also 1k for a flagship DAP is reasonable as hell, have you seen the prices A&K charge?

idk, NW-A35 with a big SD card is like 200 new

the A series sound like dogshit imo

so

i disagree

the cheapest sony player i would consider decent is the ZX300

like i would legit use an iphone dongle over A series stuff

you crazy boy

there are $100 china players i prefer to the A series

i will do testing and show results

then we will know

i'll do frequency response of a raw flac file vs output of the a25

come on now, you should know almost every amplifier or DAC has a flat frequency response

Just because it's more expensive doesn't mean it's better HELLOOOOOOO???????!!!!!!!

we don't know how to measure subjective amplifier changes

WOW

of course you're free to dismiss it as audiophoolery, and i will not care

I am more than content listening to music with the headphones that came with my iPhone

throw some impulse responses through it and compare

the subtleties you're arguing for are snake oil

iirc the main changes with amplifiers can be seen in phase

reminds me of the monster cable vs coat hanger

but most amplifiers measure so differently in phase that interpreting it is a fool's errand

Animus be like 1k hdmi cable like the one on linus tech tips

the carver challenge has something on this

Guys you know those headphones that come standard with iPhones? Those are pretty dope.

more like the mentally challenged lmfaoo

on how you can use phase response of an amplifier to make 2 amps sound similar

sure, dismiss it as snake oil, i don't care

there are plenty of you reddit objectivists out there, arguing with your kind is a waste of time

I have better thoughts when I use a moleskin notebook

Reddit objectivists lmao @ay caramba

well audio objectivists tend to congregate on reddit

so it seems like an apt term

I go by real world results too but I'm not going to argue with numbers

i mean if i were really some sort of "more expensive = better" retard i would be using a WM1Z or a SP2000, not a fucking WM1A

WM1A is cheap as hell by flagship DAP standards

https://youtu.be/Zgy5fX-VPCs @fallen angel

this nigga really just linked a linus tech tips video

die

See?