eAR 202 Acoustic Reality $499 vs other digital amps

GHM · « **Reply #20 on:** 9 Jan 2005, 12:07 pm »

The shipping will be around $65 dollars through DHL. Also there will be a $40 charge for using the Escrow.Total will be $604.00. This is the qoute I got from AR.

denverdoc · « **Reply #21 on:** 9 Jan 2005, 01:02 pm »

Lirender,
I was sorely tempted, too, until I received the same dire warnings about Acoustic visions as fill this thread.

I decided to wait for the following reasons: the ICE technology is spreading, and Tripath now has a chip set named Godzilla

that has very similar specs--in other words, the 50 to 100W limits are gone, and unless I miss my guess the next 6 months will bring us many interesting higher powered choices at very attractive prices from a number of companies.

Waiting for the news from CES what some of these might be!

John

Feisal K · « **Reply #22 on:** 10 Jan 2005, 04:07 am »

if gobs of power is a requirement/issue, may I know why has there been little mention of PSAudio's GCMC Amp? or are they priced out of the discussion?

denverdoc · « **Reply #23 on:** 11 Jan 2005, 02:13 am »

Can only answer that for myself with a resounding yes!! One can argue whether their (Flying Mole, PS Audio) relative value makes them worth it. My own hope is that the days of the multikilobuck amp are over and we should never have to pay more than say 35 cents a watt for good sounding and reliable amps. Likely dreaming for now, but if one can get the tripath developers board for $300 for about 200 stereo wpc (sans supply), the actual chip sets selling for a small fraction of that, and with less need for big heatsinks and the like, prices should come tumbling down!

John

Feisal K · « **Reply #24 on:** 11 Jan 2005, 02:36 am »

John

Quote from: denverdoc

... if one can get the tripath developers board for $300 for about 200 stereo wpc (sans supply), the actual chip sets selling for a small fraction of that, and with less need for big heatsinks and the like, prices should come tumbling down!

AMEN!

lirender · « **Reply #25 on:** 11 Jan 2005, 08:45 am »

Thanks for all the input. I think I will have to be first in line to get the new $215 JVC Digital amp http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=15838 which will have USB. I am running ape/WMA lossless from my PC to an ART DIO. The USB link should reduce/eliminate jitter as buffering and correction are build in. Should be amazing.

Jay S · « **Reply #26 on:** 11 Jan 2005, 12:13 pm »

You can't really go wrong on the JVC. A friend just got an older version and he is very happy with it. I am thinking of getting one for my tv room when I move to a new place in March.

AphileEarlyAdopter · « **Reply #27 on:** 11 Jan 2005, 06:27 pm »

Quote from: lirender

Thanks for all the input. I think I will have to be first in line to get the new $215 JVC Digital amp http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=15838 which will have USB. I am running ape/WMA lossless from my PC to an ART DIO. The USB link should reduce/eliminate jitter as buffering and correction are build in. Should be amazing.

I am running Apple Lossless from my PC to a wireless laptop with an external USB soundcard (a cheap one from CompUSA) and run a glass toslink to my Panny XR50. The sound is not the same as from my player with a Acoustic Zen coax to my XR50. I think, still things, can go wrong in the USB to digital conversion, in my case, outside, but may probably happen with the JVC internally. I am thinking of getting a Behringer SRC2496 just for the purpose of reducing jitter.

jazzbearz · « **Reply #28 on:** 18 Jan 2005, 05:29 am »

btt. Anybody bought the 202? want to get some info from them.

doug s. · « **Reply #29 on:** 18 Jan 2005, 03:18 pm »

Quote from: jazzbearz

btt. Anybody bought the 202? want to get some info from them.

why would anyone in their right mind give money to this company? and, if someone *did* give money to this company, they're obviously not in their right mind, so what good info could ya get from 'em?

doug s.

suits_me · « **Reply #30 on:** 19 Jan 2005, 02:37 am »

I think it's very tempting on a price basis, and you just factor in the risk of any service problems/dealing with a difficult person. Just as you factor in shipping and service concerns when buying from norh.

cjr888 · « **Reply #31 on:** 19 Jan 2005, 03:36 am »

...or buying used products like the majority of people do here that are out of warranty, or fall into that lovely practice of only providing warranty to original owner that so many adopt?

Just enjoying the group dynamic.

jazzbearz · « **Reply #32 on:** 19 Jan 2005, 05:07 am »

Quote from: suits_me

I think it's very tempting on a price basis, and you just factor in the risk of any service problems/dealing with a difficult person. Just as you factor in shipping and service concerns when buying from norh.

You're exactly right.

lirender · « **Reply #33 on:** 22 Mar 2005, 10:27 pm »

Did anyone ever buy the EAR 202? Any feedback on how it sounds? The new JVC RX-202B is available for preorder now for only $180 (http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4026165 ). Check out soundboy's thread http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=17441&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 .