Here’s my Ali logistics head scratcher. A very minor one in the grand scale of things, but still slightly puzzling.
I ordered a HiBy DAP from the HiBy official store on Ali on 11/11, within the first half-hour of the event starting. The order says “7-day delivery.”
I ordered the RW3000 from NiceHCK’s store the next day. The order says “Fast delivery.”
I got a text message earlier today telling me to pay customs and duties for the RW3000. The DAP exceeds the personal de minimis as well so I was expecting to pay for that first. But somehow the RW3000 seemed to progress through customs more quickly.
I think the AE stores send bulk shipments to overseas countries to some receiving companies. I have never received any shipment directly from China, the shipments I get (in US) always show a return address from New Jersey, California, Kentucky..., but never directly from China. I wonder if some AE stores stock certain items with those receiving companies for faster delivery.
Edit: When I check my AE orders, they always show “leaving warehouse”, “leaving country”, “cleared customs” type of messages, so they are shipped from China, but as mentioned the shipments must go to a receiver in the US which forwards my purchase to my home.
Go Bar is actually a neutral bass boost sort of sound with good air extension. The Cirrus chip is quite clean sounding too. I've not heard the Yinman but it might pair well from a tonal perspective. As for power, there was plenty on tap but it was never enough to supplant desktop power for me with high impedance earbuds, so I imagine it would be no different with the Yinman. Volume will be sufficient but dynamics will be lacking.
Having said that, everyone has different demands of their gear and some might not miss that tighter, dynamic sound aslong as it is 'loud' enough.
My general rule is anything below 100-150ohm (some range to account for sensitivity) I find works with a good DAP, above that I prefer a desktop amp. Exceptions are usually when it's a bright earbud that actually benefits from lower power to reduce higher Hz accentuation.
Agreed on your impression of the Go Bar tone. Baskingshark, I do find the Gold version of the Go Bar to be a warmer presentation then the regular version, but I have not yet experienced any veiled/muddy sound with warm buds such as the FF3.
I've found the Go Bar will acceptably drive the HD6XX (300 ohm) but even those headphones sound much more authoritative off my desktop amp. The Yinmans are clearly a higher hill to climb...
Any decent wireless open earbuds? I'm forced to get them too, thanks to phones, tablets and now even stand-alone VR devices no longer having headphone ports. Sucks.
Nice. I'm glad you're enjoying the Zen SU now. I'm sure you would be pretty happy with the Prime DAC and RA2B-FE too. Plenty of power. Organic and effortless sound. I probably will buy Defiant as soon I have the opportunity.
The Yinman scales a lot with power. It's a intense and warm earbud but it sounds amazing. Fit is perfect for me.
Nice. I'm glad you're enjoying the Zen SU now. I'm sure you would be pretty happy with the Prime DAC and RA2B-FE too. Plenty of power. Organic and effortless sound. I probably will buy Defiant as soon I have the opportunity.
The Yinman scales a lot with power. It's a intense and warm earbud but it sounds amazing. Fit is perfect for me.
Which earbuds you bought from Fran? I'm waiting for the Black Panther.
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