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@user-np3bh7id9i2 жыл бұрын
HIVI Swans M5A Reviews come out for a long time
@terryss952 жыл бұрын
Count Dactacula, the obscene brother of count Dracula that spends the night flashing his junk to innocent maidens.
@reflection11192 жыл бұрын
Cayin RU6 - R2R dongle probably needed to be part of the 3 day royal rumble... And now there's the IFI Go bar and the ifi Gold Bar to confuse and FOMO TF out of us
@siddharthjaiman47122 жыл бұрын
Absolutely not. The RU6 is a blatant example of a product that should be discontinued for disingeous marketing! It is like dining at a 5 star hotel but being served on a old wooden plate covered in mud.
@Mr1stcat2 жыл бұрын
I wish more reviewers would look at the ifi go bars both of them
@reflection11192 жыл бұрын
@@siddharthjaiman4712 interested to hear why you dislike it so much? Edit - especially curious now that I've just plugged my RU6 into my phone with my AKG K361. It sounds lush to me but I'm always open to hearing other views
@siddharthjaiman47122 жыл бұрын
@@reflection1119 I've heard it at the store a few times. It's incredibly tempting to taste r2r for such a price. But my main issue is that it measures nearly half as well as they stated on their own website. The main simulated test of music (multitone sweep) shows distortions in the audible range of even 16bit CD quality audio.
@ruiborges16352 жыл бұрын
RU6 expensive but sound so good
@michaelcorcoran87682 жыл бұрын
I think to justify a $200 price point you need to give me Bluetooth in there.... Otherwise the value proposition of a $9 dongle is hard to pass up.
@DiscMilk2 жыл бұрын
Idk, being able to properly listen to HD600's lossless off my phone is pretty nice...
@kdracu2 жыл бұрын
You should do a follow up because the sparrow had issues with EMI. I hope the calibri does not, but looking at the length of the cable that they ship with the unit I guess it has EMI problems also.
@layfron19902 жыл бұрын
Hopefully Fiio sends you a BTR7 for review and comparison.
@ZReviews2 жыл бұрын
On its way.
@d0nj032 жыл бұрын
Huh, rated noise floor is worse than the BTR5 on both outputs, and almost twice as bad on BAL vs. "PO" (SE). Strange.
@TundraTropical2 жыл бұрын
With the Fiio KA3, mine had a similar issue with the stock cable. I told HiFiGO about it and they sent me a different cable which seemed to solve the issue. Also there was a moment where their Android software was really bad. Not perfect now but worth looking for an update to that possibly.
@flagoman6 ай бұрын
Great, Review thank you, now to the choosing
@MatMediaTV Жыл бұрын
I have the fiio ka3 and have tested it with multiple iems and heard absolutely no noise floor... But there is a slight issue with the KA3... If you plug it in to your computer and bring your phone anywhere near it you can clearly hear interference... In my case its audible only in the right channel... But when its connected to the same phone there is no audible interference... All testing done while playing silence and 20kHz tone...
@krisztianpapp11502 жыл бұрын
Let's see btr7
@ZReviews2 жыл бұрын
In the mail
@krisztianpapp11502 жыл бұрын
@@ZReviews Waiting for the review!
@JohnClarkW2 жыл бұрын
@@krisztianpapp1150 I am too, I have always liked the BTR5, and if the 7 is that with a bigger battery I would be pretty happy.
@juanblanco78982 жыл бұрын
@@JohnClarkW bigger battery and more power draw, so effectively pretty much the same battery life as BTR5, sadly.
@MykeBinaryMan2 жыл бұрын
why was the beam 3 plus there? I didn't see it get used anywhere and was weird when we went down the line on the noise floor and it didn't get mentioned
@keith9388 Жыл бұрын
Cayin Ru6
@itsgen82832 жыл бұрын
IFI just released the Go Bar which is around the price of the Colibri. I don't have the Colibri to compare but it sounds to my ear noticably better than the Moon River 2 and has the usual IFI XBass + XSpace
@rapmeister52422 жыл бұрын
Hey Zeos, how does the sound compare to something like iFi Go Blu?
@siddharthjaiman47122 жыл бұрын
Hey Z small correction earmen also make a flaship DAC AMP.
@ZReviews2 жыл бұрын
But does it Dongle?
@siddharthjaiman47122 жыл бұрын
@@ZReviews it does not!
@arrowzen7433 Жыл бұрын
So how did the Dactacular 22 roundup competition end up? - this or the GoBar/GoldBar?…
@cdunphy4572 жыл бұрын
earman has quite a few products
@user-np3bh7id9i2 жыл бұрын
HIVI Swans M5A Reviews come out for a long time
@happyotakumanmike2 жыл бұрын
I dunno, I think that shanling in the last video hits a sweet spot for price and quality. Actually bought one. Replaced my fiio btr5. I like the Bluetooth on the btr5 and the battery but Dat shanling just sounds better for the same price minus the battery and the Bluetooth. I'll stick to my jds element 3 for my desktop but that's not a fair comparison.
@vishalbhiwandkar3 ай бұрын
I'm looking for sparrow alternative I have sparrow and ifi zen air dac want to upgrade Should I get a btr7 or stick to my earmen I'm gonna make a balanced cable in the future and want only one dac for all my needs Headphones I use are the m50x and hifiman edition xs Please help me decide
@aceofspades66672 жыл бұрын
Does your dongle hang low does it wobble to and fro can you tie it in a knot can you tie it in a bow
@daveelgee20082 жыл бұрын
Tha Khardas Tea can be used as a dongle DAC, and has superior sound to its Bluetooth. You can Play/pause, Vol +/-, Next track/last track. It plays off its own battery but can also be charged by your phone. Just sayin'!
