Sorry, that was a joke.
But I´m sure you´ll get that since everyone (exept a few then) knows that (most) Japanese bikes are superior in most ways.
However, the markets couldn´t been moore widely spread apart cause a H.D. is moore aboud sound, feeling, "riding iron" and it of course! It has the it factor that is so hard to put your finger on, just like Angelina Jolie isn´t the most beautiful woman out there, not by a longshot! But she does have some sort of attraction magnet build inside of her, she glows, she got the it factor.
Now, under my very short time as a audio interested guy I have come to understand one thing about audiofiles, they often have their own ideals they worship and love to shovel it down the throats of other audiofiles. They also love to trump one another on forums around the world with their cable a la $2000 etc.. and brag about how good that piece of cable is and how much of a difference it really made on their mega buck stereo. And they can´t take a: No you´r wrong man! Uooppss, almost forgot: They also wanna have a large group of followers, lets call them wanna be´s. Those wanna be´s are going fo follow his master to the end of time, claiming he´s god and can never ever be wrong.
That is the audiofile my friends
No just kidding, don´t beat me up for it now! (I blame it on the beer, I´ll think I start to feel the effect by now) Come on now, honest, it really was a joke.
Anyway, I have had my HM-801 for a few days now and have start to build my self an oppinion about it.
I could have choosen not to go through with the purchase if I wanted, after seing this thread that is. But I´m thinking lile someone posted earlier here, it´s the first of it´s kind and it can be fun to have owned one later, pherhaps it even become valuable later?
I think it´s not very practical, it´s heavy and have no finess what so ever.
The menu/firmware is not what it is suppose to be, not even close + where is the Rockbox support?
It chews batteries like crazy and become so hot it makes me nervous actually.
I can´t reach Fang or someone else whenever I want, not exactly like Sandisk is it? ? Regarding that GAME card etc.., to me it feels like they targeting mostly the JA/IEM market when speaking of new amp cards? I´m not 100% sure but if that is the case? But it would be very unfair for us that doesn´t use IEM, earbuds etc..
To be honest my Clip+´s completely destroys my new 801 in almost every way, except for one that is!
I have now walked around for days testing the 801 + 2 different Clip+´s with my non super high end headphones, the 770 pro/80 + HD550 + some IEM´s my buddy had?? I went into this with the ide that 801 is no better than nothing else at all.
First thing I noticed was that 801 (to me anyway) is a lot moore sensetive what earphones I use. To me the HD550 was the phones that sounded best with 801, but lack some bass + are open (yes I do like bass, at least to some degree.)
I´m sorry guys, but I can not lie to my self like a fool anymoore. I have tried my best to not like the 801 for all it´s negative stuff, so that I could convince my self to go buy something a new smaller DAP again and get rid of that powerhungry, warm, heawy, box I´ll have to carry around right now. (did I mention it´s out of battries whithin hours at high volyme?)
I can´t help it, there could be no doubt 801 (in my ears) delivers a better SQ than Clip+, it was so notable that my friend who also blind tested SQ for me said there was not one single fault, it was obvious. I dont know if I did something wrong when comparing, also I tried with my friend Fiio + my Icon Mobile connected to Clip+ and still there was not hard to tell.
So my jorney towards finding something as lovely small etc.. as the Clip+ with the SQ of 801 or better has just begun. Though I will try again when I have bought some good high end headphones.