Dude , i have no idea what are you talking about ?

Easy to drive

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I did not, but I tried with the deva pro. it was ok, nothing special. i even tried it with few pre amps. to tell you the truth, i don't enjoy the Zishan as much as you use to be, now that I have better options.

Not a scam, just some idiot who think he can make money on some other idiots. If you want a 4499 chip, you can buy a few DAC for 450$ and remove it. Or you could get the vmv d2 for 1200$ and have the best 4499 implantentation money can buy.

I'm not bothered by the prices. I meant, i was excited to see what is coming next with 4499 b4 the fire. actually smsl came out recently with a 4499 (vmv D2) but $1600, so....

That was the price back then(b4 the fire) I wonder if they can come back from such a disaster(sad times for audiophiles)

I'm not going to try a $1300 dap for better functionality when I have an amazing one whom I paid $100 for. i'm looking from time to time on zishan new daps. so far only the z4 was interesting, only that from what I gather the sound is not the one i'm looking for

I have few amazing Dacs Like The topping D90 4499 the ifi idsd signature the denafrips ares ii, and many more, but only the zishan 4499 give me the most out of my sivga peacock. To be fair it is connected to the little dot mkiii and to the Bravo Audio V3. But i tried every configuration out...

I had the 4495 and the 4497 and the 4497 dual édition. I actually have many DACs an daps, so I am not asking you about the sound of the 4499 in comparison to other DAC, because I know how they compare. And without any mode what so ever the 4499 is a million times better. I was asking how it...

Honestly i can't imagine better sounding than my 4499, and messing with it now that it's impossible to get another one like it, doesn't appeal to me. i'm was just curious if the z4 with all the Bluetooth, usb dac with 32bit and codecs exetra exetra was sounding as good

I didn't understand what is your answer. what mods? I replaced the (2)op amp to muses02 and LPF OPA: AD8620 That kind of mods?

Hi I have the DSD 4499 and with all the problems he has it still the best sounding dac I ever heard. how's the z4 sound wise ? thanks

Why on earth you'd want to do that?! Get yourself A DSDs 4499

Yes I didn't buy from them, but from what I heard they are legitimate

I don't know if the chips are fake or not, but one thing I know, it how they sound, and the dsds 4499 sounds better than any DAP I've heard. I didn't hear the A&S se200 so maybe it sounds better but i doubt that he does. The thing the zishan lack is Fonctionality and look

It's true that every cable and every device add some resistance, that's why I use purr sterling silver cables and top notch gear. Believe me or not when i tell you that, if done correctly that way is the the best sound you'll ever hear

But of course

sound wise he is better sounding with better bass and bigger soundstage and imaging even compared to the A18

LOLOLOL countless Zishan dsd 4497 and 4499 and t1 4497, FiiO M6, GUSTARD DAC-A18,TOPPING D10S, TOPPING D50S, TOPPING D90 mqa, FX D802C PRO, FX x6mk2,k20pro and more and more

many more Source(pc amarra Luxe or traktor pro 3.4) ->DAC(d90 mqa) ->crossover(rockville ppa20) ->Preamp(zen can) ->Tube Preamp(little dot mk3) ->Tube Preamp(little bear t10) -> AMPy or headphones

Look, the way I connect things to my opinion makes the difference. First of all I use some really good software to play music, connected to quality Pure sterling silver cables. I connect the d90 to my crossover, than to a zen can, than the zen to little dot mk3, and than to the little bear t10...

It's not the best DAP I ever had, but definitely the best sounding one