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  • Опубликовано: 12 авг 2024
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Комментарии • 163

  • @ZReviews
    @ZReviews  Год назад +5

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  • @josephchamberlain3681
    @josephchamberlain3681 Год назад +67

    I've been feeling like there aren't enough reviewers doing videos about lifestyle, use case, implementation, and overall macro views of the space. It really has started to feel like a ceaseless onslaught of review after review without anyone stopping to catch a breath and talk about it.

    • @mikelanzafame3401
      @mikelanzafame3401 Год назад +3

      Exactly

    • @spamcan9208
      @spamcan9208 Год назад +3

      Yeah, it's basically a rundown of the specs and features that are faster if I read the page myself and initial listening impressions, rinse and repeat.

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Год назад +3

      yes

    • @rorilee9791
      @rorilee9791 Год назад +1

      Accurate.

  • @seoulglo1999
    @seoulglo1999 Год назад +41

    This is the type of content that brought me to this channel. It's the reason the "Game Fidelity" video is one of your most viewed and it's what brought me here.

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Год назад +23

      Im working on expanding my horizons. I need to just yell about shit

    • @JTB--
      @JTB-- Год назад +5

      @@ZReviewsAnd I thought it was the Big Boob, Scantily Clad Anime Women that brought us here

    • @seoulglo1999
      @seoulglo1999 Год назад +2

      @@JTB-- That's what keeps us!

    • @play3rthr339
      @play3rthr339 Год назад

      Speaking of said video, when is the new one coming out?

    • @seoulglo1999
      @seoulglo1999 Год назад

      @@play3rthr339 True! A LOT has happened in gaming audio since. Audeze, Sony, and Shiit all brought out gaming lines.

  • @NetDenizen
    @NetDenizen Год назад +11

    I enjoy these type of videos a lot. Don't overthink Zeos, just go, it's ok to ramble on about specific topics from time to time.

  • @reflection1119
    @reflection1119 Год назад +2

    Watching this on double speed is like witnessing the kind of nervous breakdown I may be ok with having

  • @obzillamills
    @obzillamills Год назад +4

    Best rant ever. Porta-fi is 99% bullshit and auto masochism. IRL most of this stuff is unusable on the go, save the 1% of people that spend extended hours regularly in transportation of some kind. None of it is pocketable,practical, or even marginally better than just the lowest common denominator dongle DAC and your phone… which sounds *_just fine_*

  • @tomfrank2707
    @tomfrank2707 Год назад +5

    Thanks for this video. It's made me bring out my very first portable dac/amp again and charge it up after many months of no use. Fiio Q1MK2 (original version with the AKM 4490 dac chip). I attach it to the back of my Samsung S20's Otterbox case using 3M Dual Lock. I change out the Dual Lock strips on the phone every 4-6 months because they become lodged with pocket lint and debris from having the phone in my pockets most of the time. Still, the Dual Lock stuff is great and keeps not only the Fiio Q1MK2 extremely firmly attached, but also my portable battery charger. With another couple of strips of Dual Lock on the back of it, I'm able to charge and continue to use my phone at the same time, all while not having to be connected to the wall outlet. Love the 3M Dual Lock...you can hear clicks when the devices snap together. It's very satisfying and the amount of holding force is astonishing. It takes a shit load of effort to pry stuff apart once it's firmly attached.

  • @michaelcorcoran8768
    @michaelcorcoran8768 Год назад +4

    The fact that that guy's on a train in that picture -- and not as I originally assumed and some kind of a audio event -- is what makes it so funny

  • @Legato-2057
    @Legato-2057 Год назад +4

    This is why I love my Sony Wm1Z. It sounds fantastic with Audio Technica ATH-AWKT and WP900 and IEMs. And It works great as a bluetooth receiver and transmitter if I need it. And the Linux OS is super stable although it is kinda limited in functionality. But I only need it to play music, not run Android apps.

  • @DavidHorth
    @DavidHorth Год назад +2

    I've been rocking my little Hiby R3 with a Hip-Dac 2, can happily drive even my most difficult planars. If I want some portable tube action, swap the Hip-Dac 2 for a Littlebear B4-X.

