Noticeably better sounding....the Z1 is tuned very very well and very refined. It even best out a really top flight amp such as the Headamp GSX mini and GSX MKii. The TA can’t touch those two amps I mentioned. Price is very high though but you don’t need expensive cable or top flight DAC either.
Noticeably better sounding....the Z1 is tuned very very well and very refined. It even best out a really top flight amp such as the Headamp GSX mini and GSX MKii. The TA can’t touch those two amps I mentioned. Price is very high though but you don’t need expensive cable or top flight DAC either.
Thanks for feedback. I really do love my TA / Z1R combo. Audiowise, the best products i've ever purchased. I'd be more tempted if the price wasn't so high, but i can't really see it coming down to a price, where i would bite the bullet ??
Anyone compare this to any of the Chord offerings - TT2 - TT2/MScaler - or even Dave?
I owned a TA for a few months to play around with. I found it unimpressive with my Z1R and Utopia. Dark sounding. I preferred both headphones directly out of the 1Z.
I am happy with my GSX Mini - however it is fronting $25k Linn streamer so not a fair comparison
Anyone compare this to any of the Chord offerings - TT2 - TT2/MScaler - or even Dave?
I owned a TA for a few months to play around with. I found it unimpressive with my Z1R and Utopia. Dark sounding. I preferred both headphones directly out of the 1Z.
I am happy with my GSX Mini - however it is fronting $25k Linn streamer so not a fair comparison
If you need lots of driving power and more input options and have a good music server software (like Roon) and all the streamer gadgets already in your inventory, probably go with a TT2/Mscaler combo.
If you want a simple all-in-one solution, mostly use fairly sensitive dynamic headphones like the Focal Clear and one of the best MDR-Z1R pairing, go with the DMP-Z1.
If I didn't have to move around as much as I do now and with more space available to build a completely stationary system around a Roon Server, I probably would have bought a TT2/MScaler combo instead of the DMP-Z1 because it would give me more options to expand into different headphone types which demands more driving power like planers (recently tried the Final Audio D8000 Pro - it's probably the first pair of planers which I want to buy). I loved my Hugo 2, and a TT2/MScaler or even a Hugo2/Mscaler would've been a logical extension, but now I'm happy with the DMP-Z1 because it fits into my lifestyle better. The best sounding gear doesn't mean anything if you don't get to use it, and it's so easy to use the DMP-Z1 because of its all-in-one design that makes it always ready for you to put on a pair of headphones and start listening.
Thanks to creator cables for a few hints that helped me in modifying mine own ! He and his place was the first to upgrade DMP Z1 internal wires. If anyone want to get their done, I would recommend him. Every kind person is always trustworthy
Thanks to creator cables for a few hints that helped me in modifying mine own ! He and his place was the first to upgrade DMP Z1 internal wires. If anyone want to get their done, I would recommend him. Every kind person is always trustworthy
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