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Headphones Headphone Amplifier and DAC Recommendation, portables, desktops, amps, dac, lai

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egyprince
post Jul 31 2011, 10:40 PM

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I hear that the Dacport is very good for that price and size. Currently i m hook to the new Porta Tubes.

QUOTE(nordingh @ Aug 1 2011, 01:09 AM)
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Ok guys, I got 3 amp tested tonight, E3, E5 (bass boost on) and E11 (high gain, EQ 2). Volume I put almost at same level.

Genre: Easy Listening
Song: Allan Taylor - 01 - Colour to the Moon.flac
E3: Less bass, boost more on mid and high...  not really pleasant to my ears.
E5: More bass, a little boost on mid and high... fine for me.
E11: Better bass, mid and high... can feel bass separated from others.

Genre: Rock
Song: Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls.flac
E3: Bass, mid and high boosted together. Mid is really clear.
E5: Bass boost is good, a little boost on mid and less on high.
E11: Bass Boost is punchy, mid and high balance.

Genre: Pop
Song: 09. The Lady In My Life - Michael Jackson.flac
E3: Bass boosted, but more on mid. Mid make low and high not so clear.
E5: Bass boost is good, a more on mid and less on high. But better than E3
E11: Bass Boost is good, mid and high balance.

Genre: Classical
Song: 01 - Mozart- Violin Concerto no. 4 in D major, KV 218 - Allegro.flac
E3, E5 and E11: Balance in all. I can listen in pleasure with any of the amp. I can feel, I was in live show.

Genre: Wes Coast
Song: 07 - Dr. Dre - What's The Difference.flac
E3: Bass boost not so good, sound like broken speaker, mid is low. high a bit shallow.
E5: same like E3.
E11: Bass Boost a little better, mid and high same as E3 and E5.

Genre: Test sound
Song: 11 - Ultrasone production - Feuerwerk 2002 (soundclip - excerpt, Ultrasone production).flac - It's Firework sound.
E3: All firework was fired next to me. Not so real, can't determine the distance.
E5: Some firework was fired next to me.
E11: I can hear the distance between firework. Feel like the firework burned outside my house now. Some are fired behind me.
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Wow this is a very detail review there..haha... thumbup.gif
egyprince
post Aug 8 2011, 09:09 AM

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QUOTE(TechMy @ Aug 6 2011, 03:24 PM)
Ya, the pcwork's mini rca cable rm799  cry.gif
My dacport as a dac preamp is more expensive than my maverick A1 amp, and my usb cable + mini rca cable is more expensive than my dacport.

icon_question.gif i spent more money on cable.
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Hows the pcwork latest mini RCA cable ?

Actually i was looking at maverick A1 and D1...what is the real different between the two ??
How with maverick ?? Izit worth for money if i use it as a DAC/AMP for my desktop set up?
egyprince
post Aug 8 2011, 11:01 AM

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QUOTE(g3n0c|d3 @ Aug 8 2011, 10:40 AM)
im using D1...
i really enjoy the multi-function its got... i experiment it to the point i was confuse myself...

the best thing is... i can use with my iphone+CLAS to Maverick DAC using Coaxial connector+using pretube amp from maverick D1 i connected it with my stepdance and use my grado sr80i as my headphone.... i got the tube warmness features and the stepdance wide soundstage.... it does not get any better than that lol!
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That what I read from previous posting. There are a lot of functions for d1 and for that price it's consider quite cheap. And can have a lot upgrade to play with, some more can use it as a amp for speaker.

seem like a lot of ppl already own a tube amp now..haha....

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