[Malevolent]

  To folks who have these or are planing, what source do you plan to use? I am quite interested in Onkyo DP-X1 but availability issues are scaring me. 

 
I use them with my DX50 or my AK240. I like the DP-X1 myself, and I might pick one up when I get to Tokyo in February.

 

[ezekiel77]

  To folks who have these or are planing, what source do you plan to use? I am quite interested in Onkyo DP-X1 but availability issues are scaring me. 

 
AK100ii for portability, Mojo for the best possible sound among my sources.
 
Although if anyone has anything good to say about the DX80 or DP-X1 (single DAC when single ended? really?) I'm listening.

 

[omastic]

   
AK100ii for portability, Mojo for the best possible sound among my sources.
 
Although if anyone has anything good to say about the DX80 or DP-X1 (single DAC when single ended? really?) I'm listening.

DX80 works great with W500 but I doubt its much of an improvement over the AK100ii.
 
Mojo sounds excellent with anything and W500 is no exception

 

[ezekiel77]

  DX80 works great with W500 but I doubt its much of an improvement over the AK100ii.
 
Mojo sounds excellent with anything and W500 is no exception

 
Thinking of getting a backup player to ease off the hours of the AK. Still casually browsing.

 

[omastic]

   
Thinking of getting a backup player to ease off the hours of the AK. Still casually browsing.

If you don't want to spend too much the Fiio X3ii is an excellent choice. It is a definite step down from the gears you have now but for the price there is nothing to complain. It might be a good transport for the Mojo as well if you can find a decent Coax cable for it (not that easy to find for Fiio devices, though).

 

[ezekiel77]

  If you don't want to spend too much the Fiio X3ii is an excellent choice. It is a definite step down from the gears you have now but for the price there is nothing to complain. It might be a good transport for the Mojo as well if you can find a decent Coax cable for it (not that easy to find for Fiio devices, though).

 
Lol, I sold the X5ii before getting the AK. Talk about feeling dumb. Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[GoodToGo1]

The reason why I want the DP-X1 is because of Tidal. I think streaming services will up their game in the future and offer better quality. Of course the dual SD slots don't hurt as well 

 
I don't see A&K offering anything in this regard. Looking at their recent products, it is hard to see them making something like the Onkyo or Fiio X7. 

 

[violencer]

Hi guys, can you please compare W500 with SE846? 

 

[ezekiel77]

The reason why I want the DP-X1 is because of Tidal. I think streaming services will up their game in the future and offer better quality. Of course the dual SD slots don't hurt as well 

I don't see A&K offering anything in this regard. Looking at their recent products, it is hard to see them making something like the Onkyo or Fiio X7. 

I don't think streaming is in AK's agenda. Their focus is on high-end pure players and the next frontier is the amp module for AK320 and 380. In a way it's good that they can focus purely on perfecting the product without the distraction of third-party apps and whitelists, which are beyond their control.

The Onkyo reminds me of an iPod Touch, basically an iPhone without the phone haha. They have tons of stuff to iron out, but thankfully I read the SQ is stellar. It can potentially be a game-changer.

 

[Antihippy]

Alright, my impressions are received by them.
 
Now for the dreaded part...
 
The wait!

 

[GoodToGo1]

I don't think streaming is in AK's agenda. Their focus is on high-end pure players and the next frontier is the amp module for AK320 and 380. In a way it's good that they can focus purely on perfecting the product without the distraction of third-party apps and whitelists, which are beyond their control.

The Onkyo reminds me of an iPod Touch, basically an iPhone without the phone haha. They have tons of stuff to iron out, but thankfully I read the SQ is stellar. It can potentially be a game-changer.

 
I agree, I think AK is just concentrating on the non streaming crowd but it is a mistake. The amount of songs in Tidal will always far exceed your own player's capacity.
 
Also, Tidal has been hyping their new MQA streaming lately. Will be interesting to see if it sees the daylight. I think that has the real potential to turn things around. 

 

[BartSimpson1976]

Is there any comparison of the AAW W350 against the JomoAudio 5?
I didn't have a chance to audition the Jomo. I really like the W350, actually more
than the W500.

Seems have to wait for CamJam Singapore to A/B them.

They both play in the same price league and as I would like to support local business
my next purhcase will be AAW or Jomo.

 

[omastic]

Is there any comparison of the AAW W350 against the JomoAudio 5?
I didn't have a chance to audition the Jomo. I really like the W350, actually more
than the W500.

Seems have to wait for CamJam Singapore to A/B them.

They both play in the same price league and as I would like to support local business
my next purhcase will be AAW or Jomo.

Sound performance wise jomo 5 is quite good, but I haven't heard the best things about their qc control or customer service. If you are in Singapore why not head down for an audition? They have a few local dealers.

 

[BartSimpson1976]

Thanks mate, the Jomo places are all a bit ulu ulu so I think I wait for CamJam where I can directly compare them.
Would be nice if Jaben also becomes a distributor for jomo...

I wish AAW also have watchpart designs...

 

[Semuapunmau]

Thanks mate, the Jomo places are all a bit ulu ulu so I think I wait for CamJam where I can directly compare them.
Would be nice if Jaben also becomes a distributor for jomo...

I wish AAW also have watchpart designs...

Orchard Road ulu?

Ulu = middle of nowhere