Might i suggest something 1/6 the price?
Sure thing, well appreciated. Do you mind explaining a bit further? The less money the better
Campfire Audio - Introducing 2 new models Hello Andromeda and Nova
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Sure thing, well appreciated. Do you mind explaining a bit further? The less money the better
A Zx2 is a special match for Andromeda mainly due to impedance match and tonality.Big soundstage,great separation,thick detailed mids and romantic musical signature.A balanced ZX2 with all Apps disabled is around 90% of SP1000M (unbalanced),lacking a bit in detail,clarity and air but with more musical signature and thicker mids.
Stay with the stock litz cable,buy a trrs plug and have someone do the termination.It is $400 vs $2400 (Btw, SP1000M is an awesome dap,don't regret for a moment buying it and it's superior to ZX2 even if i only heard it in 3.5mm for now,it's just that ZX2+Andromeda is special).
Btw,i don't know why SP1000M came out distorted,i'm not even drunk yet damn you tinypic
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josler
New Head-Fier
Out of curiosity, what retailer did you get the SS from here in Canada? Headphonebar is out of stock so I'm kind of desperately looking around.
Blotto80
500+ Head-Fier
It was Headphonebar. Was the last one left and was removed from the open box section as soon as I checked out.
I will look into both options. The sp1000m also seems great to drive my cascades and has roon if I ever get NAS so it might be worth it. Not sure yet how the hiss is with either though.
josler
New Head-Fier
Oh wow good catch mate. I think I was on there a few hours after you... Enjoy!!
Blotto80
500+ Head-Fier
Yeah, it was a complete fluke. I had pretty much decided that I was going to stick with my Jupiter and was browsing looking for deals on nothing in particular and saw them. I was on my iPad and clicked the "Check out with Apple Pay" to get a final price with tax and the devil on my shoulder was all like "If you just put your thumb on the button, they're yours" and next thing I knew they were on the way. I can't wait for them to show up.
josler
New Head-Fier
Haha brilliant! I have the greens, and I imagine you'll most likely be very happy. But if you ever decide to get rid of them give me a shout!
Can I ask what is so special about the s version? I heard they are more prone to siblance?
josler
New Head-Fier
They have a larger emphasis on the mids. My greens are amazing of course, but I almost exclusively listen to acoustic/female vocalist music, probably not the perfect music for a U-shaped signature like the greens. So I really really miss mid-centric signatures. For most people, greens would be perfect, I just personally value mids unusually highly. Unfortunately by the time I had convinced myself to switch to the S I was juuuust too late. Oh well.
I see! I'm not sure how big the difference is but aren't there better alternatives out there? Greetings
Blotto80
500+ Head-Fier
From what I'm reading, I don't really think so (at that price point at least). The SS seems to have a slight bump to the mids and other than that retain everything that the makes the Andro great. With the experience I had with my Jupiter, I'm pretty enthusiastic about Campfire which makes the Andro the perfect choice. The SS cost me less than the Green would have so I figured why not.
All the best mate! I have green Andromeda and I've been eyeing the SS version myself or the Solaris but I am not sure yet
Like some here I'm also very much into acoustic and female vocals -)
candlejack
Headphoneus Supremus
Where did you see the ZX2 at $400?
https://www.head-fi.org/forums/source-components-for-sale-trade.6552/
Camp here for a week,you're bound to find used ZX2 for the suggested price.It doesn't matter what high end dap you have,if you have andros it should be obligatory to own a zx2 balanced with sound adjustment disabled,should be in the buyers manual guidebook
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