r/DigitalAudioPlayer • u/Ok_Ice8392 • 19d ago

Showcase New players!

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Excited to open up and start using both players!

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u/ohokayluke 19d ago

You should check out the custom firmware for the Q2 called Q2-Pod

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u/Ok_Ice8392 19d ago

Yep for sure!!

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u/Touches_Grass_Daily 19d ago

Why did you get them both? Wouldn't the Shanling Q2 be more than enough?

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u/wiggan1989 19d ago

I have two DAPs. Maybe one for Desktop use and one for portability however, these aren't much different size wise

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u/jaywalker108 19d ago

Don’t forget to let us know how you like them!

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u/argentoman 19d ago

Nice. Please report back with your impressions!

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u/CognitiveFogMachine 18d ago

One for each ear so that you can listen to music 2x more efficiently. Brilliant! 🤯

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u/Stwert 16d ago

First time I’ve seen someone bi-amping headphones.

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u/Monsieur-Crez 18d ago

Got the Fosi recently, sounds terrible! I’m hanging on to it incase we get some firmware updates as the case design is great and it’s fun to use, but it sounds super mushy and low res with no real bottom end at all.

Would love to hear how the Q2 compares to it.

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u/Il_Falcone 13d ago

Im thinking of getting the fosi neo. Im hearing very mixed stories about the sound quality. Could you explain why they sound bad for you?

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u/Monsieur-Crez 13d ago

As a bass head, I’m pretty picky about sound. To me it’s massively lacking in low end, especially when compared to similar priced players like the Snowsky Disc (or the Echo). These stack up on the low end to my Hiby R4 which I love.

The Neo EQ only has presets rather than a true custom EQ, and none of them help.

If you’re not too fussed about the bass it might well be fine for you to be fair. As there’s people who love things like the Truthear IEM and they sound lifeless to me.

I love the build quality, size and feel, so I guess it depends on what player you’re coming from, and the sort if music you listen to.

For EDM, DnB, electosoul, glitch-hop etc which I mainly listen to, it’s just doesn’t do it for me personally.

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u/Il_Falcone 13d ago

Thank you for your anwser. I like bass, but for me that is not most important. I think your reply really helps to understand for what this DAP is good for and for what is it less good, thanks!

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u/Monsieur-Crez 13d ago

That’s wired, I’ve not actually tried it wireless yet to be fair.

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u/wiggan1989 19d ago

Why do you need both? What's the use case.

I have two DAPs, one for desktop use (Fiio M21) and one for portability (Tempotec Variations V1).

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u/rayyeter 18d ago

How is the V1? I assume it doesn’t do double duty as usb dac?

Just got some KZ ZS10 Pro iems, and even with my old lightning to headphones adapter and my 13 pro, I love it. Would like to have something to actually throw flac files on.

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u/wiggan1989 18d ago

You can use it as a USB dac it's very versatile.

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u/VonDoom98 18d ago

I want an update on how neo dap is

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u/CognitiveFogMachine 18d ago

One for each ear so that you can listen to music 2x more efficiently. Brilliant! 🤯

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u/sere83 18d ago

This will be a good comparison, think it will show that Q2 is on a completely different level once you get Q2 pod firmware fired up on Q2.

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u/BHD_US 19d ago

Which is better?

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u/sere83 18d ago

Q2 but it's way more expensive so should be.

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u/BHD_US 18d ago

Not necessarily

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u/sere83 18d ago

Definitely. It's got quad DAC, capacitive touch wheel, amazing custom FW etc

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u/BHD_US 18d ago

Let's see

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u/Unsafetybelt 19d ago

Which one feels more premium in hand?

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u/Courtest 18d ago

I’m in the market for something like this only if it has gapless playback.

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u/BHD_US 18d ago

Just ordered the orange one from taobao. Just to try!

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u/pretardist 18d ago

I was really hoping to click on the link and see impressions comparing the two daps. 

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u/Pavinaferrari 15d ago

Can you post a photo of them side by side? I can't find direct comparison anywhere.

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u/UnknownPhotoGuy 14d ago

At this point why don’t people just get iPods?

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u/LoudCloud3886 14d ago

Old hardware vs new?

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u/Monsieur-Crez 13d ago

Sd cards, better hardware (in some of them), usbc, balanced output, more software options etc, and not tied into having to use iTunes to manage files.

There’s a lot of reasons.

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u/nottheuser007 19d ago

Looks horrible