Introducing Lotoo PAW Gold

[ASpencer]

  What spoiled the deal for me is the lack of gapless playback. As I learned doing my comparisons today, songs that run together are all over my music collection. And every time that the LPG stutters through the transition, I am frustrated anew. I cannot spend big bucks on that and be reminded everyday that the world is just not right.

I prize listening to a recording of “Der Ring des Nibelungen” in its entirety and some of the cuts are four or five seconds long, so those gaps would be irksome.  The same applies to live concert recordings as those breaches within an continuous performance become all the more glaring.

 

[kawaivpc1]

Lotoo Paw Gold vs AK240 vs Flow vs Calyx M vs Hugo vs iBasso R10?
Which one sounds the best? How would you rank them?

 

[Mimouille]

   
 
What spoiled the deal for me is the lack of gapless playback.

I use a technique where I cough between tracks and thus don't notice the gaps.

 

[Jazzi]

 

 

Pcm1792, its right on the first page dude.

and where can I buy that leather case?

 



http://dignis.co.kr/product/detail.html?product_no=87&cate_no=54&display_group=1

Or:
 
http://www.amazon.com/Dignis-Leather-LOTOO-PAW-Gold/dp/B00UVVY126/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433210984&sr=8-1&keywords=dignis+lotoo
 
That's where I got mine.

 

[cooperpwc]

  I use a technique where I cough between tracks and thus don't notice the gaps.

 
Sneezing works too but I can never time the pepper right.

 

[Edric Li]

 

 

Pcm1792, its right on the first page dude.

and where can I buy that leather case?

 







http://dignis.co.kr/product/detail.html?product_no=87&cate_no=54&display_group=1

Or:


 


http://www.amazon.com/Dignis-Leather-LOTOO-PAW-Gold/dp/B00UVVY126/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433210984&sr=8-1&keywords=dignis+lotoo


 


That's where I got mine.

 


Alternatively if you are looking for solid protection, I would encourage you to take a look at this http://www.vannuys.co.jp/n_lotoo_paw_gold/index/index.html

 

[audionewbi]

http://www.phileweb.com/sp/interview/article/201506/02/283_4.html

It seems like they are putting all their focus into Japan.

I honestly don't know where one can buy a unit outside Japan. As a consumer such lack of attention for the rest of the world is frustrating.

I disagreed with many marketing decision AK has made but tell you what their global product release is fairly uniform.

No matter how good a product is at the end a consumer should not dig half way around the world to get one. Great sounding product but currently sub-standard global distribution.

 

[Jazzi]

No matter how good a product is at the end a consumer should not dig half way around the world to get one. Great sounding product but currently sub-standard global distribution.

 
Sub-standard?  You're being much too kind.  It's currently non-existent.

 

[audionewbi]

Sub-standard?  You're being much too kind.  It's currently non-existent.

they do sale via jaben but it is not Jaben global but certain areas.

 

[cooperpwc]

Interesting article. He makes the point that it is a pure audio OS, not Linux or Android, which is why it is so fast. On the Paw Gold, it certainly is.

 

[ASpencer]

No matter how good a product is at the end a consumer should not dig half way around the world to get one. Great sounding product but currently sub-standard global distribution.

As you’re this company’s prime advocate, this is a pretty incisive statement.

 

[audionewbi]

As you’re this company’s prime advocate, this is a pretty incisive statement.

I am always a consumer first and I only produce thread I like the product. My words might be harsh but it is mostly out of wanting a brand that I like to improve.

 

[ASpencer]

There’s no doubt the PAW Gold features phenomenal sound, but the lack of attentiveness from the manufacturer, coupled with seeming obliviousness towards the international market, led me to buy the HM901s because if I’m going to purchase a higher priced DAP… I want a guarantee of unequivocal product support.  Also, perchance there’s an immediate problem, I require the comfort of knowing there’s enough stock in existence for a speedy replacement.

 

[Wyd4]

All valid points.
Having owned the HM901, you should find yourself thoroughly impressed with the 901s
 
Enjoy.

 

[Edric Li]

Did you guys tried sending http://extremeaudiousa.com/ an email? 

 

IMO Lotoo is basically a subsidiary of Infomedia aiming at consumer market. At the end it is still a professional recorder company. I guess Lotoo has not realized that they made a phenomenal product that stirred the world of portable audio quite a bit. 

Besides being an OEM of Nagra, Infomedia didn't really try to expand its market overseas, nor did Lotoo. Have you ever heard of PAW-V, PAW-VE, L300 and L300E? They are some fantastic, affordable portable recorder that have been popular among Chinese head-fiers for quite a long time, just like the sony and marantz recorders. But I have never seen they being mentioned at head-fi. 

 

Lotoo is quite special (not necessarily in a good way) in the world of portable audio. I guess it will take a while until the company realize that this is a brave new (and profitable) world.