digiZoid ZO2.3 Impression & Discussion Thread

[Totally Dubbed]

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From what I can tell though you never tried via LOD with the iPod? But yeh I´ll report back when it gets here 

cheers
 
 

As I said...the E1 I used, and preferred the E5, due to the flexibility of a 3.5mm jack.
E1 has a built in LOD...
 
Long story short - you don't really hear the difference, nor is it worth being "locked out" of being able to control the volume of your songs.
Anyway...that was over 2years ago, when i owned the iFail - it's long gone now
 
 

 

[danny93]

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As I said...the E1 I used, and preferred the E5, due to the flexibility of a 3.5mm jack.
E1 has a built in LOD...
 
Long story short - you don't really hear the difference, nor is it worth being "locked out" of being able to control the volume of your songs.
Anyway...that was over 2years ago, when i owned the iFail - it's long gone now

Yeh its funny how so many people are delusional over Apple products...its like there using hypnosis or something 

 
May be that the E5 is better than the E1 though...(as you can see Im still slightly skeptical over the double amping prospect after MUCH prefering E11 via LOD than HP out lol)
 

 

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Yeh its funny how so many people are delusional over Apple products...its like there using hypnosis or something 

 
May be that the E5 is better than the E1 though...(as you can see Im still slightly skeptical over the double amping prospect after MUCH prefering E11 via LOD than HP out lol)
 

fair enough 
 
Let me know, when u get the z02, of the differences u find between the e11 and zo2, and how ur views compare to my 3 amp comparison (see sig)

 

[danny93]

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fair enough 
 
Let me know, when u get the z02, of the differences u find between the e11 and zo2, and how ur views compare to my 3 amp comparison (see sig)

Will do I did give that a read actually...partly the reason why I bought it...hard to find a review from a basshead like myself  
 
The last impressions from my Fiio E11 werent great though as I was using it from a HP out (sold it today) 

 

 

[Mysterious]

 
Will this make a reasonably difference when using with my V-Moda M80's as i am looking for it to pump out some more bass from it.
 
Also i am also considering getting Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro 80 and was wondering if the digizoid was powerful enough to power these beasts from an iPhone.
I know the DT-770 are bassy headphones so am not gonna use the digizoid to increase the bass ( maybe to decrease it sometimes )
 

 

[RPGWiZaRD]

Using high gain + headphone jack you should be able to power up to around 250~300 ohm headphones, so 80 ohm Beyers would be no prob. Don't expect it to work well with LOD though.

 

[Focker]

Wow...unbelievable bass experience...watching Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol on my Amazon Kindle with the ZO2 and my Atrio IEMs. Unreal!

 

[shigzeo]

I think you'll be able to use the DT770 80Ω. I've been using the DT880 600Ω with no problems at all. As for hearing things you didn't hear before, the Sony's haven't really left 2008, so they lose a lot of detail from HPO when driving very hard to drive balanced armature earphones. For that reason, even though the LO may still be poor (it may have improved), you plug into an amp and the amp will probably have a better output for pushing linear frequency responses in all frequencies, at least better than your player. 
 
Another thing it should do is cut out the background noise that Sony players are famous for.
 
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I have never heard another sony walkman but it seems as though they have going by 1st post of the Z thread http://www.head-fi.org/t/584479/new-sony-walkman-z-series-mini-review  "The headphone out jack is pretty good for those times when i need more portability, better than my iPad with an external amp in my opinion. But plug in an external amp through a LOD and it really shines! Hearing some of my old tunes I can hear details I didn't know were there. It's amazing really!"
 
I will wait for the L5 and ZO to arive to check if a LOD is better than HP out, always been one against piggy-backing but I´ll give it a go..but i may be interested in the LOD! (could you link me it please I cant find it on your profile) I had a ALO LOD with my iMOD and loved it  
 
Bit dissapointed why they didnt allow volume control with high gain...may not be able to use my Beyer DT770 PRO-80 with a LOD, mainly bought it for my CKS77´s but still 

 

No, no, no...you have no option of a LOD haha  

 

 

 

[danny93]

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I think you'll be able to use the DT770 80Ω. I've been using the DT880 600Ω with no problems at all. As for hearing things you didn't hear before, the Sony's haven't really left 2008, so they lose a lot of detail from HPO when driving very hard to drive balanced armature earphones. For that reason, even though the LO may still be poor (it may have improved), you plug into an amp and the amp will probably have a better output for pushing linear frequency responses in all frequencies, at least better than your player. 
 
Another thing it should do is cut out the background noise that Sony players are famous for.

Great news with the Beyers...cheers!

You should cut the Z some slack...sony Walkman Z is not like other sony daps apparently...i cant compare directly to other sony´s but I prefer the headphone out to my old RWA 5.5g iMOD > Fiio E11 its truely an amazing DAP!...even holds a light to the DX100 according to a guy that owns both!  Cant comment on the LO though...hopefully sony has moved forward in this aspect also! 

 

[MizMoxie]

 
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My ZO2 died months ago - refused to recharge so I just threw it in the bin. Cheap and nasty - lesson learned. 

It's just the battery... we could have sent you a new battery for free had you mentioned it to us!! 

 

[shigzeo]

I would have taken estreeter's z02! 

 

[Dutchi MerenGue]

this has probably already been asked but how does the bass compare to the fiio e6 bass boost? is it worth the upgrade? im thinking about getting these to boost my portapros  with 75ohm impedance adapter & my xb500's

 

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this has probably already been asked but how does the bass compare to the fiio e6 bass boost? is it worth the upgrade? im thinking about getting these to boost my portapros  with 75ohm impedance adapter & my xb500's

It's in a whole different league
E5 vs ZO2 that is.
 
ZO2 beats the heck out of the E5, E5 compromises mids for mid-bass
 
 

 

[danny93]

Just read this on another thread..."The ZO peaks at a significantly higher (and easier to replicate) frequency than any other bass boost I've tried. As a result it has been very dependent on the cans I've paired it with. It quickly ruins the sound on my DT770 Pro-80, while the Superlux 668b monitors are simply made amazing even at the highest contour levels."
 
And "It's highly disappointing to read that most reports of ZO2 users that paired it with the Ultrasone Pro 900 indicate the ZO2 to do more harm than good to the Pro 900. A shame as if that device could enhance the Pro 900 bass further, it would indeed allow for users to get closer to the (so far) utopic earth shattering bass so many bassheads seek."
 
Is this true...a shame as I was planning on using it with my DT770´s 

 

[Totally Dubbed]

 
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Is this true...a shame as I was planning on using it with my DT770´s 

 
wait till you get them - see what you think of em.
People have reported contradictory things about the Zo2 with certain cans.
ie. with the pro 900's.