It's just one guy's take on it, and an incomplete one at that. I'll tell you what, my friend Soundfreaq wasn't exactly thrilled with the 1P2 when he first heard it, as he shared with me via PM. He's now one of the phone's biggest devotees. I'm very impressed by the phone's technical abilities but its bordering upon strident for me. I feel the Flat-4 is just as detailed but its not rubbin my face into it. I feel the 1P2 is incredibly aggressive with its detailing to the point where it feels unnatural to me. Hyper-real as they say.
I think the presentation is the most polarizing aspect to me. I understand what it's going for, it sounds similar to a tower speaker presentation with the out of the head state and forward projection. It works wonderfully with classical and electronica as the stage is so seemingly large and expansive that it takes on an unprecedented level of grandure, but on other tracks I feel it fails to convey intimacy; the midrange is too distant to me, and it's uninvolving to these ears.
Finally, I think its application is limited if we're using my music library. A good chunk of my music doesn't feature the best mastering, and the 1P2 definitely lets me know this, it's actually pretty obnoxious about it, which makes for a physically uncomfortable listening experience. I hear it similarly to how Anakchan and I think it was Toads heard it: an incredible performer, but uninvolving; not my cup of tea at the moment. That's all. As I said, perhaps I'll come around to it, but based on what I've heard so far... I do have my doubts.
As for the subject of sources... I'm gonna go ahead and trust my friend LCFiner who's been thru a plethora of hi-end sources and phones. If he tells me that the 1P2 can be driven to 90% of its potential thru a humble iPod nano, I'm not gonna question him. Sometimes ignorance is bliss, well... at least where my wallet is concerned
Like Eke, I feel that the G-2 and the 334 (and the FAD Heaven VI) doles out the following:
"as for lush analogue like i mean rich timbre reproduction giving you a feel of instrument and voice realism extending dynamic countours that allows music to blend haemonically into one seamless act."
You and many others may not, and that's perfectly fine. As I said, no phone can be all things to anyone and everyone, personal taste overrides all