[areek]

Hello good people, Help out a fellow head-fier
I am here looking for a suggestion regarding buying a digital audio player (DAP) under 400$ currently on market. Following are my preferences according to priority-
1. Sound quality (sound>>all)
2. Balanced out
3. Android OS- Streaming option & other features
4. Functions as USB DAC for pc (not mandatory but a plus)
Currently using a shozy alien and wanna upgrade. I will be running the Audeze isine 10 & LCD-2 as well as monk ie and several other iems/headphones with it.
So far, I have been looking into the following options-
- Pioneer XDP-300r
- Fiio X7 with AM3
-Cayin i5
I am open to other options as well in this price point, if it were to perform better than these.
Thanks to all.

 

[areek]

bump. nedd quick suggestions

 

[cossix]

I've heard the FiiO offering are of great value. I think in terms of performance to price, FiiO is your best bet

 

[zdrvr]

Opus#1, but have some cracking noises with usb dac function, and has no android apps support.

 

[areek]

Thanks for the input, guys. I have decided to get the Pioneer XDP-300r.