DAP discussion thread

Discussion in 'IEMs and Portable Gear' started by zerodeefex, Oct 8, 2015.

  1. zerodeefex

    zerodeefex SBAF's Imelda Marcos

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    You also said the 1A was a great pairing with the andromeda before owning it, then you hated it, then the CDM was the bestest and now you think the 1A is better than the CDM? You're all over the place. STOP GIVING ADVICE and start listening more. Less parroting of populist opinion on HF and more learning about the objective side of the hobby for a bit.
     
  2. Deep Funk

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    Define your budget, make a list of the specifications that matter to you and check what is on the market. Skip manufacturers that are known to lack support or ignore customer service.

    Simple.
     
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    I never said the WM1A was a great pairing with the andomeda before I got it. I said I heard...that was it was a good pairing. The CDM did sound better and its a fact. ......and after burn in on the 1A it sounds good. There is no parroting going on here.

    You haven't even bothered to try the player and you don't own the equipment so you don't have the right to say anything in the first place. I don't think you have any experience with the CDM or the WM1A so unless you do, you have no say. I'm sorry to be so blunt.

    There are no comparisons between the WM1A and the Geekout v2+, nor the CDM on head-fi. I don't know where I am getting the populist opinion on HF when it doesn't exist.

    You really have a ego problem, and i told you yesterday, its a forum so people can share their thoughts. If people want to disagree with me, its ok.

    What's wrong with someone liking the Mojo. Instead their ears are wrong and you have to gorge your opinion down their throat like its the truht. I do agree on your assesment over it, but not everyone believes the Go V2+ is better. And thats fine.

    You'll begin to notice there are many good choices that can be made to other people outside of your own preferences and you have to grow up and accept that.

    I play on multi million dollar instruments, and I work in much finer gradients than you do. These fine gradients often split prices around 250,000 dollars to millions, so I know how to critical listen to the most subtle differences.

    You might have some technical ears from hearing a lot of gear, but you probably couldn't tell the difference between two cellos played by the same person, yet alone two pianos played by a different person. Yet alone string timbre, different bows. You can't identify a strad to a grofiller, to a guadanini to save your life. As far as I'm concerned your ears are actually probably pretty shit to mine. You can't hear harmony, and remember pieces that you can dictate them after. You probably can't even hear voicing differences in the piano and identify specific artists playing certain pieces. You probably can't tell a good sound from a bad sound from a string player. Its ok...its not your field of expertise. You don't have a doctoral degree in music.

    Do you like this tone of voice I used? Because it is what you are doing now?

    Your opinion is shit because I for 100% know my experience, knowledge and practice will leave you in the dust because you just are not qualified?

    I saw a post from @Marvey about Rostropovich Bach Cello Suites, saying it was well mastered.

    Yes he was my teacher and his direct descendant in line, David Geringas is my current teacher. I have to say most everyone in the music community don't think very highly of his bach recordings. Its actually one of the least recommended recordings to listen for students. I won't go and tell others that their hearing is wrong if they enjoy the recording. I'm on a plane with my cello and the lady next to me started a conversation with me. She told me her favorite cellist was Misha Maisky.

    I think any competant cellist/musician would puke at the thought as he plays in very poor taste. I've actually met Misha Maisky and played for him........anyways I didn't feel the need to educate her...because she enjoys it. I am not going to go out of my way and hunt her down to tell her opinion is shit.

    You need to grow the f**k up, and stop thinking your opinion is god over everyone else.

    You haven't even heard the equipment.....so as I see it, I am more qualified to share my opinion over it until you do.

    I don't expect people to take my opinions as fact.....because I cannot definitively say it will ever be. Hearing is subjective and above all, everyone should be respected as human beings. There is something called common courtesy. I took the time to describe what I best can in the sound in ways you never do....on forums saying things like "piss poor" sound in one or two liners.
     
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    Anyone hear the Fiio X5iii? A friend on HF bought one, said it sounds good. Has viper built in, scanned almost 500gb of music in 30 seconds. I'm going to get one when it's released in the good ol USA.
     
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    @Warrior, just a caution with Fiio DAPs, file tagging is problematic. It can't handle things like umlauts or accents. Sigur Ros albums show up in Chinese on the display. That said, I enjoy my Fiio X3ii a lot. Sounds fine with coax out to Modi Multibit.
     
  7. Warrior

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    Thanks for the heads up bro. I own a few of them, those fiio daps. ;) Most notably, the pain in the ass X7. Which I love to hate.
     
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    @Warrior Have you also tried Sony NW-A35 new model recently introduced? If you have, love to hear your thoughts. The price is competitive and new design look quite attractive.. (Not sure about sound quality though).
     
  9. Warrior

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    No, not yet. I'll probably swing by the best buy that has the magnolia setup and check it out.
     
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    Thank you. If you ever try it, please share your impression. Keen to hear your thoughts before purchasing it. I cannot find any shop in my town that has demo unit to try so need to purchase without trying if I decide to go ahead.
     
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    Definitely will do brother.
     
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    Any thoughts on ak70?
     
  13. Warrior

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    I had it for a brief period. I didn't think it was anything special. Just an average dap, definitely preferred my Cowon P1 and X7. I actually purchased it the same time as the Cowon. Needless to say, I couldn't put the Cowon down, and I had very little interest in the ak70. I probably didn't give it a very fair audition, but it didn't really grab my attention over the time I was using it.
     
  14. Dash

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    I ordered an open box ak70 from Amazon to kick the tires. I sold the Cayin i5 cause I couldn't handle how sluggish it was and the inaccurate touch screen. I have a pioneer xdp.100r also from amazon. I was going to pick the winner, but maybe I should listen to the cowon p1.

    Does the cowon p1 function as an otg dac for android? Quick way to get my tidal fix. Has anyone heard the cowon pm2? It seems new and I like the form factor.
     
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    Returning AK Jr. Had a chance to demo Sony A17. Turned all enhancements off. A17 bass isn't as punchy & clean as Jr, and slightly more energetic "in your face". Probably because of higher Z-out. Overall Jr is slightly better sounding.

    But A17 UI is miles better although it doesn't have touch screen. Reaching Z through hundreds artists is painful on Jr, meanwhile A17 is able to select the first alphabet. And battery life of A17 is eternal vs Jr.

    Now, A17 vs ZX2...
     
  16. Warrior

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    @Dash the P1 has usb dac, I've never tried it on otg though. I'm flying back to NY next week and will have access to my old P1. I'll see if I can try it.
     
  17. zerodeefex

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    ZX2 is leagues better. I own both and the AK Jr. The AK Jr. is an incredibly special pairing with the UERM.
     
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    Aside of presentation & bass region, I was hard pressed to notice any difference between them. I'm aware that my custom could be the bottleneck.
     
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    I can affirm the zx2 to be better than the a17 as @zerodeefex states. It's a synergy thing as well and it really shines with the andromedas. It didnt pair as well with my 1964 v6s. Its the only dap i purchased two times. Once to replace the chord mojo and once after trying the qp1r.
     
  20. Warrior

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    I heard the a17 and agree, zx2 is noticeably better... As it should be.
     

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