  • @beezlebub3955
    @beezlebub3955 Год назад +5

    Bro if there’s anyone who’s capable of aspiring to the greatness of that man, it’s you. I mean I could figure out a way to battery pack my K7 but most of us just don’t have it, be our experimental daddy 😍

  • @thegrimyeaper
    @thegrimyeaper Год назад +5

    I don't think I've ever seen so many things packed into one room.

    • @wheniztheend
      @wheniztheend Год назад +4

      he's an audiophile hoarder. Moved to a bigger house so he could hoard more expensive audio gear.

  • @colinmartin9797
    @colinmartin9797 Год назад +2

    that cord looping around the back in the stupid picture is the dongle grado gives you for their old headphones that came with a 1/4 inch end, they gave you a ~8 inch adapter from 1/4 to 3.5mm. that looks like a 3.5 to full size 5 pin XLR, lol.

  • @VishnuKare
    @VishnuKare Год назад +3

    @@ZReviews, Chord Mojo(2) + Topping BC3 with optical connection adds BT LDAC to the mojo without spending a bomb. Chord Mojo + Hiby R2/R3 pro is a good portable streaming stack as well.

  • @Punisher9419
    @Punisher9419 Год назад +3

    I must be doing something wrong because I just use an old first gen XDuoo X3 and my HD558's that I've had for 10+ years.

  • @chainsawkas7545
    @chainsawkas7545 Год назад +3

    Still rocking with my LG G8 without any external dac/amp with moondrops and Grados

  • @duffdabsduffdies
    @duffdabsduffdies Год назад +4

    Here on my Sundara via JDS Labs Atom stack before work. It's the first system I ever purchased, and it took me a little bit of saving. This is perfect for me, since portables are likely my next purchase decision in the hobby 🖤

  • @WarriorKidd06
    @WarriorKidd06 Год назад +2

    One of the most entertaining videos you’ve done in some time. Was great going on the journey to see so much great you still have that we haven’t seen in ages

  • @carminedesanto6746
    @carminedesanto6746 Год назад +3

    Good IEM’s , IFI Go Blue ( or the new stuff) and your good.
    Great rant ..educational as
    usual 🍕👍🍕

  • @Mageoftheyear
    @Mageoftheyear Год назад +1

    Yes, I like it when you do the stuff like this. I'd love it if you did a tips roundup. Have you heard of the Pentaconn Coreir brass eartips? Gizaudio recently did an unboxing.

  • @paultomaszewski1964
    @paultomaszewski1964 Год назад +2

    Have two different set ups, a Shanling M3X line out to a Cayin C5 Amp. This amp has 800mw at 32 ohms, so it has some power for being portable. Also have a Astell & Kern AK70 to an old Fiio E17K Alpen DAC/AMP. Little velcro dots keeping them together. Z had the original E17 at one time, mine has a knob to turn up and down, he had the one with the buttons for volume up and down.

  • @MaZEEZaM
    @MaZEEZaM Год назад +1

    Grey tac is obviously better than the blue tac I grew up with as I remember peeling blue tac off my plasterboard walls and having the paint and paper layer tear off with it.

  • @DJ_BROBOT
    @DJ_BROBOT Год назад +2

    One of my best over the top hifi rigs was a Samsung Galaxy phone paired to a Monoprice THX portable with Dirac, Oppo-Ha2 Dac Amp and Alo Audio Rx Amp. Audio bliss! If you make a bug rig, an OPPO Ha-2 and or Aune B1 or B1s is a must within the chain

  • @auroragoose3414
    @auroragoose3414 Год назад +3

    "Shanghai Stack" is the phrase to search for
    Still have my old lil'bear tube amp and a DAP velcro'd together, it's good enough 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Год назад

      Lil Bear and an MPOW was a thing for a while.

