DBurkeM
New Head-Fier
Hi everyone, I just received my xDuoo XP-2 Pro dac/amp today and wanted to share my first impressions
I ordered this off of Apos Audio on the evening of the 6th and it arrived direct from China this afternoon. Very impressive.
One thing to note is that Apos Audio has this device listed for $199 usd but I was able to get a price match that brought the cost down to $140 usd including free priority international shipping. Now we're talking.
Unboxing was pretty standard. Decent quality packaging all-around but nothing to get too excited about.
The device itself is smaller than I had expected but built like a tank!
All metal construction except for the glass side panels. Very nice feel in the hand.
I should mention that this dac/amp comes with a few accessories that I haven't opened yet but they look pretty standard.
Pairing this unit to my iPhone 8 was really quick and easy by holding down the source button for a few seconds when it was in Bluetooth mode. Now every time I turn the unit on it auto-connects quickly and effortlessly. So far so good.
I plugged in my Shure 846's (my favourites) and turned the unit on by turning the volume knob, which feels really nice and smooth. I started with some Boards of Canada FLAC files being played from FiiOMusic. Really nice sounding. I had the device on low gain and turned it up. Once I got to about 9 o'clock I did start to hear some background noise come in. Nothing too distracting but it's there. I turned the music off and listened to the noise come in and out as I adjusted the volume. Still there but not something that I feel would get in the way of the music.
I compared my BOC FLAC files to the highest quality streaming setting in Spotify and couldn't really tell the difference (I've always struggled with this). So far I'm really happy with the way the unit sounds. Nice and smooth. Good sound stage. Nothing stands out as being out of place. Nice and clear but punchy. I have my iPhone volume cranked and I'm happy listening at around 11 o'clock on the XP-2 Pro. Keep in mind that I'm on low gain so it would seem that this thing has power for days.
I'm going to keep listening but so far I think the XP-2 Pro beats my Fiio BTR3 in every way. Build quality is great. Sound is great so far and at $140 usd including priority shipping this thing is a steal! I can post pics if anyone is interested.
I ordered this off of Apos Audio on the evening of the 6th and it arrived direct from China this afternoon. Very impressive.
One thing to note is that Apos Audio has this device listed for $199 usd but I was able to get a price match that brought the cost down to $140 usd including free priority international shipping. Now we're talking.
Unboxing was pretty standard. Decent quality packaging all-around but nothing to get too excited about.
The device itself is smaller than I had expected but built like a tank!
All metal construction except for the glass side panels. Very nice feel in the hand.
I should mention that this dac/amp comes with a few accessories that I haven't opened yet but they look pretty standard.
Pairing this unit to my iPhone 8 was really quick and easy by holding down the source button for a few seconds when it was in Bluetooth mode. Now every time I turn the unit on it auto-connects quickly and effortlessly. So far so good.
I plugged in my Shure 846's (my favourites) and turned the unit on by turning the volume knob, which feels really nice and smooth. I started with some Boards of Canada FLAC files being played from FiiOMusic. Really nice sounding. I had the device on low gain and turned it up. Once I got to about 9 o'clock I did start to hear some background noise come in. Nothing too distracting but it's there. I turned the music off and listened to the noise come in and out as I adjusted the volume. Still there but not something that I feel would get in the way of the music.
I compared my BOC FLAC files to the highest quality streaming setting in Spotify and couldn't really tell the difference (I've always struggled with this). So far I'm really happy with the way the unit sounds. Nice and smooth. Good sound stage. Nothing stands out as being out of place. Nice and clear but punchy. I have my iPhone volume cranked and I'm happy listening at around 11 o'clock on the XP-2 Pro. Keep in mind that I'm on low gain so it would seem that this thing has power for days.
I'm going to keep listening but so far I think the XP-2 Pro beats my Fiio BTR3 in every way. Build quality is great. Sound is great so far and at $140 usd including priority shipping this thing is a steal! I can post pics if anyone is interested.
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