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miT ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 07 Jan 2009 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 877 |
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Further to my previous message, Graham has looked over some designs for me to see what has the most promising design from an engineering point-of-view. Given that most companies do not share any design information apart from two, I have decided on the Dethonray DTR1 Prelude and am awaiting delivery on Friday.
In the spirit of trying to assist future visitors, I will give my thoughts when I am used to it. Watch this space...
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miT ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 07 Jan 2009 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 877 |
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My Dethonray DTR1 has burned in now and I must say I am impressed. I do not exactly have an extensive list of DAPs to compare to (my last was a Sony MP3 Walkman 15+ years ago) but this player is sublime. It pains me to say but it actually sounds even better than my powered Bitzie desktop setup!!
![]() As a result of this small box of goodness, I have demo'd a considerable amount of highend headphones and IEMs and it appears to drive everything cleanly and without issue. That list includes Hifiman HE1000, Sennheiser HD800, HD800S and HD820, Focal's top tier range (Utopia, Stellia, etc.) Audeze, Shure, Noble, Campfire Audio... I may post my thoughts on those headphones if I find the time but in brief review, I have only found models that are livable but none of them achieve the basics of the HD540II...
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Darrry ![]() New Member ![]() Joined: 15 Sep 2020 Status: Offline Points: 1 |
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There are many portable digital music player for your choice in the web and you can choose one suitable for you. For me, I use the old sandisk to listen to music from Spotify. And I move Spotify music to sandisk via the DRmare Spotify Music Converter for Windows, which is a tool designed for converting Spotify music.
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miT ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 07 Jan 2009 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 877 |
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Hi Darrry,
This is very true, there is a large selection of players available. I use a Sandisk Clip when partaking in more physical activities, and use my phone when I wish to listen to the poor quality music from Spotify. The purpose of this thread however was to discover portable options for the purists whose appreciation for HQ audio playback has led them to discover Graham Slee. For this usage my Dethonray player is still my first choice. By now there may be other options out there but considering the lack of reliable information on the web for portable players that put audio quality above consumer gimmicks, my search ended happily. Best regards, miT |
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