I bet you know it but the price got cut to USD 199 lately.

Just to be sure - it does not have Tidal, right?

Unfortunately, I didnt have time to try to update the FW from SD card yesterday (but I dont think it will be possible). However, I have found out the following: 1. In the user manual in Japanese section there is no mention of Tidal (only TuneIn and radiko.jp that are both present on the...

My XDP-30R arrived today and I have the same problem (no Tidal). I will try to update its firmware from SD card in the evening.

Aluminium (i.e. one of the softest metals) is much easier to machine than titanium (one of the hardest metals). I am not saying that Bob didnt exaggerate, just dont think that comparison with aluminium is fair here.

Well I am not sure about that. It would make sense due to the price difference but I have never seen any exact statement what is really different between the two. Also, it may not make sense for Onkyo/Pioneer to make two only slightly different DAPs as the costs of mass production of one...

Thank you. Does anyone else have the same experience? That would be deal breaker for me.

Thanks again. Yeah, I was aware of that comment, I just hoped :-) Well, I think I am in and will make do without offline Tidal. Going for the Pioneer.

Thanks. I assume no offline support?

Hi Is the firmware that should enable Tidal out or is it still in the pipeline? Thanks

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I want the Susvara because I believe it may be the pinnacle of what is currently possible with the headphone concept. I want it because I trust it will sound godly, because I want to get immersed into the music with it and shut the door on the world for those few moments in a day, because I...

They will be made of zinc alloy. EDIT: I recall Bob saying aluminium was too fragile and steel too heavy. This should be something in between.

"Now today They have updated their site this and shipped my order to India yesterday without my consent." (sorry, unable to quote for some reason) Well, that sucks big time. I would just not accept the package and demand the item to be send to UK. On the other hand... does this mean they are...

I found a spec sheet / promo leaflet for the Pioneer XDP-30R here: http://www.pioneer-audiovisual.eu/sites/default/files/datasheets/english/XDP-30R.pdf   I did not find any mention of USB audio out but the Tidal support seems like a sure thing.

Here is the complete list. Available at http://www.eu.onkyo.com/en/products/dp-s1-138983.html?tab=Details   ADVANCED FEATURES Audiophile Performance in a Compact, Portable, Practical Player Twin SABRE ES9018C2M Digital-to-Analog Converters for Precision Hi-Res Audio Playback Twin SABRE...

Hi   I have found this on Onkyo's European website:   Dual-band 5 GHz/2.4 GHz Wi-Fi® Enables Music Streaming from TIDAL and TuneIn*1 *1 Addition of streaming service apps is planned with a future firmware update. Nice to have future Tidal support confirmed.

Just received following email: http://trinityaud-lkcw.soundestlink.com/view/58fe20ea597ed705e9fafcd1/56d02d52002daed7b0c8674c

Gunmetal

Hi, quick update on the battery life tests. All players played the same files (24b/96kHz FLAC) in infinite loop with WiFi and BT off. Pioneer was in "Pure mode", Fiio was in "Music mode". Fiio has 1.1.4 FW, Pioneer the latest one (I do not know the version from top of my head). I did my best to...

I believe that officially there was a deadline when TA stopped accepting this code (approx. in February). So it is possible your order will be refused.

The Hunter is not push pull (only one DD so not possible to be push-pull). Therefore I believe there will be differences between the Hunter and PM6 as they generate sound in different ways. But nothing significant. (However, just guessing here.)

Back on track: How do you imagine the Hunter will sound to you? :)

Ok, first (and second) impressions:   Form factor: Here the AK70 wins. It is by far the smallest out of the three players and thus the most portable one by far. This is how I want my DAP to be, no need for huge screen.   Second is Fiio which is considerably bigger but still small enough to...

Well, the Airs' boxes seems to be quite cubic (in the shape of cube). The packages seem to contain mostly brick shaped boxes so it is likely that they contain different IEMs.    Just guessing here.