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In case you're wondering, the Portaphile Micro is awesome.
Music To Go: Portaphile Micro review
The prodigiously-thumbed pioneering headphone reviewer, Sasaki, published his thoughts on the Portaphile Micro (in Japanese) the same day as yours truly. Here's a bit of trivia for you: what country houses both of us?
He seems particularly ecstatic, especially when comparing the MUSES Micro version to his older 627, which delivers a plainer, less exciting sound. My take is that the OPA627 version is better for a wide range of headphones, but both work nearly flawlessly for earphones.
Headfonia: Portaphile Micro review
Classified, iPod 5g, and Portaphile Micro. All that's missing is the Audeze LCD-X
At long last, I got Headfonia to publish my review of the inspiring Portaphile Micro headphone amp. While no amp comes sans niggles, Portaphile Micro's few (but hefty) niggles are part of a package that is entirely worthwhile.
“I didn’t expect Micro to positively bump me so well. But it truly is an excellently engineered amp. The 627x has actually become my new bench mark among all-in-one battery-powered headphone amps. But the Micro isn’t far behind. It certainly pairs better with IEMs. It is light, well-made, and compact. It also costs less than the 627x or the Vorzüge, and for the most part, is able to match the performance of either. Yes, battery life is a pain, and yes, you have to ice down your dip stick from time to time, but I think it is worth it.
And if you own Audeze’ awesome LCD-X, it is so damn worth it.”
Portaphile 627 Micro Progress
Looks like Portaphile's 627 Micro is coming along well. Portaphile maker, Cesar Aguilera, has some good news for fans of the brand, and some comparison photos showing off the small-is-beautiful character of 627 Micro.
“The little guy is progressing along just great. I just finished the first panel and will building out the first circuit boards this weekend. As long as it all goes, I hope to be finished sooner than the dead line of March 25th, 2014. Here are a few pics of the first panel in bare aluminum. Once the boards are done I will be able to make sure all holes are aligned and can move forward with building out a few more and then sending out the finished panels to get annodized in black. I also need to find some nice hex head screws to give it a nicer look.”
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Portaphile 627 Micro pre-order
Portaphile fans, the new 627 MICRO headphone amp is up for pre-order at 399$ USD.