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    Description of Item : Sennheiser Hd650 with box and unfilled warranty card

    Condition : 9/10 only because it's used. Very Good condition

    Warranty : Bought on 10072007. Unfilled Warranty Card

    Selling price : $400

     

     

    Description of Item : Rudistor RPX-33 mk II headphone Amplifier (High Gain). Reviews can be found here:

    1. Stereophile

    2. Head-Fi

    3. Mini Meet Impression

    Condition : 9/10

    Warranty : Expired

    Selling price : $1,600

     

     

    Reasons for selling: Dont listen to them enough.

    Preferred location: Kovan

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    It's happening in 1st world countries as well as 3rd world countries. I've seen people scrounging for food in garbage cans here in SG as well as in Perth etc. The situation will only get worse if we dont do something.

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    :))

     

    funny you shd ask this question, coz i asked myself exactly that many times over the past few weeks.

     

    Firstly, I must admit that on its own, the ESW10 is quite a fantastic sounding pair of cans already. :thumbup:

     

    Like most audio products, if you do not compare and contrast, they are fine on their own. Unfortunately, i have a desktop integrated amp that I use to drive my ESW10 when i'm at home...and sadly, i've been unable to reproduce the sound quality on any of the portables i've tested. I'm looking for that extra oomph to drive it to its full potential (which i know it has becoz of my home rig).

     

    Going by the figures thrown around in head-fi and here, amp/headphone price ratio seems to be in the region of 3 in order to bring out the full potential of the headphones...ie amp should be 3 times more expensive than the headphone :D

     

    Good Luck to you in your Quest :)

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    I audtioned the D10 and the iQube (& the Earmax, which isnt really a portable) just 2 days ago.

     

    D10 initially sounded quite dynamic and punchy. However, eventually discovered vocals dun come out right...sounded grainy and rather harsh. :no:

     

    iQube i must admit is pretty good. Good all round in fact. Am pleasantly surprised coz it's a Class D amp...which is well-known to be bright. The designer must have tweaked it somewhat.

     

    I listened to the Earmax (normal ed), and was pretty wowed by the tube sound. Not only do vocals sound ultra smooth and warm, instrumentals also came out "right". Overall quite impressed with this little guy. :thumbup:

     

    Incidentally, i borrowed my bro's Hornet for some serious listening again. All it does is to add a little weight and depth to the bass and low-mids. Again nothing to shout about.

     

    After testing so many portable examples, my gut feel is...the answer to my problem cannot be solved by portable amps. The cheaper ones dun make the cut...while the more expensive ones only sounded like nothing more than playing around with the equaliser. This is with reference to the ESW10 and my ears of course, not a general sweeping statement.

     

    The search continues... ;)

    I would love to try a Pico...but it aint available in the shops...nor do i know anyone with one. ;)

     

    It would be a leap of faith into the darkness if i went ahead to buy the one someone is currently selling.

     

    I can subscribe to the DAC being good, since half the battle is won by using a top-notch Wolfsen DAC...however, what the amp stage can do for the ESW10...tats still to be heard.

     

    Actually, is there anything that you found lacking with the ESW10?

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