Listen, completion is good for everyone. Without A-whatever, we probably would not have a DX200...
Plus, DAPs and headphones have different sound characteristics; they are tools to use as needed...that's why people have different headphones and DAPs...
Waiting patiently for my Ti...
Cool, by your comment you're either:
- not listening to D512 on your DX208
- just butthurt that I made silly jokes about your avatar : } JK and I hope not
- butthurt that your SP1000 isn't worth over 3x a DX208 I hope not too, but come on, we all know : }
I'm all for three things on here:
- Never speaking in absolutes unless it is without a doubt warranted and in this it case it truly is
- Having fun with others here; education plus entertainment
- Speaking out against AK because, unfortunately, I have an inside scoop of what their margins are compared to their competition as well as who they chose to align themselves with in my country
You're right about one thing, competition is GREAT for dap mfrs but how does a company find any positive when they've
never had any competition to begin with? The look that they go for, the price that they ask, the demographic they cover was all strategically designed to tell consumers, "We are the premium brand", and it's true, they are. In their own little niche of the market, competitor free in the way
they see daps. BTW this all came from from the Canadian distributor, not me. We are not a AK dealer, thank gawd, but unfortunately, we have to deal with this dist just like everyone else in Canada. Brands that align with them are only in it for
one thing. Can you guess what it might be?
But hey, you can't beat them on GUI and design ('cept for slanty). They have their place among dappers, but SQ/$ is not it.
Plus, DAPs and headphones have different sound characteristics; they are tools to use as needed...that's why people have different headphones and DAPs...
I politely disagree with this statement for two reasons:
- While daps do have different sound characteristics, it's no where on the same level as transducers
- Some dacs, daps, spk are just flat out better than others at presenting music with a truer sense of realism and that's the goal here. Your H2 (source dependent) is better in every way than your SP1000Cu, it's an absolute, it brings you closer to the music. To say it's merely different is to say you would rather listen to music veiled than not. At some point here we have to start being objective instead of always copping out on subjectivity.
I don't think I'm out of line in saying DX208Ti/D512 > all daps
BUT the SP1000's do have a very relaxed and musical delivery to them plus excellent timbre and resolve so I will agree that some could pick them for their flavors but at their MSRP?? Cayin N8 looks promising but once again $$$$. Opus #2? Nope. LPG/T? No as well $$$$. QP2R? I think we're done here
: )
D512 + Amp8 has changed daps SQ/$ wise - plus Ti version
* - and it is now up to the
competition to chase them. So you were right all along
*I realize only 66 but that doesn't mean they can't do it again
: )
Waiting patiently for my Ti...
Just so you know, I'm both jealous
and butthurt of your inbound Ti......
But mostly just jelly of how well you pull off that grass skirt
