lee730
Headphoneus Supremus
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If I didn't agree I wouldn't own one myself .
If that's the case why are you owning so many?
I was under the impression you had the RWAK100 and RWAK100-S and AK120. I was wrong
I was looking at the DX50 as a possible dap but with the AK120 around makes it hard to go for anything else.
These days though it seems the sound of a DAP isn't solely based on the h/w (DAC, OpAmp, mods, etc.) but also by the firmware. Have you had a chance to listen to the RWAK100 with its newer firmware (may it be iRiver's 2.01 or Listrid's)?Nope I had an RWA AK100 and sold it because I didn't like the sound. I preferred the Studio to it. I won't risk modding my AK120. I'm very happy with it as is and don't want to take the risk. I was not happy with the RWA AK100 so I don't know if I'd honestly like the RWA AK120 or RWA AK120S either. Then factoring in I void my warranty and have to use an amp instead of having a choice just doesn't appeal to me. I'm glad if it works for others though. I also have a Tera Player here that I'm borrowing. It's a nice unit. Still not better than the AK120. :wink_face:
These days though it seems the sound of a DAP isn't solely based on the h/w (DAC, OpAmp, mods, etc.) but also by the firmware. Have you had a chance to listen to the RWAK100 with its newer firmware (may it be iRiver's 2.01 or Listrid's)?
It does concern me somewhat how much firmware plays a part in sound signatures - kinda makes impressions even more complicated.
Edit: & I didn't even touch the SDCard size vs sound impact topic !!
300-400 euros? a bit too vague, unless there are several modification of it...
300 is nice but 400? I can put 200 more and get HDP R10.
300 is nice but 400? I can put 200 more and get HDP R10.
...and so it goes, to & fro, to & fro...
Let's just sit tight and see what happens, eh?