  • @za4310
    @za4310 Год назад +4

    Z has always been so dismissive of the lg v series in favor of dongles. The v50 and v60 came into existence around the time flagship performance started to plateau and they have incredible audio performance with no dongles. Even just as a portable dap theyre incredible. Plus theyre super inexpensive. Honestly even the v40 is probably fine. Im putting off "upgrading" to dongles as long as I can.

    • @louiev.3367
      @louiev.3367 Год назад +2

      I'd even go as far as the lg v30 just because it has a snap dragon 830 chip because imo anything above 800 is better user experience than paying overpriced daps with an outdated snap dragon 600(the most I saw with these daps).

    • @za4310
      @za4310 Год назад +2

      @@louiev.3367 Agree. Plus the 30 has a sleeker design. I had a v20 for a while and that design was the most premium of them all, it was just an ancient relic by todays standards in performance.... For anyone else reading I recommend the v50 the most because anything thats inferior to the v60 isnt a big deal and it has aspects that are actually better. The dual screen design is better and leaves a bigger opening for your headphone jack, the camera is better, the screen is better, the form factor is better, and its cheaper. Im using a v60 right now and it feels a little cheaper in the hands and is prone to charge port failure. Those are the only downsides. At $200 it was still a steal. If i had to buy another id go for the v50. My dream phone would be the v20 bulked up to v60 specs and retaining the v20 goodies like removable batteries. Back in the day there was also this phone called the htc one that had big chins on either end that fit matched forward facing speakers. Not a bad idea now. Edge to edge screen isnt really a necessary thing, id rather have real speaker grills

  • @PL4Y3R_0n3-
    @PL4Y3R_0n3- Год назад +2

    Right now I’ve been using the Fiio X7 USB out to the Sony PHA-3. Bulky as hell, but it sounds so so good.

  • @eespinosa64
    @eespinosa64 Год назад +1

    Great video. The Periodic Studio Rhodium is smaller than that dongle DAC that you took out of the box. Sounds great, too.

  • @zenstrata
    @zenstrata Год назад +2

    My portable setup is usually the Koss KSC75 and the Cowon Plenue D.
    Mostly because the battery life is great, is sounds ok, and i'm unlikely to get mugged if people see cheap Koss headphones on me.

  • @spamcan9208
    @spamcan9208 Год назад +2

    I've been with my trusty ES100 this whole time but not sure where to go next or how much I'm missing from a desktop setup. I'd like something that doesn't drain my phone's aging battery, has good soundstage depth and width, separation, and a natural, more musical type sound. All the better if it can power my HD560S w/3.5mm and around the $200-$250 range. It only needs to be as portable as moving it around the house from chair to bedside etc
    Made it to the end of the video because I'm procrastinating and can't get my shit together to have a halfway productive day.

  • @KENNETHDRUMMER
    @KENNETHDRUMMER Год назад +1

    I like things simple one DAP, either Shanling M6 Ultra or Astell and Kerns Kahn Alpha and either a cabled Ikko OH5 or a Bluetoothed (Fiio UTWS3) Mangird Tea 2. Saving up for a Mangird Zenns Up!!

  • @adamcanterbury
    @adamcanterbury Год назад +3

    You definitely need to do more "fuck it" videos like this one...very entertaining and informative at the same time... 😊

  • @RoHo.3
    @RoHo.3 Год назад

    Last thought… strange desktop setup is in my office…
    IMac -> THX Onyx Dingle Dangle Dongle in the Dirt DAC -> Pioneer RT707 Reel to Reel to Naim Uniti Atom HE -> Neumann KH 80s. Plus a turntable to a Puffin’s digital out to the Naim.
    I also alternate between OG AKG701s and Focal Radiance plugged into either the Naim or the R2R depending on the mood.
    Inefficient as F and would piss off 2/3 of the Internet forum police. But a ton of joy.

