[utdeep]

Lol - a new flavor of the month?

 

[GiullianSN]

Lol - a new flavor of the month?

Pretty much… as something new appears, the last one becomes the worst ever. Even more if the new one is more expensive.

 

[musicday]

Lol - a new flavor of the month?

I had for too long not to know them well
S1 is good for it's price, but the W2 is amazing even at a higher price point then sells for.

 

[sebek]

I had for too long not to know them well
S1 is good for it's price, but the W2 is amazing even at a higher price point then sells for.

And have you tried the Dragonfly Cobalt?

 

[Metalboyy]

yes, mainly cause it doesnt have as much efi problems as the sparrow... i love the sparrow but i cant cope with its EFI problems

Yeah the Sparrow has alot of efi. But the soundquality is amazing. Better than S1 and the shanling M6.

 

[musicday]

And have you tried the Dragonfly Cobalt?

Nope and not interested, too basic.

 

[dgjl]

And have you tried the Dragonfly Cobalt?

Unless you need the power and want to play with filters, the dfc is every bit as good if not better than the W2. Dfc has a brighter sound that focuses on fine detail. W2 is weightier and darker. Lovely tone on the W2, but loses those fine details of the dfc.

 

[utdeep]

The S1 is impressive to me because it is enough of an improvement over regular dongles to work well for the iPhone, iPad, laptops, and the Nintendo Switch. It has MQA (which I honestly don’t care for, but shows how much Lotoo is willing to improve the product) and it has several nice accessories from Lotoo and from third parties. I don’t think dongles can do much given lack of power and small size. The S1 does just enough.
I wish I could use it as a line out to another amp - that would be the only thing I’d look for at this point.

 

[sebek]

Unless you need the power and want to play with filters, the dfc is every bit as good if not better than the W2. Dfc has a brighter sound that focuses on fine detail. W2 is weightier and darker. Lovely tone on the W2, but loses those fine details of the dfc.

Do you prefer DFC to both S1 and W2?

 

[sebek]

I forgot another question: do you use S1 mainly on balanced output or SE?

I know that the balanced has more power, but at the SQ level are there any substantial differences?

 

[dgjl]

Do you prefer DFC to both S1 and W2?

It's different. Not necessarily better than the W2. Didn't get on with the S1.

 

[jithu215]

I forgot another question: do you use S1 mainly on balanced output or SE?

I know that the balanced has more power, but at the SQ level are there any substantial differences?

Yes very noticeable. Power is around 30% more on balanced. Better Soundstage and wider stereo sound. Bass is also slightly tighter. Go for balanced.

 

[sebek]

Unless you need the power and want to play with filters, the dfc is every bit as good if not better than the W2. Dfc has a brighter sound that focuses on fine detail. W2 is weightier and darker. Lovely tone on the W2, but loses those fine details of the dfc.

However Dragonfly Cobalt is still the most beautiful sound I have tried, at least under € 500. I also prefer it to Chord Mojo.

I hardly believe that W2 or S1 can somehow beat him. At least in my preferences.

 

[musicday]

However Dragonfly Cobalt is still the most beautiful sound I have tried, at least under € 500. I also prefer it to Chord Mojo.

I hardly believe that W2 or S1 can somehow beat him. At least in my preferences.

Sometimes you can also be wrong. Try to listen to W2 first for few hours and after tell us how much you are impressed.

 

[sebek]

Sometimes you can also be wrong. Try to listen to W2 first for few hours and after tell us how much you are impressed.

If I see a second hand unit for sale in very good condition, from a European user, I might try it.

At MusicTeck it would cost me $ 350 and maybe even import taxes, that's too much...