fish1050
Headphoneus Supremus
I see. This might be slightly OT, but in short what are your thoughts on the Q1? Does it perform well with your Sony DAP?
I updated my X1 to the latest firmware 2.0. Seems to be pretty polished. No bugs that I've encountered yet.
The A17 is a low powered DAP so the Q1 definitely improves the power on tap which I needed for my B&W P5S2 headphones. I am using it with HO so only the amp section of the Q1 is used as the Sony LO implementation isn't very good. To me with my headphones it improves the sound stage quite a bit, it gives the bass more impact, improves the imaging and gives the music more air so it doesn't sound so closed in.
So in summary it doesn't really change the sound so much as it gives you more of it. I bought the Q1 to pair with my A17 also because the 30 hour battery life matched really well with the 30+ hour battery life on the A17. I can basically charge them both at the same time.