Hi, I have a Legend Omega. I am wondering if the Zeus has a better bass than the Omega?
And anyone tried the Zeus with the Sony Walkman ZX2? Do they pair well? TIA.
My ZX2 is a japanese unit, so no volume cap. I listen at 10-20% volume bar. I just love how I don't have to raise the volume above because of how good isolation is, and this is even if I'm in a tram or in my car on the highway.
I appreciate it that the Sound Adjustment's EQ also carries over apps like Youtube and Spotify, so I can keep my desired sound sig at all times.
Used to have 3 custom EQs for my Noble Savant/ZX2 pairing. Now I just use the one below for my Zeus and I haven't touched my Savant case for 4 weeks.
Clear Bass +2
400 Hz +0
1k Hz -2
2.5 Hz -2
6k Hz +3
16k Hz +7
I've settled on this EQ for 2 weeks now. Up to this point my audio journey, it's my wishes realized. Sublime micro detail retrieval. No sibilance, no explosive aggressive voices (had this with the Omega) . Everything presented on an equal footing. My Zeus is open and airy, with a superbly deep headstage. The astounding spacial volume cues the Zeus reveals reminds me of bats' echolocation. Tracks I used to skip because were of poor quality or sounded congested are now an intriguing rediscovery. Be it multiple voices singing/screaming different lines at the same time and/or 3 amped guitars, there's no chaos, the distinction is beautiful. I find my Zeus analytical in the best sense possible. I remember using the term 'crap forensics'. If you guys remember Jurassic Park 1. The moment when our protagonists first encounter a real living dinosaur, the sick triceratops. You had the kids who were disgusted by the mucus and the dung. But the Dr Ellie was enthusiastically finding clues:
No track is restricted so far. My Zeus is like the Incredible Dr. Pol haha
I've grown very attached to my Zeus and ZX2 pairing. I've cancelled my plans to go to London for the Headroom show at the end of this month. I no longer want to hear the KSE1500, I'll wait for CanJam to do it.
The SQ of the KSE1500 would have to be tremendously above the Zeus. Not a mere 5% upgrade, but 10-25% which a priori I find unrealistic to expect that. Only then could it make these
3 majors issues bearable:
- dac/amp is heavy and big, forces to brick stack, kills mobility. Zeus/ZX2 is light and lasts longer than anything out there.
- 7 to 9 hours amp's battery is not enough for me. If no juice in the amp, the KSE1500 sits uselessly dead in the water; would have to buy a spare SHA1500 if they ever release it separately. Can't carry a powerbank to recharge because there's only 1 usb port on either my device or the amp
- due to the android situation, if connected by usb, would drink the juice out of my dap as if was recharging it