Review: ZERO 24 BIT/192KHz DAC/Headphone Amp/Pre-Amp - Page 121

Thanks. I appreciate all the info and work you've put into this thread. It's people like you that make this site so fun.

It does seem like if this DAC/Amp sounds as good as you all say, it is THE best deal around, especially for a non-portable. I guess I'm being perhaps too careful.

Having said that, can you recommend a thread or just a few other DAC/Amps around this price that could be alternatives to the Zero?

i just got my dac today now i need to source some of the opamps you mentioned

Waiting on my DAC. Just curious, did ur order ship this last weekend too?

When did you guys order yours? I ordered mine on 2/13 and haven't heard much from Lawrence about when it would be shipped.

Yup, but consider the SUPER Pro DAC 707, also. For me, it sounds even better than the DAC part of the Zero. Cost $101 shipped for me - so you're (maybe) left with the money for a good home headphone amp, like the Cute Beyond or the O1.

anyone knows how the zero sound compared with the asus xonar d2? the price is about the same..

I'm afraid it's not going to happen this time.
When checking out on my item yesterday I found out that the seller is no longer on eBay.
So I asked eBay what to do, and they told me he was suspended by them.
Now I have to contact PayPal and hope I will get my money back.
Oh well....

i got my opamps, i might have installed one wrong and damaged it because it's causing whichever channel it is in to crackle and pop and a weak/flickering red light

-_-

*ordered another 2 from linear, now using one stock and one lt1364 lol

the music on the 64 side is noticeable better, just a bit, but i think i can notice.

Just ordered one from Lawrence, let's hope for the best.
Thanks for your sympathetic responses, much appreciated.

I've been eyeing the Zero for quite some time now. I had placed and order and cancelled it since it was going ot take forever for me to get it. IT seems like a lot of people have been getting them, and even though this thread is so huge, there hasn't been very many reviews on the SQ of the headphone amp as opposed to just the DAC. I'm interested in the headphone amp section, so it would be helpful if any of the many members that has the Zero could chime in on this.

I found that the headphone amp was much better when you swapped a few op amps to get something you prefer, but for me, it doesn't beat the dac playing in to my slee solo amp. That combo sounds sweet! I think the reason there isn't much comments on the headphone amp is because alot of us have headphone amps we love and now we have dac to back it up!

I see, so the primary reason for the Zero is the DAC portion? I mean of course I'm not trying to compare the HP amp section to any expensive major home amps, but knowing how it compares to, say even a pimeta, would be nice. Hoping to hear some impressions from people!

Edit: I guess just some starting points...

From swapping opamps, does this amp have good bass punch? I really look for a good kick in the head when the drummer kicks the bass drum in rock music. Are the highs sparkly and well represented, and are the mids forward and liquidy?

No fair. I ordered mine 5 days before you. It's been over a month now. Tracking says it's in customs. Too bad I'll be out of town next week. I'll be really POed if it get shipped back.