  • @springbay1
    @springbay1 Год назад +3

    Imagine all the portable products that Z has dissed the last few years becaue of not BT. Z has finally gone full circle and I approve 😉

  • @DidgieTech
    @DidgieTech Год назад +1

    I’ve been looking for a good portable amp with 4.4 and optical out forever, you show me the Honey H1, it’s my absolute everything, then I find out they don’t do it anymore. Thanks for nothing Zeos 😢 😂

  • @0hFFSmyeyes
    @0hFFSmyeyes Год назад +1

    I have ball too but fell off and couldn't be arsed getting up so stayed. Thinkin of watching another one

  • @Rezzzn0r
    @Rezzzn0r Год назад +1

    I've got R3 Pro Saber connected with Mojo2 like a sandwich for few months, it was awesome. However I went back to standard android DAP solution, it's just more convenient. Anyway I like the part about experimenting with audio - we are all hyped daily by some new stuff that's always better. Who needs it anyway? Right now we have awesome devices, we don't need to upgrade each fckng month. Music is the most important anyway. Cheers

  • @ivegyattocomment
    @ivegyattocomment Год назад +1

    that wallpaper makes this even better

  • @Armbrust210
    @Armbrust210 Год назад +1

    Neck-amp's are genius. I don't understand why they aren't popular with Headphones and basically only exist for IEM's

  • @austinjon31
    @austinjon31 Год назад +2

    Watched until the end because... UHU!! That was fun~ & interesting product recommendations
    Though I hope you make a short after this with the completed audio-hamburger using all the items listed in this video

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Год назад

      Need to buy more glue

  • @Matt-fd9hc
    @Matt-fd9hc Год назад +4

    Had the UTWS1 and loved them. Until they shorted out in one ear. Bought them because of Z Reviews! One day I will get another pair and some decent IEMs.

    • @paxpaxman4423
      @paxpaxman4423 Год назад

      Me too. UTWS1 with Tin T2, classic combo.

    • @Matt-fd9hc
      @Matt-fd9hc Год назад

      @@paxpaxman4423
      You know what, that's the exact ones I used too!!With foam tips. Was so good and comfortable.

  • @SteveHuffer
    @SteveHuffer Год назад +1

    Missed a massive opportunity for a Zeos E-Girl 'UhU', there.

  • @maxxestevez3790
    @maxxestevez3790 Год назад +2

    I still have lg just for the dac

  • @racc2
    @racc2 Год назад

    My setup is a Sony Walkman NW-A45 Plugged into a FiiO E11K headphone amp. I use Koss Pro-4AA headphones. The volume setting on the Walkman is 115 and the amp. is set at 6 with gain and bass on. It sounds great!!!

  • @yogiwp_
    @yogiwp_ Год назад

    I used to go with things blue-tacked together but nowadays just the go Blu and the Nannas and couldn't be happier.

  • @barneyrubble9309
    @barneyrubble9309 Год назад +1

    I have a VERY similar set up with a Sony Walkman stuck on a Topping NX4 connected by cables.

  • @juliangst
    @juliangst Год назад +4

    I usually just use an Apple dongle but when I take out my DCA Aeons I use a BTR5 blu-taced to a Topping NX7. It looks a bit crazy but works really well

    • @enjoshi-godrez8775
      @enjoshi-godrez8775 10 месяцев назад

      Interesting to see someone else who bought an NX7. Portable amps are pretty much dead in todays market. I do the same, but with a qudelix and a LCDi4. I just glued the two devices together and clip the qudelix to the outside of the pocket with the NX7 on the inside. No larger than a phone and all Bluetooth.

    • @juliangst
      @juliangst 10 месяцев назад

      @@enjoshi-godrez8775 I also think they're dead because they're really unpractical compared to dongles.
      But crazy guys like me who run power hungry low impedance planars on the go just need the power

    • @enjoshi-godrez8775
      @enjoshi-godrez8775 10 месяцев назад

      @@juliangst I need it because the i4 requires 14 bands to be compliant with IEF 2023 (20 to 8000hz). There is no dap or any other portable device in existence that has over 10 PEQ filters, and the qudelix isn't good enough on its own to overcome a -10db preamp. I had no other choice but to buy a portable amp, but the bright side is you have an enormous battery, because the qudelix is outputting about 30% of its available voltage. The combo lasts far far longer then any dap or phone+dongle I could imagine.

