After a day testing, I'm really not sure what to think of the sound signature. This is with my Sony XBA N3.
Too clynical maybe, too sharp.
Maybe I'm too used to a bit warmer sounding, tho "lower end" daps. Currently I own a FiiO X3, Walkman A35 and Cayin N3. All entry level daps, and all of them sound engaging and inviting.
This one feels impersonal, I didn't get any wow factor the second I put it on. The imaging is the only thing I really feel is an upgrade, it is more progressive, more coherent, specially in the middle. Is not that I found the player technically flawed, on the contrary, is quite too perfect maybe? Not organic.
Now I'm thinking maybe a ZX300 is more my cup of tea, if it retains that "Sony" sound.
I'm gonna let this one grow on me before I take a decision