Anyone else have favorite pairings that particularly impressed them?
Harmony 8 pairs beautifully
Fidelio M1 too, impressive bass.....not bloated though
Anyone else have favorite pairings that particularly impressed them?
Now that you mention I think most of the positive reviews I read were for the OVER ears, not the ON ears. I'll have to try them out as I have huge ears (thanks Dad!).
Is anyone actually able to charge theirs in 2 hours as per the box? Mine takes a lot longer.
A few complaints:
1. The often mentioned repeat song bug when you skip too many songs
2. Extremely annoying that this DAC doesn't support gapless play
3. I don't know if anyone wants to experiment with this but I think it's relatively safe as long as you aren't too aggressive...
One the male end of your cable is inserted into the jack of the Alien, hold the hand of the male end and tip the section of it that is closest to the female end towards the "back" of the DAC. You will notice that you lose signal to your left earphone. I almost ended up returning my cables because I thought it was the reason for this, but it's actually the Alien. I came across this issue when simply placing the DAC on a table while it is turned on and listening to music. A slight nuisance, especially for those using a straight end instead of a right angled end
Does yours cut out on one channel now? I experienced this with one set of headphones when I rotated the jack but it didn't happen with another pair. Its a little bit worrying although now I'm trying to recreate it its not happening. I hope this is not something that's going to worsen.
How can you tell?
What are you using for the wall wart? I use a Samsung that puts out 2 amps, so whatever I am charging can take what it needs and I get the fastest charge as a computer is a poor source for charging any of the daps, too little current available so it takes too long but it will eventually charge a dap, depending on the amount of discharge and size of the battery.
Don't try to recreate it, that's how it's going to get worse. If you had the issue only with one headphone the problem is more likely to be found on the male connector.
I contacted Shozy when I discovered it (a few days after purchasing the Alien initially) and sent back my Alien for a new one. I'm happy to report that it doesn't happen with my new Alien.
Plus, the black Alien looks sick. I could slap myself for being reluctant on "settling" for the black one instead of wait a month for the silver or grey one
A few complaints:
1. The often mentioned repeat song bug when you skip too many songs
2. Extremely annoying that this DAC doesn't support gapless play
3. I don't know if anyone wants to experiment with this but I think it's relatively safe as long as you aren't too aggressive...
One the male end of your cable is inserted into the jack of the Alien, hold the hand of the male end and tip the section of it that is closest to the female end towards the "back" of the DAC. You will notice that you lose signal to your left earphone. I almost ended up returning my cables because I thought it was the reason for this, but it's actually the Alien. I came across this issue when simply placing the DAC on a table while it is turned on and listening to music. A slight nuisance, especially for those using a straight end instead of a right angled end
Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check them out.