  • @RoHo.3
    @RoHo.3 Год назад

    Fan of Rube Goldberg solutions. Even on desktops. Have a Woo Audio Firefly WA7 mk3 in my bedroom. Trying to figure out how to feed it USB OTG via anything that has a Bluetooth receiver (for TV audio). So far can’t find anything. Apple I’m using a Toping d50 and the analog inputs. Boeing! I want to try the Woo’s DAC. Topping M50 would have been ideal but those are unobtanium.
    Suggestions? I tried an OTG and an adapter cable connected to an old 30 pin cable and car bluetooth dongle. Should have worked. Didn’t. Really looking for ideas!?

  • @timharbert7145
    @timharbert7145 Год назад +1

    The craziest portable setup: in the eighties, I lent my Sony D5 discman to my college roommate so he could play CDs on air. To borrow the unit, I asked him to play Metallica on his indie format station so I could still listen to my music.

  • @MrJules39
    @MrJules39 Год назад +2

    'Photo's of my penis' by Hugh J'shlong has an awesome depiction of the idiosyncrasies of light and dark imagery. You'll never look at todgers in the same way again....

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Год назад

      I feel like that is a risky searchy

    • @MrJules39
      @MrJules39 Год назад

      ​@@ZReviewsumm, I'm not sure why this comment appeared on your channel, I was watching a camera channel when I typed it! 😂😂 I'm going to leave it on though if that's ok

  • @RajaaDima
    @RajaaDima Год назад +1

    More of this please, it's an ORDER ❤

  • @BayernMunchenFan11
    @BayernMunchenFan11 Год назад +1

    well im def buying the Blon collab lol. those are def the bl-05's which i love. so that color with the new tune. yep. thats a buy.

  • @christianenriquez6142
    @christianenriquez6142 Год назад +2

    Coffee and Zeos lets go!

  • @josephchamberlain3681
    @josephchamberlain3681 Год назад +2

    I have a lot of stereo equipment and I love it, but I have yet to have someone convince me that quality of DAPs/wires/stupidity is worth it over the convenience of Bluetooth with built-in DAC/amp and sometimes DSP. I'm really looking hard at the Audeze Maxwells.

    • @DJ_BROBOT
      @DJ_BROBOT Год назад

      because wires are better SQ over bluetooth. Alot of bluetooth heads are gonna claim bluetooth to death because they are all on the portability train, and thats okay, but to say its justifiably better than wired connects, with optical or usb, then youre out your mind.

    • @josephchamberlain3681
      @josephchamberlain3681 Год назад

      @@DJ_BROBOT not sure you read my initial comment. It clearly says that the sound quality of wired is better.

  • @bruhshogun5587
    @bruhshogun5587 Год назад

    I just got my little white yesterday its been good so far

  • @charliebaker1427
    @charliebaker1427 Год назад +2

    topping g5 is my go to portable nowadays although i have been looking at second hand wa11 topaz's

  • @Sandbull22
    @Sandbull22 Год назад +2

    You could have added a little bear!

  • @brianaldandeaton
    @brianaldandeaton Год назад +1

    i like having a lifestyle, use case, implementation, from time to time

  • @joaoguilhermenextlevel302
    @joaoguilhermenextlevel302 Год назад +1

    And also, for god's sake, you are the only one that can do this! The hiby rs2 is my favorite dap, but it doesn't have Bluetooth, It only accepts USB or SD card data, I challenge you, to make it Bluetooth somehow, go!

  • @HobbyTalk
    @HobbyTalk Год назад

    These are the videos I enjoy the most tbh

  • @m4nc1n1
    @m4nc1n1 7 месяцев назад

    I have that USB-C extension cable, Very starchy, but a good cable.

  • @StevenL717
    @StevenL717 Год назад +1

    iPhone + fiio Q11 + monarch2/mest2, or iPhone + Apple dongle + topping nx7 + z1r, they are more than enough for me 😊

  • @colinmartin9797
    @colinmartin9797 Год назад +1

    You forgot to grab a little bear and give it tubes.

  • @SpirallingOut
    @SpirallingOut Год назад +1

    I still use an old phone with micro USB out, so currently I run... a microUSB→USB-A OTG cable to an Audioquest Jitterbug FMJ, to an Audioquest Dragonfly Red, to a 4.4mm→3.5mm short cable adapter to my 4.4mm standard-cabled 7Hz Timeless. If I don't bend the first OTG around and 🐓-ring the monstrosity to the back of my phone, it looks utterly ridiculous. I'm upgrading next to a phone with USB-C out and just a Questyle M15 - which is taking forever to get an ETA update on while on backorder... NOT COOL QUESTYLE!!! - But I hear the Shanling M9 has enough power to drive my dream IEMs, Audeze LCDi4 without any additional flagship portable headphone amp needed, so my endgame portable would probably be the new Shanling M9 Plus & LCDi4. That M9 is stupid-expensive here though... ugh!
    P.S. Found a 5cm right-angled to straight USB C ribbon cable on Amazon, Z. 👍13 bucks.

  • @fuelhemi426
    @fuelhemi426 Год назад +1

    I know there’s no love for iPods here, but anyway, my portable music setup is a modded iPod 5th Gen, with a 64gb micro sd, running rockbox, paired with a Fiio A5 amp to my modded Koss KPH30i. Bluetooth setup, TRN BT30’s, Sal Notes Zero with my iPhone 12 mini.

    • @petersonfake4917
      @petersonfake4917 18 дней назад +1

      Hi , I’m going that route. How you pair to fío a5, ? (I mean connecting to it to give dac a digital signal)
      the iPod I’m purchasing has usbc output but that output it’s not digital . I’m planning on using the Bluetooth as digital signal to dac amp to feed my headphones. Please let me know . Thanks

    • @fuelhemi426
      @fuelhemi426 18 дней назад

      @@petersonfake4917 3.5mm to 3.5mm, I’ve not able to find a 30 pin to 3.5 cable.

    • @petersonfake4917
      @petersonfake4917 18 дней назад +1

      @@fuelhemi426 ok , yeah there are no 30 pin to digital out there . That’s why I’m going to try Bluetooth from modded iPod to dac /amp to do its thing and see how it goes. I pre ordered Zeno’s new colab headphones and just ordered a muse m4 . First portable dac amp I’ve purchased , so wish me luck. Yesterday I installed rockbox on a regular iPod classic and it works great

    • @fuelhemi426
      @fuelhemi426 18 дней назад

      @@petersonfake4917 yeah! Rockbox just works. Good look with your project. Please, do keep me posted.

    • @petersonfake4917
      @petersonfake4917 17 дней назад

      @@fuelhemi426 thanks! Ill reply back with hopefully good news =)

  • @dllm1234
    @dllm1234 Год назад +2

    lol..... i use zx300 output to dethonray H1 for ages

  • @Thec0nv1ct777
    @Thec0nv1ct777 Год назад

    I know samsung phones have problems with usb c audio outputs from some reason. Gota go into dev mode to enable it.

  • @rogerhuston8287
    @rogerhuston8287 Год назад +1

    Just use a good DAP and you have one device. Mine also does bluetooth so I want to use my phone I can, but I'd rather not.

  • @joaoguilhermenextlevel302
    @joaoguilhermenextlevel302 Год назад +1

    I'm going to use a if gryphon as a line out to a KAEI TAP-1 DACs(a tube amp that you reviewed months ago)

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Год назад

      Chonky

    • @joaoguilhermenextlevel302
      @joaoguilhermenextlevel302 Год назад

      @@ZReviews do you still have your unit? Do you know if the 4w is a real number? Or they lied about the power? I'm going to buy it a later this year, if I can, if Brazil president don't make taxes like 100% of the value of the product... It's a thing here...

  • @darrellross8609
    @darrellross8609 Год назад

    Z, My "Nice" DAP I bought. Froze up and the battery over heated. So I'm done with DAP's. Going to get a cheap tablet and call it [good]; hopefully it
    will OTG to my DAC. Best, D.

