heady 0 Report post Posted December 5, 2007 (edited) Pics of the amp+DAC which is fresh off the boat: What's in the kit: Size of the amp Front panel Front panel, switch on. Back of amp, showing the 4 AAA batteries. Am burning in the amp now, review will come later. The amp is from Jaben. Edited December 5, 2007 by heady Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vinloh 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2007 Before Heady give his full review. Here is my experience with Go-Vibe Petite+DAC. I have got this for coming to a week now and I have to say. This is properly the best device invested after listening to music for so long. Before this HeadPhone amp, I was planning to buy a few thousand dollar Pioneer Amp with CD player and so on. One day, I saw a headphone amp in my customer office and ask him what is that. He hook me up with Jaben. I went down to Jaben a couple of times, spent hours there trying out everything I can. Wilson is so willing to let me test anything that I ask, from headphone to amp, even earbud. I must say Jaben is the place to go if you want to find good stuff without pressure. After much testing around, I short listed this Small Go-Vibe Amp+DAC and MS1 Headphone Combination. I play music from CD ISO, MP3 from my Laptop and iPods. Go-Vibe DAC+Amp with MS1, is properly better then the thousand of dollar that I am planning to invest. What I like about this setup:- - small and portable- for a headphone setup - DAC - Although only 16 bit, the SQ is not anywhere less then 24 bit DAC - Only need battery and USB to charge. Just my 2 cents. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffrey 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2008 how much how much!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heady 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2008 (edited) how much how much!!! We don't post prices on line lah, no nice for the dealers. But just for you, I give a hint, it's between $250 and $300. Call Jaben and look for Wilson, he is a very generous salesman. Edited January 10, 2008 by heady Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffrey 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2008 haiz i at jaben forum but there cannot post price leh haiz so i see this thread then i ask lor haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dle4e_2005 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2008 heady: Looking forward to your review. Sorry for digging up this thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heady 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2008 heady: Looking forward to your review. Sorry for digging up this thread. Ooops. I thought I did a review. Hmm, maybe it's on another forum. I can only do a mini-review as I am not a man of words, not loquacious enough. In short, the DAC part of the Go-Vibe sounds much better than the AlienDAC although both uses the same DAC chip. Wilson said this is because there is a buffer implemented after the DAC output in the Go-Vibe Petite. The amp part of the Go-Vibe is as good as the PINT but not as good as the Mini3. These conclusions were drawn from my listening test using these setups: 1. PC -> AlienDAC -> PINT -> Yuins PK1 2. PC -> Go-Vibe Petit -> Yuins PK1 3. PC -> AlienDAC -> Go-Vibe Petite -> Yuins PK1 4. PC -> AlienDAC -> Mini3 -> Yuins PK1 The last setup actually sounds very slightly better than the Go-Vibe Petite but I still value the Go-Vibe Petite as a very portable DAC/Amp combo. I especially like the 4 AAA batteries. The quality of the Mini3 is encouraging me to find a better DAC than the AlienDAC for my desktop setup and it is in the works...... USB-Monica latest version. I need to find time to case it up since I bought it naked... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goondu 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 So this has both a DAC and an amp? Have you tried the Littledot mk I? How does this compare to LD and iBasso? I am comtemplating between the iBasso T2 or LD Mk I. Now this....hmmmm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heady 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 The Go-Vibe Petite has both an amp and USB input DAC. I didn't have a chance to compare it with the iBasso or Little Dot I. Maybe next meet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites