[bryceu]

Definitely was thinking portable. Still amazing concept.

 

[Shanling]

I guessed it, it is intended to unify desktop gears, but why do you need battery for desktop design?

We already had Battery powered desktop DAC/AMP. Idea is to simply have always clean power, without need to worry about power conditioning, power cables, your rig sounding different in morning and in evening or your music suddenly sounding harsher if you wife turns on washing machine in next room.

You mean they also deserves the honor for $3k++ trend ? The N8 was insanely priced...

As we are making desktop device,t here are prices at quite different level.

 

[purk]

You mean they also deserves the honor for $3k++ trend ? The N8 was insanely priced...

Good quality parts go a long way in producing great sound. How about 2.5k?

 

[bvng3540]

Good quality parts go a long way in producing great sound. How about 2.5k?

No more than $5k

 

[fokta]

So if the DAC will be module, there will be option for ESS or Cirrus or etc then ???

 

[glassmonkey]

With internal memory, you are often either giving people not enough, or forcing them to pay for space they don't need. We prefer this approach, giving people USB ports to connect whatever drives they already have.

People are chasing high-end Audio, yet our most requested streaming platform is Spotify.

I understand USB input for drives, but I don't think that will be popular outside Asia. My preference is for a thin mSata drive, but dual full-size SD be a good 2nd choice.

With regard to streaming, if people get the Android, all services are an option. Qobuz has great sound quality, but low adoption. They almost died in the not too distant past. I'm glad they've survived, but they still aren't popular. They don't have to be with their pricing scheme.

 

[Sp12er3]

We already had Battery powered desktop DAC/AMP. Idea is to simply have always clean power, without need to worry about power conditioning, power cables, your rig sounding different in morning and in evening or your music suddenly sounding harsher if you wife turns on washing machine in next room.



As we are making desktop device,t here are prices at quite different level.

Exactly why DMP-Z1 does the same thing. The interest here is how its all modular.
The fear is tho, as its probably gonna be quite an expensive model is modules develoent gonna be quite slow if interest and sales isnt as high as expected.
Hopefully then its not that painful to the wallet for just entering into the base model. (dap-1amp-1dac-1battery modules only or something)

 

[jeffhawke]

If Shanling can do it for $3k then it will be awesome!

Yeah, for them I suppose

 

[jeffhawke]

I understand USB input for drives, but I don't think that will be popular outside Asia. My preference is for a thin mSata drive, but dual full-size SD be a good 2nd choice.
Completely agree. Sandisk just came our with a 1TB Extreme Pro.

With regard to streaming, if people get the Android, all services are an option. Qobuz has great sound quality, but low adoption. They almost died in the not too distant past. I'm glad they've survived, but they still aren't popular. They don't have to be with their pricing scheme.

Got Qobuz recently, and I'm very happy with it. I tried them all, and it's the best I tried so far. Don't care much about MQA honestly.

 

[qafro]

Well done Shanling! Yet again I withhold my dap purchase.
Please, please, please make a R-2R DAC module too.

Am interested in the R2R DAC feature...

 

[Whitigir]

I think theyre mhssusing the "pro" word, they sont really know thes chinese people what po is really behind. For me pro is for professional use e.g cinema industry cameras vs cybwrahot or pro atudio and stage amps vs a TA-Z1ES

Tell me what Iphone11 Pro is for ? I have it and don’t know exactly what it is LOL

 

[Whitigir]

Well done Shanling! Yet again I withhold my dap purchase.
Please, please, please make a R-2R DAC module too.

Now this is an excellent idea !!!

 

[gerelmx1986]

Tell me what Iphone11 Pro is for ? I have it and don’t know exactly what it is LOL

I want a mini DMP-Z1pro

 

[Hyde8767]

Make it have 2 SD cards please
Under 1.5k

 

[Shanling]

Make it have 2 SD cards please
Under 1.5k

We have no plans to be adding up more SD card slots. Especially when you can simply put SD card into card reader and put it into USB port.