Funny I really did not like the RE2000 when I had the opportunity to try them for 15 minutes. I found them to be kind of V-Shaped and the soundstage somewhat lacking for the asking price. But to each his own!

I can recommend the ones I own. Unique Melody Maestro (Mason) V2. Really great IEMs, well balanced, superb soundstage and details. Or Jomo Audio Samba. Both 1600-1700$.

Right, thank you very much !

Hi everyone, I am planning on pulling the trigger on the SP1000 but beforehand I would like to have some feedback on using it as source for open-back heaphones through the balanced output. I was thinking about the Focal Clear. Do you think it can be driven correctly? Thanks

@JasonNYC Hello Jason, it seems like the USB DAC feature supports only up to 24/96 stream... Is it going to support up to 192 kHz and/or get an ASIO driver in the future? It seems rather surprising to me for such a device as a lot of lower end players support this.

If I'm not mistaken the largest capacity mico sd card available (newly released by Sandisk) is "only" 400Gb.

@WayTooCrazy This is just ridiculous! It is a rather expensive product and it is disappointing the see the absence of key features in this new release from AK.. The Plenue R seems to have the same issue though.

@kms108 Maybe if a lot of people ask they will consider it.. :) @Mark2010 Absolutely I think it looks a lot sexier in black!

@bluedolphin The shell is basically the same as the previous one only 2mm thicker and approximately 25g heavier (sorry I don't know the US measurements system)

@Partlys4int I messaged AJ to know If they plan on stocking the cheaper ZX300A with only 16Gb ROM. Will update when I get an answer.

I understood it is resampled to 24/176 PCM by the CPU before playback. I don't really know much about DSD but I suppose it takes the (possible) advantages out?

Thanks for the info! But seriously who cares about installing a driver? It seems really odd to me to have a 192 kHz capable chip and not exploit its full potential... Even if they roll an update afterwards I would feel like buying an unfinished product, as I use my DAP a lot as a Desktop DAC.

Thank you. It seems like buying it from CN would be cheaper than buying in EU, even with customs tax (which could or could not be applied). It's tempting!

I'm really interested in the ZX300! Do you know some good sites/ forwarding services from China/Japan to consider the ZX300A or ZX300s Tourist version? EU volume cap sucks...

You should also consider the upcoming Cowon Plenue R! It is cheaper but still packs some very nice features. I also want to change DAPs and was considering the ZX300 and AK 70 MKII, but the 24/96 limitation of the AKs USB Dac is a no-no for me...