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The Ray Samuel Predator is a portable headphone amplifier from the company's line of headphone-specific products. It features separated power and signal lanes and blocks of ground sections to minimize any floor noise. The Predator emits no noise from the DAC when connected to a computer no matter which set of headphones are connected and is equipped with a USB/Source switch (which selects between a mini-stereo and USB input source). The headphone amplifier hosts a three position gain switch [low (1 gain), medium (4 gain) and high (11 gain)] and can play with no signal loss while charging the lithium ion battery. The Predator has a lifetime warranty for parts and labour as well as a three-year warranty for the included battery.
MSRP $475.00
Release date August, 2008
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Features
- Portable headphone amplifier
- Separated power and signal lanes with ground section blocks
- DAC emits no noise across any headphone brand/style
- USB/Source switch
- 3-position gain switch (low, medium and high)
- Plays with no signal loss while charging
- Lithium Ion battery
- Lifetime warranty on parts and labour
- 3-year warranty on battery
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MSRP $329.99
Released September, 2008
Headamp's Pico is a small-sized portable headphone amplifier and is only 40% of the size of Headamp's next largest amplifier, the AE-2. The Pico can be used in a pair with Headamp's USB DAC (optional 24/96 upsampling) and is designed with short signal paths for high-quality frequencies. It is equipped with a two-position gain...
Ray Samuel Predator
50%
vs.
Headamp Pico
50%
MSRP $240.00
Released --
Pros
- Stunning SQ
- Good quality DAC
- Very good price/performance ratio
- Good battery life
Cons
- No rechargeable battery
- Aux in/out do not secure the cable plugs quite as good as they should
Ray Samuel Predator
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Meier-Audio Corda 2Move
50%
MSRP $200.00
Released --
Pros
- customizable sound with interchangeable opamps
- great price:performance ratio compared to more expensive devices
- smaller than it looks in images
Cons
- power LED is sporadic and a bit too bright
- cheaper construction/parts, noisy pot
- cheap interconnect cable shipped with unit
Ray Samuel Predator
100%
vs.
iBasso D2 Viper
0%
Reviews
September 24, 2008
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Pros
- Very good quality
- Very good SQ output
Cons
- Amps with similar or even better SQ can be had for less $
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December 15, 2008
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