  • @Murphmonster69
    @Murphmonster69 Год назад

    iem cables always go under the shirt for me tho so no reason for leather strap.

  • @paxpaxman4423
    @paxpaxman4423 Год назад +1

    i made it to that part of the video. I was waiting for my food to arrive, but it didnt until the end of the video...

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Год назад

      Best thing to pass the food wait

  • @optimusprime3470
    @optimusprime3470 Год назад

    Be good to get your take on portable setups for closed headphones (Fostex TH-610... *hint*)

  • @Terrafurma7744
    @Terrafurma7744 Год назад

    Honestly I personally use the Fiio m11 plus as a Everyday Text only phone, it helps to remove all the Noise and complications from my life and just Enjoy what I enjoy. (is also Doubles as a bludgeoning Device and wont be stolen cuz its a pound lmao)

    • @Terrafurma7744
      @Terrafurma7744 Год назад

      Android cleans up well when you start customizing things so its nice and comfortable.

  • @MothMales
    @MothMales Год назад

    Excited for this mystery item

  • @SoundJedi
    @SoundJedi Год назад +1

    Nice thumbnail picture 😉😍

  • @CHRISlNATOR
    @CHRISlNATOR Год назад

    Your dad velcroed the remotes together....it's all starting to make sense now

  • @TheSaniwaa
    @TheSaniwaa Год назад

    If you wanna go nuts with the channel, DIY speakers and stupidity go great together

  • @fliggopolis
    @fliggopolis Год назад

    Can we get the directors cut for the gray tac review?

  • @BigSugar1078
    @BigSugar1078 Год назад +2

    I watched that whole goddamned thing and still don’t know what I’m the purple jesus fuck you’re talking about. To be fair, it was entertaining.

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Год назад +1

      Purple Jesus Fuck, Band Name

  • @old-radiomann3868
    @old-radiomann3868 Год назад +1

    I stayed this long because of the entertainment value of audio lego's.

  • @kvbk
    @kvbk Год назад +1

    Yeah, lg quad dac, heck yeah.

  • @J-cd4nx
    @J-cd4nx Год назад

    There is an M15S now

  • @RoHo.3
    @RoHo.3 Год назад

    PS: which gets you a bigger slice of cake? Signing up on subscribestar or Patreon?

  • @kcr2365
    @kcr2365 Год назад +1

    Hey Z what do u think of AI revolution

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Год назад +1

      I think I LOVE AI PLEASE DON'T ADD ME TO THE KILL LIST PLEASE THX.

  • @GjbMcN
    @GjbMcN Год назад

    SEVEN STACK MADNESS
    **************************
    Following your piece a while back on dangling dongle dac’s to DAPs I bought an Apple USB C to 3.5 AND A usb female to USB C coupled to Dragonfly Black V2 to work with my OG Shanling M0 and OG Hidiz AP80 - and they worked - clarity and higher output at lower volumes via USB (battery suffered) driving my HiFiman 400i 2020, 1More iem’s , KOSS, and/or cable to main system .
    BTW, Shanling had lower noise floor but Hidiz had hiss (Apple cord).
    ***This is where I usually stop***
    BUT if the madness took me THEN
    NEXT level
    I have a Fiio Kilimanjaro 2 headphone amp I could use
    THEN a battery pack to the amp - usb
    IFF I ADD Bluetooth from Mobile ( which gives me access to Modern streaming apps on older DAPS) into said DAPs
    THEN ALSO a another wireless charging battery pack
    FINALLY THE CHERRY a Bluetooth clicker remote for play pause etc
    ALL I need now is something to “bind it all together” as my mind slowly deteriorates

  • @g-mail4743
    @g-mail4743 Год назад +3

    Im in procrastination land

  • @masterxyr
    @masterxyr Год назад +1

    so did you get that water or are you still choking :D
    missed a good rant even though this one was very lukewarm and 'whelming'

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Год назад +1

      I was more manic then ranty today.

