[psycho84]

Looks interesting. Let us know how it sounds.

Of course. As soon as I get grasp with hi-fi vocabulary. I
am pretty new to most of this, i just like good sound when I listen to music (and exploring stuff on forums and elsewhere). I only have Zishan Z3 with Muses02 to compare with at the moment.
I just thought that someone might have already got one of these so I can get some information myself. Anyway, I am probably ordering this soon so I will get back with info with vocabulary I have

 

[groucho69]

Of course. As soon as I get grasp with hi-fi vocabulary. I
am pretty new to most of this, i just like good sound when I listen to music (and exploring stuff on forums and elsewhere). I only have Zishan Z3 with Muses02 to compare with at the moment.
I just thought that someone might have already got one of these so I can get some information myself. Anyway, I am probably ordering this soon so I will get back with info with vocabulary I have

Vocabulary is appreciated but not necessary. Just say what you think.

 

[Coldheart29]

Hey guys, has enyone here tried the tempotec sonata iDSD?
It looks interesting, and is a bit cheaper than the nx2s, but i can't find many revius/impressions on it.

I'd be particularly interested in a comparison with the nx2s, since i'm debating between these two at the moment.

 

[baskingshark]

Hi do u have any recommendations for a pure external DAC (without amp component).
Budget < $100 USD, primarily will use with desktop and connect an external amp to it.
Preferably the DAC doesn't add any colouring to the music.

I wouldn't mind a DAC/AMP combination too, if it doesn't add any extra colouring, and if it has a volume knob.

Thanks in advance for your advise!

 

[Dobrescu George]

I know it is not exactly obscure, but what about FiiO K5 PRO? For 150 USD, never heard better before

 

[Baten]

I know it is not exactly obscure, but what about FiiO K5 PRO? For 150 USD, never heard better before

Does look very cool.

 

[genck]

Hi do u have any recommendations for a pure external DAC (without amp component).
Budget < $100 USD, primarily will use with desktop and connect an external amp to it.
Preferably the DAC doesn't add any colouring to the music.

I wouldn't mind a DAC/AMP combination too, if it doesn't add any extra colouring, and if it has a volume knob.

Thanks in advance for your advise!

Schiit modi 3

 

[Baten]

Built like a tank, as powerful or more powerful than a Jotuneheim, sound quality is not far off. Best bargain in amps right now me thinks.

Mine arrived too. weiliang e600 from ebay. There's quite some problems with my unit
-front 3-pin xlrs only output weird noisy tones, they're broken
-front 4-pin xlr is out of phase and sounds very weird
-SE to balanced and balanced to SE conversion sounds bad/broken as well

So... only using single ended, very decent power but there's a noise floor to this amp from 25-30% volume onwards. Going very high with sensitive headphones reveals considerable noise.

Kinda dissapointed... but I guess it does the job single ended for the $120 I paid for it. It's not bad but far from reliable or good ........ better save up for THX AAA and call it quits.
Sad. Could have been very good if quality control was better, but ends up pretty 'meh'.

 

[omegaorgun]

Mine arrived too. weiliang e600 from ebay. There's quite some problems with my unit
-front 3-pin xlrs only output weird noisy tones, they're broken
-front 4-pin xlr is out of phase and sounds very weird
-SE to balanced and balanced to SE conversion sounds bad/broken as well

So... only using single ended, very decent power but there's a noise floor to this amp from 25-30% volume onwards. Going very high with sensitive headphones reveals considerable noise.

Kinda dissapointed... but I guess it does the job single ended for the $120 I paid for it. It's not bad but far from reliable or good ........ better save up for THX AAA and call it quits.
Sad. Could have been very good if quality control was better, but ends up pretty 'meh'.

Yea some of these are bad, I would say if you got it on ebay open a case and the seller will have to pay for return shipping. There are also a few different revisions, I have also seen weird issues with certain opamps.

 

[Baten]

Yea some of these are bad, I would say if you got it on ebay open a case and the seller will have to pay for return shipping. There are also a few different revisions, I have also seen weird issues with certain opamps.

I can't even open a case after all the shipping wait. On Paypal you have months of time yet eBay has a different policy pretty damn lame.

 

[omegaorgun]

Mine arrived too. weiliang e600 from ebay. There's quite some problems with my unit
-front 3-pin xlrs only output weird noisy tones, they're broken
-front 4-pin xlr is out of phase and sounds very weird
-SE to balanced and balanced to SE conversion sounds bad/broken as well

So... only using single ended, very decent power but there's a noise floor to this amp from 25-30% volume onwards. Going very high with sensitive headphones reveals considerable noise.

Kinda dissapointed... but I guess it does the job single ended for the $120 I paid for it. It's not bad but far from reliable or good ........ better save up for THX AAA and call it quits.
Sad. Could have been very good if quality control was better, but ends up pretty 'meh'.

Is it that it's just all single ended with support for balanced outputs?

 

[Baten]

Is it that it's just all single ended with support for balanced outputs?

Idk man I'm just using it only as a single ended amp which works pretty well, all other functionality is totally off. Balanced/SE input with XLR 4-pin output sounds really weird on mine.

 

[omegaorgun]

Idk man I'm just using it only as a single ended amp which works pretty well, all other functionality is totally off. Balanced/SE input with XLR 4-pin output sounds really weird on mine.

It's well possible, sad really as if they revised it the map would have tons of potential, as a singled ended for something like aT50RP it works good.

 

[Dobrescu George]

You know what is interesting, this is one of the best DACs from China, and it is a bit obscure

 

[Dobrescu George]

FiiO Q5S ain't obscure, but probably makes it to this thread for being a Chinese DAC/AMP, no?