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Sep 18, 2015 at 2:20 PM Post #106 of 16,324
 
  I have noticed that a lot of power in reserve does help, and gets you closer to a desktop amp experience.

 
I know what you mean, but I gave up on that kind of dream from a dap, a decent portable amp would outclass a brick dap like DX100 or HM901, so in my opinion a dap is better off at aiming to be perfection with headphones that are efficient enough, and breaking out the portable amp if you want some heft, this way you get the best sound quality for both types of headphone rather than a compromise.

I must admit I'm not fond of stacks, but I see your point.
 
Sep 18, 2015 at 8:36 PM Post #109 of 16,324
  I'd be very grateful if more people can post their opinions on the subject. I'm looking at DAPs in the +/- $1000 price range, and amp/dacs all the way from E17 to the Chord Hugo

 
For the love of God whatever you do don't buy this (to put it quite frankly) mediocre piece of junk. Bad sound for the money, bad build quality, poorly designed, etc...
 
Sep 18, 2015 at 9:26 PM Post #110 of 16,324
   
For the love of God whatever you do don't buy this (to put it quite frankly) mediocre piece of junk. Bad sound for the money, bad build quality, poorly designed, etc...

 
Well that's surprising. This thing has received glowing reviews, and people on here seem to hold it in regard as well. What is it you don't like about the sound? Which DACs do you like for the same money or less?
 
Sep 18, 2015 at 10:47 PM Post #111 of 16,324
Subbed - Thanks the info. Anyone know if it will be at CanJam / RMAF? Cheers
 
Sep 19, 2015 at 2:56 AM Post #115 of 16,324
   
AK380 and AK240 suffer from very short battery life (4 hours) but this new device doesn't (10 hours).
AK380 has only one microSD slot while this one has two

 
I'm looking forward to this offering from Onkyo , but just on these two points.
 
If you only get 4 hours from your AK240 , something is wrong. I can easily get double that. And re 10 hours for the Onkyo , we all know this isn't necessarily a real world experience.
 
Double micro SD is great , but it better be double considering on board is only 32gb. AK240 & 380 are 256gb. So there's no real advantage there.
 
Sep 19, 2015 at 4:42 AM Post #118 of 16,324
I hope they will price this competitively. < US$699, please? 
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Sep 19, 2015 at 4:53 AM Post #119 of 16,324
  I hope they will price this competitively. < US$699, please? 
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I hate to burst your bubble, but the more inferior Pioneer twin is already going for £499. I will be very surprised to see this baby priced anything less than 1,200 USD.
 
http://www.custom-cable.co.uk/pioneer-xdp-100r-portable-player.html
 

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