[denis1976]

The only Dap that i had and was extremly expensive and the zx2 is better is the ak240 ,the ak 240 don't have the magic but don't have the real caracter either...is strange....

 

[ddaktiv]

I have the Liquid Carbon, but I haven't got a ZX2 (yet) 

What do you pair it with? is it all its hyped up to be? It's taking forever for the second batch to ship out but currently I've got Duet (balanced) paired w my zx2 for long hours and I'm wondering how much better a cavalli desktop setup would be..

 

[Peridot]

What do you pair it with?

is it all its hyped up to be? It's taking forever for the second batch to ship out but currently I've got Duet (balanced) paired w my zx2 for long hours and I'm wondering how much better a cavalli desktop setup would be..

 
I have mine paired with an Emotiva Stealth DAC and Beyer T1.2 'phones. It sounds fantastic but I'm not familiar with the Duet so can't give a comparative opinion. I suspect differences may be minimal. Best bet is to give it a go and see what you think. You certainly won't have any problem selling the LC on if you decide to stick with the Duet.
 
It will be interesting to see how the new Cavalli portable (Liquid Spark) pairs with the ZX2 for those harder to drive 'phones.

 

[kingdixon]

Haha I know it's a flame magnet, but what's the point of having these gears when we can't experiment Just because of the common consensus?

What was Sony thinking when they came up with all these sound adjustments surround settings anyway?

Trying to keep an open mind here as maybe I missed something.

To be fair, I just (not so far back) heard what I thought was one of the best pairings yet (in a not so slightly really affordable) speaker setup and it reminded me all this gear, and yet none can still come close to a properly attenuated room+not-even-totl-speaker+proper amp(even though it was a class d)+cd player setup.
All of a sudden an invisible drummer is playing behind on the left, the singer slightly in front center, the guitarist on the right... Mind blowing. I've heard good home theatre setups, some nice speakers, but I must admit I haven't heard speakers etch out 3D characters like that. even while looking at the speakers, my brain refuses to believe the sound is coming from them...

I've tried good headphones sans the really expensive desktop amps though..but I gather they still can't come close to doing that. They might sound realistic but not in-person-live realism.

The true dream achievement would be to actually match that realistic 3D imaging goodness in a portable way..or even in desktop form.. Granted there's a lot of factors involved especially cost, well
Someone point me in the right direction please.

Incidentally, does anyone Here have the cavalli audio liquid carbon?

 
 
Well, i have LC
 
but i haven't used that combo for a long time.
 
The LC is an amazing piece of equipment, i love it.
 
but i decided i don't want to use the zx2 as a transport.
 
So instead i use my zx2 with iems and portable headphones,
 
and add an old fiio x5 to the LC.
 
but as far as i remember using lineout from zx2 with LC, sounded very good but still the low output of the zx2 is making me max the LC and at times i needed a bit more volume, but iam a loud listener i guess.
 
and using zx2 through normal headphone out sounds also very good and solves the low power issue but i feel something weird about the sound, i can put my hands on
 
anyway if you have LC on order, you will not regret it at all
 
and share your opinion when you receive it.

 

[proedros]

after 10 days of being unable to listen to music with zx2/nt6 (due to an ear infection caused by too much sea swimming and water being trapped inside the ear canal)
 
i also got my left ear cleaned from some wax it had accumulated over the years , very curious if music will sound better now that my ears are 'clean' 

 
anyway, i am finally back into sonic bliss land 

 , these 10 days passed REAL slow without music
 
music = greatest high of all 

 

 

[Whitigir]

after 10 days of being unable to listen to music with zx2/nt6 (due to an ear infection)

i am finally back into sonic bliss land 

music = greatest high of all 

I take wine and or beer together with it for an even better experiences

 

[walbum4262]

after 10 days of being unable to listen to music with zx2/nt6 (due to an ear infection)

i am finally back into sonic bliss land 

music = greatest high of all 

Glad to hear your okay, I just ordered the 8.2 that are amazing
They play awesome from the zx2

 

[proedros]

Glad to hear your okay, I just ordered the 8.2 that are amazing

They play awesome from the zx2

 
8.2 must be great ciem , let us know how it pairs with zx2
 
i will probably save up for the aether , we only live once and we should fulfill what our heart desires 

 

[nc8000]

after 10 days of being unable to listen to music with zx2/nt6 (due to an ear infection)

i also got my left ear cleaned from some was it had , curious if music will sound better now :rolleyes:

anyway, i am finally back into sonic bliss land   , these 10 days passed REAL slow without music

music = greatest high of all   

That is one reason why I also have full size headphones and not just iem's

 

[proedros]

That is one reason why I also have full size headphones and not just iem's

 
(edited my initial posts to avoid misundrstandings like this of why my ear got infected)
 
well , sea water was the reason for this ,  using my ciems had nothing to do with it
 
in fact many people get it when swimming too much (or diving) and it's because water gets stuck inside the ear canal and you don't take it out (when coming out)
 
having some ear wax ear probably made matters worse as it made the water trap worse - the right ear which was wax-free had no problems whatsoever
 
(plus i think what triggered everything was sleeping that night with the a/c on)
 
also never use q-tips , it is THE WORST thing we can do for our ears

 

[Whitigir]

I use full size nowadays

 

[nc8000]

(edited my initial posts to avoid misundrstandings like this of why my ear got infected)

well , sea water was the reason for this ,  using my ciems had nothing to do with it

in fact many people get it when swimming too much (or diving) and it's because water gets stuck inside the ear canal and you don't take it out (when coming out)

having some ear wax ear probably made matters worse as it made the water trap worse - the right ear which was wax-free had no problems whatsoever

(plus i think what triggered everything was sleeping that night with the a/c on)

also never use q-tips , it is THE WORST thing we can do for our ears

I was not implying that the iem were the cause, just that one reason I have full size phones is in case I can't use my iem for some reason like an infection

 

[ddaktiv]

anyway if you have LC on order, you will not regret it at all
and share your opinion when you receive it.

Thanks! Will do! Though they're slated for late September last I heard

 

[proedros]

I was not implying that the iem were the cause, just that one reason I have full size phones is in case I can't use my iem for some reason like an infection

 
my mistake , i misunderstood your post 

 
well at least it wasn't anything serious and it was a chance to have my ears cleaned from wax , so all is well now 

 
[ you have a point there but i will stick to ciems - i don't feel like opening one more ''pandora's box'' = full size HPs 

 

[ddaktiv]

I have mine paired with an Emotiva Stealth DAC and Beyer T1.2 'phones. It sounds fantastic but I'm not familiar with the Duet so can't give a comparative opinion. I suspect differences may be minimal. Best bet is to give it a go and see what you think. You certainly won't have any problem selling the LC on if you decide to stick with the Duet.

It will be interesting to see how the new Cavalli portable (Liquid Spark) pairs with the ZX2 for those harder to drive 'phones.

Thanks! So far, I'm running balanced on zx2 for mobile use and paired w Cypherlabs Duet has been very good for me with Ciems for long hours at work.. I add the mojo in between for LCD2 duties as it seems more powerful and cleaner sounding that way..