Posts by nicholars

Hmmm I am suprised at how much better the bass on the clip+ is with rockbox.... Definately better than the default firmware..   I said before the clip+ has weak bass... But it is actually pretty good now... Could have a bit...

When I use the EQ on foobar I tend to EQ downwards....   With rockbox is it better to use precut and then use positive settings?   For example:   precut 8db 32hz +6db 80hz +6db 125  ...

Can anyone direct me to a settings guide...   For example what sounds the best with the EQ settings, dithering on/off etc etc.

Ah yes just installed Rockbox to my Clip+ ...   mmmmmmm tweakage!   Not sure if it actually sounds better or worse than the stock firmware but at least there is more EQ options and I can balance out the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Achmedisdead    Did you explore  Rockbox and its fabulous EQ yet?    Maybe I should then but I am not sure if it will actually make the bass better.

Yes the bass on the clip+ is definately not the strong point... But the mids, treble and overall sound are awesome for the price.

Quote: Originally Posted by i019791  An issue could be that the "certain level" you mention is not the same for all. Your reasoning could perhaps apply equally to some high end (SS) amps - or anything high...

When I first made this thread it was because I was not that impressed with the clip+ compared to the amount of hype around it... But now I have owned it for a few years I have come to the conclusion that it is probably the biggest hifi...

Hmmm personally I am not really convinced that it is worth upgrading DAC's very much.... Once you have one which sounds reasonably neutral and not harsh which has async USB. I do not really see any point in upgrading because the sound...

But I presume you can use them as a DAC and plug in another standalone amp...   TBH I am not sure why you would want to use it as an amp and buy a standalone dac because the dac is the main feature of it anyway and the amp is...