justin Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 I'm still stuck on the whole balanced portable concept. Why go balanced IEMS and amp when the source isn't? Am I missing something? I'll watch the morons get all spun up for entertainment but I'm not changing my Slim pre-order You also increase the noise floor, and the volume control becomes more of an issue as attenuation is decreased. As for improving control over the drivers a start would be to get away from using rail splitters as the ground. I could see it in DACs where the output of the quality DAC chips is already balanced and then currently it has to be converted to single ended. Remove that stage and connect the headphones balanced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 With a DAC on board then it would make perfect sense to offer a balanced output with a digital volume control. Simply slapping on a phase splitter (which are not all created equal) seems like a terrible idea to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadhead Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 With a DAC on board then it would make perfect sense to offer a balanced output with a digital volume control. Simply slapping on a phase splitter (which are not all created equal) seems like a terrible idea to me. I was thinking this too but I looked around and couldn't find a portable source for the DAC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Minor details... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 I was thinking this too but I looked around and couldn't find a portable source for the DAC. There's always the old iRiver unit, assuming you can find one, or a netbook, though at this point, it's not really all that portable. Even better, go back to carrying around PCDP with optical out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPH Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Enough with all this RSA talk, time to get back on track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 UPS finally came through! Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelvinz Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 nice! how about some impressions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthsilverice Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Enough with all this RSA talk, time to get back on track. Dang those look really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genetic Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 WOW!!!! what a beautiful MP3 Sansa player. They even gave matching earphones.... Amicalement PS Happy to see that UPS came around. Enjoy your new toy and I'm waiting to read some comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPH Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Quick impressions, after that I'll need to go work a bit: - I'll never deal again with UPS unless I'm forced to. - I was worried about having to send them for refit after reading many stories here, but it turns about the fit is about perfect. Let's say 100% perfect for left ear and 98% for right ear, but I'm splitting hairs. I tried to break the seal by doing different facial movements, but I just can't. Comfort is great. - I'll try to do a proper review sometimes in the next few weeks, but all that's been said about these IEMs so far is true and I'm just using them out of a Sansa Clip+ right now. Smooth sound all across the frequency spectrum, never harsh and very detailed. Impressive soundstage. - Burn-in: they really opened up after 12 minutes and 45 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Quick impressions, after that I'll need to go work a bit: - I'll never deal again with UPS unless I'm forced to. - I was worried about having to send them for refit after reading many stories here, but it turns about the fit is about perfect. Let's say 100% perfect for left ear and 98% for right ear, but I'm splitting hairs. I tried to break the seal by doing different facial movements, but I just can't. Comfort is great. - I'll try to do a proper review sometimes in the next few weeks, but all that's been said about these IEMs so far is true and I'm just using them out of a Sansa Clip+ right now. Smooth sound all across the frequency spectrum, never harsh and very detailed. Impressive soundstage. - Burn-in: they really opened up after 12 minutes and 45 seconds. That moment at 12m45s is just a pseudo break in. They will quickly drop off and take another 32d4h13m7s to sound their best. It looks like someone bought up all of the mail connectors for iems for Ray's little amp. Someone think they have a business plan or is Ray full of it. Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio - View Single Post - The first balanced ultra-portable headphone amp in the world.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 It looks like someone bought up all of the mail connectors for iems for Ray's little amp. Someone think they have a business plan or is Ray full of it. Gilmooooooooooooooore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mypasswordis Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Gilmooooooooooooooore! I actually burst out laughing there. Amazing if that actually happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefy Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Gilmooooooooooooooore! 100% pure WIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genetic Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 I tried to break the seal by doing different facial movements, but I just can't. Facial movements 101 Amateur... Amicalement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mypasswordis Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 This is my eargasm face: Or is it my Head-Fi face... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadhead Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 I actually burst out laughing there. Amazing if that actually happened. x2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Someone think they have a business plan or is Ray full of it.It's probably just Ray trying to drum up interest in the connector. Or ALO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadhead Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 It's probably just Ray trying to drum up interest in the connector. Or ALO. I wonder how big the stock was? Cheap connectors but not that cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 I actually burst out laughing there. Amazing if that actually happened. I'm trying to negotiate the concession to sell tickets at CanJam for when Dr. Gilmore first walks into the RSA room. I expect it to be SRO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 A cached page from 12/3 showed 73 in stock. But that was the cable connector. There are 868 of the PCB jack available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Oh, and Mouser does have a 30 day return policy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nattonrice Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Gilmooooooooooooooore! BAHAHAHAHAHA! You sir, are awesome =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Now that these things are out of vogue, mine are on their way to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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