Recent content by Pandaemonaeon
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7Hz Impressions & Discussion
Any suggestions for ear tips that doesn't bury the bass? The stock eartips have tiny bores that putting them on is next to impossible. The ones I were able to get in (including the default white with black stem and white with yellow stem) were mostly on the bright side without much bass. I've...- Pandaemonaeon
- Post #1,829
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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[FiiO UTWS5] True Wireless Bluetooth Earhooks as Usual,Coupled with Independent AK4332 DAC
Does anyone know where I could buy this in Southeast Asia online? It's out of stock everywhere.- Pandaemonaeon
- Post #763
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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Meet The FiiO M7: An Exynos 7270-Powered HiFi Music Player
How slow does this load files off a microSD card equal to or higher than 128GB? One problem I have with the Astell & Kern players is that it pauses for several seconds everytime I get to the Playlists section where the Recently Played, Most Played, and Playlists are and it's really annoying.- Pandaemonaeon
- Post #418
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Acoustune HS1501 AL / HS1551 CU
How does this compare to the Polaris? I'm seriously considering switching to these but don't have the benefit of an audition.- Pandaemonaeon
- Post #69
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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SONY NW-ZX2
I realize that I may be getting some biased answers here since it's a ZX2 thread but what the hell: Do you think a used ZX2 at around $400 is a better buy than a used WM1A at $750? At that price, I could get the ZX2 right now and maybe have chump change for an IEM upgrade while the WM1A will...- Pandaemonaeon
- Post #14,221
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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SONY NW-WM1Z / WM1A
I had my sights set on the AK70 MKii but a used WM1a popped up in my radar for about $200 more. Can someone do a comparison of both players tonally?- Pandaemonaeon
- Post #21,234
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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If you should only deal with guys that have feedback, how exactly are newbies going to get any deal?
^ That's exactly the problem. No one wants to deal with a 0 feedback buyer.- Pandaemonaeon
- Post #3
- Forum: Feedback & Bug Reports
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If you should only deal with guys that have feedback, how exactly are newbies going to get any deal?
Woe is me- Pandaemonaeon
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- Forum: Feedback & Bug Reports
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Astell & Kern AK70 MKII with dual DAC
That's what confuses me about the 486. On almost any review site, it's heralded as the greatest thing since sliced bread - but on most forums, it's widely regarded as a bassy piece of crap. Methinks it's because for the retail price, you could probably find something better. But used when it...- Pandaemonaeon
- Post #872
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Astell & Kern AK70 MKII with dual DAC
Another question: What are some IEMs that have great synergy with this one? I have my eye on an either the Xelento, SE846, and CA Nova, but not sure if there are others in that price range that ae in the conversation. For what it's worth, I'm into warm sound signatures and plan on using the...- Pandaemonaeon
- Post #867
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Astell & Kern AK70 MKII with dual DAC
I used to have the AK100ii and I thought it was the best DAP I've ever had and in some ways even superior to the DP-X1 sound-wise although the latter could retrieve a lot more detail but perhaps due to the dual DACs. I figured an AK-tuned device with a similar implementation (like the AK70 mkii)...- Pandaemonaeon
- Post #863
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Astell & Kern AK70 MKII with dual DAC
Interesting. So basically, the AK70 MKii isn't much of a step up (if any at all) from the 100 or 100ii? How about to the older ak240?- Pandaemonaeon
- Post #856
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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DAP for streaming (Spotify, Tidal, ...)
And the 300r having jack issues are news to me. Yes, the hardware is relatively similar but I've never heard of this issue cropping up on this model. If this is verified, that should accelerate my plans of skipping the 300r and going back to A&K.- Pandaemonaeon
- Post #14
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Incoming Astell & Kern New: A&futura and A&norma
Is this finally getting MQA support and a UI/navigation update?- Pandaemonaeon
- Post #189
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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DAP for streaming (Spotify, Tidal, ...)
Pretty sure Onkyo fixed the jacks issue with the X1a. Hell, I have an X1 and the jacks are fine because it's not from the early Japanese production line. But anyway, in some respects, that and the 300R are relatively future proof for most people.- Pandaemonaeon
- Post #12
- Forum: Portable Source Gear