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William_Shiu
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Jul 8, 2017
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I've been craving for a mobile phone compatible ES9018 DAC for long since I really like the sound signature of my ibasso DX100 (with the size of a brick and less than 2 hrs of battery life of the DX100). The built quality and finish of the Zorloo are about average (6/10). However, the audio performance is truly amazing when hooked up on my Windows laptop. Nevertheless, I think ES9018 is slightly more airy and detailed than the ES9018M2K installed on Zorloo. The soundstage and dynamic control of Zorloo is definitely way beyond satisfying. That said, when connected to mobile devices, the results could vary with significant audible differnences. I tried it on my Samsung Galaxy Tab-S and Sony X-compact. Undoubtedly, the sound quality is far superior in the latter setup. The vocals & mids of Samsung sound recessed and less coherent when compared with Sony. I guess the sound quality and signature are quite mobile chipset dependent regardless of the merit of the ES9018M2K. In terms of amplification, it is more than sufficient across all mentioned platforms (I haven't tested it on iOS though but I believe it could only be better since Apple devices usually excel in this regards) and I am looking forward to pair it with my Fostex/Massdrop TP50 in October. All in all, I would say the Zorloo is worth for it's price as long as you can ignore the poor craftmanship :)
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