[jazzman7]

PM sent (yesterday). 

 

[halfinfinity]

  Being a noob is painful

 
I feel you.

 

[customcoco]

Pm sent !

 

[SilverEars]

Hi, I'm interested in testing it out as I'm a DAC freak! 

 
Can't help, but noticed similarity to this little guy.
 

 

[Louis8ball]

Sorry, I didn't realize that the "high-end" items were a requirement for this contest. I guess this leaves me out of contention, as all I have is an iPhone :confused_face_2::blink:

 

[Hapster]

Sorry, I didn't realize that the "high-end" items were a requirement for this contest. I guess this leaves me out of contention, as all I have is an iPhone :confused_face_2::blink:

Why would source matter? The point of this device is to bypass the internal dac/amp.

 

[Louis8ball]

Ok, sorry my mistake/misunderstanding. Thank you for the clarification.

 

[Ableza]

  Hi, I'm interested in testing it out as I'm a DAC freak! 

 
Can't help, but noticed similarity to this little guy.
 

They are the same.  My A200p says "Powered by Astell & Kern" on the back. 

 

[Ableza]

The

Sorry, I didn't realize that the "high-end" items were a requirement for this contest. I guess this leaves me out of contention, as all I have is an iPhone

The A200p is designed to with with an iPhone.

 

[Louis8ball]

  The
The A200p is designed to with with an iPhone.

Is the A200p an In-Ear Earphone (which is what I THINK it is), or is it a DAP?
 
This is where my confusion lies.
 
OK, UPDATE:  I NOW KNOW THAT THE A200P IS A HIGH-END DAP.
 
PLEASE FORGIVE MY IGNORANCE IN ALL OF THIS. IF I HAD JUST GOOGLED THIS TO BEGIN WITH, ALL WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE.
 
SORRY ABOUT THAT

 

[Ableza]

No actually the A200p is not a DAP, it's a DAC and headphone amplifier.  It requires a DAP (like an iPhone 5) as the source.

 

[Louis8ball]

  No actually the A200p is not a DAP, it's a DAC and headphone amplifier.  It requires a DAP (like an iPhone 5) as the source.

Ah, ok ... thanks

 
 
So just to clarify then ... DAP=Digital Audio Player, while DAC=Digital Audio  ...   Converter? (or something else, like CHIP?)
 
OK, AND AGAIN (THIS TIME HOPEFULLY FOR THE LAST TIME IN THIS CONVERSATION) I NOW STAND ONCE AGAIN CORRECTED. THE DAC IS A DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTER, WHICH WORKS WITH AN AMP IN ORDER TO ENABLE YOUR SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO TURN UP AND MORE EFFICIENTLY DRIVE HIGH END SPEAKERS AND HEAD-FI GEAR.

 

[Ableza]

Sounds like you've got it. 

 

[Louis8ball]

Thanks

 

[MrLazyAnt]

Well, I can't really pass up my first chance to be part of a test group now can I? No. I cannot.