[goodvibes]

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The odd thing is that it seems to me like the WM8740 is supposed to be the better DAC by specs and design? I'm by no means an expert on the subject and I realize it all comes down to how it sounds in the end, but it does raise the question as to how to determine a "proper DAC" when the one "designed for smartphones and other portable devices rich in multimedia features" outperforms the "very high performance" one "designed for audio applications such as CD, DVD, home theatre systems, set top boxes and digital TV".
 
http://www.wolfsonmicro.com/products/dacs/WM8740/
http://www.wolfsonmicro.com/products/audio_hubs/WM8994/
 
Though perhaps because WM8994 is newer, Wolfson has continuously improved the audio quality to the point where their portable application DACs compete with or outperform their older DACs.

The problem comes from the notion that parts equals goodness. Bits may have some character but there is so much to consider in these DAPs that trying to determine whats good from a parts list is a useless endeavor. Folks like absolutes so that they can connect the dots but it doesn't work that way. 8740 has better stereo #S so....

 

[dimitri42]

I would like to try the fischer audio's out too. Any more micro-detail than this and I end up selling my D7000's and getting a C&C XO2

 

[miow]

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I would like to try the fischer audio's out too. Any more micro-detail than this and I end up selling my D7000's and getting a C&C XO2

 
I'm selling my C&C BH if this interests you

 

[dimitri42]

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I'm selling my C&C BH if this interests you

 
Hmm, tempting... ; ) I wouldn't like to go thru customs issues and ending up paying 80€ like you ddid.
 

 

[Hawaiiancerveza]

How do the FXZ200 sound straight out of a Sansa clip?

It sounds better to me than my iPhone 4s. There seems to be a little more omph. I like it out of the sansa clip, no eq.

 

[dimitri42]

They're not good for jazz. Treble is dry. Cymbals don't sound natural

 
For sale for 190€ incl. shipping from EU. 3 days old, got them by Friday. Basically I've just passed the weekend with them. I have the original box and receipt as they came from amazon.jp

 

[Lifted Andreas]

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They're not good for jazz. Treble is dry. Cymbals don't sound natural

 
For sale for 190€ incl. shipping from EU. 3 days old, got them by Friday. Basically I've just passed the weekend with them. I have the original box and receipt as they came from amazon.jp

 
Maybe you haven't burned them in long enough?
 
Just saying. 

 

[dimitri42]

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Maybe you haven't burned them in long enough?
 
Just saying. 

 
124 hours

 

[miow]

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124 hours

 
Dude, wait till the 200hrs before taking such a decision. The cable is copper/silver and copper/silver cables need 200 hours to break-in. I'm PRETTY sure SQ will still improve quite a bit.

 

[djvkool]

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They're not good for jazz. Treble is dry. Cymbals don't sound natural

 
For sale for 190€ incl. shipping from EU. 3 days old, got them by Friday. Basically I've just passed the weekend with them. I have the original box and receipt as they came from amazon.jp

 
Wow -- you are selling it after all after saying that it is the best IEM you ever heard? 

 

[sergiu]

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They're not good for jazz. Treble is dry. Cymbals don't sound natural

 
For sale for 190€ incl. shipping from EU. 3 days old, got them by Friday. Basically I've just passed the weekend with them. I have the original box and receipt as they came from amazon.jp

dimitri42, I missed the model, is it the fxz200 you're selling? 

 

[miow]

Yes, he's selling the 200.
 

 

[dimitri42]

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Wow -- you are selling it after all after saying that it is the best IEM you ever heard? 

 

I'm trying man, I'm trying....... But the dog inside of me is forcing me to let them go.

 

[dimitri42]

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dimitri42, I missed the model, is it the fxz200 you're selling? 

 
Ya. Auph, auph!!

 

[velato]

Am i the only one here having problems with the vocals on the fxz200? Somehow i hate how the vocals sound on this earphones, everything else is perfect. For example when im listening to Adele songs, her vocals would be too deep into my head that it feels like it sounded mono to me? It feels like someone is singing into my head instead of on my ears.