[regit]

 
BTW, I own and shoot Leica almost exclusively for events (embassy, company meet and greets), and appreciate the 'glow' from some lenses, but I'd never call it objectively good, or better. I like it: end of story. 
 
 

 
I still shoot with an MP with 8-element cron and a scratch-up collapsible 5cm Elmar, so I know what you mean
 
I guess this is what you would call the art of imperfection.

 

[lithrai]

I been looking at Opus#1 I have a question can i use Poweramp since it has android?

No, you can't.

 

[twister6]

  I been looking at Opus#1 I have a question can i use Poweramp since it has android?
 
 
 

 
It's an Android based system, but not fully functioning android interface.  Basically, it's like DX80 or AK100ii/120ii/240/380 - it has Android OS running in the background, but on top you have a custom audio playback app/gui.  Other daps like X7 and DP-X1 have full android system where you can install your own apps and can also stream. 
 
Opus#2 will have a full android OS support with wifi, bluetooth, and other stuff.  But it's still in development.

 

[Ciuvn]

^.^ Maybe I'll move to DP-X1 because of the hiss  
Anyone tried DP-X1 before? 

 

[shigzeo]

  ^.^ Maybe I'll move to DP-X1 because of the hiss  
Anyone tried DP-X1 before? 

I'm like the only person to 'try' it without music. I'm not sure if this is helpful for you at all, but: RMAA: Onkyo DP-X1 24-bit single-ended and balanced

 

[twister6]

 

  ^.^ Maybe I'll move to DP-X1 because of the hiss  
Anyone tried DP-X1 before? 

I'm like the only person to 'try' it without music. I'm not sure if this is helpful for you at all, but: RMAA: Onkyo DP-X1 24-bit single-ended and balanced

 
Wait, are you Nathan?  I know that Lieven often features reviews from ohm-image.net, just wondering if that's your handy work?

 

[Uncle E1]

  ^.^ Maybe I'll move to DP-X1 because of the hiss  
Anyone tried DP-X1 before? 

the high rma rate for the dpx1 is just simply spectacular 

 

[twister6]

 

  ^.^ Maybe I'll move to DP-X1 because of the hiss  
Anyone tried DP-X1 before? 

the high rma rate for the dpx1 is just simply spectacular 

 
"rma rate" as in failure rate?

 

[thatonenoob]

"rma rate" as in failure rate?

Yes...there are more than a few problems with thr Jacks apparently.

 

[Ciuvn]

   
Wait, are you Nathan?  I know that Lieven often features reviews from ohm-image.net, just wondering if that's your handy work?

Nah ^.^ m just an user from VN hehe
Currently I had switched to AK120 and the hiss slightly less than Opus #1 But the sound n detail of Opus #1 is much better lol... 
Twister6, do you think Balanced port cleaner?
 

 
I'm like the only person to 'try' it without music. I'm not sure if this is helpful for you at all, but: RMAA: Onkyo DP-X1 24-bit single-ended and balanced

 
Nah ^.^ I will borrow from mah friend and test it direct on mah ear hehe 

Yes...there are more than a few problems with thr Jacks apparently.

what prob, could you tell meh? 

 

[LenMargaux]

  Just installed 1.10.22 fw and spent about 15min listening.  I kid you not, have my PAW Gold next to me, and I can't hear too much difference between LPG and Opus#1.  If anything, Opus#1 is slightly more balanced/neutral while LPG has a little stronger mid-bass impact.  I think I prefer Opus#1 over LPG at the current moment.  Can't believe I'm actually saying that.
 
Regarding changes, right away I noticed that 3.5mm SE and 2.5mm Balanced have the same volume level now.  I'm a bit surprised.  Before, balanced output was noticeably louder, but now they sound nearly the same.  Testing with ES60, had my volume set at 65, sounds nearly the same from SE vs Balanced.  Another big change, soundstage width improved slightly AND the whole soundstage expansion is now nearly the same between SE and Balanced HO outputs.  Again, without downgrading the fw, I remember balanced output was slightly wider in addition to louder.  Now, it would be hard to tell them apart, both powerful enough, nearly the same sound quality, and nearly identical soundstage expansion.  And, now it's sounds even wider than LPG.
 
Regarding other stuff I mentioned in one of my earlier impression posts, nothing else has been fixed.  Boot up still takes about 30 seconds, after a few minutes of screen off it goes into some sleep mode where you can't use external transport controls, the artwork is messed up where the wrong ones shows up under different files, and when you start playing files from the root /Music/ directory, and skip through it (click Next) - it doesn't skip through the files in order how they appear in /Music/ directory, but rather builds up a Play Queue of all the files including subfolders and skips through that queue.  For now, the only solution for me is to create /Various/ folder where I put my loose files so I can skip through that folder separately.  Also, when you enable EQ, it doesn't tell you which custom EQ#1 is selected.  Again, all this are minor FW issue which could be easily fixed.  Overall, sound quality is fantastic!!!  I'm also thinking if boosting the core voltage had anything to do with a power level being the same between balanced and single ended.  Not sure how it could be related, but I have no other explanation.
 
Ok, so anybody else noticed that single ended and balanced outputs are nearly identical now?

Hi @twister6 I found a very convenient way to test SE and balanced outputs side by side. And I found out that balanced out is still louder than SE. Quality seems to be identical though.
 

 

[LenMargaux]

Now that was really fast. the bit recently released a new firmware. It's in Korean, so I had to use translator.
 
FIRMWARE UPDATE_160407 (ver.1.10.23)
*** Firmware version 1.10.23 major enhancements **
- Additional functions Resume
- DB Library stability improvement
- If ExFAT speed improvements
- Japanese phrases supplement
- Modify to change the playback position when removing the earphone during playback issues
 
http://www.audio-opus.com/pages/firmware-update/?uid=61&mod=document

 

[Ciuvn]

@LenMargaux Could you tell the different of background's noise between SE and Bal?  

 

[thatonenoob]

  Nah ^.^ m just an user from VN hehe
Currently I had switched to AK120 and the hiss slightly less than Opus #1 But the sound n detail of Opus #1 is much better lol... 
Twister6, do you think Balanced port cleaner?
 
 
Nah ^.^ I will borrow from mah friend and test it direct on mah ear hehe 
what prob, could you tell meh? 

To date...people have experienced surprising DOAs, jack issues, etc. It seems to be the balanced jack that is giving the unit problems.   But let's not derail onto the Onkyo lol.

 

[twister6]

 

   
Wait, are you Nathan?  I know that Lieven often features reviews from ohm-image.net, just wondering if that's your handy work?

Nah ^.^ m just an user from VN hehe
Currently I had switched to AK120 and the hiss slightly less than Opus #1 But the sound n detail of Opus #1 is much better lol... 
Twister6, do you think Balanced port cleaner?
 
....

 
Are you talking about the latest AK120ii?  I have access to that one.  AK120ii is very good when it comes to background noise suppression, probably due to its amp section implementation, and also less powerful output (higher power will not only boost your signal level but also a noise floor).  But AK120ii is nowhere near sound quality of Opus#1

 
Working on different reviews now, didn't get to Opus#1 yet.  When I get a chance to spend more time with it, besides just spot checking, I will do a closer listening.  After the latest fw update (not from the last night but the one before), I don't hear much difference in sound quality between bal and se HO outputs.  Plus, these guys are still in a process of fw updates, makes no sense to review  yet if they are still working on sound improvement.  But to be honest, I really liking what I'm hearing right now.  I know that i5 and DX200 are just around the corner.  Will see...  Too many quality DAP releases at a very reasonable price