Colorfly C4 Pro

[Dusty Chalk]

First the pic, which immediately got my attention:

It's a portable player AND a DAC.

Discuss.

(I saw it in the current [May 2011] issue of Hi-Fi Choice.)

[recstar24]

Freaking uses an alps pot with a crossfader type knob/switch. It also kills all the jitter.

[manaox2]

Here is a lot more info on it from the manufacturer:

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/552767/colorfly-pocket-hifi-c4-32gb-is-available-in-north-america

http://aloaudio.com/colorfly-c4-hi-fi-player-32-gig-with-mico-sd-slot.html

It was released last September. Sparing others the huddler blather, owners of it don't seem that impressed sadly, and at $800 that is a damn shame.

[dsavitsk]

Interesting. It looks like the precision of 0805 resistance is up to 1% in the simulation.

[bhjazz]

Wildly retro looking. It has the design elements of 1960's audio and Mattel's handheld Football ca. 1976. Still, the glory in the guts is pretty surprising.

"Different pushrod operating experience." I love translations.

So who's gonna be first? I like the idea of something that small for work/commute. I really don't have a lot of space here...

[bhjazz]

Oh. I see no line outs available. And I'm wondering how that slider would do if the unit were rolling around in a coat pocket.

[MoonShine]

Unboxing video:

Pair that with a nice pair of metal Grados and you will achieve Steampunk Nirvana.

[Dusty Chalk]

Oh. I see no line outs available. And I'm wondering how that slider would do if the unit were rolling around in a coat pocket.

Yeah, even though it's an alps, I'm curious how they pull that off:

I know of no lint-free pockets.

But with regard to the first -- the Hi-Fi Choice article actually addressed this: although it's still a headphone jack, the 1/4" one outputs 2V, so all you need is an adapter.

[bhjazz]

Nice pic from another forum. Nice to see the display gets away from album art for a change. I wonder if their dB readings calculate for high or low impedance 'phones...(just sayin)

Edited May 12, 2011 by bhjazz