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post #211 of 1465
7/21/09 at 10:46pm
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Originally Posted by Nankai View Post
About 280 to 300 grams, or 10 to 10.5 oz.
Thanks for info, <300g is a good target for most any portable sized devices IMO.
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post #212 of 1465
7/22/09 at 2:26am
So, when can you start shipping HM-801?
We all are looking forward to receive it!
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post #213 of 1465
7/22/09 at 3:42am
I guess I will have to get a order in soon. Is there anyway we can see some pictures of the user interface? That is what I have been curious about.
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post #214 of 1465
7/22/09 at 10:00pm

USB digital output?

I saw two USB ports in HifiMAN's (bottom panel) photos. Is it true that one is for input and the other is for output (USB digital output)? Or both of them are for input? Can HifiMAN output digital signal? Thank you.
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post #215 of 1465
7/23/09 at 12:47am
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Originally Posted by Piejesu View Post
So, when can you start shipping HM-801?
We all are looking forward to receive it!
We will try to finish manufacturing in next week, and ship them out as soon as possible. It is the first batch product so that we need some good luck to pass QC in time.

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I guess I will have to get a order in soon. Is there anyway we can see some pictures of the user interface? That is what I have been curious about.
Will take pictures of the user interface in the next two or three days.

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Originally Posted by zzffnn View Post
I saw two USB ports in HifiMAN's (bottom panel) photos. Is it true that one is for input and the other is for output (USB digital output)? Or both of them are for input? Can HifiMAN output digital signal? Thank you.
One for data exchange and one for USB DAC. HiFiMAN do not have to output digital signal, and HiFiMAN is a decent DAC itself (blow away some desktop DAC below 1000usd). I can not understand why people do not want to use the internal PCM1704 DAC, and try to use the digital out to connect to another portable DAC (normally a cheap Wolfson WM8740 DAC inside).
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post #216 of 1465
7/23/09 at 3:32am
Hi, Nankai
Thank you for your sincere answer.
When we receive it and listen to the sound from HM-801, we may feel that we don't need an external DAC.
I expect so.
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post #217 of 1465
7/23/09 at 1:56pm
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Originally Posted by Nankai View Post
I can not understand why people do not want to use the internal PCM1704 DAC, and try to use the digital out to connect to another portable DAC (normally a cheap Wolfson WM8740 DAC inside).
I can`t either, the whole point for me is to use the HM-801 as the ultimate stand alone portable player. The ability to be used as a USB DAC is a fantastic bonus.

-Ed
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post #218 of 1465
7/23/09 at 3:09pm

Please do not ASSUME something before you see/know it

Calm down, Nankai. I appreciate your answer and respect you and your product. However, why do you ASSUME that I am using HifiMan w/ portable/cheap DAC? I plan to use it mainly as portable (same as you Mr. Turkish Hamster), but occasionally as DAC or digital-outputs to my full-sized Dac/headamp/Pre-amp. I was asking the possibility here but not comparing anything. Since you comment on the Dac part, I can tell you this: my full-sized DAC has been compared to Benchmark DAC 1 and Lavry DA-10; it uses PCM2707/AD1852/Discrete headamp. And it's not just chips that affect the sound; you know this better than me right? I understand the pressure you face as a small business owner. However, please be respectable and make only factual statements; this is a virtue that we miss these days.

Originally Posted by Nankai
I can not understand why people do not want to use the internal PCM1704 DAC, and try to use the digital out to connect to another portable DAC (normally a cheap Wolfson WM8740 DAC inside).

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Originally Posted by Edwood View Post
I can`t either, the whole point for me is to use the HM-801 as the ultimate stand alone portable player. The ability to be used as a USB DAC is a fantastic bonus.

-Ed
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post #219 of 1465
7/23/09 at 3:52pm
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Originally Posted by zzffnn View Post
Benchmark DAC 1 and Lavry DA-10
I don't think they will make huge difference comparing to HM-801. This is just my opinion after we did a comprehensive test between different DACs.
head-direct: The Web Store of HiFiMAN
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post #220 of 1465
7/23/09 at 4:21pm
When will there be more info regarding the amp bay and its specifications?
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post #221 of 1465
7/23/09 at 4:45pm

amp specifications?

X2. I will like to know about that before placing my order. Thank you.

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When will there be more info regarding the amp bay and its specifications?
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post #222 of 1465
7/23/09 at 4:53pm

Thank you

This ("This is just my opinion") is what I called "factual statement", esp. when it was made by the seller. Time will tell.

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I don't think they will make huge difference comparing to HM-801. This is just my opinion after we did a comprehensive test between different DACs.
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post #223 of 1465
7/23/09 at 5:14pm
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Originally Posted by Bojamijams View Post
When will there be more info regarding the amp bay and its specifications?
Will do before Monday.
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post #224 of 1465
7/23/09 at 5:43pm
Excellent, looking forward to it.
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post #225 of 1465
7/23/09 at 6:01pm
BURNING ANTICIPATION!

I have to try and completely forget about this until monday now.



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