The Plenue D2 could use a mightier overhaul, as in 'a completely new UI', but a simple 'home menu' like the J3 had, would already be great. I have a nice one on my FiiO X5 II and use the cassette (spinning, with hand written artist/track info) skins on my Cowon J3.

Lastly, it would be awesome if there was a custom UI out there. What about the headphone mode? I guess, that doesn't change the output impedance, but the gain level? Should one use the earphone mode whenever possible, or is the noise (measured) not significantly higher? (Sorry, if I'm confusing terms here, still wrapping my head around all these measurements) (For the lulz, I'll still compare them with the 250 Ohm DT990 especially, since they are quite sensitive and the J3 can easily handle them iirc.)Ĭan someone help me with a diagram showing what these DAC filters do? I really hate filters! WIll most likely use the Grado RS2e to compare them, just so the amplifier doesn't get overworked in the others. I will feed it a few more flac and mp3 tracks to conduct my comparison tomorrow. (The FiiO X5II and the Cowon J3 both have much better resolution!) The resolution is absolute crap! I haven't seen a worse screen since my Sony Ericsson phone. Sebna was also right regarding the resolution. I like the ones by Jack Lee and Bob James quite a lot. Took me 20 seconds to find the menu and switch off the darned LED. Pressed the button on top and started fiddling around. Okay, so I unpacked mine and couldn't help but express my delight as in 'aaaaaaw, sooo cute'. (not like i've heard nearly enough DAPs to know what I'm talking about, so take the above with a grain of salt.) the D2 outdoes it in clarity and extension, and makes for a more energetic and 'fun' listen. spatially the x5ii puts more space between the listener and the sound sources, making it a much more relaxed listen. Up against the fiio x5ii, i find that the x5ii sounds more natural and neutral, and has a more analog and full-bodied character (yay pcm1792a). So much to complain about, such a nice sound. Of course you can turn up the reverb to canyon mode but dear god no really why is that option even in there. it's pretty immersive in that sense, but not big. also i hope a future firmware update introduces v-sync (never gonna happen i know) cause the screen tearing when you scroll through a list is quite the eyesore.Īs for soundstage (subjective as it is), it does quite a nice job of giving each sound its own position in space, but those positions are arranged pretty close and upfront around your head (this is when listening balanced with either of the phase-comp filters, which is the spaciest it gets). the option icon doesn't even consistency open the same menu. You really just need to memorise how to get from one screen to another with this UI cause there's no rhyme or reason to which screen is accessible from where.

Cowon D2 Usb Driver