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Re: Best DAP in terms of audio quality?
« Reply #250 on: June 10, 2015, 03:47:38 PM »
I haven't heard the RWAK100-S as of yet.
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Re: Best DAP in terms of audio quality?
« Reply #251 on: June 11, 2015, 07:00:08 AM »
okido!

in the process of getting one!

Might try to briefly compare it to the ak100 stock and ak120 stock once I receive it!
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Re: Best DAP in terms of audio quality?
« Reply #252 on: June 17, 2015, 04:12:15 PM »
Hi guys, any opinion on sound of new Hifiman HM901S? And are they still so bad with UI as before?
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Re: Best DAP in terms of audio quality?
« Reply #253 on: June 17, 2015, 04:31:39 PM »
Quote from: Bína on June 17, 2015, 04:12:15 PM
Hi guys, any opinion on sound of new Hifiman HM901S? And are they still so bad with UI as before?

The UI still sucks.  The one I tried at AXPONA had a 1-2 second lag on pretty much every button press.
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Re: Best DAP in terms of audio quality?
« Reply #254 on: July 16, 2015, 12:36:02 PM »
Quote from: wnmnkh on May 17, 2015, 05:18:01 AM
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I have both DAPs in my office for a few more days. If you're interested, I will be publishing loaded and unloaded RMAA and square wave results tomorrow.
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Re: Best DAP in terms of audio quality?
« Reply #255 on: July 16, 2015, 12:41:07 PM »
Quote from: mosshorn on June 04, 2015, 08:02:12 PM
I haven't really read anything about the PAW5000. Can't wait to see your impressions :)


For $200, the X3ii seems to be a pretty good value. I'll be reviewing the X5ii in the coming month.

It is pretty impressive. It's not one I'd buy, but that's because I like small, simple things, and the X3ii's UI makes me dizzy.

Anywhere, here are some RMAA results for the X3i: http://ohm-image.net/data/audio/rmaa-fiio-x3ii-16-24-bit-loaded-unloaded (as measured through a Lynx Studio HILO).
Quote from: mosshorn on June 04, 2015, 08:02:12 PM
I haven't really read anything about the PAW5000. Can't wait to see your impressions :)


For $200, the X3ii seems to be a pretty good value. I'll be reviewing the X5ii in the coming month.
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Re: Best DAP in terms of audio quality?
« Reply #256 on: July 16, 2015, 12:46:30 PM »
I have an X3ii that I like well enough. At the price point, it's pretty hard to beat. The UI is mediocre; not great but not horrible. Build quality is solid. SQ-wise, it's definitely better than the X1, but I don't have anything fancier to compare it against. I'd be surprised if the X5ii is significantly better.
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Re: Best DAP in terms of audio quality?
« Reply #257 on: July 16, 2015, 01:00:35 PM »
Quote from: ohm-image on July 16, 2015, 12:36:02 PM
I have both DAPs in my office for a few more days. If you're interested, I will be publishing loaded and unloaded RMAA and square wave results tomorrow.
How much current can it put out before it starts spewing major amounts of distortion? AK380 doesn't seem to handle full output well into a 32 ohm headphone, at least. link
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Re: Best DAP in terms of audio quality?
« Reply #258 on: July 16, 2015, 01:08:52 PM »
Quote from: briskly on July 16, 2015, 01:00:35 PM
How much current can it put out before it starts spewing major amounts of distortion? AK380 doesn't seem to handle full output well into a 32 ohm headphone, at least. link

I don't see the link showing it running loads, unless my Korean is just bad. But I don't actually have the gear here to measure current, just a nice ADC and RMAA and square waves. Amateur stuff. If I had the dosh for a real audio analyser, I'd jump for it.
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Re: Best DAP in terms of audio quality?
« Reply #259 on: July 16, 2015, 01:33:09 PM »
My Korean isn't up to scratch either, but it's supposed to be at the bottom of the page in English. The load is a real headphone, the Sennheiser MX400. With a multimeter on hand you should be able to figure out current if you can test loads.
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