craftyclown said:

   
Is yours the green Dignis mate? 

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I had originally had green originally then sold Pay Gold - 
 
 
 
Then Bought Paw Titanium and bought Brown Monoco case
 

sonickarma said:

  I had originally had green originally then sold Pay Gold - 
 
 
 
Then Bought Paw Titanium and bought Brown Monoco case
 

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Oooh nice.
 
I've bought the blue Easecase off of @tomcourtenay 

craftyclown said:

   
Oooh nice.
 
I've bought the blue Easecase off of @tomcourtenay 

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This is funny - looks like you are obsessed with buying all my gear - direct or indirect.
 
That case was mine, I sold it to tomcourtenay now its back with you.
 
Big carbon footprint on that one, China to UK to Spain to UK again 

sonickarma said:

  This is funny - looks like you are obsessed with buying all my gear - direct or indirect.
 
That case was mine, I sold it to tomcourtenay now its back with you.
 
Big carbon footprint on that one, China to UK to Spain to UK again 

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Brilliant, you literally couldn't make this up 

aspencer said:

   
When it's in my pants, I never tell people it's a DAP.

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Lol, you're Iron Man 

sonickarma said:

Cool - these are hard to get nowdays!

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I sold mine. My LPG is a nudist and I want him to be comfortable.

mimouille said:

I sold mine. My LPG is a nudist and I want him to be comfortable.

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Naked and proud - a liberated DAP - best way to seduce and allure us!

mimouille said:

I sold mine. My LPG is a nudist and I want him to be comfortable.

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sonickarma said:

  Naked and proud - a liberated DAP - best way to seduce and allure us!

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Well,I recieved my Diana Edition and immediately copied 500 Gb to my San Disk Extreme Pro card. I put my music in folders consisting of DSD, Hires, and Red Book. After a data base update, all the files appeared in folders and sub folders without problems. My first test was connecting my HD800 to the Diana in high gain and then listened to some classical and vocal pieces that normally require good wattage to shine. My immediate impression and relief was that the music was played with sufficient power and authority. Granted that I would not say it is comparable or equal to a high end desktop amp like a woo or a Cavali but it is unmistakable and truly amazing that a little amp in the size of a deck of playing card is capable of driving the HD800 to enjoyable listening level. I have no doubt that Joe's assertion that the Diana can drive the Abyss or any other fullsize cans is not an exaggeration.

Next I listened with the Andromeda as I have questions from forum members about hissing and the Andro is a sensitive phone. What I notice is very interesting. First and let's get it out of the way, yes there is hissing from the pairing. However it only seems to become more apparent as the volume passes 40 to 50 range. Also, I tried to listen to different formats like DSD, hires and redbook to see if there is a different and there is not but at the same time I notice that the hissing is not systemwide meaning that at the same volume level some songs have more hissing but with some pieces the hissing is hardly noticeable and many times if I pause the playing, there is no hissing heard as well as once the music start playing the hissing will be gone. Regardless of the hissing, I find the Andro to be highly lively and enjoyable on the LGP. Next I will try to pair my other cans and report back.

I am still trying to learn about the Diana's tuning and as I do not have the standard edition, I do not know what is different with my version. Can you guys that have the standard version tell me in the setup>Play setting manual, do you have the two following settings and are they the same?

DSD Gain: -12db, -6db, 0db, +6db, +12db
Digital Gain: normal, +6db

I have two very nice daps in the AK380cu and AK240, but the addition of the LPG Diana allows me covers the full size can area very well and the sound is sufficiently different from the other two that I do not feel a significant overlapping. I will continue to learn about this version and report back.

Great first impression Jalo! For a quick hissing test, turn the volume all the way down to zero and hit play. See what happens then

Lotoo Paw Gold ES3 edition

The diference for the non Diana version is the +6 db of digital gain

Thanks @jalo! So there is some hissing, but it does not take away from the ability to see deep into the music without being distracted? - Background is black with some haze? Looking forward to your impressions as it relates to your AKs and if you had to chose between the 3 for exclusive use of iems which one would prevail.

twister6 said:

Great first impression @Jalo! For a quick hissing test, turn the volume all the way down to zero and hit play. See what happens then

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Thanks and I will try that and report.
 

denis1976 said:

  The diference for the non Diana version is the +6 db of digital gain

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DSD Gain: -12db, -6db, 0db, +6db, +12db
Digital Gain: normal, +6db
 
Denis, are you saying the Standard version does have or does not have the Digital Gain +6 db?
Is the digital gain the same as the high and lo gain?  Do you know the difference between the high and lo gain for normal?
 
 

dwbirdseye said:

Thanks @jalo! So there is some hissing, but it does not take away from the ability to see deep into the music without being distracted? - Background is black with some haze? Looking forward to your impressions as it relates to your AKs and if you had to chose between the 3 for exclusive use of iems which one would prevail.

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Well it kinds of depending on the materials, I listened to it for three hours and 80% of the music has no problem once the music started, there are some that the hissing will interfere.  But it does not decrease the ability of the Andro to be airy and transparent.  Should I say on some music if you intend to look into it, you will find some hissing in the background otherwise you may not have paid attention to it.  With regard to AK comparison, I will have to answer that later until I have a feel on this little gem.

jalo said:

  Thanks and I will try that and report.
DSD Gain: -12db, -6db, 0db, +6db, +12db
Digital Gain: normal, +6db
 
Denis, are you saying the Standard version does have or does not have the Digital Gain +6 db?
Is the digital gain the same as the high and lo gain?  Do you know the difference between the high and lo gain for normal?
 
 
 
Well it kinds of depending on the materials, I listened to it for three hours and 80% of the music has no problem once the music started, there are some that the hissing will interfere.  But it does not decrease the ability of the Andro to be airy and transparent.  Should I say on some music if you intend to look into it, you will find some hissing in the background otherwise you may not have paid attention to it.  With regard to AK comparison, I will have to answer that later until I have a feel on this little gem.

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The "normal" version don't have the digital +6db ,only has the +12db on DSD ,is not the same has the high gain versus low gain here the diference is +15 dbu