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Yes, that's right! I do feel fortunate to have resources in town to try and test headphones and other gears whenever I have time. Also to know some vendors that kindly loan me demo sets for review. Should buy more gears locally to support them
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Nice!
Tried N6 yesterday in a local headphone shop, very good detail, leaning slightly toward analytical. Probably not the best match for DITA, as I prefer natural to warmer sounding player for DITA, but probably a very good match for the Westones. Though shape and design probably off my taste, but N6 is indeed a very competent DAP.
^ You guys don't realize how lucky and fortunate you are to be able to have an audio store in your country, to be able to walk in and go straight to a display to audition DAPs, amps, headphones, to be able to compare and make a decision which one to buy. Unfortunately, here in US this "luxury" doesn't exists, and often people rely on blind Amazon shopping to buy, to test, and to return when it doesn't suit their needs I was fortunate enough to receive a review sample of N6, thus will be able to share and to continue updating my unbiased impressions moving forward, hopefully making it easier for others to choose their ideal DAP.
So far I see N6 as a DAP with a perfect balance of performance and features to deliver a high res audio in native hardware decoding and still being able to support all other audio formats (unlike some other sub $1k DAPs focusing only on DSD or other lossless formats). It also strikes a great balance in size and ergonomics to be a pocket friendly high-res studio to carry with you on the go, though battery life might be its achilles heel for now until fw is resolved (i'm sure some optimization could be done, for example, if you are not playing hi-res audio to extend endurance when you are playing lower sampling rate mp3s/flacs). Or perhaps instead of strapping an external portable amp, you can strap a slim/flat external battery to it (one of those Anker slim batteries will work)
Can it beat AK120 II or AK240 II? I don't have either one, so hopefully people can chime in, though I have a feeling it can really give AK120 a run for its money. But also keep in mind, it's half of AK120 II price.
Yes, that's right! I do feel fortunate to have resources in town to try and test headphones and other gears whenever I have time. Also to know some vendors that kindly loan me demo sets for review. Should buy more gears locally to support them
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Since we are on a subject of N6 size, I want to share a few comparison pictures so you can get a better idea.
Next to C5 and X5 (N6 in a silicone skin, included with accessories)
And a few shots to show its sexy curves (with DITA Answer and Westone UM Pro 50)
Nice!
Tried N6 yesterday in a local headphone shop, very good detail, leaning slightly toward analytical. Probably not the best match for DITA, as I prefer natural to warmer sounding player for DITA, but probably a very good match for the Westones. Though shape and design probably off my taste, but N6 is indeed a very competent DAP.