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when it comes to acoustic guitars, my mind immediately goes to this rendition of Godfather themeNo I don't collect anything (else) but guitars.
when it comes to acoustic guitars, my mind immediately goes to this rendition of Godfather themeNo I don't collect anything (else) but guitars.
There are one or two early impression by some dude in facebook audio group
generally positive but i don't know them so you know salts and all
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by Pavel Touš ·
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by fugumikan (turn CC on)
So fans of ZS6 should be rejoicing, people who can't stand ZS6 (like me) need to wait for more info on how spicy the treble is.
and now, i kinda understand why it have "treble reduction" switch.
it also apparently semi open back with decent influence to the openness of the sound, surely some gonna be a bit interested with it.
now wait for the usual suspect reviews.
That's the loudest one. Really they all have small issues, and none of them are perfect, kinda like IEMs?Totally. $250 for an Android DAP that is fully functional, sounds good, support 4.4mm output, and just a joy to handle in general is a great deal.
Edit: to put in context, when I first started, saw a gentleman at the local hifi stored using some sorts of DAP to test IEMs, so I wanted one, but options that seem decent are pushing into AUD $1000 and up. There was only an Android DAP from Sony with questionable battery life and 3.5mm output only that was somewhat affordable.
The last guitar is wowza
Two too many.Only three guitars??? I have one Fender and I don't even play
Nice guitars btw!
when it comes to acoustic guitars, my mind immediately goes to this rendition of Godfather theme
Hiby DAP's software bugs are invariably to be expected especially in early released units.....my Pro 6 invariably runs warm (- as there's no casing vent!) Alas it's uber annoying that the R4 will have no option to switch off the class A amp - cos it apparently makes minimal SQ difference?) Maybe this option will happen via a fw update, in order to take advantage of the potential 35 hours battery life - claimed by HiBy for a 4500 mAh capacity battery??The Android is snappy on R4 indeed. No software bug so far, though I find audio and video are slightly out of sync. It was the case with R6 P2 and my DX300 as well, tested with both YouTube and streaming from my local server.
Maybe I’ll put an emulator on to test how far it can emulate. I guess it runs up to PSP and Nintendo DS.
Re: sound signature: yes, DAC chip company cannot be generalised, what I try to say is the R4 I have on my hand sounds like a generic implementation of ESS saber in dongle and micro DAP format, the edgy and clean one, not the one that “does not sound like ESS”. Side by side with W4, which is already considered neutral, bright, “sterile” by many audiophiles, and the R4 is noticeably leaner and edgier. I’m fresh out of 5 dongle review back to back so I believe that my ears are still “tuned” to listen to source differences, and I have many of them next to me here to test my claim. Maybe there is unit variations or my unit is faulty, but from what I hear with mine, telling my reader that this is “analogue” and invoking the imagery that they can get the sound of an R2R device, heck, even the sound of the DEW4X can lead to bitter buyer remorse.
Again, not saying R4 sounds bad, but just control expectation. I’ll check with HiBy to see if my unit is defective.
Really? When I tested R6 Pro2 and R8II, I wouldn’t listen using class AB after hearing class A. Small SQ difference in the grand scheme, maybe, but different enough for me to favour one over the other.no option to switch off the class A amp - cos it apparently makes minimal SQ difference?) Maybe this option will happen via a fw update, in order to take advantage of the potential 35 hours battery life - claimed by HiBy for a 4500 mAh capacity battery??
What makes things run warm there? Is it the DAC or some other component?Really? When I tested R6 Pro2 and R8II, I wouldn’t listen using class AB after hearing class A. Small SQ difference in the grand scheme, maybe, but different enough for me to favour one over the other.
But yeah, no option to turn off the Class A of R4 for now. It does run a bit warm, but not as warm as R6 Pro2 and Shanling M6 Ultra.
Likely the amplifier, plus the metal shell of R4 conducting heat from the internals to the outside for cooling.What makes things run warm there? Is it the DAC or some other component?
The hiby M300 can run 10 hours in a row, doesn't get warm at all. Is there a superior component in the r4 that spews off heat? (not too much i gather, just saying).
It was similar with some DAC dongles. Ibasso DC03 pro doesn't get warm at all, while couple others tend to run hot. Nothing adverse, but as compared.
Exactly!Well, tuning switches are KZ current trend that mainly stems from the buyers disagreement on how much bass is enough bass.
The fun-head keep butting head with the balanced/neutral-head.
For a short period of time, they released two (or more) version of their iem, the bass-boosted/fun-one and the balanced-one.
After that, KZ is dealing with proper crossover critisism and while at it, giving a solution to the bass amount discourse,
kz give their iem a crossover with 4 switch, 3 to adjust bass. 1 for pseudo high gain.
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Unfortunately KZ still miles behind their competition like moondrop, 7hz, TangZu in terms of marketing and fostering an audio community.
While it does get a bit better at marketing right now with several new outward marketing persons. But the bar is f*cking low compared to their predesessor and still not up to par with competition
The Android is snappy on R4 indeed. No software bug so far, though I find audio and video are slightly out of sync. It was the case with R6 P2 and my DX300 as well, tested with both YouTube and streaming from my local server.
Maybe I’ll put an emulator on to test how far it can emulate. I guess it runs up to PSP and Nintendo DS.
Re: sound signature: yes, DAC chip company cannot be generalised, what I try to say is the R4 I have on my hand sounds like a generic implementation of ESS saber in dongle and micro DAP format, the edgy and clean one, not the one that “does not sound like ESS”. Side by side with W4, which is already considered neutral, bright, “sterile” by many audiophiles, and the R4 is noticeably leaner and edgier. I’m fresh out of 5 dongle review back to back so I believe that my ears are still “tuned” to listen to source differences, and I have many of them next to me here to test my claim. Maybe there is unit variations or my unit is faulty, but from what I hear with mine, telling my reader that this is “analogue” and invoking the imagery that they can get the sound of an R2R device, heck, even the sound of the DEW4X can lead to bitter buyer remorse.
Again, not saying R4 sounds bad, but just control expectation. I’ll check with HiBy to see if my unit is defective.
Right on cue i supposeThe TRN ST7 a new IEM from TRN, successor of the ST5, featuring a hybrid acoustic architecture with 2 dynamic drivers (2DD) and 5 balanced armature drivers (5BA).
When I first saw the driver configuration, I had to double-check the price —only 35 dollars at launch.
Coupon Code for Aliexpress: NQDISR8JA71C
Right on cue i suppose
Waay back then,
KZ ZS10 Pro is competing with the bassier TRN V90.
both are 5 driver (1DD + 4BA) in similar pricing.
and later when KZ resurrect ZS10 Pro X, TRN appears with fancier TRN ST5.
while it have same 5 driver setup, ST5 is a bit pricier than ZS10ProX but it have better metalic shell and fancier DD
and now KZ released ZS10 Pro 2, TRN re-appears with TRN ST7
discounted to be smack dab in range of ZS10 Pro 2.
now with more driver, 2 DDs (low and low-mid) and 5 BAs (2x 50060 mid-high freq, 2x 30095s high freq, and 1x 30019 ultra high freq)
tough while KZ is currently avoiding putting BA in the nozzle for ZS10Pro 2, TRN seems to put 2x 30095 on the nozzle.
hopefully TRN tuned ST7 right, not the shrill misses of TRN high drivers iems, and we could saw ZS10pro2 vs TRN ST7 competition.