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post #1156 of 1280
9/10/12 at 12:29pm

I am confused. Earlier in the thread it was said that Fang himself confirmed it does not play 24 bit, at best 16/96

 

Yet my 601 display clearly says 24bit when playing back FLAC from HD Tracks.

 

Plus also my ears hear a clear difference and improvement when comparing The Beatles 24/96 FLAC  to 16/44 FLAC or WAV

 

So is the improvement in sound the jump from 44 to 96? Or is my brain playing audio-visual tricks on me.?

 

help, my brain hurts

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post #1157 of 1280
9/15/12 at 7:03am

Got problem with connecting the player to pc via usb-cable in Windows 7 (in WinXP all ok). The problem is WPD FileSystem Volume Driver. Here is description of the problem. I couldn't to do anything, because the player disconnects faster, than I have time to do something. How to resolve this problem? Any suggestion?

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post #1158 of 1280
9/15/12 at 7:18am
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Originally Posted by KT66 View Post

I am confused. Earlier in the thread it was said that Fang himself confirmed it does not play 24 bit, at best 16/96

 

Yet my 601 display clearly says 24bit when playing back FLAC from HD Tracks.

 

Plus also my ears hear a clear difference and improvement when comparing The Beatles 24/96 FLAC  to 16/44 FLAC or WAV

 

So is the improvement in sound the jump from 44 to 96? Or is my brain playing audio-visual tricks on me.?

 

help, my brain hurts

 

i know what you're saying.. i think the player downsamples the file to 16 bit while playing. just like what itunes does

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post #1159 of 1280
9/15/12 at 11:56am
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Originally Posted by SRG View Post

Got problem with connecting the player to pc via usb-cable in Windows 7 (in WinXP all ok). The problem is WPD FileSystem Volume Driver. Here is description of the problem. I couldn't to do anything, because the player disconnects faster, than I have time to do something. How to resolve this problem? Any suggestion

<.< great here I am looking to buy one, don't tell me it wont work with my win 7 >.> 

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post #1160 of 1280
9/15/12 at 7:47pm

I have win 7 and it works perfectly fine.

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post #1161 of 1280
9/16/12 at 1:44am

You lucky. But mine not works. In win xp works fine. Have to wait win 8 final release. I could to use virtual machine, but it's ridiculous and not convenient. frown.gif

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post #1162 of 1280
9/16/12 at 6:09am

I use mine with Vista and Win7 and no problems.

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post #1163 of 1280
9/17/12 at 6:45am
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Originally Posted by KT66 View Post

I use mine with Vista and Win7 and no problems.

Phew that's good to hear!

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post #1164 of 1280
9/17/12 at 7:07am

anybody done any modding to their unit?

 

here's a little preview from my 601's guts :)

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post #1165 of 1280
9/17/12 at 11:50am

Whoa neato!

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post #1166 of 1280
9/18/12 at 5:18am

@Mshenay: Thanks! :)

 

small impression:

 

after i modified the active filter, set the dac's bias current, and removing some useless capacitor, i clearly hear an improvement over the original 601

 

the bass reaches deeper and rumbles harder noticeably. the treble also got crispier and livelier compared to the non mod. mid remains thick and lush. how do i know i'm not just hearing placebo effect? i happen to have 601 slim as well, and i can compare them side by side with my modded unit biggrin.gif

 

next action: change the dac chip to something else, and modify the dac's power supply (already ordered the parts, waiting for them to arrive)


Edited by i_djoel2000 - 9/18/12 at 5:25am
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post #1167 of 1280
9/19/12 at 10:03am
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@Mshenay: Thanks! :)

 

small impression:

 

after i modified the active filter, set the dac's bias current, and removing some useless capacitor, i clearly hear an improvement over the original 601

 

the bass reaches deeper and rumbles harder noticeably. the treble also got crispier and livelier compared to the non mod. mid remains thick and lush. how do i know i'm not just hearing placebo effect? i happen to have 601 slim as well, and i can compare them side by side with my modded unit biggrin.gif

 

next action: change the dac chip to something else, and modify the dac's power supply (already ordered the parts, waiting for them to arrive)

... I'll give you $125 bucks for ur modded Version <3 I'd like one actually!

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post #1168 of 1280
9/19/12 at 3:46pm
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Originally Posted by Mshenay View Post

... I'll give you $125 bucks for ur modded Version <3 I'd like one actually!

haha.. i appreciate the offer! biggrin.gif

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post #1169 of 1280
9/19/12 at 6:38pm
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Originally Posted by i_djoel2000 View Post

haha.. i appreciate the offer! biggrin.gif

I bet but I made a smart decsion today, I'm going to take that nice analog sound and pair them bad boys with a pair of dt 880's and REALLY play up that nice warmth... I've got some Fat Jon instrumentals and some Nujabes ALl loseless w8ing to be given new bright light! 

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post #1170 of 1280
9/20/12 at 6:11am

Good news. The problem was in monitoring program AIDA64. When I'm closing AIDA64, the player works without any problems smile.gif It's strange, but true.

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