Mimouille
Headphoneus Supremus
To be honest my 901 is quite easy on the go...since it feels much less fragile than AKs, I put it in any pocket or bag...much more scared with the 240. Of course the best is Tera for that. My hopes for P1 are high.
You either have too much money or you are curious/stupid..im in the latter category))
Unfortunately for me, being a lover of electronics as well, the UI is up there almost as important as SQ. If I had a choice of best UI with great sound or vice versa I'd choose sound. however, choosing awesome sound with terrible ui won't work, has to be some middle ground for me.
To be honest my 901 is quite easy on the go...since it feels much less fragile than AKs, I put it in any pocket or bag...much more scared with the 240. Of course the best is Tera for that. My hopes for P1 are high.
I want to order on export prive, I tried them already a long time ago and they are serious.Lol feeling the same with my ak240... got a few near misses on my trips and found that my insurance's single item limit won't even be enough to replace it's leather case.... thoughts of losing or drop it are really scary... so much so I get the dx90 to bring on trips where I would be very distracted (boss, kids, inlaws, etc) and might not have much chance to listen!
Are you seeing any physical stores in Beijing where you can preorder this already? Or even some dates for demo units? Stores here don't have much idea on availability.... :confused_face(1):
Glad you are enjoying it,to me its a pointless device,at home i have better desktop stuff and for outdoors..u know..been discussed long
AK240 is better in the same way 901 is to dx90,nothing i would notice massively on the street imo.
Cowon wont be any different,there's only so much u can do in a portable,differences are insignificant in relation to a home sound setup.
Thats where im coming from anyway
You either have too much money or you are curious/stupid..im in the latter category))
I wish I could get over the looks of the 901... Just too damn ugly. Still eyeing this and Calyx M... neither is probably worth the minor upgrade in sq or the less dependent UI vs the zx1 I have. Curiosity will inevitably get the best of me.
To me it's ok. And the UI is just fine if you need to listen to music. Besides it is still the best sounding DAP out there. And very robust. And with exchangeable amp cards. I advise you buy it and hide it in a pouch
From what I hear concerning the Calyx, it will be 10 times warmer than the ZX1.
Cowon P1 has the best design amongst DAPs so far for me. Just hope the sound will be up to par. If it is between 240 and 901, then I am all set.
I'm looking for a single unit. I have my zx1, which I love... But like everyone else would like more. I have an external amp as well, just doesn't go well for portability. I prefer one device whenever possible. With the Intruder or PHA2, love the sound of the zx1. Without, sounds amazing, just needs a bit more.
Hifiman should have known much better than to come with that UI and lack of responsiveness.
Especially that nothing seems to have been much improved since release long time ago,
Considering sound is not that much better than any of the other totl daps it represents bad value for money imo.
Well I happen to find the hm901 sounding A LOT better than most of my DAPs.... only my AK240 came close. Considering the price, even with it's primitive (but effective and usable) UI, I think it's great value. YMMV.
I just hope the P1 would equal the 901 SQ and it IS great value with a much sleeker profile and probably prettier UI.
People pay mucho bucks for these so called, audiophile DAPs, and they get an external amp... :confused_face_2: I'm glad the DX90 I got is from Amazon because they are going back. There is nothing special about them. I can probably amp my smartphone HPO or my ipod LO sounds better than those. These new DAPs do not do anything revolutionary sonically. Only big difference I see is in marketing of the dual DACs and the doubling or tripling of the prices.