Zhaolu V2.5.... A and C

ashok · 27th November 2006, 03:22 PM

Has anyone bought or heard a Zhaolu V 2.5 dac ? There are two versions. The A version with an AD1852 and a C version with the CS4398 .

I was wondering if anyone has been able to compare the A with the C version.

The AD1852 supposedly has better bass and the CS4398 sounds 'warmer' . I'm sure all this also depends on implementation but I'd be interested in knowing what you all think about them.

My A version has slightly better bass than the inbuilt DAC of a Marantz CD17-II ( TDA1545 I think ). But it is not as good as the CD-17-II at midrange . When the music gets complicated it tends to get noisy ! I haven't got around to modding it yet. The problem may not be the DAC chip itself. Lots of other areas that could be the problem.
Cheers.

Ruach · 28th November 2006, 02:37 AM

I had the version 2.0 before and it is a decent sounding set.

I won't worry too much about which chip sounds better. Modding the set improves on the performance significantly.

hew128 · 6th November 2010, 01:32 AM

Hi Ruach,

Please share the modding to improve performance significantly.

Thanks!

27th November 2006, 03:22 PM	#1
ashok diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: 3RS	Zhaolu V2.5.... A and C Has anyone bought or heard a Zhaolu V 2.5 dac ? There are two versions. The A version with an AD1852 and a C version with the CS4398 . I was wondering if anyone has been able to compare the A with the C version. The AD1852 supposedly has better bass and the CS4398 sounds 'warmer' . I'm sure all this also depends on implementation but I'd be interested in knowing what you all think about them. My A version has slightly better bass than the inbuilt DAC of a Marantz CD17-II ( TDA1545 I think ). But it is not as good as the CD-17-II at midrange . When the music gets complicated it tends to get noisy ! I haven't got around to modding it yet. The problem may not be the DAC chip itself. Lots of other areas that could be the problem. Cheers. __________________ AM

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28th November 2006, 02:37 AM	#2
Ruach diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Singapore	I had the version 2.0 before and it is a decent sounding set. I won't worry too much about which chip sounds better. Modding the set improves on the performance significantly.

6th November 2010, 01:32 AM	#3
hew128 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Singapore	Hi Ruach, Please share the modding to improve performance significantly. Thanks!

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