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^ Don't be worried, the different versions have different labeling.
I read on amazone.de, the specification of the Sony PHA-3 and it should have the ESS9018 DAC. So I guess, the ZX2 has it too, but I don't know, therefore the question.
PHA-3 has that ESS DAC, but ZX2 has S-Master.
S-Master is Sony own signature DAC, it is not exactly a DAC either. It is more like a circuit design which has everything included from converter to amplifier. You can google on the design, you will get a hint at it.
To me, the S-Master is the purest, and closest, most efficient Digital to Analog Converter, and within this design, Sony found different materials affect the sound in different ways.
HI,
I recently bought the cable that connects the ZX2 to the Hugo, but I'm new to Android and can't get it to work. Is there a setting I need to turn on for the ZX2 to output USB audio?
Thanks!
In a report in "Absolute Sound" the author compared the ZX2 to the Astell&Kern AK240 and couldn't hear a significant difference between the players and that is the second reason for me for thinking about the Sabre DAC.
As long as you have the special cable Sony WMC-NWH10 for digital output, for the iFi Audio Micro iDSD and OPPO HA-2 it simply worked. Just make sure you have the specific digital out cable.
There are differences, some more significant than others. Am listening to the ZX2 now while the Jr breaks in. The 240 has kinda been neglected as of recent :confused_face: Now as for the AK380, THAT's a whole 'nother ball game
Sorry for all the questions today, folks, but looking for advice one more time. Spending $1200 on a piece of equipment (most I've spent on a piece of HiFi equipment) has my OCD going crazy. As stated earlier, I received by ZX2 today from Crutchfield.com and when I unboxed it earlier today it only had 4% charge. Everypiece of mobile equipment containing a lithium-ion that I have ever purchased has had at least 30-50% charge from initial start-up (my understanding you don't want a lithium-ion battery to get much below 20%). So my question is, should I be concerned that my ZX2 only had 4% battery? Especially seeing that the device is so new and it appears that Crutchfield was moving the product pretty well, I don't reckon it was on the shelf that long. Maybe Sony didn't charge sufficiently before leaving factory?
Please give me your input. Am I just being paranoid?
Sorry for all the questions today, folks, but looking for advice one more time. Spending $1200 on a piece of equipment (most I've spent on a piece of HiFi equipment) has my OCD going crazy. As stated earlier, I received by ZX2 today from Crutchfield.com and when I unboxed it earlier today it only had 4% charge. Everypiece of mobile equipment containing a lithium-ion that I have ever purchased has had at least 30-50% charge from initial start-up (my understanding you don't want a lithium-ion battery to get much below 20%). So my question is, should I be concerned that my ZX2 only had 4% battery? Especially seeing that the device is so new and it appears that Crutchfield was moving the product pretty well, I don't reckon it was on the shelf that long. Maybe Sony didn't charge sufficiently before leaving factory?
Please give me your input. Am I just being paranoid?
As long as you have the special cable Sony WMC-NWH10 for digital output, for the iFi Audio Micro iDSD and OPPO HA-2 it simply worked. Just make sure you have the specific digital out cable.