[mungster]

They have faster Wifi ? As fast as a smartphone ?

Lol

 

[behemothkat]

This is a stainless case and totally different in contractions from a DX220.

It is not totally different - Aluminium and stainless steel has very similar RFI shielding factor but different EMI factor (Alu is not magnetic).

 

[phthora]

I wonder if the innovation and technology is finally moving in the right direction! We are getting daps in the under $2k range sounding on par or better than daps costing $3-4k. I always bought daps in the $3-4k range thinking i am getting more for what i paid for or am i getting duped? I mean we have manufacturers like ibasso, hiby, fiio all using high end components like ess, akm, and top of the line silmic, nichicon, and ft capacitors. what are the excuses for other manufacturers for charging $3-4k for their daps?

Hardware based EQ. Dedicated chip for upsampling. More sophisticated clocks to reduce jitter. R2R DAC designs. THX-based amps. There is plenty of room for improvement and innovation.

 

[denis1976]

I wonder if the innovation and technology is finally moving in the right direction! We are getting daps in the under $2k range sounding on par or better than daps costing $3-4k. I always bought daps in the $3-4k range thinking i am getting more for what i paid for or am i getting duped? I mean we have manufacturers like ibasso, hiby, fiio all using high end components like ess, akm, and top of the line silmic, nichicon, and ft capacitors. what are the excuses for other manufacturers for charging $3-4k for their daps?

Maybe they have such a sophisticated amp/dac arquitecture that not even the Mod Masters dare to modify...

 

[Shawnb]

Maybe they have such a sophisticated amp/dac arquitecture that not even the Mod Masters dare to modify...

You'll have to go well past the $3-4k range to be something you wouldn't even dare to mod.

 

[denis1976]

You'll have to go well past the $3-4k range to be something you wouldn't even dare to mod.

Maybe 8k, or 9....come on

 

[purk]

How about a sound impression guys? I think the Max is a little dry sounding and treble can be grainy on string instruments. A little more mid bass sure doesn’t hurt. I am at 150 hours so far. I do like the Max sense of speed, soundstage size, and sense of air quite a bit. Seem to be very detailed too.

 

[jamato8]

How about a sound impression guys? I think the Max is a little dry sounding and treble can be grainy on string instruments. A little more mid bass sure doesn’t hurt. I am at 150 hours so far. I do like the Max sense of speed, soundstage size, and sense of air quite a bit. Seem to be very detailed too.

More time. This thing takes a while to refine.

 

[purk]

More time. This thing takes a while to refine.

Like how long? The extra sizzles on piano and string do bother me a bit.

 

[jamato8]

Like how long? The extra sizzles on piano and string do bother me a bit.

I can't say for sure but I heard refinements through 400 hours.

 

[rpade]

Like how long? The extra sizzles on piano and string do bother me a bit.

I have the MAX for about 2 weeks now and I've got to say, that if you're looking for a DAP that highlights the piano's ability to combine notes and make a whole, cohesive, musical note, the MAX ain't it. The detail and layering is, I think, what the MAX is all about. It'll make you notice every single note, for example, on a C Chord. Or if you listen to a well-recorded paradiddle, you'll hear the complete drum strike, like their are two drums being hit instead of one. I guess being dry is how you go about getting this kind of detail and layering. I enjoy it thoroughly, though.

edit: The piano testing part was done personally with a Kawai CN29 midi-out to a laptop to USB-DAC of MAX.

 

[rpade]

Maybe 8k, or 9....come on

Who was the brave soul that modded the DMP-Z1?

 

[jamato8]

How about a sound impression guys? I think the Max is a little dry sounding and treble can be grainy on string instruments. A little more mid bass sure doesn’t hurt. I am at 150 hours so far. I do like the Max sense of speed, soundstage size, and sense of air quite a bit. Seem to be very detailed too.

Listening to some Mozart piano concertos right now, excellent. Great attack, timbre and body to the notes as the strings are hit. Also, the size of the piano, as I hear in live music, is hard for a system to convey but I find this extremely good.

 

[dhc0329]

Like how long? The extra sizzles on piano and string do bother me a bit.

As for me the instruments started sound right at about 300 hours mark.

 

[dhc0329]

Tabla, cymbal, drum and whatever they are playing on Saidi Swing sound dynomite on this thing!