to the house.  Portables built to work with IEMs is a good thing for me.

Anyone heard one?


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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1037 on: April 30, 2015, 06:02:58 PM »
Quote from: zerodeefex on April 30, 2015, 05:28:27 AM
Herus sucks, c5d sucks, elekit sucks. Rx might be good. Wouldn't hold my breath for the HA2.

I've heard C5D a long time ago and I remember it had a soft and sorta delicate sound, but nothing amazing. I guess that's the reason I didn't pull the trigger that time. I think I more or less liked Beyer A200p... But then their shitty cable broke in a week.

Quote from: Anaxilus on April 30, 2015, 05:40:50 AM
Get a Questyle Q1 when it comes out. I assume they won't be stupid and change it much like some other vendors are doing these days.

Thanks Anax, I'll keep an eye on this. Talking about DAP, I like the sound of Calyx M a lot, but the size and the battery life and UI are just too stupid. ZX1 with all Android functions disabled and WiFi off can run me a good 3 to 4 days. Also with Canada loonies running so low against USD the price of QP1 is really...

Quote from: shipsupt on April 30, 2015, 07:15:41 AM
enough power left to provide back up generator power to the house.

ROFL! Yeah I also like the look of new Rx. Elegant.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1038 on: April 30, 2015, 06:20:18 PM »
I liked the old Rx quite a bit, but I heard there were some noise issues with sensitivity IEMs. Don't know anything about the new one.
Herus sucks. I still use the Sony X because I like the UI, it's truly portable, and because the iPhone as a source sounds bright, brittle and is unable to reproduce any kind of low level musical information.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1039 on: April 30, 2015, 08:39:56 PM »
Can I run the leckerton directly from the headphone out of my phone for my UERMs, or should I avoid that?
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