LFF Posted March 10, 2009 Report Posted March 10, 2009 Doesn't help that Aaron and I are trying to funnel all your cash into a new 'puter Tell me about it!!! I got nothin'!!! I need $800 for a new 'puter and $300 for the DAC. That's a total of $1,100.00 Total I have saved so far....$20.00 and $60 I got coming in from a remaster job. So...$80!!! I only need $1,020 more! I'm gonna go shoot myself now. Anybody want to trade money for music?
aardvark baguette Posted March 10, 2009 Report Posted March 10, 2009 Do you have a particular computer picked out?
LFF Posted March 10, 2009 Report Posted March 10, 2009 Do you have a particular computer picked out? Not really. They are helping me build it. However, I have no funds at the time. I need something really fast for the following: 1. Audio processing is very demanding. 2. I want to play Counter Strike Source and Call of Duty 4. EDIT: I think all I have at the moment is a 500 GB hard drive (which was donated by Ausburger) and a cool case (donated by Iron Dreamer).
aardvark baguette Posted March 10, 2009 Report Posted March 10, 2009 ATX or BTX case? I may be able to be of some further assistance.
fierce_freak Posted March 10, 2009 Report Posted March 10, 2009 Any suggestions on a good battery-powered amp to go with this?
Knuckledragger Posted March 10, 2009 Report Posted March 10, 2009 don't feel bad, nobody has gotten my jokes, today. "Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says 'Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up.' Man bursts into tears. Says 'But, doctor...I am Pagliacci.'"
fierce_freak Posted March 10, 2009 Report Posted March 10, 2009 Erm... Pico? lol. Of course, the thought of Pico by itself crossed my mind, but I think there are better straight-up amps than the Pico (like the AE-2 mentioned).
padam Posted March 10, 2009 Author Report Posted March 10, 2009 The AE-2 has a better amp section, 3-way gain and more flexibility in terms of connectivity and it costs the same.
Fungi Posted March 10, 2009 Report Posted March 10, 2009 I've actually seen that a few times. But then again, the Pico is tinier IIRC.
jinp6301 Posted March 10, 2009 Report Posted March 10, 2009 is it really better? says who says justin iirc
padam Posted March 10, 2009 Author Report Posted March 10, 2009 Asr wrote that it's 67-75% performance of the GS-1 so it can't be bad.
hYdrociTy Posted March 10, 2009 Report Posted March 10, 2009 says justin iirc I thought he said the opposite of that...
Asr Posted March 10, 2009 Report Posted March 10, 2009 Asr wrote that it's 67-75% performance of the GS-1 so it can't be bad. Everything I've written in the past and henceforth should be taken with a grain of salt!
Smeggy Posted March 10, 2009 Report Posted March 10, 2009 Pfft, Justin... what the hell would he know about them!
justin Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 Pico is equal or slightly better than AE-2 except in battery life and RCA connectors
fierce_freak Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 Nice. I've never actually listened to the AE-2. Perhaps I'll change my preorder to an order for the Pico. Is it $20 or $40 extra to have different color end panels (I'm thinking red or grey)?
Edwood Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 I thought I'd like the AE-2 better, but I can't seem to find where the USB port is.
wrecked_porsche Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 "Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says 'Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up.' Man bursts into tears. Says 'But, doctor...I am Pagliacci.'" Just saw watchmen recently?
padam Posted March 11, 2009 Author Report Posted March 11, 2009 Everything I've written in the past and henceforth should be taken with a grain of salt! Ok, I'm a but confused now... But you own an AE-2 and not a Pico, it does mean something, isn't it?
Dreadhead Posted March 11, 2009 Report Posted March 11, 2009 To continue off on the tangent. I bought the AE-2 because I didn't really want something as tiny as the Pico and I did not need a DAC. At the time Justin explained that there is a small difference between the two and I mean SMALL: same OP-AMP just slightly better resistor matching. This means the Pico has a very slightly lower noise floor. Considering that we are hooking these things up to an ipod or other PMP then that noise floor is so far below that of the source it's pretty much a joke. To my ear they are identical but I did not do a detailed A/B. I am gradually changing my mind and may order a Pico with DAC sometime in the future, once my wallet has some time to recover from the KGSS/Dynafet/HD800 situation I am currently in
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