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Thebit OPUS#2 Dap - out September/October 2016.
Sep 9, 2016 at 7:51 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 1,185
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Sep 9, 2016 at 7:51 AM Post #2 of 1,185
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https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/audio-opus-opus-2.21788/reviews
 
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Sep 9, 2016 at 4:12 PM Post #5 of 1,185
Reserved for review, mine has shipped.

MSRP $1599
 
Sep 10, 2016 at 1:54 PM Post #6 of 1,185
This is only single SD card, correct?
 
Sep 10, 2016 at 8:01 PM Post #7 of 1,185
I'm excited for this DAP. I thought it was one of the best sounding DAPs at CanJam London 2016.
 
Sep 10, 2016 at 8:55 PM Post #9 of 1,185
howdy said:
 
glassmonkey said:
I'm excited for this DAP. I thought it was one of the best sounding DAPs at CanJam London 2016.
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What would you compare it to? I have a DP-X1 and a Mojo and iFi DSD micro.
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I didn't do comparisons outside of the Opus #1 and my DX50 at CanJam, but I listened to the Echobox Explorer and basically all of FiiO's line. I preferred it to all of the FiiOs and thought that it was an improvement on the Opus #1. It had more power and maintained that super transparent silent background and detail resolution that the Opus #1 does so well (link is to my Opus #1 review). I don't think it had more power than the Echobox as the Echobox drives the HD600 with some room to spare--not a small feat. The Echobox has a warmer sound, while still maintaining good detail.
 
I didn't spend nearly enough time with it to reach any firm conclusions, but I enjoyed it a lot and hope I get to spend more time with it. It is also built like it is trying to survive the fallout from WWIII or a tectonic rift that robs the western USA of California. It's hefty.
 
Sep 10, 2016 at 9:16 PM Post #10 of 1,185
glassmonkey said:
I didn't do comparisons outside of the Opus #1 and my DX50 at CanJam, but I listened to the Echobox Explorer and basically all of FiiO's line. I preferred it to all of the FiiOs and thought that it was an improvement on the Opus #1. It had more power and maintained that super transparent silent background and detail resolution that the Opus #1 does so well (link is to my Opus #1 review). I don't think it had more power than the Echobox as the Echobox drives the HD600 with some room to spare--not a small feat. The Echobox has a warmer sound, while still maintaining good detail.

I didn't spend nearly enough time with it to reach any firm conclusions, but I enjoyed it a lot and hope I get to spend more time with it. It is also built like it is trying to survive the fallout from WWIII or a tectonic rift that robs the western USA of California. It's hefty.
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Thanks!

I may be getting a #1 soon, it's a great device.
 
Sep 10, 2016 at 11:01 PM Post #11 of 1,185
Opus#2 will go through the same fw changes as have Opus#1 when it was first introduced and matured to the level of where it is now. The latest fw Rev of Opus#1 and the initial intro fw Rev of Opus#2 sound nearly the same to my ears, though there is less hissing with sensitive iems/ciems (w/Zeus-R) in #2 :ph34r:
 
Sep 11, 2016 at 1:11 PM Post #14 of 1,185
Ok, thanx. I'll stick with my Opus #1 that runs 432 Gigs presently, where I'm eyeing the 256 Gig cards on the way. That is a deal breaker for me.
 
Sep 11, 2016 at 1:57 PM Post #15 of 1,185
m8o said:
Ok, thanx. I'll stick with my Opus #1 that runs 432 Gigs presently, where I'm eyeing the 256 Gig cards on the way. That is a deal breaker for me.
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I'm with you on that. I'd have to seriously consider the Opus 2 if it had  2 msd card slots but for now I'll stay with The Opus 1. If the IBasso DX200 has 2 slots I may consider that. 
 
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