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post #1786 of 9242
3/4/08 at 7:32pm
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Originally Posted by javaphones View Post
Hi Penchum,
This is interesting. I received almost the identical email from Lawrence 2 weeks ago. My last email to him inquiring about the updated status went unanswered.
Maybe I'm just impatient, but I don't think it's ethical to sell items on eBay that the seller doesn't have on hand. Am I out of line to say this?
...just really frustrated.
I have to agree totally. That's the problem, is'nt ethical to sell items and shipping them with a 3/5 weeks delay
I only hope the Zero is a colossal bargain, in order to forget this frustrating wait
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post #1787 of 9242
3/4/08 at 7:40pm
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Originally Posted by strologu View Post
I have to agree totally. That's the problem, is'nt ethical to sell items and shipping them with a 3/5 weeks delay
I only hope the Zero is a colossal bargain, in order to forget this frustrating wait
I can tell you for sure, the Zero is all that you have been reading about. When it arrives, the fun begins. Did you see where some of us replaced the stock knob to further it's nice looks?
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post #1788 of 9242
3/4/08 at 7:41pm
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Originally Posted by rpveld View Post
He's got 104 positive and 2 negative the last month so that isn't to bad I guess.
On the other hand, I understand that those feedbacks can be faked.
Oh well, I have ordered about 7 items over the last three weeks from eBay and they all came in quick and in good shape, so I hope this one turns out all right to.
Don't worry. I have a feeling yours isn't going to be a problem.
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post #1789 of 9242
3/4/08 at 7:54pm
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Originally Posted by Penchum View Post
I can tell you for sure, the Zero is all that you have been reading about. When it arrives, the fun begins.
I hope so, but...when it will arrive?? Will I still be able to listen to some music or will i be too old??
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post #1790 of 9242
3/4/08 at 8:05pm
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Originally Posted by strologu View Post
I hope so, but...when it will arrive?? Will I still be able to listen to some music or will i be too old??
Yes, you will be a prune when it arrives.
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post #1791 of 9242
3/4/08 at 8:08pm
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Originally Posted by Penchum View Post
Yes, you will be a prune when it arrives.
i hope not, i've also 3 different spdif output to try!
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post #1792 of 9242
3/4/08 at 8:13pm
Just ordered one yesterday
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post #1793 of 9242
3/4/08 at 8:38pm
Thanks everyone for all your help and comments.

I think maybe msn rejects gmail out of hand just to, you know, compete with Google ;-)

Anyway, I'm still thinking I'll jump at this. It does seem almost too good to be true, so one hesitates..

P.S. I did a "quick reply" from my previous post ("email bounced"), and it puts this post at the top level? I know I'm new to this site, but that don't seem right...
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post #1794 of 9242
3/4/08 at 9:07pm
Hi guys!


i've been looking into the Zero now for some long, but I have to confess I did not have the corage to read the entire 200 pages of this thread, so I'll just ask my issue:


- Currently my main source of music is my pc. It has both USB and SPDIF optical outputs.

- I've been looking for a DAC and an amp to connect to my pc, but I really can't spend a lot of money (as I would like to...)

And then i read about Zero.... so my questions are:

- How good is Zero as a DAC?
- How goos is Zero as combo DAC/amp?
- Will the Zero drive well both my Grado and my high impedance AKG/Beyers?
- Is the dac good enough to stay with it if I want to upgrade to better amp later?


Cheers!
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post #1795 of 9242
3/4/08 at 9:10pm
... and, for instance how does it compare with Beresford MK6?...
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post #1796 of 9242
3/5/08 at 6:22pm
Well, I got the Zero in today, it came broken. The front panel was installed incorrectly or damaged during shipping. The coax and optical buttons were loose in the box and so were some screws. It powers on, but when I use optical in I have to turn the zero to max and windows volume to max. When I do this its very very very quiet and sounds terrible. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I think its broken. I e-mailed Lawrence, hopefully we can work something out. I'll probably try the zhaolu 2.5c or this Sweet-2 Mini Tube Amplifier W/ Tube Rectifier & USB DAC - (eBay.ca item 300203830968 end time 09-Mar-08 16:51:35 EDT)
but I'm not sure if the DAC on that tube amp is any good. Maybe someone has some insights on that?
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post #1797 of 9242
3/5/08 at 6:49pm
Ugh. Just what I didn't want to hear. Thanks. I think I'm gonna wait on this purchase. As I look around, I'm seeing other low $$ DAC/Amps. This one seems like a great non-portable, which is what I want, but I'm gettin' scared..
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post #1798 of 9242
3/5/08 at 7:23pm
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Originally Posted by thundercatslair View Post
Well, I got the Zero in today, it came broken. The front panel was installed incorrectly or damaged during shipping. The coax and optical buttons were loose in the box and so were some screws. It powers on, but when I use optical in I have to turn the zero to max and windows volume to max. When I do this its very very very quiet and sounds terrible. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I think its broken. I e-mailed Lawrence, hopefully we can work something out. I'll probably try the zhaolu 2.5c or this Sweet-2 Mini Tube Amplifier W/ Tube Rectifier & USB DAC - (eBay.ca item 300203830968 end time 09-Mar-08 16:51:35 EDT)
but I'm not sure if the DAC on that tube amp is any good. Maybe someone has some insights on that?
Ow man! Sorry to hear about that! Wait for Lawrence to work something out. He may want to send another one too you. I hate when things get destroyed in shipping! Let us know what gets worked out.
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post #1799 of 9242
3/5/08 at 7:25pm
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Originally Posted by sorcer View Post
Ugh. Just what I didn't want to hear. Thanks. I think I'm gonna wait on this purchase. As I look around, I'm seeing other low $$ DAC/Amps. This one seems like a great non-portable, which is what I want, but I'm gettin' scared..
So far, out of what is now well over 100 buyers, this is the second one I've heard about killed in shipping. That is still extremely good odds.
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post #1800 of 9242
3/5/08 at 7:31pm
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Originally Posted by ricmat View Post
Hi guys!


i've been looking into the Zero now for some long, but I have to confess I did not have the corage to read the entire 200 pages of this thread, so I'll just ask my issue:


- Currently my main source of music is my pc. It has both USB and SPDIF optical outputs.

- I've been looking for a DAC and an amp to connect to my pc, but I really can't spend a lot of money (as I would like to...)

And then i read about Zero.... so my questions are:

- How good is Zero as a DAC?
- How goos is Zero as combo DAC/amp?
- Will the Zero drive well both my Grado and my high impedance AKG/Beyers?
- Is the dac good enough to stay with it if I want to upgrade to better amp later?


Cheers!
The Zero DAC section is very very good.
The Zero DAC/Amp section is very very good.
The Zero DAC/Amp will drive any headphone you plug into it.
The Zero DAC/Amp is the perfect upgrade unit. Buy the Zero, use it's Dual Mono Headphone amp for now. Later, buy a seperate headphone amp, drive it with the Zero's DAC output. You win!
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