[Riley Beale]

I guess I should ask everyone for their opinion.  Should I buy a DPX1 from Best Buy with warranty or should I buy a DPX1A from ebay or Amazon from Japan with no warranty?
 
Thank you
 
Riley

 

[Riley Beale]

 
​i always buy a warranty. I usually end up sending a product back once. If you look for the seller premium Japan on eBay they should have it listed with the item. But I'm not sure if you will be able to pay on eBay considering you can't go over 500

They do have ebay gift cards that I believe are unlimited I think.  Only prepaid Visa's are limited to $500.00.  What does Square Trade do if I had a problem with a product?
 
Thank you
 
Riley

 

[fezzyness]

 
They do have ebay gift cards that I believe are unlimited I think.  Only prepaid Visa's are limited to $500.00.  What does Square Trade do if I had a problem with a product?
 
Thank you
 
Riley

http://www.ebay.com/itm/270826537222?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

[Riley Beale]

  http://www.ebay.com/itm/270826537222?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Thank you that answers my questions.  Does Square Trade repair themselves or send it to Onkyo for repair or replacement?
 
Riley

 

[hattrick15]

  Riley,
 
If you don't want to buy international, that is certainly fine.  I bought my recently through Amazon US from a Japanese vendor...and I didn't have to pay any custom fees.  
 
Good Luck,
Z

 
I also bought through Amazon US from a Japanese vendor.  I live in the US.  I did not have to pay any custom fees.  The DP-X1A was shipped from Japan.  I got it roughly a week after I ordered it.

 

[fezzyness]

   
I also bought through Amazon US from a Japanese vendor.  I live in the US.  I did not have to pay any custom fees.  The DP-X1A was shipped from Japan.  I got it roughly a week after I ordered it.

​But then you're paying extra and you're not getting a warranty. Both vendors are from Japan anyway.

 

[Riley Beale]

   
I also bought through Amazon US from a Japanese vendor.  I live in the US.  I did not have to pay any custom fees.  The DP-X1A was shipped from Japan.  I got it roughly a week after I ordered it.

That sounds great.  Thanks for the information.  It migh be simpler to by from Amazon with an Amazon gift card than ebay.  I have an Amazon account without any credit cards attached.  I haven't had an ebay account for 10 years.  Might be a better way to go for my needs.  Did you get the manufactures warranty or was it void for it being bought on Amazon?  With the DPX1A do I really need to buy an extra warranty
 
Thank you
 
Riley

 

[Riley Beale]

ebay is cheaper.  After just doing some more research with both pages open.  Not ready to purchase at the moment just looking at options curently

 

[addyg]

  I guess I should ask everyone for their opinion.  Should I buy a DPX1 from Best Buy with warranty or should I buy a DPX1A from ebay or Amazon from Japan with no warranty?
 
Thank you
 
Riley

 
I would suggest buy DP-X1A.

 

[Riley Beale]

   
I would suggest buy DP-X1A.

Okay.  I will buy the DPX1A.  It seems more reliable to some degree or another.  Does Square Trade repair items themselves?  When I am ready going to buy on ebay with a Square Trade warranty possibly.  Much appreciated.
 
Thank you
 
Riley

 

[addyg]

  Couple of questions :
 
I was wondering if you can use Samsung Class 10 256 gb card in this unit with out any problem ?
 
What is a real battery life for this unit with WiFi  and blutooth off and playing FLAC files through say a pair easier to drive headphobes like the HIFIMAN HE 400I  headphones?  
> Battery with wifi on is ok for me. I never turn off wifi.  For he-400i, you need to drive on 2.5 balanced with a modified cable because 2.5 has two times the power.
 
What will the difference between  DP-X1B oe what ever the new improved model  and the current model DP-X1A? 
>There is no dp-x1b but dp-x1(b) which b = black color. The new model is dp-x1a . It has improved amp section with bigger capacitors.
 
Looking for solid player with enough of a built in amp with balanced outputs  to drive headpones  like up to Ether Flow class. 
 
How do the Sabre DAC's sound in comparsion to then the  Wolfson WM8740 Dac in my AK Jr?
> Much more detail/sound stage but not as warm as Wolfson.
 
I spent gours reading all of these posts . 
 
Thanks for help,
 
Rick 

 

[addyg]

  Hello everybody !
I've been following this thread since few weeks , and i finally bought a DP-X1A , in part thanks of your reviews here .
I had a Plenue D paired with Bang & Olufsen H3 , and bought the Meze 99 classics.
 
What an amazing headphone !
 
i went to a specialist to try it before any purchase cause i found the review strange on the fact the Meze could be so good for that price ... and in fact he is really that good , at least to me .
I tried few headphones like H&O H7, H8 , Pryma Sonus Faber ... but for me the Meze is better -  the Pryma was a huge deception .
 
During the visit , since i knew i was about buying the DP--X1A , i tried the famous Sennheiser IE800 , really confortable , but the price is way too high for the rendering , imo . i didn't find that much better than my H3 ( please don't stone me ).
 
So here 2 questions :
 
1 _   I will want some new IEM soon , balanced cable , to totally enjoy the Dp-X1A . i post the question , even if there is a lot of post about IEM here , cause i mainly listen Hip-Hop , and i know the Hi Res world is more about Rock , Electro and Classic . So for me it's about Nas, 2pac , MOP , AOTP , Snowgoons , Murs , 9th Wonder  and a lot of rap with great instrumentals from DJ Premier and co. .... but i might sometimes enjoy a Dire straits , Clapton or Grower Washington song. Which IEM should i consider ?  I've read some nice reviews for the JHaudio Rosie , Westone W60, Nu Force Hem6 , Campfire Lyra and Andromeda & Shure SE846 . What do you think ? which one should i choose ? and maybe you have some others possibilities for me ?
> :  Heir 10.0 => UE18Pro > Andromeda > W60 / SE846 / Rosie
 
2 _ Will it be worthy to buy a balanced cable for the Meze ? Will it works well ? and if the answer is yes , which cable should i consider ?
> :  If you feel like more power  and sound stage is needed. Then go balanced.
 
Thank you for your thoughts and experience !

 
My opinion above

 

[addyg]

 
Okay.  I will buy the DPX1A.  It seems more reliable to some degree or another.  Does Square Trade repair items themselves?  When I am ready going to buy on ebay with a Square Trade warranty possibly.  Much appreciated.
 
Thank you
 
Riley

 
They are all under Japan warranty and need to send back to Japan for repair. Buy from Japanese vendor is better.

 

[Riley Beale]

   
They are all under Japan warranty and need to send back to Japan for repair. Buy from Japanese vendor is better.

That is what I will do.  I will forgo the Square Trade and just use the Onkyo warranty through Onkyo Japan if needed.  It is cheaper that way and I might not need it anyway.
 
Thank you
 
Riley

 

[Riley Beale]

Does the volume knob on the DPX1A have a feature so it does not get turned up and blow my eardrums out if the dap is in my pocket?
 
Thank you

Riley