[Randall DZM]

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No difference whatsoever. 10 is stil sorted before 02 in the stock player...
 

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What I found out is kinda strange it doesn't do it by tag but seems to be doing it by the order that it gets copied onto the player. So i've been manually making folders then copying one song at a time into the album folders and that fixed the problem for me. I also have them tagged as "1,2,3,4, etc" just in case

 

[lee730]

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I've spent a lot of time today making sure all my tags and file names are in place as they should be. All track numbers now have two digits - no more, no less. 01 in stead of 1 or 1/14 etc. Once that was in place (using actions in Mp3Tag) I renamed all files to %track% - %title% (i.e.  05 - Set Fire To The Rain in stead of "Adele - 21 - 5 - Set Fire To The rain". This should ensure that tracks are listed in order, no matter if they're listed by file name or title tag. 
 
As soon as I'm done re-downloading all the covers, I'll see if it helped... If I at least can establish a consistent way to have the tracks displayed and played properly, I can work around the quirks. 

Looks like you have a major case of OCD just like me
 
Now Im in a dilema of recovering my data from a dieing drive. Hopefully if I replace the electrical connection that will at least allow me to pull the rest of my data off. That could be it though, crossing fingers.

 
 

 

[Mython]

Looks like you have a major case of OCD just like me

Now Im in a dilema of recovering my data from a dieing drive. Hopefully if I replace the electrical connection that will at least allow me to pull the rest of my data off. That could be it though, crossing fingers.


 

Good luck, Lee, I feel your pain!

Let me know if you succeed! (fingers crossed...)

 

[Pudu]

What I found out is kinda strange it doesn't do it by tag but seems to be doing it by the order that it gets copied onto the player. So i've been manually making folders then copying one song at a time into the album folders and that fixed the problem for me. I also have them tagged as "1,2,3,4, etc" just in case

This is exactly how the Hifiman players behave - or least the 602 behaved for me. It's reading the files from the fat32 lookup table and the order that they were added to it. I used a utility called Drivesort to reorder files - it worked well - but was still a pain having to do it.

Strangely I don't seem to be suffering this problem on the DX. When does it exhibit this behaviour ... browsing by directory, browsing by album...artist? Also is this on internal memory or on microSD... or both?

 

[Randall DZM]

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This is exactly how the Hifiman players behave - or least the 602 behaved for me. It's reading the files from the fat32 lookup table and the order that they were added to it. I used a utility called Drivesort to reorder files - it worked well - but was still a pain having to do it.
Strangely I don't seem to be suffering this problem on the DX. When does it exhibit this behaviour ... browsing by directory, browsing by album...artist? Also is this on internal memory or on microSD... or both?

 
It does this both browsing by directory and by album. Need to check if it does it by artist. It is on the internal memory and waiting to get my microSD atm.

 

[swimmintunes]

I haven't had any problems with MP3 files (assuming they're tagged correctly) but the FLAC files list by order copied.  I too had to drag and drop by individual song to get them to display and play in order.  I believe my Squeezebox Touch also does this with FLAC files.

 

[ikitub]

he500 or lcd2rev2 for dx100?

 

[jamato8]

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he500 or lcd2rev2 for dx100?

At to how they work with it?? Very well. 
 
 

 

[Mython]

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At to how they work with it?? Very well. 

 

My interpretation was that the question meant which of the two is preferable for use with the DX100, in which case, though I openly admit I haven't heard them, I suspect it'd come down to how much transparency one requires.

 

[jamato8]

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My interpretation was that the question meant which of the two is preferable for use with the DX100, in which case, though I openly admit I haven't heard them, I suspect it'd come down to how much transparency one requires.

I have the HE500, which is an excellent synergy, open, dynamic and transparent and the LCD2 ver 1, though out of the two I had, the one I have now is the most delicate and refined so there are variations, and with this LCD2, the sound is also excellent, though a little different than the HE500 so preference might also be dictated by mood. 
 
I am noticing that after 300 hours of run time on the DX100, the sound has melded into a very coherent display of an audio panorama of sound. At around 250 hours the sound, to my ear, turned down for a while, with less detail and a slightly muddier sound. This is something I have heard in other amps as the caps form, etc, though times may differ. 
 
 

 

[ikitub]

thanks for the reply. so based from you, which cans do you use often? 

 

[jamato8]

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thanks for the reply. so based from you, which cans do you use often? 

Koss Porta Pros, modified. 
 
 

 

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[jamato8]

I am listening to Talking Heads Little Creatures, Television Man, and what excellent sound. Using the PortaPros. Great fun and a good combo with the dX100. I had to look as I thought it was a hirez but it is normal Cd. Excellent bass impact, musical tones and excitement. The DX is continuing to delight with audio pyrotechnics. 

 

[spkrs01]

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I have the HE500, which is an excellent synergy, open, dynamic and transparent and the LCD2 ver 1, though out of the two I had, the one I have now is the most delicate and refined so there are variations, and with this LCD2, the sound is also excellent, though a little different than the HE500 so preference might also be dictated by mood. 
 
I am noticing that after 300 hours of run time on the DX100, the sound has melded into a very coherent display of an audio panorama of sound. At around 250 hours the sound, to my ear, turned down for a while, with less detail and a slightly muddier sound. This is something I have heard in other amps as the caps form, etc, though times may differ. 
 
 

I had the same phenomenon with my DX100. However, it wasn't as extreme as the Triad L3 at around 500 hours, I thought I had damaged it as the sound was so dead in signature. I ran it over night, thinking I would return it the next day if it sounded the same and to my astonishment when I next listened, it was like a different beast! The sound opened up completely!
 
My DX100 is sounding pretty stunning now as a source to the L3 for IEMs and as a DAP to recently purchased Headphones. It has been running literally non stop since purchased, and the sound has completely fallen into place. The edginess has disappeared completely. The balance and coherency is tops! The soundstaging is beyond belief, incredible in all three axis. On some well recorded music it is projecting 1/2ft in front, beyond shoulders in width and around 1 1/2ft behind and this is with the red SE535ltd with a silver/gold hybrid cable, which supposedly don't image so well!!!  
 
Also, the DX100's amp section besides the Triad, is the only amp that can drive the 300ohm HD650 convincingly, all my other 3 portable amps failed miserably, including the 2Stepdance. These amps all lost grip and control of the bass, sounding muddled, flat and woolly at best. With Headphones the DX100 is closing the gap with the Triad L3 sound quality wise and again supports my observations that it is tuned towards Headphones rather than IEMs. I am still looking for the sweet spot regarding ohms. I should be receiving my pair of Shure SRH 1840 by this weekend hopefully, and that is rated at 65ohm. The DT1350 has a rating of 80ohm and sounds good with the DX100 having a total grip and control over them. I will be buying many more Headphones and IEM to experiment with, the list is building..........

 
It would be interesting to see how the DX100 move forward from here! I will be getting lots of cables for Headphones and with the supreme ability of the DX100 in detail retrieval, I think I will get the sonics that I wish for via the DX100 and used as a bedside rig!!!