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Headphoneus Supremus
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Gee,I thought the vendor was running some kind of holiday special.... Xuelin does have a tendency to modify their players without much fanfare.. They did this with the 960 player; I don't know what to say about this 770c model. I know that I got the first modified 960 version that cost ~$400 US and then I subsequently got the 960 dual DAC version that was ~$329. The dual DAC version sounds better to me, so I am still surprised that dual DAC version is still cheaper than either of the original 960 versions. The Wolfson 8740 DAC has a better SNR than the 8718, but I have no idea how this will affect sound quality on the 770c. I for one, however, would be very surprised if they released a version that has poorer sound quality than the original 770. I would suggest you contact bigbargainonline (Penon Audio) to get an opinion on this newer version; they've always been very helpful to me... By the way, it looks like Xuelin is also working on an 800 model that looks quite interesting as well, here is a link that shows the player along with some brief details: http://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrTHRUvy4xU.loAezVXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTBzY245ZnZqBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMTIEY29sbwNncTEEdnRpZAM-/RV=2/RE=1418542001/RO=10/RU=http%3a%2f%2fwww.zasv.com%2fthread-2558690-1-1.html/RK=0/RS=gNX7RiGWYHx4SXKgAO8H4_x3txQ-
Not sure though considering it has a slightly different name, and it is also substantially cheaper than the 770. But if it does sound as good as the 770, then it's an amazing deal.
The 800 looks interesting for sure as well (thanks for the link). Oooh, and buttons lol!: