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Headphoneus Supremus
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Sorry, but it's hard to believe, what you say. The Sony ZX507 is on the level of the AK Norma via sound quality, that's sure, so the SP1000M sounds just much better.
Have you owned all four products mentioned? I have, and those are my findings, you can even search my profile to find the classified sale threads of mine for SR15, SE100 and SP1000M. You may not come to the same conclusion as me, we don't all have the same preferences. Looking at your profile, looks like you haven't even owned any high end dap's, so I'm not even sure what experience your basing your deductions on. Gotta love head-fi, people not even having heard the daps in question commenting on which is better.
I am an ex AK lover, why else would I go from SR15 to SE100 to SP1000M, and they all sound great, each better than the last. Although the sound quality difference between them is not enough to reflect the huge increase in price between each model, the SP1000M is terrible value.
Then I come to the Sony ZX507, which sounds best of the bunch to me, and the 4.4mm connection is inarguably better than 2.5mm. In a nutshell, the ZX507 sounds most natural, most life-like, while the SP1000M can put the details further in your face. Compared to the SR15, the ZX507 does better in every aspect of sound to my ears.
Hi, returned my SR15 (cost $450, new!) because I found it wasn't that better than my Teac P90 .
I am now in touch with a SE100 2nd hand and wondering on your comments ..... So still find the SR15 that good?
I forgot to weigh in on the Teac P90, I own one currently, bought years ago and never sold because it sounded brilliant, but the user interface is terrible so I don't use it often.
On sound alone the P90 can compete with many daps costing over twice it's price. Another dap I still have because it sounds brilliant and punches well above it's price is the Pono, but again the user interface isn't great so I don't use it often. I couldn't bring myself to sell these two, they are unique gems.
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