So Ive had this thing for a couple of months now, thought I'd finally share some thoughts and pretend people care about what I have to say
First and foremost this is a definitely what I would describe as a "beautiful" sounding dap. Musical, detailed, transparent, detailed, clear, textured. And did I mention detailed.
Im loving the ZX300A so far. I only have around 40 hours burn-in but I like to ease in to these things the way old man eases into a hot tub.
I feel like the ZX has given the SE846 a breath of new life in a way, revealing a little layer of sparkle that I feel the Shure sorely needed.
The detail can come at a cost though. Some tracks can come across extremely sibilant and ear piercing. Mostly just down to bad recordings but I'm hoping a bit more burn-in might help with some of the sibilance.
One other small gripe I have (which ive seen mentioned a lot) is the lack of bass. I find it really only affects certain tracks so not a huge issue. I'd imagine a less bass heavy IEM would really suffer with this player though.
I have noticed in some cases tracks that use effects in the low end (usually EDM) come across very differently (in a good way) to how I've heard them before. Almost like someone's remixed the bass line.
Aesthetically it feels and looks really nice. I still feel my ZX1 was the best looking dap but this thing blows that out of the water in performance. Also feels a lot tighter construction and more well made than I expected.
Well done Sorny!
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