Meyvn
Headphoneus Supremus
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All right, so I posted this in my source upgrade thread, but that one wasn't really focused around the Zhaolu originally, so I think this warrants a separate thread to hear from fellow Zhaolu owners. I've recently hooked up my Sony 400 disc mega changer through both its analog outputs and its optical output into my Zhaolu D2C with the blocking caps mod, and discrete headamp/preamp. Here's the thing: I hear NO DIFFERENCE when I'm using the Zhaolu as the DAC and when I'm using the DAC in the 400 disc megachanger. So there's a few possibilities here.
1. The Zhaolu's DAC is complete crap, and I've just been deluded this entire time.
2. The 400 disc changer's DAC is somehow very good for the price, and an extreme sleeper value.
3. The discrete upgrade preamp is so bad that it makes them sound the same.
4. The optical output on the changer is so bad it makes them sound the same.
Any thoughts? Comments? For the record, I can hear the difference easily between the Zhaolu's DAC and the analog outputs of my laptop, as well as the Zhaolu and my turntable. So my ears aren't completely clogged.
1. The Zhaolu's DAC is complete crap, and I've just been deluded this entire time.
2. The 400 disc changer's DAC is somehow very good for the price, and an extreme sleeper value.
3. The discrete upgrade preamp is so bad that it makes them sound the same.
4. The optical output on the changer is so bad it makes them sound the same.
Any thoughts? Comments? For the record, I can hear the difference easily between the Zhaolu's DAC and the analog outputs of my laptop, as well as the Zhaolu and my turntable. So my ears aren't completely clogged.