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Dsnuts
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Actually all 4 Zero Audio products out of Japan are getting some rave reviews on Amazon Japan.. One thing I know about the Japanese Public is they are somewhat demanding when it comes to audio stuff and these Carbo Bassos got 5 out of 5 from 5 owners. That certainly is a good sign.. This is one earphone I have had my eye on for a while. I almost bought these with my CKS1000 and almost with my order of the CKN70s.
But I have always had them in the back of my mind. Always wanted to try them..They cost $45 bux and a bit more for shipping out of Japan. Certainly a great price. But only if they meet expectations. We will see.
They look pretty cool - they gotta sound great!
Actually all 4 Zero Audio products out of Japan are getting some rave reviews on Amazon Japan.. One thing I know about the Japanese Public is they are somewhat demanding when it comes to audio stuff and these Carbo Bassos got 5 out of 5 from 5 owners. That certainly is a good sign.. This is one earphone I have had my eye on for a while. I almost bought these with my CKS1000 and almost with my order of the CKN70s.
But I have always had them in the back of my mind. Always wanted to try them..They cost $45 bux and a bit more for shipping out of Japan. Certainly a great price. But only if they meet expectations. We will see.
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Good that you are being careful with the hype. But,I read those translated reviews (well not yet, but I'm gonna), and you KNOW that they are going to rock! So may the hype begin!
Hold on a moment! Sorry - I got ahead of myself. I must see the graph before I get too excited about these. SHOW ME THE GRAPH!
Lol.
Good that you are being careful with the hype. But,I read those translated reviews (well not yet, but I'm gonna), and you KNOW that they are going to rock! So may the hype begin!
Hold on a moment! Sorry - I got ahead of myself. I must see the graph before I get too excited about these. SHOW ME THE GRAPH!
Lol.
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This graph is out out of whack cus it has no watermelon.! But it might indicate the how the zero audio measure. Not so treble happy. Mid forward..Hot in the bass area!
This graph is out out of whack cus it has no watermelon.! But it might indicate the how the zero audio measure. Not so treble happy. Mid forward..Hot in the bass area!
waynes world
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LOL! That's a beautiful, fruity, tasty delight of a graph man... HYPE ON!
Ask and ye shall receive!
This graph is out out of whack cus it has no watermelon.! But it might indicate the how the zero audio measure. Not so treble happy. Mid forward..Hot in the bass area!
LOL! That's a beautiful, fruity, tasty delight of a graph man... HYPE ON!
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i will give you something else
can you tell the difference between CD and DVD audio ?
How do you rip audio from a DVD?
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After I get the WS99s I'm going to get either the AD900X, ES700, or JVCHAZ2000 (something like that. Whatever the new JVC is that's coming out in MAY. I'm thinking AD900X. I've never owned an open headphone before. I figure I'll already have supra-aural headphones, over ear, and IEMsso I should get those. But these JVCs are mighty tempting.
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Has anyone bought this ele DAC + amplifier? http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-ELE-EL-D02-PCM2704-USB-DAC-TDA1308-Headphone-amplifier-Volume-Control-/250886317805?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item3a69fd66ed
The ele DAC is only 3,40 cheaper so it might be more interesting to buy this to have the amplifier going with it. Nice thing is, it has both line-out and amplified headphone out.
The ele DAC is only 3,40 cheaper so it might be more interesting to buy this to have the amplifier going with it. Nice thing is, it has both line-out and amplified headphone out.
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i am not sure which format supports 192 kHz/24-bit audio stream
It seems that flac and other lossless codecs supports it
You can found audio streams to test here
http://www.linnrecords.com/linn-downloads-testfiles.aspx
for a tool a great one is this but its trialware
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/ImToo-DVD-Audio-Ripper
i am not sure which format supports 192 kHz/24-bit audio stream
It seems that flac and other lossless codecs supports it
You can found audio streams to test here
http://www.linnrecords.com/linn-downloads-testfiles.aspx
for a tool a great one is this but its trialware
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/ImToo-DVD-Audio-Ripper
TekeRugburn
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i bought it...should be in today or monday. i did the offer price and they accepted at 18 bucks
i bought it...should be in today or monday. i did the offer price and they accepted at 18 bucks
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I definitely recommend AD900X over ES700. ES700 is practically unusable without WS55 pads anyway, and AD900X is very comfortable and sounds better.
You might need to use a bass boost to get the most out of it, as with most open headphones.
I definitely recommend AD900X over ES700. ES700 is practically unusable without WS55 pads anyway, and AD900X is very comfortable and sounds better.
You might need to use a bass boost to get the most out of it, as with most open headphones.
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Why pay 20$ for the 16/44 DAC when Hifimediy is 24/192 for 42$ and is powerful enough to power HE-400?
Just ask yourself, how good that additional amplifier can be for 3.40$ ? It can only drive SQ down.
Why pay 20$ for the 16/44 DAC when Hifimediy is 24/192 for 42$ and is powerful enough to power HE-400?
Just ask yourself, how good that additional amplifier can be for 3.40$ ? It can only drive SQ down.
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its the same amp thats used in the hifiman hm101 http://www.crutchfield.com/S-IvDT93Ry3Sl/p_818HM101/HiFiMAN-HM-101.html#details-tab
so its not the best but its not the worst...wouldnt expect miracles out of it but for under a 5 buck increase in price...why not?
SQ down compared to what?
if they fixed the channels being reversed in the el dac 2, have a decent amp for under 5 bucks increase... it's a pretty good budget on the go package to use. dac/amp in a small package like that to use with your laptop seems pretty tempting; especially if you get it for 18 bucks if they accept the offer.
its the same amp thats used in the hifiman hm101 http://www.crutchfield.com/S-IvDT93Ry3Sl/p_818HM101/HiFiMAN-HM-101.html#details-tab
so its not the best but its not the worst...wouldnt expect miracles out of it but for under a 5 buck increase in price...why not?
SQ down compared to what?
if they fixed the channels being reversed in the el dac 2, have a decent amp for under 5 bucks increase... it's a pretty good budget on the go package to use. dac/amp in a small package like that to use with your laptop seems pretty tempting; especially if you get it for 18 bucks if they accept the offer.
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