Sounds better then the other with a fairly neutral headphone.

I'm looking at similar USB-C DAC cables to use with my iPhone 15 Pro Max. The simple cables. SO the DAC will make a difference as the cables are similar.

Which DAC chip is better the CS43131 or the ES9281?

In no order as I've not compared them yet. Both do sound good. Fiio BTR3 (BT and USB DAC) KEYSION Type-C ES9281 DAC/Dongle

Buy how does the Keysion compare to other of the similar DACs being talked about?

What does anyone think of this. It's a "KEYSION Type-C to 3.5mm DSD256 Hi-Res Audio MQA Headphone Amplifier ES9281 32bit 384kHz HiFi USB DAC Adapter for Android Mac PC" USB-C DAC/dongle. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005515686352.html

The Andy Site is broken due to an invalid SSL certificate because it's too long.

It's the Porta Pro from Drop. https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-x-koss-porta-pro-x-headphones?searchId=606ec00661f61a9ee7aa1ebaa525eac3

I can't say about Van Halen and The Who, but I can say that Green Day, Jethro Tull and Paul Mccartney are very good. Well worth getting. Forget AAC. You'll never get even close to how good they are with AAC. Another good set or recordings is from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. Just so good. Tom...

Why would FIIO put in a USB-C port? That would make it incompatible with the K5.

Here is the Google Translate link. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Ffiio.cn%2Fproducts%2F115%2Fparameters

Happy to help. It's really really good. The CD version is good, but the SACD version just has something that makes it pop.

Here is another article on the M7. https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsungs-exynos-7270-processor-now-powers-a-hifi-music-player/

The specs are pretty much listed in the graphic shown.

https://www.gizmochina.com/2018/02/05/meet-fiio-m7-exynos-7270-powered-hifi-music-player/ FiiO is a Chinese company established in 2007 that manufactures audio equipment. It is best known for its portable HiFi music players but also makes amplifiers, earphones, and DACs. Its latest Hi-Fi audio...

Replaygain is important when listening to random tracks in the car. So please add it right away. It should have been there from day one. I was thinking of upgrading to the X3III, but without replaygain, forget it. Not a hope in hell.

The new one also has bluetooth with is missing from the X3II.

Another really good recording is Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds. That is just one really good blend of music, rock, and science fiction. Well worth listening to.

No it's not for Youtube videos. It's for talking about songs that sound really good when listening with headphones. Posting videos in such quantities slows things down considerably. Instead of posting the videos, just post the links. That would solve the problem.

STOP WITH THE FRIGGING YOUTUBE VIDEOS. THEY SLOW DOWN THIS THREAD CONSIDERABLY AND WHEN VIEWING ON A SMARTPHONE, MAKE IT UNUSABLE.

That video is worthless because it's LOSSY!

The thing is, the spec should have been 20-bits/48kHz and then we may not be arguing about this.

But how do you know you don't hear increased resolution? And while you may not hear the extended frequencies, the idea is for the frequencies you do hear to sound better.

The thing is, if there are going to be issues by hitting boundaries, then having a spec that goes past those boundaries you don't have those issues. Also, in some 24/96 recordings, you do see the sound does go past 20kHz. Plus, with 24-bit, you have more bits to give more resolution. With...

Is this cable compatible with the 650 and can it be bought separately?