Hi Dane Yes, the P7s are the best I've heard and they've come down in price, at least on Amazon UK. I think I paid about £350 for them originally but I saw them recently for about£270.
I'd love to try them with some high resolution 24 bit music but as yet I haven't got around to it. So far I've used them exclusively with my iPhone which is somewhat remiss as I have a fairly high-spec system. The fact that the cord is so short and I don't have a chair near my amplifier doesn't help. John John -----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 02 February 2016 19:40 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Arcam MusicBoost Yes that s a shame about the 6S so I ve therefore decided to purchase the Chord Mojo, something similar one might say but it doesn t follow the case idea. Actually the Mojo is a standard type of DAC in a shell about the size of an iPhone though thinner. The Mojo can be used with a wider variety of devices - everything from iPhone to Samsung S6 - and you can even hook it up to stereo components if you want given the Mojo has several digital inputs. Of course that s not knocking the Music Boost and that would have been my preference, something to enclose my iPhone 6S. If you re a lover of music then you really don t know what you re missing until you ve heard it through a DAC from Arcam, Chord or one of those manufacturers who dedicate their existence to DAC S. And you have a pair of B&W P7 s as do I. Perhaps you would echo my thought process when I say that these cans are a bargain for their price, sounds as though you re listening to a 30 inch sub-woofer and some silky tweeters not forgetting those power mid range speakers right up close. My only annoyances about these cans is that they don t come with a longer leader for Hi-Fi listening and I m a little surprised that B&W don t offer one as an optional attachment. > On 3 Feb 2016, at 3:31 AM, John Gurd <j.g...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > I got my Arcam MusicBoost a few weeks ago and I've been meaning to > write about it for a while. > > > > First of all the DAC sounds great with the B&W P7s as you might > expect. I mostly listened the music from the Apple Music service so > there was a limit to the definition (256 bitrate). However, it sounds > very detailed and natural with plenty of seperation. As it is a > headphone amp as well there is plenty of volume if necessary and the > music has a nice feel of power in reserve. Bass when present has loads > of umph but very well controlled and by no means overwhelming. > > > > The unit is a hard shell with a velvety feel that is almost slippery. > The fit is very tight for an iPhone 6 and there is no wiggle room at > all. I struggle sometimes to remove the phone from the MusicBoost. You > can't pull it out by the phone's sides even though they can be gripped > from about halfway up. You have to get your fingernails between the > bottom edge of the phone and the unit and it can take more than one > attempt. So there is no way an iPhone 6S should be inserted into it! > Well, it can be forced but you'll never get it back! > > > > There is a tiny button on the bottom front left of the unit and > pressing it in for a few seconds gets it charging the phone. Like a > lot of charging cases it feels light but once united with the iPhone > the combined weight is quite hefty in the hand. I usually keep my > phone in a trouser or jeans pocket but it's too heavy to be > comfortable with the case. So I use the musicBoost when I want to do > some undivided listening and it's certainly handy to have in a bag to > breakout it the iPhone needs a charge boost on the go. > > > > Overall, it sounds fantastic and is great to have but I don't use it > all the time. But if you try to use a 6S with it I think you'll find > it will be permanently attached! > > > > John > > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
