![]() Sleep Mode is so efficient I never felt the need to turn the DAP Off, and the battery did not drain to any noticeable degree.Īs great as Sleep Mode is, you will drain the Opus #1 through hard use. It had been On during transit, and yet it was close to a full charge. When I first opened the package, the device turned On instantly. The Opus #1 sports one of the best Deep Sleep modes. It has Balanced output, which, at the very least, I found convenient, since so many of my cables are terminated for 2.5mm TRRS. It’s amazing how rare that is these days. That came as a great surprise, and I immediately gave it extra points for being so thoughtful. There are two slots for external microSD cards, in addition to 32GB of internal storage. Which is good for Pinky’s stats, since I’m not going to cover even half of the features the Opus does possess. There isn’t an over-abundance of features to cover. That’s a shame, because it doesn’t sound anything less than a top of the line product. No, the Opus #1’s hardware just reminds you in small, subtle ways that it’s not as fancy or as nice as other players. Nothing like on the scale of the FiiO X5 Classic’s scroll wheel. This makes for some clumsy use of the hardware interface. They’re small, and if you have the case on, there are no cut-outs, just impressions stamped into the material. ![]() It’s that the buttons aren’t easy to use. They’re all moving in that direction now. I flat out won’t buy another DAP without one. In my portable music players, I’m more than a little obsessed with volume wheels. The N5, and now the i5, are stunning, and reasonably priced. Of course, they charge you a premium for it. Astell&Kern spoiled me with the level of luxury they offer. That’s the sort of reaction I want from a DAP: carnal desire! I guess I have a DAP that does this for me. It’s so pretty! I want to touch it when the lights go out. But it’s so boring! Where’s the artistry? Where’s the flare? Look at the Cayin i5. The opportunity merely came along, and I thought, “Hell, why not?” What serendipity, that what amounted to a text-based shrug, would land in my lap one of the best players I’ve ever heard.īut I’m getting ahead of myself. I didn’t join any tours, for there were none to join. I spent a little over a week with the Opus #1, by theBit (or Audio-Opus, depending on what you read). This device opened my eyes and changed my thinking on a number of things, and for that, he has my deepest gratitude. I give Nik (AKA nmatheis) many thanks for lending me his own personal unit for this review.
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