ahdui 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2006 (edited) comparing the.. - SR-71 - Hornet - Portaphile v2 (maxxed) which amp provides more soundstaging? and which will you recommend? if i had a better budget, the Larocco PR-II will sure be the ideal head amp lol. Edited October 12, 2006 by ahdui Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tristram 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2006 Wahhh brother ahdui, in the buying mood again... buying good amps after good cans and better cables... such hunger and budget how can call yourself cheapo. Sorry I only heard either SR-71 or hornet (not sure which one now, can't remember) briefly... so nothing to suggest. Hope u get the right stuff and thus the sounds you crave, and enjoy. Cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mashimaro 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2006 What is the price range of the Laroccos anyone? Still thinking.... to pair up with my UM2 and iAudio XL5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jojo 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2006 Buy online for the price of PR-II is USD $499 + USD$35(Shipping Charge) What is the price range of the Laroccos anyone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkeygod 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2006 having auditioned all of these recently, I can say that for SOUNDSTAGE alone, the most recent version of the Portaphile beats all the others hands down. EVEN the LaRocca Having said that, I think the SR-71 has a slight edge in terms of absolute SQ - its warm and dark and rich But the portaphile (with the LT1210 ground circuit and new 1500 Black Gate Caps) has the best soundstage of a portable amp that I've heard. And I pretty much spend the entire National HF Meet auditioning every one I could find I did *not* like the Hornet - the sound seemed too 'aggressive' for my tastes. Its fast and has a more forward presentation than I'd like, especially when listening to tracks with many instruments (e.g. orchestral), the seperation tends to suffer. I used to own an SR-71. Now I own a Portaphile, and am VERY happy with it. for reference : http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread....101#post2080101 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Huang 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2006 Hi monkeygod u use to own Larocco PR-II before too? have u heard ther performance of Larocco PR-II ?? the portaphile realli beat out the Larocco PR-II by a lot mah? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Cruise Report post Posted October 13, 2006 (edited) nice expensive amps.. is it really worth to bring them out and play?? lols Edited October 13, 2006 by Cruise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ahdui 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2006 wow... im also interested in the shohin(taking over portaphile) and the diablo from larocco. nice suggestions and reviews, thanks alot guys. tristram: lol, im in a serious shoppaholic psychology problem, only way to cure the mental prob is to spend Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
