well in terms of local availability and reasonable price range, i'm thinking Cayin HA-2A or Violectric HPA- V222, just a question of finding some time to audition the combos, although it may be worth waiting for the full score to come in, just in case ;)

i agree - Jaben was using the MHA200 to drive the Composer for the CanJam demo, and while enjoyable i did not think that was the best match

so i managed to briefly audition the Composer at CanJam SG and I'm seriously considering stretching my budget to acquire one in the near future. i need to factor in budget for a headphone amp worthy of it, and while the full score may be incoming to the local market soon, i wonder if there may...

Once again, looking for an update on DACMini shipping date? Last Facebook post about it was May, last mention in their email newsletter was early July - and since they planned to ship in Summer that doesn't seem likely now :P I still hope this product turns out great, but they've had my money...

I'm glad to hear that things are moving forward and I'm sure it will be worth the wait - just saying it would have been nice to have more transparency about the delays/actual expected shipping date and timely updates rather than having to facebook-stalk or trawl the internet for info. If i had...

does anyone have an update on the DacMini2? Their last email which talked about it just mentioned showing it off at High End Munich and CanJam Chicago, but both events have passed with no impressions posted about any samples they may have demoed - and the official Centrance website still doesn't...

yes, i would agree that it is acceptably dim. there is also a system toggle to turn off the 'pulsar' light, i.e. the power/bit rate indicator which can also be quite bright (although not as bad as on the r6 iii, that thing is a frickin' beacon fire)

I absolutely agree that a large screen is low on my list of priorities for a DAP - and frankly I would prefer a more compact size for ease of use. The design of the circuit board with the dual dacs/balanced outputs may be the culprit for the dimensions of the chassis, especially if they were...

yeah, battery life on the r6 pro2 isn't going to be amazing, but the big bright screen is a fairly big drain - my quick test with screen off using Class A, mid gain, 50% volume driving my Fostex TH900s got me about 4.5 hours with 26% left, so that's about 6 hours playing time. Class AB/low gain...

It came with a plastic one - time will tell if someone comes up with a glass version. I will say that my r6 pro mk1 protector is still going strong after 4+ years of daily use ;)

Canjam SG preorders just arrived at Zeppelin - obviously I haven’t had time to set it up or burn it in for impressions yet, but here’s some ‘glamor shots’ in the wild with the rest of the family - R6 Pro, R6 III and R6 Pro 2 :)

it was a prototype colour (along with the alternate darker purple which I preferred), there are currently no plans to release it this year but it may be the 'special edition' variant next year or later for the 'mid-cycle' sales. trust me, i tried *really* hard to get zeppelin and the hiby gals...

err - 650 vs 900 is a 38% increase, which, fair enough, isn't 'marginal'. but IMO the sonic difference i heard justified the $250 price difference was my point. YMMV of course! of course the 'retail' pricing is supposed to be 1099 SGD and at that point, i think the mk3 looks far more attractive!

well i spent a little time with the r6pro2 this afternoon and ended up doing the pre-order, even though i already have the r6 mk3. main differences for me were the 'style'of the AKM dac vs the ESS in the r6 mk3 - both good, the mk3 is a better all-rounder and more forgiving, but the pro2 is...

*ugh* still testing positive after getting COVID last week - if I can't attend the CanJam and pre-ordered a shirt, is there somewhere else I can pick it up post-event?