    • @masterxyr
      @masterxyr Год назад

      @@ZReviews I get what you mean, though not that much to be called manic :D
      Perhaps just pen in a 2-week holiday!

  • @christopherviers8302
    @christopherviers8302 Год назад

    Great video...!!! Insightful, attainable audio hacks that no one ever mentions...!!! Why did I watch your video you ask... Well, it was just long enough to kill a six-pack of tall boys and Netflix sucks... most times!!!

  • @netneoprince
    @netneoprince Год назад

    I just want to enjoy the music. I want the bass to turn me into jello and float in 3d space.

  • @arthurwatts1680
    @arthurwatts1680 Год назад +1

    How is that home theatre gear from Klipsch coming along, Mr Z ? How about the turntable you occasionally pull out for eye candy ? Stick some Iron Maiden on that sucker and tell us how metal has changed your life. Put the portable toys back in that trunk with all the others and step away from that desk.

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Год назад

      She apologized that it wasn't shipped yet at Axpona, Its so nice to meet your contacts at shows. I can't wait!

    • @arthurwatts1680
      @arthurwatts1680 Год назад

      @@ZReviews ok - thanks for the feedback. Klipsch is probably up there with JBL in terms of volume, so I guess that lady had plenty to do leading up to Axpona.

  • @rodm1949
    @rodm1949 Год назад

    Riddle me this - Is it OCD or audio paranoia, easy way to remove the chill. Hard to tell if you are taking the piss or commiting a cluster FCK. Why, because this is what I intend to avoid seriously and it's hillarious. Well done but so insightful

  • @sheep7255
    @sheep7255 Год назад +1

    Is your sim racing pedal fixed yet?

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Год назад

      Nope. Friend has the board. Gonna have a look

    • @sheep7255
      @sheep7255 Год назад

      @@ZReviews So he still has it. Hope he fixes it soon for you

  • @jalopp42
    @jalopp42 Год назад +1

    🔥🔥

  • @davidcoons89
    @davidcoons89 Год назад

    Shoutout to Nip, Dedication 12:40

  • @louiev.3367
    @louiev.3367 Год назад

    My ears are shit and can't tell the difference between Bluetooth ldac, tws Samsung's, or wired headphones so Im fine with either. I came from the fiio btr1 and I can tell the difference from that but nothing Bluetooth 5.0 and up. Probably upgrade my lgv60 when it dies or Bluetooth 6 comes out

  • @lucasbadault
    @lucasbadault Год назад +1

    End my suffering and tell me under 500 Dollarino best Amp/Dac Combo or stack for my desktop. Using DT770 pro and DCA Aeon Noire without any filters (wink). BTW I tried Topping dx3+ and got error message after eror message so please no topping. Something with Charakter. Can be portable too but no "need"

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Год назад +1

      ifi iCan Stack or grab a JDS Labs Element. So many options however..

    • @lucasbadault
      @lucasbadault Год назад

      @@ZReviews In europe sadly no JDS

    • @g-mail4743
      @g-mail4743 Год назад

      The new K9(std.)

    • @charliebaker1427
      @charliebaker1427 Год назад

      yeah id probably do atleast a zen dac and zen can stack for a fantastic starter stack

  • @KopfdesRiesen
    @KopfdesRiesen Год назад

    The problem with better dongle dacamps is that they drain your battery HARD i get 2 Hours from 80% > 20% with the ibasso dco4 pro and 4.4 balanced thieaudio ghost.
    2 hours is quit pathetic and i immediately bought a qudelix 5k

  • @veggieman95
    @veggieman95 Год назад

    ddhifi products are awesome

  • @robertbrooks1574
    @robertbrooks1574 Год назад

    Must consooooooooooooom new content!

  • @JeffJacquesmd
    @JeffJacquesmd Год назад

    The Channel is called Z Reviews, brother/

    • @ZReviews
      @ZReviews  Год назад +1

      Only when I am reviewing. I Unbox and Cook on others. But they can change at any moment.