March 12, 200620 yr You know you want one. With a timex watch strapped around it. Maybe an orange sticker stuck on somewhere as well, filled with some rocks, holograph sticker stuck on the side....
March 12, 200620 yr I'd rather spend money on drugs than a bunch of upgrades that do absolutely nothing for you... still, the base DAC is a great deal I would think.
March 12, 200620 yr Most definitely the best deal ever. Where else can I get both my pair of headphones blown at the same time for $75? And jeez.. c'mon.. the fully upgraded model is $300 and it destroys the Esoteric P70/D70 for $10000.. so it's worth $10000+. You save $9700 by going with the Zhaolu! The Zhaolu is Stereophile Class A++, since it's better than the Class A+ P70.
March 12, 200620 yr What is this thread doing outside the OT forum? The poll was a dead giveaway! MODS!!! :police: :police:
March 13, 200620 yr The solder joint quality on the boards is mediocre, my crap-ass Panasonic DVD/CD player has better joints, nevermind my pro audio Denon 650F. Not to mention barely twisted power leads which'll radiate noise all over the place. It looks all pretty at first glance, but the actual quality is questionable. I can solder better with my left hand, and let's just say I have some difficulty spanking the monkey with my left hand. I say it's yet another over-hyped POS.
March 13, 200620 yr Here's the thing, for 80 bucks or whatever it costs, it probably isn't that bad. But when you start comparing it to the Lavry, Apogee and all the other mainstream stuff that's when it gets ugly
March 13, 200620 yr What is this thread doing outside the OT forum? The poll was a dead giveaway! MODS!!! :police: :police: Yes? Want me to ban you or something dark?
March 13, 200620 yr pretzels? hmmm... pretzels. what are we talking about again? I should have listened to that zhalou while at the saratoga meet, but I didn't really do much listening with most of the gear. too many people, and most of it really didn't seem that interesting to me. I did listen to a certain someone's super great tube amp (or so he wanted me to believe) and it really was spectacularly bad, or so I thought when compared to amps overall. doubt this zhalou would fare any different with me.
March 13, 200620 yr Yes? Want me to ban you or something dark? No, just make my ProSink'ed cables and I'll forgive you... this time only
March 13, 200620 yr BEST FOTM EVER!!. Whenever I see pictures of it, I start to ask questions.... boy that fanboyism is getting tiresome isn't it?
March 13, 200620 yr FOTM of the month for sure, I still wonder why Ori is pushing it so much. Although I will say the Zhalou 2 looks to be much improved and might actually be something I consider buying.
March 13, 200620 yr The simple answer is he's a damned shill, either that or he's close minded. Essentially the DAC version of dr.wells.
March 13, 200620 yr He just really likes what he likes, I really doubt he has a dog in the race, unlike what has been speculated with the good doctor.
March 13, 200620 yr He just really likes what he likes, I really doubt he has a dog in the race, unlike what has been speculated with the good doctor. That's probably part of it, but IMO he's really close minded about other products, only as slight hair awy from a shill like devotion.
March 13, 200620 yr zhaolu better than the 14k esoteric combo? nah come on... LOL. You think that's funny, but I am actually caught in an interesting dilemma. I am actually trying to decide between: A) Buying the Zhaolu for ~$300 and call it a day, vs. Buying a brand new Esoteric X-03 at 50% discount (don't ask) MSRP $7200. Option ( seems to be very tempting, but the darn thing does not have digital inputs which I absolutely need for my audio PC.
March 13, 200620 yr As an alternative to those two choices: pricejapan.com can get the cec da53 for $685, and it's a great dac. Plus no risk that the dc offset will eat your headphones.
March 13, 200620 yr Author LOL. You think that's funny, but I am actually caught in an interesting dilemma. I am actually trying to decide between: A) Buying the Zhaolu for ~$300 and call it a day, vs. Buying a brand new Esoteric X-03 at 50% discount (don't ask) MSRP $7200. Option ( seems to be very tempting, but the darn thing does not have digital inputs which I absolutely need for my audio PC. Buy and sell and use the money for a DV70 dac?
March 13, 200620 yr Poor Zhaolu distributors... not much time left for them to be with their families with all the head-fi interest...
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