@Moonstar Awesome! Please keep us updated of your impressions when you get it. Months ago, all the ads I'm seeing in taobao for D200 is carrying the AK4495 chip, with black and gold colors having different opamps. There's 1 ad for D200+, only in chinese red color and AK4497 chip (amongst other...

@Moonstar and anyone else interested in the D200+. He's got the version with the latest AKM chip though, AK4497, same with Asakist in the Zishan thread. Maybe the maker will release another batch with that chip. I've had correspondence with Newman about the DAP through another site, just ask...

@Asakist there is one other guy who has ordered the D200+ in this thread, but i don't know if he has it already: https://www.head-fi.org/f/threads/obscure-chinese-daps.720512/page-178#post-13397999 can you compare it with Zishan DSD or any other DAPs you have? from what i know, there will be...

Awesome! Reminds of Vido reviews I've read. Would you say it's a more matured Vido in terms of sound signature and quality?

@ClieOS I'm still very interested where you'd put the Cygnus LE in your list, would it be in the Contender or Champions? If it makes it to the champs, maybe you can share where specifically among the 7?

@AkashS04 maybe try to play around EQs in your Nano with your current buds? Donut foams improves bass without losing much clarity since it's open at the center. If you don't want to buy you can try cutting full foams at the center or use a paper puncher and punch holes

@luedriver oh, it wasn't me you asked :grin: but i'm also very interested in teh diy pk2 you mentioned

@luedriver does it have same resolution and soundstage as the Cygnus? I think that's what makes Cygnus in higher level than most buds in the same price range, and of course its renowned vocal reproduciton

Anyone here who owns the Awei ES10m, Vido and Yincrow X6? Just grabbed Awei last week and bass is great, can go lower than most buds I suppose even when used naked. Curious how these 3 compares with each other esp. in the bass department. @golov17 I see you've discovered and shared here the...

Exciting! I always wonder how the Shozy Stardust compares to the Cypherus lineup but doesn't have but the budget to acquire them all. Will wait for your review on this 

Subbing..I was about to grab a walnut for my temporary player while waiting for impressions on the smartplayer d200+, which i hope would be an endgame dap for me. Feature-wise this seems to be a better alternative for the nut

@Suwarna awesome! what source and amp are you using? do you have other totl buds to compare it to?

I've yet to try it but based from what I've been seeing so far in reviews, another contender for low impedance, all arounder, above the budget realm is the Rose Masya. Only 12ohms. Latest review here: http://www.head-fi.org/products/rose-masya/reviews/18370

@bar3336 what source or source/amp are you using? i think ive read accounts on here that the zen 2 can be picky with amps. also, there are buds that definitely improves after burn in. im not a believer in burn in at first but my experience proved otherwise. also, play around with foams...

Yes, there might be other contenders for this requirement but if you backread maybe a few hundred posts or simply search cygnus in this thread's search feature, it's sort of a general consensus that it's one of the best all arounder. Some say it's bass shy but a few of us who has let it burned...

Something thats an upgraded from budget buds and good all arounder, low impedance so can be easily played through phone would be shozy cygnus. If u dont care about budget go straight to campfred EDIT: or shozy BK (stardust)

Glad to hear someone else has ordered the D200+ besides T.R.A.N.C.E, I've been eyeing this DAP since I've read about it from a couple of threads here in headfi. Eagerly waiting for more reviews but will surely buy it once my funds comes in. Would appreciate if you post one when you have enough...

If it's really lost and you want another, buy fast. It's gonna be discontinued.

  I had the MX375, but lost last month. From memory, Monks+ has more "boomy" bass, which I don't like as I prefer deep, tight bass presence. You can use EQ for more bass but dont expect deep bass. For me, the highs in MX375 is more pronounced and has better resolution compared to Monks+ and...

  How's the B320 compared to Cygnus and Diomnes?

  I completely understand your decision on this. It has always been a pleasure reading and going back multiple times through your list since you've put it up, especially the full one. It has helped me a lot in hunting down and choosing which buds to focus on acquiring given the limitations in...

Thanks for the suggestions  RX1 is actually one of the buds I happen to try when buying the Cygnus..disappointed but I'd like to believe it was a faulty one, and maybe those that came from the same seller where he got it because we share the same observations for other units. It was almost all...

Oh no...   I think this confirms my lingering doubt with Stardust comparison based on reviews and also Shozy's answer. I recently asked their FB page if the vocals is the same as Cygnus and they replied with "It is all improved" which I thought might mean..it is different. I LOVE the vocals...