[xinghui0711]

I feel like there is a better amp than my Leckerton UHA-6SMKII and curious about keep upgrading.
My source is iPod -> CLAS -dB currently for portable use( both IEM/ headphones)
Requirements: Battery life at least 14+ hrs, no channel imbalance for IEM when listening at a low vol level, and portable. Price is not an issue
Any comments would help

 

[midnightwalker]

Apex Glacier
Portaphile is also a good amp but very short battery life
ALO RX MK3 B has good battery but not good for portable use

 

[xinghui0711]

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Apex Glacier
Portaphile is also a good amp but very short battery life
ALO RX MK3 B has good battery but not good for portable use

Did you mean that ALO RX MK3 is not so portable? I thought that people saying it does not matches IEM quite well. I'll Look on Apex glacier first then.
Thanks

 

[fuzzyash]

its been said that the alo rx mk3 is a hiss fest with iems
so probably wont be great for you

 

[Hi Rez]

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You might want to check the new Pico Power out.  It is likely shipping to pre-order participants this week - there should be impressions shortly.  It has a switchable gain, so it should work well with iems as well as pretty much any full size headphone.
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/528770/headamp-pico-power-pre-order-thread

 

[xinghui0711]

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You might want to check the new Pico Power out.  It is likely shipping to pre-order participants this week - there should be impressions shortly.  It has a switchable gain, so it should work well with iems as well as pretty much any full size headphone.
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/528770/headamp-pico-power-pre-order-thread

Interesting. I'll look for that one as well

 

[gelomeister]

Mk3 is a perfect physical fit  with your setup - it's quite powerful though, and is sometimes too much for sensitive IEMs. You may also want to consider the warm tube-y goodness of the Continental.

 

[rudi0504]

Hi Xing
I have these two amps alo Rx 3 B and RSA Intruder 
 
for using both iem and headphone :
 
i prefer my Intruder 
because : almost no hissing for sensitive iem like fit ear MH 335 DW and um miracle 
                 Very neutral and natural sounding portable amp 
                 Very good bass impact 
 
for headphone :
 
Alo Rx 3 b and intruder has their own sound character 
intruder is more natural and flat 
alo Rx 3 b has coloration , this for some music genre is very good 
 
this is IMO 

 

[xinghui0711]

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Hi Xing
I have these two amps alo Rx 3 B and RSA Intruder 
 
for using both iem and headphone :
 
i prefer my Intruder 
because : almost no hissing for sensitive iem like fit ear MH 335 DW and um miracle 
                 Very neutral and natural sounding portable amp 
                 Very good bass impact 
 
for headphone :
 
Alo Rx 3 b and intruder has their own sound character 
intruder is more natural and flat 
alo Rx 3 b has coloration , this for some music genre is very good 
 
this is IMO 

 Hi Rudi, thanks for your comment. Have you ever experienced channel imbalance using Intruder with IEMs? I couldn't get a comfortable listening level with SR-71B before it gets to loud. 

 

[rudi0504]

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 Hi Rudi, thanks for your comment. Have you ever experienced channel imbalance using Intruder with IEMs? I couldn't get a comfortable listening level with SR-71B before it gets to loud. 

I have no problem with Chanel imbalance with intruder .
 
The  SQ from intruder is different from RS 71 B, I have already upgraded my RS 71 B
to the newest version , that I can drive better cans with higher impendance. .
Ray has upgrade the gain from 11 to 21 like the gain from intruder 
rs 71 b is brighter than intruder .
 
intuder is more refinement from RS 71 A  Witt excellent bass impact