Recent content by Shonen84
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See MOONDROP planar PARA, CD player, and 2DD+8BA flagship IEM!
Thanks for confirming, I guess we will all continue dreaming for now haha- Shonen84
- Post #70
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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See MOONDROP planar PARA, CD player, and 2DD+8BA flagship IEM!
Hi all, I'd like to share some info I received from HifiGo.com, where I have ordered a Moondrop DiscDream. After more than 3 months, the order has not been fulfilled yet. This is the statement I got: "After research, our company found that we can better optimize the Discdream in some aspects...- Shonen84
- Post #68
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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AP80 - Hidizs next portable Hi-Res music player
The AP80 series are basic devices, but for their size, they have decent sound quality and very good battery life. Can't go wrong with them! Good luck and enjoy :)- Shonen84
- Post #4,603
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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AP80 - Hidizs next portable Hi-Res music player
Hi! I have the older, original AP80. I usually play by album, so I don't get this problem. I also usually use ALAC (to enable cd burning through iTunes from Qobuz downloads). Are you trying to play your entire filelist? Cheers!- Shonen84
- Post #4,601
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Feedback by 'Shonen84' on listing 'Tall one-off headphone stand'
Swift and great communication and shipment! A great selfmade, unique stand that goes perfectly with all my over ear headphones ! May you sell many more of these wonderful stands <3- Shonen84
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Comment by 'Shonen84' on listing 'Rare Fostex HP-V1 portable tube amp with battery'
I bought it, it arrived today and I'm VERY. HAPPY. Omg! Only tested it with my little AP80 and Sony IER-Z1, but that is already blowing me away. Can't wait to unleash my Empyrean and Clear Mg on it. Very grateful to cocolinho for the pristine condition of the unit and all accessories and...- Shonen84
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Feedback by 'Shonen84' on listing 'Rare Fostex HP-V1 portable tube amp with battery'
Courteous communication and fast shipping. Very securely packaged. The product itself is 100% complete with original clean box and even the original plastic wrappers of all the items inside were there! Thank you, merci!!- Shonen84
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Feedback by 'Shonen84' on listing 'Meze Empyrean + Silver-plated cable'
I had a wonderful interaction with Gian Luca, where I discovered we are kindred spirits in this hobby. Quick communication and secure shipment, which arrived one day early. Class acts like Gian Luca are why I like this website and hobby so much.- Shonen84
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Sony MDR-MV1
The Clear MG does sound better in every way, appropriate to their difference in price. The sound stage is slightly better on the MV1.- Shonen84
- Post #312
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Introducing Shanling EC Mini - Transportable CD Player & DAP
I have pre-ordered Moondrop’s Discdream and I will also order the EC mini. The better hardware and Bluetooth transmission capability are real draws for me, thanks for making these new generation CD players! Finally my old, banged up (but still working!) Sony Discman D-E350 can get some young...- Shonen84
- Post #11
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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Sony MDR-MV1
Just got mine from Amazon. Buy. It. Seriously! It’s brilliant! Jacked it into my WMZ1 and old Discman (DE350). Sony knocked it out of the park. More detailed impressions later. To illustrate my preferences, my favorite headphones are the Focal Clear Mg, Sennheiser HD 595 and Focal Bathys (which...- Shonen84
- Post #278
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Focal Bathys - Wireless ANC Over-Ear Headphone
The funny thing about SBC and AAC bluetooth is that it usually sounds pretty good..until you switch to LDAC or the higher AptX codecs. It's quite shocking. Similar to going from 128 kbps mp3 to lossless.- Shonen84
- Post #987
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Focal Bathys - Wireless ANC Over-Ear Headphone
I don't think the BT version as such matters, it's the AptX Adaptive codec. I have no device that supports this codec, except that Nura dongle. And I can really hear a difference : the "BT bass bloat" is gone and everything sounds significantly better- Shonen84
- Post #985
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Focal Bathys - Wireless ANC Over-Ear Headphone
Nura has major logistics issues - the BT transmitter was a freebie with my NuraTrue Pro order xD I hope to receive it sometime, I have very low expectations from Kickstarter and Nura.- Shonen84
- Post #983
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Focal Bathys - Wireless ANC Over-Ear Headphone
Wanted to report that Bluetooth 5.3 and AptX Adaptive makes a big difference. It's like LDAC, for real. Experiencing it with my Nura Bluetooth 5.3 Audio Transmitter, it's great! About the hiss: I can confirm a loud hiss + electrostatic noise in transparency mode. In ANC "soft" mode there is...- Shonen84
- Post #979
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)