[THẢO LUẬN] iBasso PB1 Toucan

[koolaudio]

Ibasso releases its first portable balance headamp

iBasso PB1 Toucan

Main features:
- 25.2V voltage swing, the highest voltage swing among portable Amplifiers
- Up to 1400mW output power
- Takes Balanced and Single End inputs, and provides Balanced and Single End outputs
- 2-Setting gain switch for impedance matching
- Rechargeable battery pack
- New case surface finish, we call it pulverization finish
- More than 20 hours play time
- Measures 55*24*81mm, and weighs 140g
- Comes with charger, leather pouch, 3.5 to 3.5 interconnect, rubber feet, and warranty card









Very nice simplified design...
Price is nice too...
however it looks like a single end input -single end output and balance input - balance output.. wish they đesigned it like a little morẻ like RSA protectors... who knows.. maybe they'll release an upgrade in future..

[NemS]

thấy hoành tráng quá ... hy vọng hay hơn mấy con ibasso đời trước

[9fly]

Em này lúc nào ra ta?

[koolaudio]

they are all coming...mid September 2010

[9fly]

yeah yeah

[koolaudio]

Introducing the portable balance headamp from Ibasso and Ray Sammuels...

RSA Protector Headamp with Custom SPC MKII Balance Cable for customs in ear monitors for protector, we also have JH Cable with balance protector jacks.

The Protector, Worlds FIRST ultra portable, BALANCED, headphone amp, takes sound reproduction to the highest possible level that has never been achieved by any portable amp in the World. The drive capability of 4 channels teaming to give you the highest possible headroom needed to achieve the best possible signal to noise ratio without any distortion or clipping is just amazing.

The Protector has the best fully differential input to output op-amp in the industry. It is designed to take a single ended analog input signal and splits it into two signals 180 degrees out of phase, one with the positive polarity the other with negative. Sources like, iPhone/iPod, CD player, phono stage, don’t have to be fully balanced to be enjoyed when paired with the balanced output of Protector.

The Protector is designed to drive all the headphones in the Hi-End market with no problem. Being high impedance or low, the Protector can do it all.

It is important to mention that the Protector has 3 independent levels of gains. The low gain is designed to work with all the in ears monitors, IEMs. The Medium gain is for all the low impedance headphones out there. The Hi Gain is for all the high impedance.

The balanced connector on the Protector is chosen for its high quality & durability. It is very reliable and it will give you years of service without any troubles.



IBasso PB1 Touran Custom SPC MKII Balance Cable for customs in ear monitors for Touran,

Truong
Huynh
Hung
Vinh
Long

Please come collect your amps ^___^

[9fly]

How it sounds anyway Kool.

Does the sound better with balanced cable only this short?

[koolaudio]

Originally Posted by 9fly

How it sounds anyway Kool.

Does the sound better with balanced cable only this short?

I tried listening to both balance amps, in balance mode, both provides more instrumental separation, wider soundstage (protector soundstage is a little smaller than toucan but more warmer) and enables you to virtually visúalise the positioning of the instruments in your head, not like a layer-layer factor found in most amps..

virtually zero noise (protector is more dead silent even when turning the knob, the toucan has noise when turning the volume switch but thats just about it, both emits zero noise using jh16 and Livewires3+3 when playing music in looseless or 320kbp mp3...

Jazz , Classical sounds, Vocals are unbelieveble using balance mode..

even made me enjoyed robbie williams 'beyond the sea' ... and i dont really like robbie williams..

[9fly]

Originally Posted by koolaudio

Jazz , Classical sounds, Vocals are unbelieveble using balance mode..

even made me enjoyed robbie williams 'beyond the sea' ... and i dont really like robbie williams..

Impressive. You make me want one ... even I have no money eheheh

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So will normal UE plug can be pair with balance cable or do we need to trick something Kool?

[koolaudio]

Originally Posted by 9fly

Impressive. You make me want one ... even I have no money eheheh

---------- Post added at 17:05 ---------- Previous post was at 17:03 ----------

So will normal UE plug can be pair with balance cable or do we need to trick something Kool?

well u can audition it first also if you like
i have balance cable which u can use with your customs to try listening it in balance.

the normal UE cable have to be reterminated with balance plug if you want to listen to it in balance mode