the player gains quality with a good external psu, i made one some days ago, a sigma 11. to my surprise not only the extended headphone modus gains the quality of the other modes but the whole signature is slightly more refined. the transitions are a tad nicer and the music gains stability...

i have the m17 since nearly two weeks and want to share some impressions. this year i was less active buying new gear, mainly because i’m very satisfied with the gear i own. main reason for buy this dap was the beefy output stage and my preference for ess dacs beside that i like r2r dacs often...

no, sorry didn't seen good inside pictures of the wa33.

i would not take that as a point to not hear/test and if you like the amp to buy a riviera aic-10. i buyed my pathos 2nd hand because i like hybrid desing, best of both worlds. i thrust these few people that reviewed the aic-10 over longer times, so i often asked myself to buy one. at the end...

i have a pathos inpol remix amp and it's my preferred amp with the susvara. the soundstage opens very nice with this amp and with a tube that matches your taste it's superb. i use siemens halske cca tubes. the pathos inpol remix is the 10watt speaker amp from pathos (1st version) and technical...

i used different usb-c to usb-c cable with my samsung s10e (and other android smartphone) with my dmp-z1, most cable work fine like this one...

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yes sony with their special plugs:rolling_eyes: but i have a lot of power bricks in the attic, i throw away old gear/recyle but never their power bricks, hope i find the right one, had some sony laptops over the years. otherwhise thanks for the tip. i have some case left, for the power brick i...

thanks for the info, i done a quick measurement, the sony dont take more then 9 watt from the brick, so 25-30va is fine. project list is allready finished @ mouser, like also the vishey resistors. don't worry, build a lof of amps over the last 30 years, from 1-350 watt :-) i have some here...

Cool that you tested that. i use also the sigma 11 for my aries femto streamer and another network streamer, a nice psu. think i try this also, have a spare sigma 11 pcb in the attic. may i ask you which transformer you used, when i look at the sony powerbrick with 45va i should be a 20v/2.5a or...

being a big fan of class a amps and have build a lot of them over the last years i hoped for a high biased amp/dac modul when i saw the only singelended output from the e01 treaser - and the wish was fullfield :-) so i ordere the module asap. it's now in the house since around 2 weeks - well...

exact my feeling, sony tuned this dap/amp very nice so at the moment i dont change that even if know that kimber cable has some limitation. i like kimber wire for the smooth presentation and use it often for internal wireing of my diyamps but the neotech silver gold plated is simpy 2 steps...

nice work and very good cable choice, the neotech goldplated silver wire ist the best sounding wire i know/use. expensive but for gear that scales well the best choice, made a iem cable for my brother 2 weeks ago and he loves it. saldy the price jumps quite a lot the last months via hifi...

the diana phi has a quite linear bass down to deep bass. most of the totl iem and ciem i had/have have a small bass boost but often strugles with deep bass. in general my expierence is that iem have very often a boosted bass and are not as linear as headphones. it think this comes also due the...

i have also this p.. and r... things, nice if the brand has some history :-).

for me it's a bit a mistery how different people react to the air motion driver earphones of obravo. the funny thing for me about this list is that on one side i share the impressions as i sold my fourte quite fast because i didn't like them. at the same time i enjoy these days my obravo ra c as...

as the nw-wm1z(a), a bit strange that sony don't use the jeita standard for the 4.4mm plug https://www.phileweb.com/interview/article/201604/25/364.html

@purk roon rock / pimped aries femto / denafrips terminator / pathos inpol remix or dynahi or pass sony vfet / susvara or ab1266 phi true also lazy to test all combination :-( is the ground pin connected in the dmp-z1 for a nice a balanced cable (4.4 to xlr)? on the photos i count only a even...

@Whitigir no, the dmp-z1 is not ont the lowboard i use for the bigger gear. i use a pimped auralic aries femto for the terminator. did you tried that?

it's true that my dmp-z1 can't drive the ab1266 phi to his full potential, tried it via the balanced port on normal and high. was a surprise for me because with the diana phi it's a perfekt match. even if the big abyss needs only a bit more power as the diana phi it hits the border of the dmp-z1...

having the 1266phi since 1 1/2 year and the diana phi since the beginning of the year i have to confess that i use the diana phi a lot more. when i would add all technicals points the 1266phi is the technical better performer, not in all classes but in most. i like the diana phi for the easy...

i use a copper dita truth replacment cable, if you can solder this cable is perfect for the diana phi. better soundstage, tames the highs a tiny bit and gives you a gentle bass boost overall a tad darker. beside the susvara the diana phi is the headphone in use the most. i prefer it over my big...

i used the dx200 with a blackgate moded amp8, enough power and sounded fine. vs the cayin n6 ii it's more a question about preferences, not better or bader. the dx200/amp8 combo is the winner on the technical side, a bit better resolution and soundstage, but the dx200 sounds like the diana phi...

hard to find a good dap for the diana phi, i use the cayin n6ii, best match sound/power vs ak380/amp or dx200/amp8, hiby R6. try it if you can, the gentle sound of the cayin n6i has is a fine fit for the diana phi and price/quality ration is nice. but as mentionend not as good as a desktop...

my new dsp board has now more the 100h on it and my impression are quite similar to yours. used a roon rock - singxer su-6 - denafrips - pathos inpol/dynahi - susvara/abyss phi some months. with the new dsp board i prefer direct usb connection from my roon rock (with a regulated psu). the...