I agree with 99% of this video but you got 1 major thing wrong, the ipod didn't revolutionize portable music, that honor goes to the "Walkman"... it walked so the ipod could run lol
Too ridiculously EXPENSIVE. There are soooooo many "Mid-Fi" options...that sound astoundingly great for portable audio. Don't overpay when you don't have to.
I recently in the last 2 years got into DAPS because I was frustrated about my music not sounding as good as my PC's sound card when going outside for my daily walks, to which my iPhone using wired headphones paired with any dongle DAC/Amp was missing the richness, clarity and dynamics that my soundcard gave to my music. I didn't even know what a DAP was when mentioned online and I got confused what it was but then I Googled it and finally found out it was Digital Music Player, my music has never sounded better listening to my music outdoors and I wish I got into DAPS sooner, even with my mid-fi headphones like the Focal Elegia and Celestee sound so good on my DAPS, I can't afford high end headphones or DAPS but my budget one's such as the Hiby R5 Gen II and Ibasso DX 170 sound really good to me even though if they're not up there with the very best of DAPS, in terms of sound quality.
Sony makes a camera centric smartphone, if they made a Dapp which I can make phone calls from I'd buy it in a heartbeat, I'm simply tired of carrying too much tech around on a daily basis.
I get why someone might get one of these. But for me, the interface and clickwheel of an ipod is near perfect. These are all touch screen and look like smartphones, they are huge also. I have ipod mini with 64gb mod playing 16 bit wav/alac cd and vinyl rips. Sound great to me! Maybe when I come into some money..
It's a shame that Sony has volume capped their latest line of Walkmans like the A306 and the ZX707 ... as I don't care for ibasso or the way way overpriced A&K daps... goodness.. so I had to give up a warranty and import the ZX707 from Japan.. no volume cap... these guys selling at moon audio won't tell you that.. anyways the Japanese versions of these Walkman's sound incredible.
DAC im using inside my room.. HiFi at my hall.. Both i already set-up for movie and music.. For Mobile im just using BOOM apps + IEM + headphones amplifier..the reason im using BOOM apps is already TIDAL apps. So i didn't used DAP.. The sound FLAC 24bit 144khz...plus BOOM apps already have audio library...
Imagine being so out of touch with reality that you think an $800 mp3 player is "not going to break the bank". 99.9% of people could never afford that...
I always liked Sony's portable audio devices but they lost me when they started claiming their specific DAP chassis provided a clearer and better sound.
For iems only, My s23 ultra paired with hidizs s9 pro plus dongle dac sounds better than my $1200 dap. Hell, for iems only, it matches my MOJO 2. The MOJO 2 stomps it when using full sized headphones though. Plus the s23 ultra is far faster and more smoother in operation. A DAP should be only used for full sized headphones that need power. Otherwise you are wasting money.
I agree with 99% of this video but you got 1 major thing wrong, the ipod didn't revolutionize portable music, that honor goes to the "Walkman"... it walked so the ipod could run lol
Too ridiculously EXPENSIVE. There are soooooo many "Mid-Fi" options...that sound astoundingly great for portable audio. Don't overpay when you don't have to.
I recently in the last 2 years got into DAPS because I was frustrated about my music not sounding as good as my PC's sound card when going outside for my daily walks, to which my iPhone using wired headphones paired with any dongle DAC/Amp was missing the richness, clarity and dynamics that my soundcard gave to my music. I didn't even know what a DAP was when mentioned online and I got confused what it was but then I Googled it and finally found out it was Digital Music Player, my music has never sounded better listening to my music outdoors and I wish I got into DAPS sooner, even with my mid-fi headphones like the Focal Elegia and Celestee sound so good on my DAPS, I can't afford high end headphones or DAPS but my budget one's such as the Hiby R5 Gen II and Ibasso DX 170 sound really good to me even though if they're not up there with the very best of DAPS, in terms of sound quality.
I need a tube DAP capable of changing different type of tubes just like the old Gameboy changed games.
Sony makes a camera centric smartphone, if they made a Dapp which I can make phone calls from I'd buy it in a heartbeat, I'm simply tired of carrying too much tech around on a daily basis.
There is a DAP phone made by Moondrop, look it up, I forget the name. CS chip. Nice.
@@wahid-lg1kk Miad 01 $399 China only,thanks
This was cool. My iBasso DX 300 died four mon=ths ago. My Audio 64 U12t is "lonely"! I am looking at the A&K Kann Ultra! Hopefully 🙂
I have a LG V60 it sounds excellent with a 3.5mm jack connected to a pair of "Klpisch the Nines".
That's why we miss LG phones.
I get why someone might get one of these. But for me, the interface and clickwheel of an ipod is near perfect. These are all touch screen and look like smartphones, they are huge also. I have ipod mini with 64gb mod playing 16 bit wav/alac cd and vinyl rips. Sound great to me!
Maybe when I come into some money..
It's a shame that Sony has volume capped their latest line of Walkmans like the A306 and the ZX707 ... as I don't care for ibasso or the way way overpriced A&K daps... goodness.. so I had to give up a warranty and import the ZX707 from Japan.. no volume cap... these guys selling at moon audio won't tell you that.. anyways the Japanese versions of these Walkman's sound incredible.
I'm pretty sure that only the European models are capped
@@Mr1stcat North American ones are capped as well.
DAC im using inside my room..
HiFi at my hall..
Both i already set-up for movie and music..
For Mobile im just using BOOM apps + IEM + headphones amplifier..the reason im using BOOM apps is already TIDAL apps.
So i didn't used DAP..
The sound FLAC 24bit 144khz...plus BOOM apps already have audio library...
Imagine being so out of touch with reality that you think an $800 mp3 player is "not going to break the bank". 99.9% of people could never afford that...
Thats what I was thinking :(
I always liked Sony's portable audio devices but they lost me when they started claiming their specific DAP chassis provided a clearer and better sound.
I am in the thumbnail and I dont like it
For iems only, My s23 ultra paired with hidizs s9 pro plus dongle dac sounds better than my $1200 dap. Hell, for iems only, it matches my MOJO 2. The MOJO 2 stomps it when using full sized headphones though. Plus the s23 ultra is far faster and more smoother in operation.
A DAP should be only used for full sized headphones that need power. Otherwise you are wasting money.