[Swimsonny]

Here is a lil rig to challenge rudi i think.
 
iPhone 4 > Bluetooth > MyST PORTADAC 1866 > HiFiMAN RE-400
 
Using the iPhone as it is a nice platform that also doubles up as my phone and of course has bluetooth. Then the portaDAC as it has a very high standard DAC and amp, much better than the iPhone has and does this via bluetooth so great flexibility. So why only the RE-400. Well i am really enjoying them but i am mainly using them as they are what i am currently reviewing so they make the rig and all in all, a very good one
 
 

 

[Retrias]

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1st-I don't see an LOD...
Have you contemplated jailbreaking and using the E17 as a DAC as well as an amp?

1st, this is the picture with the lod

2nd i dont think ypu can use the fiio as a dac by jailbreaking it
iirc only some dac is compatible with apples usb standard
like the clas and the hp1

 

[mrAdrian]

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Here is a lil rig to challenge rudi i think.
 
iPhone 4 > Bluetooth > MyST PORTADAC 1866 > HiFiMAN RE-400
 
Using the iPhone as it is a nice platform that also doubles up as my phone and of course has bluetooth. Then the portaDAC as it has a very high standard DAC and amp, much better than the iPhone has and does this via bluetooth so great flexibility. So why only the RE-400. Well i am really enjoying them but i am mainly using them as they are what i am currently reviewing so they make the rig and all in all, a very good one
 
 

Dang this phone/hdisk through bluetooth -> dac ->amp -> headphones solution is finally available!!!
 
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1st, this is the picture with the lod

2nd i dont think ypu can use the fiio as a dac by jailbreaking it
iirc only some dac is compatible with apples usb standard
like the clas and the hp1

Time to switch over to android~

 

[Retrias]

hahahha i do have an android  in form of a galaxy note 2, i just so happen to not have the cable yet or an android specific dac

 

[Swimsonny]

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Dang this phone/hdisk through bluetooth -> dac ->amp -> headphones solution is finally available!!!
 
Time to switch over to android~

Yes and it sounds amazing, i mean real amazing! Such a piece of art i think! Bluetooth iDevice and DAC with 4 other inputs and a line out!

 

[mrAdrian]

There really isn't any 'android specific' dac as the requirement is not fullfilled by the DAC but by the little droid ^^ Such a shame the E17 wouldn't work however (but I sold it 

).
 
Swimsonny now if only it is as slim as the glacier and gets cheaper OR I get some sales starting (junior jack-of-all-tradesman)!!! In my dreams it is actually a Bluetooth receiver that actually outputs the digital signal into USB, and has the size of well a bluetooth receiver i.e. a usb cap. Then one can simply carry his dac/amp around, e.g. the e17 and control volume there while switch songs on your phone.
 
Or a receiver with a screen, as slim as the new iPod. Then I can carry a hdd in my carry bag and control it wirelessly.
 
Like a Nano that can receive bluetooth signal and exports digital to a hpp1, except open source ^^

 

[punks15]

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My latest iem Sony XBA 40 pair with go dap x LME edition and iPhone 4 s

 

Wow, white cables!

 

[StyleElements]

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Here is a lil rig to challenge rudi i think.
 
iPhone 4 > Bluetooth > MyST PORTADAC 1866 > HiFiMAN RE-400
 
Using the iPhone as it is a nice platform that also doubles up as my phone and of course has bluetooth. Then the portaDAC as it has a very high standard DAC and amp, much better than the iPhone has and does this via bluetooth so great flexibility. So why only the RE-400. Well i am really enjoying them but i am mainly using them as they are what i am currently reviewing so they make the rig and all in all, a very good one
 
 

Spoiler: Warning%3A%20Spoiler!

 

 

 
No wires between DAP and amp... Wow! How does it compete with other portable amps you've tried?
 

My latest iem Sony XBA 40 pair with go dap x LME edition and iPhone 4 
s

 
Looking fancy, rudi! How do they sound?

 

[Swimsonny]

It's not DAP and amp. It's a DAC and amp. So works like a hp-p1, wireless.

Sound is great but will do comparisons etc later

 

[ender323]

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I've seen no one ever done it, but I might be wrong. I think it is 'rooting an android and using the E17 as a DAC' rather than on an iDevice.
 
also
1. I think the E7's been working with work-able android devices e.g. the Samsungs, Nexus 7 etc. E17 apparently draws too much current
2. I could be wrong

I believe that with a jailbreak, a $1 app, and an Apple CCK, the E17 will work.

 

[DanBa]

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I've seen no one ever done it, but I might be wrong. I think it is 'rooting an android and using the E17 as a DAC' rather than on an iDevice.
 
also
1. I think the E7's been working with work-able android devices e.g. the Samsungs, Nexus 7 etc. E17 apparently draws too much current
2. I could be wrong

 
The FiiO E17 USB DAC/amp can interwork with a stock Android-powered Galaxy S3 using the USB Audio Recorder PRO app:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/595071/android-phones-and-usb-dacs/1020#post_8958018
 
A list of stock Android-powered devices reportedly interworking with standard USB DAC and a list of standard USB DAC reportedly interworking with the stock Android-powered smartphone Samsung Galaxy Note II / S III can be found at the following post:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/595071/android-phones-and-usb-dacs/1380#post_9064874

 

[mrAdrian]

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I believe that with a jailbreak, a $1 app, and an Apple CCK, the E17 will work.

 
Seen the E7 working on an iPad, but not an iPhone or other phones/music players. Would be great if you have some photos to back it up, I'm sure heaps people would be crazy about it!

 

[StyleElements]

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It's not DAP and amp. It's a DAC and amp. So works like a hp-p1, wireless.

Sound is great but will do comparisons etc later

 
Ha, no worries man. Thanks for the info. I was actually just marvelling at the lack of wires between the DAP (iPhone) and the amp/DAC, not between the amp and the DAC. That is pretty awesome, I can't believe it's $895 but I might have use for a device like the portaDAC. 
 
I'm still searching for my perfect portable rig - right now it seems like the beginners' setup below is holding me over, until I source a good amp and DAC (and have the money to splurge on them, too!)...
 
 

Cowon Z2 - FiiO E11 - Sennheiser IE80

 

[doublea71]

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It's not DAP and amp. It's a DAC and amp. So works like a hp-p1, wireless.

Sound is great but will do comparisons etc later

That's wild stuff - has bluetooth progressed to the point where there's no audible (but perhaps measurable) degradation of the sound quality? Does using bt have much impact on battery life? 

 

[gEEkzz]