Smugsie
Previously known as Nec3
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Unfortunately it seems that I may not have the ears or expensive enough headphones/IEM's to actually consider the Alien Shozy a DAP that blows my mind.
The equipment listed in my signature are the highest end audio equipment I've ever owned; so no I don't have UERM's or HD650's that scale up to the detail the Shozy's are capable of that everyone claims there is.
In regards to my comparisons, note that these differences are ~1% at most. That's why I say I feel the differences rather than hear them.
-I can tell that the highs are definitely smoothed out and less harsh (compared to my other sources)
-Sub bass feels more solid and mid bass is less boomy (compared to my other sources)
-Vocals feel more focused , allowing other instruments to get more clarity. Or if there's 2 singers singing together, I can tell them apart a bit better.(...)
The mids generally feel like an Audio Technica headphone in which vocals are narrow in soundstage but sweet and clear. 3-5khz area feel a bit darker too compared to a flatter sounding ODAC/O2 (or at least I think they're flatter). The reason I said this is because I saw people say the Shozy sounds organic, and I guess they're right, they're similar to the ATH-A900X that is somewhere tied to the word organic. To me organic means easy to listen to and enjoyable.
The only con I have with the Shozy is that my 8gb micro sd card doesn't work with it, although my FiiO X3 can flawlessly use it, along with my Nikon DSLR. In a nutshell, if you put me in a blind test with the Alien Shozy and my other sources; I wouldn't be able to tell with my headphones.
Kudos to @BruceBanner for showing me how to shuffle my songs, I always use shuffle and this work-around made my playback experience much better.
I apologize if my post sounds indecisive, but that's how I feel about the Alien Shozy.
Edit: I went for a shower and cleaned out my ears... There's a coherent layering in everything.... With the Q701's, everything sounds a bit jumbled in busy songs with my Dared MP5. However I stuck the Alien Shozy to my Dared MP5's amp again and I'm quite enjoying my songs even more. Guess I needed brain burn in?
The equipment listed in my signature are the highest end audio equipment I've ever owned; so no I don't have UERM's or HD650's that scale up to the detail the Shozy's are capable of that everyone claims there is.
In regards to my comparisons, note that these differences are ~1% at most. That's why I say I feel the differences rather than hear them.
-I can tell that the highs are definitely smoothed out and less harsh (compared to my other sources)
-Sub bass feels more solid and mid bass is less boomy (compared to my other sources)
-Vocals feel more focused , allowing other instruments to get more clarity. Or if there's 2 singers singing together, I can tell them apart a bit better.(...)
The mids generally feel like an Audio Technica headphone in which vocals are narrow in soundstage but sweet and clear. 3-5khz area feel a bit darker too compared to a flatter sounding ODAC/O2 (or at least I think they're flatter). The reason I said this is because I saw people say the Shozy sounds organic, and I guess they're right, they're similar to the ATH-A900X that is somewhere tied to the word organic. To me organic means easy to listen to and enjoyable.
The only con I have with the Shozy is that my 8gb micro sd card doesn't work with it, although my FiiO X3 can flawlessly use it, along with my Nikon DSLR. In a nutshell, if you put me in a blind test with the Alien Shozy and my other sources; I wouldn't be able to tell with my headphones.
Kudos to @BruceBanner for showing me how to shuffle my songs, I always use shuffle and this work-around made my playback experience much better.
I apologize if my post sounds indecisive, but that's how I feel about the Alien Shozy.
Edit: I went for a shower and cleaned out my ears... There's a coherent layering in everything.... With the Q701's, everything sounds a bit jumbled in busy songs with my Dared MP5. However I stuck the Alien Shozy to my Dared MP5's amp again and I'm quite enjoying my songs even more. Guess I needed brain burn in?
