Shanling UA2 Aborted Review (DAC & Amp)

[GWolfman]

I hear you. I have been having really bad luck with stuff that doesn't work the last few months. I go through all the effort but nothing to show for it....

Not true. You still weeding out the junk so we don't buy it. Not a full review per se, but if it's broke Not worth reviewing or taking chances.

 

[staticV3]

@amirm that you aborted the review because of this is totally understandable.
That you returned the package before posting the review, making the others' attempts at saving this review futile, is a bit disappointing.
It looks like this could've been fixed with their companion App, in probably less than two minutes.

 

[drplinker]

Ah, I wonder if they made a mistake and are shipping them with the internal gain set too low. I already returned the unit or I would have tried it with their Android app.

Duh! I checked on app, gain was set to low, max volume set to 80 (out of 100).

After changing gain to high and max volume to 100, Shanling UA2 is sound painfully loud.

 

[Koeitje]

If it performs like this because the gain was set low in the app for usage with IEM I think you should just remove this review. This is unfair to the manufacturer.

 

[Stokdoof]

@amirm that you aborted the review because of this is totally understandable.
That you returned the package before posting the review, making the others' attempts at saving this review futile, is a bit disappointing.
It looks like this could've been fixed with their companion App, in probably less than two minutes.

These things should work out of the box correctly . I am personally getting so tired of needing to install an app for everything these days. To my oppionion manufacturers only like to gather private info with those apps with little to no added value for the device.

 

[Koeitje]

These things should work out of the box correctly . I am personally getting so tired of needing to install an app for everything these days. To my oppionion manufacturers only like to gather private info with those apps with little to no added value for the device.

Who says it didn't work out of the box? It's on loan from a member who changed the settings before sending it in. @drplinker are you the one who send it in?

 

[JJB70]

I have had a few things from Shanling over the years, no idea how they measured but they have all been nicely made and durable products which worked fine. If this is indeed an issue with an App setting then I'd also consider it unfair and misleading to keep up

 

[drplinker]

Who says it didn't work out of the box? It's on loan from a member who changed the settings before sending it in. @drplinker are you the one who send it in?

Yes, I am using it with Beyerdynamic DT770. I did download the app when DAC was new and deleted as it was useless and forgot about it.

I am very sorry for misleading Amir and to all members for wasted time. I am sending DAC to Amir tomorrow.

 

[Koeitje]

Yes, I am using it with Beyerdynamic DT770. I did download the app when DAC was new and deleted as it was useless and forgot about it.

I am very sorry for misleading Amir and to all members for wasted time. I am sending DAC to Amir tomorrow.

Don't worry about it, stuff like this can happen. Just want to make sure we aren't pulling Shanling through the dirt because of something silly like this.

 

[Vini darko]

Yes, I am using it with Beyerdynamic DT770. I did download the app when DAC was new and deleted as it was useless and forgot about it.

I am very sorry for misleading Amir and to all members for wasted time. I am sending DAC to Amir tomorrow.

Glad the issue is found thanks for sending it back in. Hopfully it'll put in a good performance.

 

[Jimbob54]

These things should work out of the box correctly . I am personally getting so tired of needing to install an app for everything these days. To my oppionion manufacturers only like to gather private info with those apps with little to no added value for the device.

I hear you, but what it really should do is work as the instructions that accompany it say it should . If instruction #1 is download and install app- then . yup.....

EDIT- just read the last posts in the thread- its was setup prior to sending to Amir. If it behaves anything like the E1DA devices with their companion apps, if you set the max volume limit low, the device stays low regardless of what other device you attach it to. Without the companion app to either reset the device or change the max output, a reviewer of used items will get this issue

 

[caocaolatre199x]

Last week I went to the Japanese E-Earphone to listen to UA2 but the product exhibited for their testing purposes are also completely inactive with my Galaxy S8.

 

[Jimbob54]

If it performs like this because the gain was set low in the app for usage with IEM I think you should just remove this review. This is unfair to the manufacturer.

Agreed. If reviewing used items the sender needs to be clear what settings the device might have enabled and/ or amir needs to be aware how to restore to out of the box state. Looks like the device is working as intended for the owner - and as you would wish it to, retaining important parameters like volume limits between different connected devices to avoid nasty volume shocks on a device with no visible volume knob/ display

 

[Nango]

Is this mfr in any way related to Topping or SMSL?

 

[Jimbob54]

Is this mfr in any way related to Topping or SMSL?

Do you mean are they Chinese? Something of an obsession of yours.

If they were related , what would be your point? Or just yet another sideways dig?

 

[Stokdoof]

Who says it didn't work out of the box? It's on loan from a member who changed the settings before sending it in. @drplinker are you the one who send it in?

You have a point there. In the end it is just a product, not a religion to defend.

 

[abdo123]

These things should work out of the box correctly . I am personally getting so tired of needing to install an app for everything these days. To my oppionion manufacturers only like to gather private info with those apps with little to no added value for the device.

you mean these things should blow up IEMs and destroy people's hearing out of the box?

 

[IVX]

amirm, try to use balanced AP's XLRs yet, maybe the DAC is not so awful, and probably the Volume limiter was On in its app

 

[Steve Dallas]

Yes, I am using it with Beyerdynamic DT770. I did download the app when DAC was new and deleted as it was useless and forgot about it.

I am very sorry for misleading Amir and to all members for wasted time. I am sending DAC to Amir tomorrow.

Thanks for sending it back. Results should be interesting.

I would love to see this guy tested:

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=29512

Could be the portable DAC to slay most or all others. They can often be purchased on sale for $60.

 

[JohnBooty]

Maybe you can start a sister site to ASR that tests only broken stuff.

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