Altmann Tera Player - Page 5  

I am thinking about buying it because it's the only truly portable hi-end DAP. I have a HiFiMan HM-801 and it sounds really great but i can't have it always with me beacuse of it's size. I am just interested in how it will play some really heavy music like black metal.

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Originally Posted by Negakinu 


there is no such thing as genre compatibility with dacs and daps. only with headphones and speakers. please be sensible.

Actually there is such issue. I heard a few DAC's which were great for classic music but sucks for metal.

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Originally Posted by WiCKed666 

Actually there is such issue. I heard a few DAC's which were great for classic music but sucks for metal.

I've heard my fair share of DACs, not to mention almost every DAP in existence, and I wholly disagree.  I can imagine some DACs being anything but neutral and accentuating a certain frequency but if that's the case you're listening to an improperly built DAC. For me, a DAC's digital signal is supposed to represent the most neutral signal possible. I can always tweak this later with EQ or my headphones. A DAC is NOT a hardware EQ. 

But for many of the cheaper DAC's, they will not be perfectly neutral. If, say, one had a bit of an emphasized treble, it would make metal a bit painful but be fine for classical. Improperly built? Nope. Designed to be cheap? Yes.

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Originally Posted by tzjin 

But for many of the cheaper DAC's, they will not be perfectly neutral. If, say, one had a bit of an emphasized treble, it would make metal a bit painful but be fine for classical. Improperly built? Nope. Designed to be cheap? Yes.

You'd be amazed at how many of the more expensive DACs and DAPs are anything but neutral. A $30 Sansa Clip+ for example, measures more linear than a Hifiman HM602.

True, but when you get to the >$1k range, things tend to be mostly neutral with slight colourations. The Sansa is also a bit of miracle.

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Originally Posted by tzjin 

The Sansa is also a bit of miracle.

See? A linear measuring DAP doesn't have to cost... how much is the Altman? 

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Originally Posted by Negakinu 

 

See? A linear measuring DAP doesn't have to cost... how much is the Altman? 

Doesn't have to cost <mumble mumble>, but the Sansa is in the minority

Well, if anyone decides to sell theirs, please let me know. I'm dead set on getting the Tera Player now. Just working on saving up funds right now so if someone has one for slightly cheaper I'd love to get it.

Been talking to Charles, great guy, genius too. 

Wow so there is a demand for these. 

Be sure to post your impressions when you find one!

Might be a while, apparently it takes two weeks to build after I make the order, which wont happen for a while.

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Originally Posted by tzjin 

Wow so there is a demand for these. 

 

Be sure to post your impressions when you find one!

I have to say the Tera is closer to my Leben CS300/Naim DAC home setup than I'm comfortable with.