@michaelcorcoran87682 жыл бұрын
he reviewed it a few months back.
@daveelgee20082 жыл бұрын
@@michaelcorcoran8768 His review was with a prototype in which he wasn't aware of the button configurations and dismissed the notion of using it as a dongle. Rewatch it !
@ZReviews2 жыл бұрын
@@daveelgee2008 I actually figured out that pressing two buttons swapped the vol and next track controls. BUT.. do it dongle? like actually hang or is it a back mount like the Honey H1?
@daveelgee20082 жыл бұрын
@@ZReviews Admittedly, it is a back mount, but because you can attach the Tea to the back of the phone magnetically the headphone jack ends up forward-facing and reduces tension on the USB cable. It's a method I employ when the Tea is running low on power, and it is a superior sound quality. Although I use the Tea as a separate Bluetooth unit 90% of the time. Keep up your excellent reviews, you are my litmus test for a sound signature.
@XtianApi2 жыл бұрын
Moondrop moon river 2 baby. Do it. Do it zeos. Do it now
@austintea2 жыл бұрын
What music player do you use on mobile?
@juliangst2 жыл бұрын
They look a bit overpriced compared to the other dongles/Bluetooth dacs in general. And their power ratings are a bit exaggerated compared to actual power measurements
@Ssmmll Жыл бұрын
It’s funny when you kept saying the Colibri don’t work without knowing it has a power on button on its right side 😅(button on the left side are volume) , read the manual……
@80-80.2 жыл бұрын
Are these TRRSs? Do they support control buttons and mic cables?
@bbt.musicstudio33332 жыл бұрын
hello, what changes between the HiFiMan he400i and the he400i 2020? the differences...
@amirashraf99282 жыл бұрын
I m sorry to mention that again about 6xx and 58x, but can somebody please give me an honest opinion and which to pick?
@ZReviews2 жыл бұрын
6XX if you have nice amps or tubes, 58x if you have nothing. They are easy and don't change much.
@amirashraf99282 жыл бұрын
@@ZReviews i didn't quite think that i would get a reply specially from you 😄 i have no amps though.. ty u re the best 😁👌
@Alepap. Жыл бұрын
6:17 - 8:05 got so frustrated watching this part
@ibassnote2 жыл бұрын
I was all moondrop and then this?! I think I’m going to go listen to both of them. That said, I do trust your reviews. Thx.
@Haydos2 жыл бұрын
Hey
@ZReviews2 жыл бұрын
Hey Paula
@Alepap. Жыл бұрын
Why can't we have a slim smartphone with a good intergrated dac? No, instead we get phones with PC CPUs to run facebook and 20 cameras on the back.
@oopsalldrip13762 жыл бұрын
can't wait for season 3 of mushoku tensei
@aodhanmorrissey2 жыл бұрын
Hearing you say Calabri when its Colibri is despicable. I will unsub immediately
@ZReviews2 жыл бұрын
I am working on it.
@mmeltt2 жыл бұрын
How’s your cat?
@ZReviews2 жыл бұрын
Chewbacca has passed. October 2021. I was very sad. I have 4 adopted older cats in my garage currently that I will be caring for. Not sure if any want in the house just yet. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a6mPZ5ikntfYm5c.html
@alan26982 жыл бұрын
@@ZReviews holy shit. I had no clue. You don't pop on my recommended anymore for some reason. Sorry to hear that, Z.
@exexgr68972 жыл бұрын
The Colibri does not work. You tested other portable DACs live and they worked. I have looked at all the 3 series on portable DACs you have made. You tried the Colibri in this video, it didn't work, now you are trying to convince us that it is the best in your collection. Most reviewers say the BTR 5 is good but you say the opposite. I don't believe in your SHOWS anymore. You are a CHEATER.
@razetw2 жыл бұрын
Otg cables are finicky. The one that came in my hidizs s9 pro straight up didn't work. I had to use my Samsung charging otg cable. Even then I have to plug it in a very specific order and orientation or it won't work on my phone. For whatever reason windows is less picky. His fumble in the video is really not anything at all out of the ordinary. Otg cables should be labeled with ARROWS and WORDS and clearly they are still frustrating. I bought a ddhifi otg cable and that does have arrows.
@exexgr68972 жыл бұрын
@@razetw Why say that Colibri is the best? EarMen (Colibri) apparently delivered their product without a cable and most importantly, we didn't see it in action like their competitors. LeoC, with all due respect to you as a person and the work you do to inform us by presenting products. It is reviews like yours that make us decide whether or not to buy a product. I have bought and resold a few products thanks to reviews like yours, I am always looking for the perfect product. I'm mostly looking for a reason to buy a new one, since I already have a product that does the trick. I thank you for responding despite my harsh words. It is a proof of maturity.
@MasamuneKuma2 жыл бұрын
he's praised the btr5 since its launch, what are you talking about?
@ZReviews2 жыл бұрын
It worked just fine. The cables I was swapping to were a PIA. BTR5 is still bae, but so is ifi Go Blue and the new Beam 3. ALL BLUETOOTH UNITS. Which this event wasn't directly covering.
@juanblanco78982 жыл бұрын
@@ZReviews It's a real shame there was no comparison with the BTR5 in wired mode. The moment you mentioned it I bacame elated, as it's the only one I've heard out of the bunch. I could only dream to stumble upon such an unlikely (somehow) comparison. What was the issue you've encountered trying to use BTR5 in USB mode?