[Bartig]

Hey, a picture with water. Always a good idea.

 

[handwander]

If anyone is a Co-Donguri fan - New models with brass bodies as well as 2.5mm and 4.4mm balanced plug version.
http://e-earphone.blog/?p=1276783

 

[Dsnuts]

So I took my DZ12 and HK6 with me on my vacation and the cottages next to the docks on the previous pic is absolutely stunning. Place is a bit on the expensive but I supposed places like that are never cheap. I will post some more pics as I continue my vacation.

Being on the road you see a lot of this.
So sketchy. I want no part of running into a 200 pound animal. Lol.

 

[jant71]

Don't know if anyone is aware or not, but Fiio is supposedly going to launch BTR3 bluetooth receiver sometime around this month. On paper looks like a direct competitor of ES100, with 3.5mm and 2.5 balanced output, aptX HD and LDAC reception, and USB DAC function.

AFAIK, the BTR5 is the only ES100 competitor. BTR3 is in between and has no 2.5mm out. Other than no balanced, the BTR3 will probably fall short in battery life and a bit of SQ to both the Radsone and BTR5.

 

[superuser1]

AFAIK, the BTR5 is the only ES100 competitor. BTR3 is in between and has no 2.5mm out. Other than no balanced, the BTR3 will probably fall short in battery life and a bit of SQ to both the Radsone and BTR5.

That is the exact impression i had that the BTR5 would be the only one with the balanced port but i can understand fiio making a design change based on market requirements.

 

[crabdog]

AFAIK, the BTR5 is the only ES100 competitor. BTR3 is in between and has no 2.5mm out. Other than no balanced, the BTR3 will probably fall short in battery life and a bit of SQ to both the Radsone and BTR5.

I just opened this little guy today. No balanced out and it only uses the embedded Qualcomm DAC but it does have aptX HD and LDAC.

 

[waynes world]

AFAIK, the BTR5 is the only ES100 competitor. BTR3 is in between and has no 2.5mm out. Other than no balanced, the BTR3 will probably fall short in battery life and a bit of SQ to both the Radsone and BTR5.

That is the exact impression i had that the BTR5 would be the only one with the balanced port but i can understand fiio making a design change based on market requirements.

I won't know about the "balanced port" advantage of my ES100 until my damned balanced cable decides to show up. Grrr! But, I'm sure I'll be happy once I get it.

Battery life is definitely a factor. I really liked the BTR1 before I lost it, but the battery life was a bit disappointing: I would often run out of juice during the day, but not so with the ES100.

Another area where Radsone rocks is customer support. Wslee is quite active in the ES100 thread, communicates well and provides great info. Also, they respond to suggestions and make frequent firmware upgrades. Oh, and the related app itself is very good (including EQ options etc). Very impressive!

 

[anindyameister]

ES100 is still king of the hill then for now.

 

[DannyBai]

Anyone know how the ES100 compares to the XB10?

 

[lucasbrea]

Anyone know how the ES100 compares to the XB10?

they are similar but XB10 is not compatible with ldac which is a superior audio quality format but i dont know about ths SQ difference

 

[DannyBai]

I was hoping for some sound impressions but didn’t realize es100 had ldac.

 

[peter123]

I was hoping for some sound impressions but didn’t realize es100 had ldac.

I'm pretty sure it hasn't...

 

[waynes world]

I'm pretty sure it hasn't...

You are correct. There sure are a lot of people trying to convince wslee to add it though. I don't think they should hold their breath, but you never know.

 

[DannyBai]

You’re right peter. Looks like the M0 might be the way to go for me.

 

[peter123]

You’re right peter. Looks like the M0 might be the way to go for me.

I've got no experience with the M0 but fwiw I find the balanced output of the ES100 to sound better that the M1 (even when playing loseless from the M1's international storage) and I'm quite found of the M1. The M0 is newer though so it might perform even better.