Hey Seth, Whats cookin at Virtue??

eclein · « **on:** 17 Apr 2012, 09:26 pm »

Seth what happenin?? Got any news on when the DAC or next amps will be happening???

virtue · « **Reply #1 on:** 19 Apr 2012, 03:34 pm »

Hey Ed,

This has been a trippy few years for us, as you know.

I really can't give more details without setting expectations that could be dashed. We're working on DAC, Headphone amp, THREE, and other stuff that will share many components and synergize...

What I will say is that the roadmap is exciting and I'm trying to do things that are unique in a market that is increasingly complex and commoditizing...

Thanks for your hugs and interest.

Seth

eclein · « **Reply #2 on:** 23 Apr 2012, 11:06 pm »

Seth...awesome good news that things are rolling along and sound very interesting!!!

the7comeback7kid · « **Reply #3 on:** 24 Apr 2012, 03:12 pm »

Can't wait to hear more one some of those. Headphone amp and three especially.

bardamu · « **Reply #4 on:** 2 May 2012, 09:58 am »

Hello everyone,
In the past i use to visit this website everyday to know the latest news, to get some ideas and just to waiste some time. FOr the last few weeks it seems that not much is happening. If i would be living in the USA ( thank God i am not ) i already would have find me a secondhand sensation amp for my 2.1 home cinema set up because i think it will be an improvement and wait for the three to arrive.
Should i try to find a sensation in Europe? Will the three be available this year? Will it get available at all?
Maybe virtue did start spreading the news about the soon to be born baby to soon? I think they did
I was planning to have it as a birthday present in the end of August and i am willing to buy my own present this time.
Good luck and keep up the hard work and confidence, Edward

Mass. Wine Guy · « **Reply #5 on:** 3 May 2012, 11:15 pm »

What's commoditizing mean?

sts9fan · « **Reply #6 on:** 3 May 2012, 11:21 pm »

http://i.word.com/idictionary/commoditize

Think PCs

virtue · « **Reply #7 on:** 4 May 2012, 09:12 am »

Another thing that is happening at Virtue is that Milli Vanilli is learning to sing... That would be me a lot more about all what's inside the box.

For those of you who've never dug deep into this stuff, now is the time. You can buy a 100Mhz scope for 400 usd and learn more than you need to know on the internet for free. I'be been taking the iTunesU electrical engineering courses (Berkley) and reading various blogs.

The guy is very entertaining and I was just rolling listening to this one:

http://www.eevblog.com/2009/09/07/eevblog-29-audiophile-audiophoolery

I'm probably the last guy on the block not to have read this:

http://www.rane.com/pdf/pi14dat.pdf

LOL

Check this one out: http://www.eevblog.com. His tutorials on soldering are awesome:

http://www.eevblog.com/2011/07/18/eevblog-186-soldering-tutorial-part-3-surface-mount
http://www.eevblog.com/2011/07/02/eevblog-183-soldering-tutorial-part-2
http://www.eevblog.com/2011/06/19/eevblog-180-soldering-tutorial-part-1-tools

Seth

virtue · « **Reply #8 on:** 4 May 2012, 09:18 am »

Our new platform will be very open and if you know even a bit about this stuff, we'll make it easy for you to roll your own gear. At the end of the day, "store bought" can only be so good....

jtwrace · « **Reply #9 on:** 4 May 2012, 12:08 pm »

Quote from: virtue on 4 May 2012, 09:12 am

You can buy a 100Mhz scope for 400 usd

Which one did you get?

virtue · « **Reply #10 on:** 4 May 2012, 06:16 pm »

I got a Rigol 1102E:

http://www.saelig.com/product/PSPC017.htm

You can buy the I2C/UART bus loggers and signal generators from folks on ebay cheap.

For audio measurements I'm using sound card oscilloscope software and hardware signal generator from ebay ($40). I get tones from my iPad.

You can get 24-bit resolution < 20 khz from your sound card for $200 including software and attenuated probes. To get that in a scope with 100Mhz bandwidth you'd be shelling out big bucks.

The PicoScope 4262 is what I really wanted ($1100) .. although at 5Mhz, I'd have needed Rigol anyway. One day I'll get it as well.

http://www.picotech.com/applications/resolution.html

Seth

jtwrace · « **Reply #11 on:** 4 May 2012, 06:24 pm »

Quote from: virtue on 4 May 2012, 06:16 pm

I got a Rigol 1102E:

http://www.saelig.com/product/PSPC017.htm

You're now the second person to recommend that scope!

virtue · « **Reply #12 on:** 4 May 2012, 06:29 pm »

Snap, forgot this one...

The ultimate deal that I got is the VICHY VC8145 digital multimeter. It's also a 1Ghz signal generator/meter and much, much more. The guys at Radio Shack are denying that this was ever made.

For $160 it's also a category killer.

bardamu · « **Reply #13 on:** 4 May 2012, 10:15 pm »

Hello,
I don't need help to find a new multimeter. I hope the new three will arrive before i feel the need to start changing my meter. Keep up the good news, Edward

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virtue · « **Reply #15 on:** 5 May 2012, 12:14 am »

Quote from: bardamu on 4 May 2012, 10:15 pm

Hello,
I don't need help to find a new multimeter. I hope the new three will arrive before i feel the need to start changing my meter. Keep up the good news, Edward

LOL. Thanks for the good humor, Edward! We're not waiting for me to become an EE before THREE will be made. I enlisted the A-team for that effort... they've been paid well and we're waiting for (new) prototypes...

virtue · « **Reply #16 on:** 18 May 2012, 05:24 am »

The new engineering team continues to impress me. Quite honestly, this has been the most productive 3 months of engineering since we started the company.

There will be a "relaunch" per se in the fall. Virtue 2.0 or Virtue Reloaded, so to speak...

bardamu · « **Reply #17 on:** 18 May 2012, 03:45 pm »

Hello,
Yesterday i did put an advertisement on the site to find a sensation m901 in europe. And tomorrow i will receive a big transformer to make a choke input power supply that will have a 27 volts dc output.
BUT the last message gives me the illusion that there will be a better amp available soon. Will the Three be there in six months? I guess nobody knows. Will it blow away my recently bought m901 with the choke input power suplly?
If i can find a nice m901 and have it working within 2 weeks i will probably not even try making the change for a Three .
Let us hope fall is early is year
Kind greetings, Edward

sDc · « **Reply #18 on:** 19 May 2012, 03:08 am »

How will the Three be different than the Two?? How will the three be different than the m901??

Any insight is appreciated!

Tarzan · « **Reply #19 on:** 19 May 2012, 10:44 am »

l believe that Seth/Jason have stated on previous posts that the 901/451 will outperform the the Three in sound quality terms, but the Three will be a a lot more powerful, hope this helps.