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erm, ya.. so whats the problem?

maybe it could release the BOM and pcb, i would be interested to build it and try. support local designer

DAC doesn't do bit perfect due to some inherent design flaws. The amp is high gain, but sounds extremely tuby. I read on headfi that many have rolled Opamp to get rid of the high gain because it really causes the highs to be extremely harsh. Overall for the price, I believe its a good set for an source selector and sounds pretty okay if you can mod the gain to be lower.

why don't you go down and audition yourself?

The D1 is a revised XS DAC-01 Latest picture on Headfi with the innards showing even has Xiangsheng label on the power supply lol What you're paying for a cosmetic update with some minor tweaks to the circuitry. I'm wondering how much it retails for now, XS DAC01 is 498RMB on taobao.com without shipping, so all in all it'll be 150-180SGD if you're getting direct.

for a moment i tot it was this brand haha

It'll be a 30 bucks cheap. Great if you had a line out function from your DAP.

erm may i know when the new D1 will be available for auditioning? Ryan said the first week of next month, so i'm guessing withing that vicinity? Also is there are pre-order sale?

I've emailed Maverick audio to inquire about the updates of their upcoming D1. I've got this - Difference between D1 and A2: - D1 has a newly designed front panel. - Direct button on front panel to disable volume control. - Line-in socket on front panel accept analog input. - OpAmp is in socket. Makes easier for user to switch OpAmp. Don't mean to be a troll and stir up sh*t but if its the older XS OEM which is by maverick, which means there will be no more warranty by XS/Maverick themselves? Okay got more info - Tube was only hooked to the pre-amp stage. Same for the new model. However, the solid state head-amp has enough power to drive any headphones on the market, plus it sounds very good. Sorry we will not be able to disclose the DAC chip model used in our DAC (to avoid other vendor to copy our design). We believe properly designed circuit and the analog output stage is as important as DAC chip. Ultimately, the digital sound will go through the analog output stage, same chip might sound completely different go through different analog output stage. We have spent a great deal of effort to design the power stage, the analog output stage and etc, and we are very confident that our DAC sounds at least as good as some much expensive models. Apparently Stereo carries the A2, I've got some prices for bulk order - I don't know if anyone is interested..price is quite attractive shipped.

I'm confused if the old XS OEM has been discontinued by Maverick and the new one is on pre-order till the 25th of nov.. Then it must be the older batch? http://mavaudio.com/store/ However the new info via headfi I got was this - hmmmm...

Is the one retailing at Stereo the D1 or the older model?

$99 for 240 $169 for 440 $3X9 for 840 as what I saw at stereo.

Seems like there will be a new model.. This time the HP out will be routed with the tube preamp? I hope they fix the preamp out, because i'd like to give it a go with my A5s too.

I feel the SRH440 is much better if you're using it for portable usage cept for the bulky cable. They're more for casual listening, not too laid back not too in your face. They're comfortable but 840 feel so much better. Auditioned out of my Fuze, 440 needs no amping, 840 is very hard to drive if you're listening to high impact music - hip hop/rock etc. But of course extra power is always welcomed if you're genre is these. Even a Fiio E5 can't drive the 840s easily, unless you're almost to the max if not everything feels very sluggish and you'd feel there is alot of details missing. Soundstage was what amazed me, it made me feel like i'm in a concert hall sitting in the middle row compared to ATH M50 which is like front row infront of the speakers. If you like more neutral sounding yet with ample bass and good resolution the 440 is great buy. So far this is one of the likely candidate to replace my SF5p for portable usage - even auditioning all the high end universal IEMs, cept maybe SE530. YMMV

m50 is huge, its not really portable. Have one at home, and i use it only at home.

Okay those who are interested, please number off so that i can count and email them to get the exact quotes. I've posted threads in HWZ and VRzone, if you listed down your name there don't add it here i will compile respectively.

http://www.earphonesolutions.com/uleasu5peabl.html 5PRO for quantity 5, the price would be $159.99 + $59.99 FedEx 5PRO for quantity 10, the price would be $154.99 + $89.99 FedEx Please feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions. Thank you, Flavio T I'm conducting an MO for Ultimate ear SuperFi 5 pro from earphone solutions. Warranty is 2 years world wide by Ultimate Ear. Above mentions are the quotes that i've gotten for 5 and 10 pieces respectively. So working out the numbers - 5 = 800 USD - 1182 SGD 10 = 1550 USD - 2291 SGD With 7% GST - 1265 (5) 2452 (10) Shipping 60 USD/90USD - 89/134 SGD So each person pays (5)$271 (10) $258 *All figures are rounded up. Prices here are not fixed. As much as i can, i will confirm the final prices upon confirmation of how many orders that are here and how much is the conversion rate at that point of time, i will update accordingly in the thread. Colors available are Clear, White,Black and Cherry red. If you're interested in a pair, please note down your how many pairs you want and the color. Also if you're interested in stuffs from Earphonesolutions.com too, please note them down in this thread. MOD EDIT: This member has sought and been granted permission to post this MO thread despite having less than 50 posts.

sorry to hijack the thread but do anyone know how much is the UM2 and the Shure E4c? Is it the same price with both place jaben & SE?

extensive cut throat markup + shipping.

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No a VR forumer brought them in to try. If you are really interested, you can pm me for his number and i can let you have it.

Thought might wanna share this with you good folks. http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=161547

Then look no further, My vote goes to Iaudio. Quality SQ, able to drive MS1 with ease, further more it plays all formats. Now the wait is on for me to upgrade to the X7 from my X5