anyone know how's it compare to Ibasso D2 Boa dac?
The ZERO DAC + Headamp (NO 56K), OWNERS!!! REPORT IN!!!!
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Sep 10 2008, 10:19 PM
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hi guys, i'm interested to get this DAC from Jaben (SGD250
anyone know how's it compare to Ibasso D2 Boa dac? |
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Sep 11 2008, 03:20 PM
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QUOTE(GodLuvSxS @ Sep 11 2008, 10:40 AM) Hi chua, how's your component? Is it the leg bengkok already? The unit were shipped to me with this packaging, then It was in good condition so I ship out like that with bubble wrap wrapping the whole thing. so sorry! You mean no fight as headphone amp? I want to use it as dac. I think best person to answer might be stormspider cos last time he quite frequent to yuheng's house last time, dunno currently la! He can bring over ZERO with OPA earth to do head to head review with BOA testing the analog output cos ZERO's head out is no fight to BOA's If boa is better then no point to change to zero dac. |
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Sep 11 2008, 09:49 PM
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QUOTE(ccschua @ Sep 11 2008, 08:33 PM) Depends on what u want. Have u check boa can do like what ZERO do or not. erm...i want a better DAC to pair with my Heed amp.For usb connection, just grab 1 converter will do, and ZERO become full function dac. The question here is which DAC offers you the BEST value for money. do check out, and let us know. currently using boa but i'm interested to know how zero dac sounds. i wanna know whether it is worth for me to change to zero dac. |
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Sep 12 2008, 12:41 AM
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QUOTE(sep90 @ Sep 12 2008, 12:27 AM) sukhoi get the zero dac good deal and heck of a good dac hmm...but jaben price ~sgd250. bought it from jaben and never regret it since then maybe u have hard time looking for converter but it be found in funan 4th floor jaben now got the upgraded version of zero and tianlong change the volume alps to much better 1 the rca and coxial is now gold plated instead of normal i've googled around, it seems like zero dac sq is about the same with boa. |
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Sep 12 2008, 01:12 AM
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QUOTE(sep90 @ Sep 12 2008, 12:51 AM) boa is great for dac and it is portable not to mention it use the same dac chips as pico dac yeah, i also wanna audition it.but since u pairing with heedcanamp i believe it need more sufficient power and lower floor signal anyhow best to test which is suitable for u afterall hearing is believing but how to try dac at jaben? it's the best if i can borrow it for one day. wait, i need another rca to rca interconnect cable for zero dac to heed. |
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Sep 12 2008, 01:27 AM
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QUOTE(sep90 @ Sep 12 2008, 01:18 AM) lol uncle got a zero dac for audition jus bring yur canamp and yur favorite cd as well what source they use for the zero dac?he jus brought some recently and they r selling out fast as for cable get the mit rca cable uncle selling as well his original cd player is using 1 btw thick and gold rca caps i got a pair of them and they really rock from his laptop? i will bring along my boa to do a head to head comparison. |
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Sep 12 2008, 01:34 AM
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QUOTE(sep90 @ Sep 12 2008, 01:31 AM) nope one of his cd players i dun know which 1 btw jus bring yur boa and some cds as well and compare zero is preamp so it is better u bring yur canamp if u wan to test which has a better cleaner sound and less floor signal test by using various cans that uncle has akg, sen, grados and sen i thought cd players have built-in dac? cd player>>zero dac = double dac? yup, i will also bring the canamp. |
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Oct 26 2008, 10:30 AM
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just got my zero DAC+ from Jaben.
it comes with OP627AU and NE5532P. ![]() it's significantly better than Ibasso D2 Boa. the stock optical cable looks flimsy, the connecting points are very loose. no problem transmitting the data though. already burned in for 50 hours. wondering how long more to go to get it done? This post has been edited by sukhoi37: Oct 26 2008, 10:44 AM |
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Oct 26 2008, 06:56 PM
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QUOTE(GodLuvSxS @ Oct 26 2008, 05:46 PM) Wow, significant better than Ibasso D2 Boa ... in terms of what? transparency, details, vocal, care to elaborate more ? Bro, I suggest you to go for the audio_gd's discrete opamp, I love the EARTH well, slightly laidback yet detail ... the zero dac brings out more details and a bit wider soundstage.not gonna mod anything soon, wanna enjoy current setup. |
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Dec 6 2008, 01:43 AM
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anyone wanna sell their earth HDAM with extension wires?
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Dec 14 2008, 01:04 PM
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It's for grounding.
no need to bother if you wanna change opamp regularly. correct me if i'm wrong. This post has been edited by sukhoi37: Dec 14 2008, 01:05 PM |
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Dec 14 2008, 09:40 PM
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Ic.
I cant find the green wire inside my zero dac. where is the mid point of rca jack ? any other way to ground the white wire without soldering? between, i bought a 2nd hand earth lately. i have two earth right now, one borrowed from sep90. his earth hdam got two white thing at each side of pcb, but mine doesn't have it. what's the white things for? |
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Dec 14 2008, 09:52 PM
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QUOTE(GodLuvSxS @ Dec 14 2008, 09:47 PM) Older version of EARTH doesnt comes with the white cap, I forgot what the usage already cap?How does the EARTH in ZERO performs compare to your ZERO+? so the newer version with cap should be better than old one? i'll compare them later. i like how the earth sounds. the first thing i noticed is the bell sound, it's more natural than opa627. and also the vocal sounds sweeter to me. |
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Dec 14 2008, 10:03 PM
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QUOTE(ccschua @ Dec 14 2008, 09:55 PM) Welcome to OPA testing. U are much lucky than me or Abel in the sense u are rolling HDAM whereas we are rolling opamp like 627, 1057, etc. how much is the evox cap?I have those evox cap. U can use it and solder it onto the OPA Earth. This does not apply to OPA Sun loh. Hi steve, are u coming over for a review of the DAC 100. RAV is interested and I guess many others. you mean the cap theory doesn't apply to Sun? then why the latest sun also got these caps? this is my zero dac, i cant find any green wire. |
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Dec 14 2008, 10:29 PM
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QUOTE(ccschua @ Dec 14 2008, 10:09 PM) I mean Sun old version (Without cap) is different than the Sun V2. Sun V2 modified the cap, resistor and additional Evox cap. i cant hear any difference from earth with caps and without caps. The cap is free of charge. just how to send to you only. Yours is a black wire connected to the casing. Remove that and plug to the screw tap. can i get the caps foc from local evox caps distro? thanks for the help. i'm going to ground the hdam soon. |
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Dec 14 2008, 11:01 PM
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anyone tried this?
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Dec 14 2008, 11:09 PM
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QUOTE(ccschua @ Dec 14 2008, 11:06 PM) Most people like to snip, but me dont like it. u can try it, and it would be fun. before try it, do u feel your system is bright or not. it's ok to me.i'll try to desolder it when i got solder iron. solder back if it's too bright to my ears. dang, the ground wire from the power plug is too short. so i connect the earth ground wire like this. should be ok rite? This post has been edited by sukhoi37: Dec 14 2008, 11:38 PM |
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Dec 14 2008, 11:59 PM
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i know, just wanna try out got any different or not.
it's stiff enough to stay at that position. |
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Dec 15 2008, 12:22 AM
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Dec 15 2008, 12:49 AM
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QUOTE(sep90 @ Dec 15 2008, 12:33 AM) btw u using mine earth or sun hdam to try solder on yur zero dac? lol, that's mine lah.u burn my hdam i will take yur heed for replacement I just got it from my bro. yours is newer batch got white caps, mine is older one without the caps. |
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