[Feeler] Little Dot import

[cerberus]

Hi guys.

It seems there are quite a few audiophiles on the forums

After selling my Little Dot recently, I got a lot of questions on where you can buy one locally.

The short answer is, you can't, at least not new.

The safest and most reliable/cost effective way to get one would be to import it directly from the Chinese manufacturer.

If anyone is interested in ordering any Little dot products (amps/dacs/transports) please pm me so I can determine whether there is enough interest to do a combined order, which will save a lot on shipping (shipping from China really burns )

For those interested I'm importing a MK III this week to go with my HD650.

Here's a link to David's site: Little Dot

Please pm me if you have any questions.

For those who've never seen a vacuum tube amp, enjoy

 

[AmB3r]

NO NO NO NO NO!!!!

Thou shalt not tempt me!

Damnit, send me pricing please...

 

[Wolvebain]

@cerberus: Glad you decided on the MK III instead. I was gonna get mine from DAC,Audio Amplifier,Hifi Amplifier,Tube Amplifier,Hlly Audio, Hlly Electronics as they have free shipping, but send me the pricing you get from DavidZheZhe, so I can compare pricing please.

By the way, have a look at the Little Dot MK VI+ Balanced Headphone Amplifier also..

::EDIT::
Little Dot MK VI+ is the one in the pic you posted

 

[cerberus]

Yep, I couldn't find a decent full pic of the VIII SE

 

[cerberus]

Here's a complete pricelist: Just add $76 for shipping (I know it burns )

Dacs
Little Dot DAC_M Portable D/A Converter $316
Little Dot DAC_I Digital to Analog Converter $259
Little Dot DAC_II DAC / Headphone Amplifier $289

Amps
Little Dot Q Mini Headphone Amplifier $89
Little Dot I+ Hybrid Headphone Amplifier $104
Little Dot MK I+ Portable Headphone Amplifier $139
Little Dot MK II Tube Headphone Amplifier / Pre-amplifier $124
Little Dot MK III Tube Headphone Amplifier / Pre-amplifier $194
Little Dot MK IV Tube Headphone Amplifier / Pre-amplifier
Little Dot MK V Solid State Headphone Amplifier $279
Little Dot MK VI+ Balanced Headphone Amplifier $684
Little Dot MK VII+ Balanced Headphone Amplifier $379
Little Dot MK VIII SE Balanced Headphone Amplifier $799

Misc
Little Dot CDP_I CD Transport $289
Little Dot DP_I Digital Audio Player $429

 

[cerberus]

@ Wolvebain, AmB3r ygpm

 

[Wolvebain]

Thanks for the pm...
Please inquire on the shipping for the MK VIII SE for me... I doubt it would be as cheap as $76.oo.. If it is, AwEsOmE!!!!

On a side note: The shipping may seem expensive, but you want to get the proper shipping done, by the folks/shops that deal with tube amps... Else, well to quote Eliot: 'I will show you fear in a handful of dust'

 

[cerberus]

I emailed David, I'll post the shipping prices for the individual items as soon as I hear from him.

 

[cerberus]

I just heard from David. The shipping is as follows on a few of their popular models:

MK II: $63
MK III: $76
MK IV: $83
MK V (solid state): $83
MK VIII SE: $147

The average saving on shipping for combined orders is $15 per item.

I'm ordering my MK III tonight, so if anyone is interested in joining, please pm me.

 

[The Philosopher]

what exactly does that do?

 

[cerberus]

what exactly does that do?

The amp?

It amplifies the signal from the audio source (soundcard/dac).

Tube amps also add a bit of warmth to the sound due to using vacuum tubes to amplify the signal.

 

[cerberus]

This is very important for high impedance headphones, which require amplification to sound their best.

 

[g0nt4du]

I am guessing tbe dac are the onboard sound chip replacements with external?

 

[cerberus]

The dacs are external units, they work in the same way as a sound card would, just without drivers.

 

[g0nt4du]

So then what is the source, already decoded audio? Im sure i am missing something.

 

[cerberus]

Using a pc as example, you'd pass the signal through spdif/coaxial to the dac that converts the signal from digital to analog, from there it gets amplified by the amp and hits your ears

 

[LanShark]

Yep, I couldn't find a decent full pic of the VIII SE

Sorry to derail, but what dac are you planning on using?

 

[cerberus]

I planned on using a xonar ST, but they will only be back in SA in april, I'm considering getting a little dot dac I

 

[g0nt4du]

Using a pc as example, you'd pass the signal through spdif/coaxial to the dac that converts the signal from digital to analog, from there it gets amplified by the amp and hits your ears

Shweet! Now it makes sense! Always thought the SPDIF went through a sound chip, but i guess no processing done there! So i am guessing the first obvious benefit is a higher SNR then! Will surely get one when money permits

 

[cerberus]

It will depend on what you are currently using, if it's a high end soundcard (such as the xonar D2x+) you'd have to spend quite a bit more to hear any improvement.

But then again, audio is a slippery slope

 

[g0nt4du]

It will depend on what you are currently using, if it's a high end soundcard (such as the xonar D2x+) you'd have to spend quite a bit more to hear any improvement.

But then again, audio is a slippery slope

No well as opposed to the usual realtek onboard chips. Ofcourse it also means a better amp + speaker setup!