Posts by ClieOS

DAC that are compatible to iP5 needs a special chip inside and generally cost around $500 or so. UH-6 MK2 isn't one of them.

If we were to take the digital volume control out (and the EQ system it has), plus the current amp section, replaced it with a E7 amp section (which is what originally intended for X3), making it only a so-so sounding DAP with much...

Quote: Originally Posted by posteriorpounde  What's your stance on double amping with the iphone 5? The 30 pin adapter + lod combo is rather bulky, so I was wondering if the hp out was a viable...

Quote: Originally Posted by bowei006  With the battery they provide. Im sure people in China will actively swap and find higher capacity batteries and use those. Thats what they did with the E11.   The...

Quote: Originally Posted by hilosxdd  I see , thanks for the tips , since when they're out ? Have not seen these models before , only have seen like O2 and C421 . Are o2 suitable for CIEMs too ?   O2...

Quote: Originally Posted by hilosxdd  Are these suitable for CIEMs ? Most CIEM have too low of an impedance to be used with C421 because of the possibility of coloration. Unless we are talking about single...

Quote: Originally Posted by autoexec  In order to discipline myself to wait for X5 instead of buying the X3 immediately, I keep telling myself that X3 will be just like an E17 DAP as X3 have the same DAC/Amp. Don't...

Quote: Originally Posted by Emospence  Will I have any issues amping my Clip+, since it only has HP out and no LOD?   The one prerequisite for getting the best out of double amping is, the headphone-out...

Yep, if it gets better when you turn the volume down on the source and volume up on the O2, then it is a good indicator that the source is clipping before.

Quote: Originally Posted by jgray91  I am wondering can the X3 output to a DAC/amp combo (e.g. Leckerton UHA4 or a Pico) to bypass the onboard DAC? ....   You also want to really think about what you actually...