New from Garage1217, the solid-state Project Polaris!

[Hyde00]

Glad you have the issue sorted and you are happy with SQ.

Yeah Dragonfly Red is warm. I feel similar in comparing ifi Zen dac lush warm with Modi 3 more precise.

I still aim to one day be upgrading to Schiit Lyr 3 with multibit dac. Should get back some nice warm tube lushness. That's a way off though!

Oh yeah? Zen DAC is more lush and warm? Damn it I wonder if I should've went with Zen DAC instead LOL FAIL. Ok maybe down the road I'll try again.

EDIT: It's ok you can slowly work your way back to Schiit Lyr 3 with Multibit DAC. It's the journey that's the fun part haha.

 

[M-83]

Oh yeah? Zen DAC is more lush and warm? Damn it I wonder if I should've went with Zen DAC instead LOL FAIL. Ok maybe down the road I'll try again.

EDIT: It's ok you can slowly work your way back to Schiit Lyr 3 with Multibit DAC. It's the journey that's the fun part haha.

Zen Dac sounded really nice, but mine failed when 2 weeks old. Left a bit of a negative impression.

Yeah I will crawl towards it lol. £800 ish I think. Gotta keep my eyes open for a few used deals over next few years.

 

[Hyde00]

Were you able to get the Zen Dac replaced? (warranty / refund ....etc?)

Or did you buy it used?

 

[M-83]

Were you able to get the Zen Dac replaced? (warranty / refund ....etc?)

Or did you buy it used?

I bought it new from Amazon UK. I returned it and got a refund.

 

[iFi audio]

Zen DAC is more lush and warm?

A touch of warmth and richness is our house sound. These features we emphasize more than precision.

 

[M-83]

A touch of warmth and richness is our house sound. These features we emphasize more than precision.

I agree. Although mine died two weeks after I received it sadly.

 

[iFi audio]

I agree. Although mine died two weeks after I received it sadly.

I'm sorry to hear that. I trust that it's covered by warranty and you'll get it working again quickly ?

 

[M-83]

I'm sorry to hear that. I trust that it's covered by warranty and you'll get it working again quickly ?

I returned it to Amazon for a full refund and bought a Schiit Modi 3 instead. I wanted to avoid any further headaches to be honest.

 

[iFi audio]

I returned it to Amazon for a full refund and bought a Schiit Modi 3 instead. I wanted to avoid any further headaches to be honest.

Understood, it's all good

 

[Hyde00]

A touch of warmth and richness is our house sound. These features we emphasize more than precision.

I appreciate that.

I mean I get numbers are important but I find these days people are obsessed over number and don't even listen to the device itself. I once asked a person for sound impressions on a headphone. He told me to read the measurements and ASR review and he refuse to tell me anything regarding how it actually sound because "everyone's ears are different".

Slowly it's becoming more like a "read the Nürburgring track time when shopping for a car" as oppose to "test drive when shopping for a car".

Lol sorry feel like to rant a bit....

 

[Hyde00]

On a different note, anyone know if Project Polaris is ok to be left on all day?

I work at home now and I just leave my computer on all day and only turn off at night when I go to sleep. If I remember correctly from the Garage1217 page it says Project Polaris is suppose to be very efficient and runs cool right?

 

[M-83]

On a different note, anyone know if Project Polaris is ok to be left on all day?

I work at home now and I just leave my computer on all day and only turn off at night when I go to sleep. If I remember correctly from the Garage1217 page it says Project Polaris is suppose to be very efficient and runs cool right?

I asked Jeremy this very question only the other day.

He said it won't cause damage but it isn't advised to leave electronics such as amplifiers idling.

 

[Hyde00]

I asked Jeremy this very question only the other day.

He said it won't cause damage but it isn't advised to leave electronics such as amplifiers idling.

Ahhhh that's a bit....... inconvenient.......... I guess ideally it's best to only use it for listening session eh?

HHHMMMMMM.......

 

[M-83]

Ahhhh that's a bit....... inconvenient.......... I guess ideally it's best to only use it for listening session eh?

HHHMMMMMM.......

Yeah I guess. Not too fussed though.

 

[M-83]

Just having a first proper listen to music with my Philips Fidelio X2HR/00 & Polaris and Modi. They sound great. Whilst they are open backed, they have great bass. They are nothing like other open backed headphones such as Sennheiser HD650 (which I found too thin and lacking in bass).

The X2HR is fun, warm, huge soundstage. It is just such a bargain. I was considering selling them but decided not to.

My Denon D2000 have more attack and more bass than the X2HR/00, and overall I prefer the D2000. But the X2HR/00 are just such an easy relaxed listen.