[ansi]

Anyone seen any info on this? http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=40411763982
 
"JemmyAudio DAD1", a USB DAC based on ES9018 with asynch XMOS, split power and balanced output. Tons of positive feedback but no reviews with any details. 

 

[Hal Rockwell]

Is it me or KZ calmed down and stopped releasing new models every 2.5 minutes?

 

[Hisoundfi]

Is it me or KZ calmed down and stopped releasing new models every 2.5 minutes?

+1

I kind of miss jumping on aliexpress and ordering a new KZ model every two weeks...

 

[ilikeiem]

The sound is balanced ? .....with good vocal ...how about the detail and clarity ? Glad you like them ....me put up the link but did not get them cuz was afraid of boomy bass ....tell us more ..cheers

Shipping was pretty fast ...iirc

 Only 15 hours listening and it's dual DD, i still can't say much about sound quality.
Anyway I don’t think the sound is well balanced. Sound quality of this IEM depends a lot on how deep you insert the eartips. With deep insertions, there is fast boomy bass. Yeah I like it…

 LOL  Shallow insertion results in vocal stand out better and boomy bass is tamed. i like listening at high volume. This IEM turns out to be good for me especially there was no piercing high freq.  Expect its SQ to change a lot after 100-200 hours burn-in period. 
 
Good deal for $15. Thanks for your suggestion Wokei bros. 

 

 

[ansi]

Is it me or KZ calmed down and stopped releasing new models every 2.5 minutes?

 
They are more focused on making V-Moda knockoffs now.
 
Fun story from when I used to chase these shanzhai manufacturers for license fees: Back in the day they just bought their drivers from whoever sold a shipment of cheapest stuff, then slapped them in different plastic casings (that were copied from other manufacturers) so the same headphone could have sounded completely different depending on where they sourced the parts. Then they started to name the models different, ending up with tons of different models that looked alike. Still, a cheaper earphone could sound better than the more expensive one because of pure luck. Others do this too, just ask Soundsoul how much engineering went into the much loved S-018

 

[EISENbricher]

+1

I kind of miss jumping on aliexpress and ordering a new KZ model every two weeks...

I haven't seen any new IEM model since I've joined Head-Fi. Except ED8.
But it must have been awesome back then to be able to see a new model launch in matter of weeks.

 

[Wokei]

For all you know..they might start that onslaught after March or later....could be wrong but the good thing is wallet will be safe for now

..Chinese New Year holiday has already started for some company...even Fiio is already on holiday until mid of March...

 

[altrunox]

They released a new headphone, lp3 or something like this, but it's not avaliable on aliexpress yet...

 

[Hal Rockwell]

  They released a new headphone, lp3 or something like this, but it's not avaliable on aliexpress yet...

 
Link please

 

[ansi]

   
Link please

Let me help you there: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.4.2SU4hG&id=43686790602&ns=1&abbucket=11#detail 

 

[Hal Rockwell]

Let me help you there: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.4.2SU4hG&id=43686790602&ns=1&abbucket=11#detail 

When Grado meets House of Marley.

 

[BloodyPenguin]

When Grado meets House of Marley.

I was thinking the exact same thing!
 
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[Ofir]

  Anyone seen any info on this? http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=40411763982
 
"JemmyAudio DAD1", a USB DAC based on ES9018 with asynch XMOS, split power and balanced output. Tons of positive feedback but no reviews with any details. 

It does look really advanced and valuable with all the features and the price though I wish there was a full image of the inside to see what kind of work was done there (whether its DIYish like many others or more professional).
I am looking for an amp/dac solution within the 200$-300$ range.

 

[ansi]

  It does look really advanced and valuable with all the features and the price though I wish there was a full image of the inside to see what kind of work was done there (whether its DIYish like many others or more professional).
I am looking for an amp/dac solution within the 200$-300$ range.

 
Yeah, only customer photo was this: http://img.taobaocdn.com/bao/uploaded/i2/18616058722450296/TB2sf8CbXXXXXX6XXXXXXXXXXXX_!!629188616-0-rate.jpg_400x400.jpg
 
There are full images of the insides of their other stuff: http://gd4.alicdn.com/imgextra/i4/34582996/TB2K7usaXXXXXasXXXXXXXXXXXX-34582996.jpg but unfortunately not of DAD1. I can ask the seller for one - I won't understand the difference between levels of workmanship, but if you do...
 
edit: DAC-X12, the successor to DAC-X10 (which is still sold in the west as Rein X3 for 1,380 euros - not kidding) goes for around 400 dollars it seems: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.28.mcgzS5&id=18012850492&ns=1&abbucket=11#detail 

 

[Ofir]

   
Yeah, only customer photo was this: http://img.taobaocdn.com/bao/uploaded/i2/18616058722450296/TB2sf8CbXXXXXX6XXXXXXXXXXXX_!!629188616-0-rate.jpg_400x400.jpg
 
There are full images of the insides of their other stuff: http://gd4.alicdn.com/imgextra/i4/34582996/TB2K7usaXXXXXasXXXXXXXXXXXX-34582996.jpg but unfortunately not of DAD1. I can ask the seller for one - I won't understand the difference between levels of workmanship, but if you do...
 
edit: DAC-X12, the successor to DAC-X10 (which is still sold in the west as Rein X3 for 1,380 euros - not kidding) goes for around 400 dollars it seems: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.28.mcgzS5&id=18012850492&ns=1&abbucket=11#detail 

woah, that is some high end stuff. too bad that even the chinese version is too expensive for me btw here is the equivalent amp:
http://tw.taobao.com/item/39116330458.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a1z10.1-c.w4004-620452534.6.jchbnv