Recent content by cr0wnest
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The Fragrant Zither (TFZ) Reviews and Impressions Thread
Thanks. I'll consider the King Pro then. But after seeing the Secret Garden once again I'm hesitating to pull the trigger. :D- cr0wnest
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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The Fragrant Zither (TFZ) Reviews and Impressions Thread
I didn't like the ES4 due to its mid range bleed in and overall the ES4 soundstage sounded too tightly packed for me. I've never tried a TFZ earphone before so I've no idea what to expect. Coming from a ZS10, ED16, and ZSR, how would you compare the King Pro to those? Does the King Pro sound...- cr0wnest
- Post #432
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Shanling M0 - Smallest Hi-Res Portable Player - New Firmware V3.6
Just got my M0 today, and I'm enjoying it so far! The 2.0 firmware update installed without a hitch. So far I only have 2 gripes: 1. When scrolling through via the alphabet thing on the right side of the screen it sometimes locks up and you have to let go of it before trying again. 2. The...- cr0wnest
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Knowledge Zenith (KZ) impressions thread
Got my ED16 the other day along with my **** 4-core cable. I'm enjoying it so far. Some siblance reminiscent of the ZSR but it seems a bit more controlled. Bass extension I believe is a little less than the ZSR. Can't confirm this just yet because I only tried my friend's ZSR, I don't own one...- cr0wnest
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Shanling M0 - Smallest Hi-Res Portable Player - New Firmware V3.6
What I meant is lets say if I click on all music to browse all my songs. Will it sort the songs based on what is written in the file's metadata? Or does it sort based on the file name of the music file? For instance in the metadata my song title is Country Road. But the file name of that song is...- cr0wnest
- Post #1,208
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Shanling M0 - Smallest Hi-Res Portable Player - New Firmware V3.6
Is this player able to list the song selection based on metadata? Or does it just display the entire file name like every other chinese DAP?- cr0wnest
- Post #1,147
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Shanling M1: An iPod Nano Competitor / DAP || USB DAC || USB Transport || Bluetooth 4.0 + aptX || DSD
Does this player show all the music in one entire list when you navigate to My Music? Or do I have to browse via sdcard if I want to do that? Browse by sdcard only seems to display the music by its file name. Is there any option to browse all the songs listed by its metadata? Because that would...- cr0wnest
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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The AKG K7XX Massdrop First Edition Thread
I use the SMSL sApII amp with the K7XX with no issues. It drives very well even up to unlistenable levels. Best of all, it won't cost you a bomb.- cr0wnest
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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The AKG K7XX Massdrop First Edition Thread
Female vocals sound amazing, and they don't have any major siblance spike either. The mids on the K7XX really surprised me, they have that neutral warmth signature and not too forward, including the female vocals. I listen to mostly female vocals and I really enjoy it on the K7XX, you'll like...- cr0wnest
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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FiiO X1 II (2nd Gen) w/ Bluetooth!
I had no idea this device even existed. Colour me interested! On paper it sounds decent enough. I just hope the UI is decent :D- cr0wnest
- Post #203
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Samsung Galaxy S7 - Best next audiophile phone?
Use Poweramp Alpha, its way better than Google Play Music or the Samsung Music player. You can also up the preamp in the EQ settings if you need a little bit of volume boost, but I leave mine at flat along with the rest of my EQ. I too have the Exynos variant and I have never had issues with music.- cr0wnest
- Post #562
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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The AKG K7XX Massdrop First Edition Thread
I have it plugged into a BreezeAudio SU4 AK4490 DAC and SMSL sAp-II amp which is a rather neutral setup. And after listening to it for a few more hours, yes its becoming less warm and getting more neutral. (That surprised me a little) The upper mids sound a little clearer, not as veiled as I...- cr0wnest
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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The AKG K7XX Massdrop First Edition Thread
Got my Red K7XX today! The condition of the box was completely rekt on one side though, I got so triggered when I saw it in this state! Fortunately the cans were still intact, and that red + black looks amazing! I've always had bad luck with serial numbers, but the RNG god was kind enough...- cr0wnest
- Post #4,117
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New and Improved* Luxury & Precision L5 PRO 32bit DSD DAP with AKM AK4490, touch screen, rosewood blackplate
I'm not expecting a DAP to function like a smartphone, I would just use my smartphone if that were the case. But I'd like its usability to be similar to that of a smartphone since that is what I am using as my daily driver for music on the go. However I've been reading the forum and the L3...- cr0wnest
- Post #1,272
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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New and Improved* Luxury & Precision L5 PRO 32bit DSD DAP with AKM AK4490, touch screen, rosewood blackplate
I've never owned a DAP before so I was quite intrigued by the L3 when I first saw it, and the price is really good too. But with all the talk about the firmware being spotty, I'm reconsidering if I should go for it. :confused_face:- cr0wnest
- Post #1,270
- Forum: Portable Source Gear