So I was on a biz trip to China..actually Shanghai and I thought I might as well pay the Shanghai distributor a visit. So I got to his place.....uh..actually its his house, he told me he is responsible for sending all units to the US distributor. Anway..long story short, while I was talking with him and he keep on telling me that he doesn't have any Zhaolu 2.0 on hand, a short msn message arrived. It must be my lucky day, because as soon as he saw that, he told me he got a shippment of Zhaolu 2.0, of which 4 are 110V with upgraded DAC.
I went with him to his storage facility..actually on the side of street in some alley way....uh..this sounds weird .....
Well..who cares about where I get the goods....went to a mall to pick up a 220/110v converter...got back to the hotel, borrowed a Sony DVD player as tranport...and here is the most important part HOW DOES THE THING SOUND?
MAGICAL! It is awsome to say the least, I only have my pimeta and Koss75 with me for the trip, but I was lucky enough to used that combination with the Eastsound I have at home at one time, and I do know what Dynahi and Koss sounds like
My first impression is...holy @#$@ this is better than Eastsound..actually quite a bit better. I am still breaking it in..but Zhaolu def surpass Eastsound in everyway. I was just listening to G08 at one of the shops in the mall where I got the voltage converter. And I must say...I prefer Zhaolu to G08...oh..man..this just sounds crazy!
Anyway...I don't know about the AD1852 (I tried it out at the distributor's house and I was not impressed with it )..I feel compare to CS4398..its a little dry and edgy...and not as musical....I will let it burn in more and when I get back home..oh boy..
Eastsound -> Zhaolu2.0 -> Dynahi -> HF1 == musical bliss
damn...2 more weeks. before I get home...I will try to get some photo up later..or eariler tomorrow...LMAO
More impression after 10hr breakin