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I'm Andy.
Zorloo Ztella USB DAC
Saw this on kickstarter a month back and looked interesting so I thought I would pledge (think it was around £35).
Arrived today and so far, pretty good.
Used it on my MAC and Android phone (Samsung S8) and so far so good (as in it works), but not had chance to compare it to not using it to see if it is doing anything!
Main system:
Analogue.
Michell Orbe with arm decoupling kit & Pete's Pylons. SME V arm, Denon DL103M (FGS), Firebottle OPT MKII phono amp
Technic SP-10 in Obsidian plinth, AT1010 PMAC v8b arm, Goldring Elite MC Cart and BB3 Phono Amp
Leak Lenco GL75 with Ortofon OM10 cartridge
Technics RS-BX404 Cassette Deck
Network Player.
Raspberry PI plus R2-R DAC (also used as a CD player) plus Pi NAS Server
Digital.
Philips DCC 730 player
Marantz CD50SE
Amp.
Audiolab 8000A
Speakers.
Reiver Jenna floor standers
HeadPhones.
Sennheiser HD545 Ref, HD600, HD477
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I'm Geoff.
I was thinking of buying the MQA version but decided to wait to see if reviews were positive. IIRC the MQA version was less than £10 more.
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I'm Lawrence.
Just out of interest where do you find out about things like this, and how do you know it's not a scam?
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Location: Notts
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I'm Geoff.
Originally Posted by Lawrence001
Crowdfunding venture. Zorloo is an established Hong Kong company with previous similar products.
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Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 714
I'm Andy.
Thought about the MQA one but having heard MQA on other devices, decided not to bother - will give this one a go and let you all know how it works for me.
Main system:
Analogue.
Michell Orbe with arm decoupling kit & Pete's Pylons. SME V arm, Denon DL103M (FGS), Firebottle OPT MKII phono amp
Technic SP-10 in Obsidian plinth, AT1010 PMAC v8b arm, Goldring Elite MC Cart and BB3 Phono Amp
Leak Lenco GL75 with Ortofon OM10 cartridge
Technics RS-BX404 Cassette Deck
Network Player.
Raspberry PI plus R2-R DAC (also used as a CD player) plus Pi NAS Server
Digital.
Philips DCC 730 player
Marantz CD50SE
Amp.
Audiolab 8000A
Speakers.
Reiver Jenna floor standers
HeadPhones.
Sennheiser HD545 Ref, HD600, HD477
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Location: Notts
Posts: 2,743
I'm Geoff.
Regarding MQA, I recently bought an Ifi Zen Dac to use as a headphone amp for my Hifiman 400i headphones. At the same time i bought a replacement balanced 4.4mm cable for the headphones to use with the Zen's balanced output. For £129 I am really pleased with the Zen. The balanced output is twice the voltage of the standard headphone connection and significantly improves on detail, dynamics, noise floor, and "presence". Anyone looking for a headphone only system should look at this combo. At about £350 for all three items (DAC, headphones and balanced cable) I think it takes some beating. The fact that the DAC does DSD and MQA is a further plus.
If the Zorloo MQA cable gets positive reviews I will likely buy one for listening to Tidal "on the road".
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I'm Grant.
Decent value
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