Does anyone else think that Astell & Kern basically made the Geek Wave before LH Labs could get them into production?http://www.astellnkern.com/eng/htm/akjr/akjr_feature.asp
the qp1 isn't finished yet, do you feel that they will leave the tunning alone?
I see no reason to touch it. However, it wouldn't be the first time I've recommended a prototype which later changes a spec here or there. Plus, the question is whether the production built units will sound the same. I have no idea how the prototypes were built. Shouldn't be a problem as Foxconn was mentioned being involved.
1-mostly because the ZX2 has more refinement and is close enough in other areas. It's going to be a matter of preferences. Treble issues would definitely be more frequent and obvious on the Jr. than the ZX2 for example.2-Tablet/phablet/smartphone3-Yes. Tough one. It's a warmer tone thats smoother and more forgiving. I felt the QP1 had better air and space, etc., but at the cost or a more unrefined treble note on ocassion. The QP1R seems to be tweaked to offer more of a warmer Meridian/Mark Levinson audiophile signature. It was more sidegrade than upgrade. Problem was there was less energy and extension up top and the images tended to blur a little more into the imaging spaces from the added warmth. There was some debate about whether these were production units or not. I was told not, others said other things.
When is this going to become generally available worldwide?
So for me....100/120mk2<240=ZX1<Jr.<ZX2<120mk1<QP1<380<GO450+Leck+source<QP1+Leck<=GOv2+Leck+source.
