jamato8
Headphoneus Supremus
Mine have different serial numbers and appear to be OEM made in Korea.
Excuse me, I just joined this forum, there are things I want to ask
sorry if my language strange, I come from Indonesia
directly to the question
Sony Walkman now issued a new series and it seemed interesting
when compared DX 90 VS NW F887, Which is Better?
To voice gave the Detail, Bass Good, clear and wide
I confused to choose which one is better
Now I Have a V-moda Headphones and UE 200 XS VM and I use the headphones directly to Samsung Galaxy S4 mine without any amp
According to You Which One is Better
V MODA S4 XS + + AMP (But I do not know the amp what is suitable)
V Moda XS + DX 90 + AMP (But I do not know the amp what is suitable)
V Moda XS + F887 + SONY PHA 1
I Want The sound that I mentioned earlier, if can headphones and dap that can provide good sound without having to use the amp again
And do not spend excessive money
I currently own DX90 but do not own or heard from the F887 while my brother owned the ZX1 the big brother of F887 and PHA-2.....
For SQ IMO definitely DX90 beats the ZX1 in every way, bass is punchy & cleaner, more detail, soundstage definitely is wider; While the ZX1 bass IMO is more mixed up & provide a bit of dirty but more punchy than DX90 , sounded dark,laid back but have smooth mid and trust me you do not want to turn on the "Clear Audio" as is given a more digital and fake sounding;
Never heard from the PHA-1, but the PHA-2 is a very wonderful piece of DAC for the Sony's or android's gadget, and now when connected to the ZX1 you can't adjust the EQ anymore but it's sounded less & control bass with very smooth, very neutral, detail and provide very wide soundstage but the internal amp is a bit of insufficient power but is more than enough to drives your V Moda's; I am sure that you also do not need an amp while using V Moda XS with DX90 unless you need to drives others big can headphones.
For UI Sony is definitely better and more friendly using than the DX90, if not mistaken that the F887 is using same UI as ZX1 that is Android 4.1;
I think Sony is kind of very picky on IEM or headphones, if you find the right headphone to pair with I think the Sony's will be sounded great, so IMO you should bring along your V Moda to test on these 2 DAPs.
And also my please forgive for my poor english
Okay , i know you mean i must try 2 dap right ? Sony f887 and ibasso dx 90 right ?
okay thank you so much for you're recommendation , but dx 90 seems have better bass , cleaner and more detail ?
if right like that , maybe i want buy dx 90 but i want try 2 dap first
if you like , you like what ? dx 90 or f887 ?
i want have sound punchy bass but does not close other voice , bright , detail , wide , clear
I think if you match with zx1 , the dx 90 is lose cause the zx 1 is more expensive tooYeap, you need to try both Sony & iBasso... you can also try others like the Fiio X5 that provide awesome detail and voice with good bass too~~
For me of course I would prefer the DX90 but this doesn't means Sony's sounded very bad but no way the SQ of the ZX1 can match with the DX90
I'm not sure about the F887 bass but my brother ZX1 have slightly more punchy & deeper bass but a little bit of mixing up ....uhm like kind of dirty as I mention, the DX90 also provide a very punchy but clean bass
DX90 definitely is more detail, wider soundstage, clearest of the both
ZX1 + PHA-2 sounded good too, the sound is very neutral, wider and brighter than both DX90 and ZX1 alone, but bass will pull down because of the neutrality, of course you have to pay for a big price for combining the PHA-2
Try more DAPs in your local store before you get one (with your own headphone), sometimes different people have difference needs and hearing and I can't recommend which is suitable for you; For me I am very satisfied in every aspct of the DX90 except the UI:tongue_smile:
I think if you match with zx1 , the dx 90 is lose cause the zx 1 is more expensive too
Oh yeaa , I want match with fio x5 too but I think dx 90 is better and I like the model
Bro thanks so much for your info , your comment and all
Interesting. This makes me want to go out and start buying up more OEM Samsung batteries. The one that came with my phone is made in China. Obviously, it's OEM since it came with the phone, but I want to see if I can buy one that's made in Korea.
I am listening right now and can not believe the difference. As sure as I write this, some will have an OEM and say they hear no difference. :^) But really, I am alarmed. Mine are made in Korea and show last month as the manufacture date and each one has a different SN number. If I was iBasso, I would charge a little more and only sell the DX90 or 50 with these batteries. I am going to order a couple of more. The sound is just different but quality. I am very surprised since I was already biased against any real difference. Now who wants to buy some Anker batteries? Kidding. But these are the only batteries I am going to be using.
Interesting. This makes me want to go out and start buying up more OEM Samsung batteries. The one that came with my phone is made in China. Obviously, it's OEM since it came with the phone, but I want to see if I can buy one that's made in Korea.
I am listening right now and can not believe the difference...Mine are made in Korea...