[ThomasHK]

That's interesting because my EQ is off. Is it the song?

Ha, that is interesting! Is it a highly compressed pop song? I never saw it happening without EQ on. Lots of poorly mastered tracks will actually hit 0dB peaks.

 

[Razornova]

  Ha, that is interesting! Is it a highly compressed pop song? I never saw it happening without EQ on. Lots of poorly mastered tracks will actually hit 0dB peaks.

 
Rilo Kiley - Give a Little Love. MP3 320kbps. Is it bad for the player in anyway play songs that cause clipping?

 

[lewdogg]

Looking for something to replace my iPod. Sometimes I use the iPod to listen with my home rig as well - will the output(s) on this unit work well to use in conjunction with a Schiit Bimby/2-channel setup?
 
TIA!

 

[JDWH]

WARNING: Do not waste your money on the officail Pioneer screen protector. I ordered one on Amazon from Japan for $38 plus shipping. The size is perfect, however it does not adhere to the screen and bubbles on all corners. I tried holding it down and giving it time to stick but that only works temporarily until it lifts back up again.

Does anyone know of another screen protector that fits and actually works?

 

[crims]

Does anyone know of another screen protector that fits and actually works?

I got the LifeBox screen protector from Amazon for $20. It's listed for the Onkyo DP-X1 but since they are the same size, it fits fine.
 
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JKGP30G/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[JDWH]

I got the LifeBox screen protector from Amazon for $20. It's listed for the Onkyo DP-X1 but since they are the same size, it fits fine.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JKGP30G/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Are you happy with it? Its nice that it has 2. The Pioneer screen protector only comes with 1...that dosen't even stick. I requested a refund but I have to wait up to 48 hours for a response.

 

[chillaxing]

Alright guys finally jumping onto the DAP train.
 
Congrats to the guys that jumped on the sale for this thing, great deal.  Wish I was looking at this thing 2 weeks ago.  If any of you want to sell theirs, let a man know .
 
 
Ok, so we've mostly heard all the pros as of now.  What are the cons?  How are the headphone jacks holding up?
 
 
Anyone rooted their unit yet?  wondering because I want to get viper4android on this thing.
 
 
The bassboost and eq, is it global or only specific to the onkyo player?

 

[SubSTI]

WARNING: Do not waste your money on the officail Pioneer screen protector. I ordered one on Amazon from Japan for $38 plus shipping. The size is perfect, however it does not adhere to the screen and bubbles on all corners. I tried holding it down and giving it time to stick but that only works temporarily until it lifts back up again.

Does anyone know of another screen protector that fits and actually works?

I bought the @Folix from Amazon, € 8,60 works great: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01D1YU5YM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[SubSTI]

  Alright guys finally jumping onto the DAP train.
 
Congrats to the guys that jumped on the sale for this thing, great deal.  Wish I was looking at this thing 2 weeks ago.  If any of you want to sell theirs, let a man know .
 
 
Ok, so we've mostly heard all the pros as of now.  What are the cons?  How are the headphone jacks holding up?
 
 
Anyone rooted their unit yet?  wondering because I want to get viper4android on this thing.
 
 
The bassboost and eq, is it global or only specific to the onkyo player?

I am still very happy with it.
Not rooted, played with PowerAmp a bit but still reasonably happy with the stock player app. 
Headphone jack 3.5 is still holding up, the plug sits a bit looser than new, but still tight.
Cons: There is no Album Artist selection in the current software, so you have to tag all your Various Artists albums as compilation with MP3Tag or so.
Artists overview shows all performing artists from each album, if you have a lot of trance compilation albums on your XDP as well like me this view is unusable.
The graphic analyzer is minimalistic, would like to see more options, like VU Meters and analyzers like implemented in PowerAmp, but maybe that's just me, I like eye candy.
Still don't know why FLAC 44.1kHz is upsampled to 48kHz by default....
Bassboost (Club Sound Boost) and EQ (DSP function) is present

 

[maniac2003]

I bought the @Folix from Amazon, € 8,60 works great: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01D1YU5YM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Do notice that most or all are PET based. I'm rocking the glass hybrid from atfolix but I'm not sure the top layer is real glass. For sure it's smooth looks fine and most important fits and sticks.

 

[chillaxing]

  I am still very happy with it.
Not rooted, played with PowerAmp a bit but still reasonably happy with the stock player app. 
Headphone jack 3.5 is still holding up, the plug sits a bit looser than new, but still tight.
Cons: There is no Album Artist selection in the current software, so you have to tag all your Various Artists albums as compilation with MP3Tag or so.
Artists overview shows all performing artists from each album, if you have a lot of trance compilation albums on your XDP as well like me this view is unusable.
The graphic analyzer is minimalistic, would like to see more options, like VU Meters and analyzers like implemented in PowerAmp, but maybe that's just me, I like eye candy.
Still don't know why FLAC 44.1kHz is upsampled to 48kHz by default....
Bassboost (Club Sound Boost) and EQ (DSP function) is present

 
 
I use Neutron and Spotify, so I have my concerns about those two apps, mainly.  So does this apply when using 3rd party apps, instead of the stock player?
 
Does pandora work?  I still use this for discovering new music.

 

[SubSTI]

   
 
I use Neutron and Spotify, so I have my concerns about those two apps, mainly.  So does this apply when using 3rd party apps, instead of the stock player?
 
Does pandora work?  I still use this for discovering new music.

Spotify has it own library, so no issue with Various Artists there.
Same goes for other 3rd party players like PowerAmp and UAPP, but there are some unanswered questions with 3rd party apps, it seems music is routed through Android, so 96kHz limitation and maybe other sound quality side effects (which I can't distinguish from using the stock player though) 

 

[addyg]

  Right

 
Hi , is the sound on 300R + vantam warmer than 300R alone?  How many hours you can get when using the usb connected to vantam ?  Thanks!
 
Any issue when play Tidal with this setup?

 

[qsk78]

   
Hi , is the sound on 300R + vantam warmer than 300R alone?  How many hours you can get when using the usb connected to vantam ?  Thanks!
 
Any issue when play Tidal with this setup?

No, I would not call it warm (but not that cold as Sabre chip but I do not think that Pioneer is cold as many other devices on the ESS chips).
This is PCM1795 DAC in its best implementation, this is not a warm AKM for sure ))
It is at a higher level of everything than Pioneer except the power (80 mW max vs 150 mW - both balanced).
The thing is that I'm satisfied with the Pioneer performance too as my daily on-the-go source.
 
The battery of Vantam Classic Master lasts for 3 - 3.5 hours (vs 4.5 - 5 hours of the standard Vantam).
 
When you connect Pioneer to Vantam the DAP will ask if Music App can connect to usb device - just say NO and start streaming Tidal. Make sure your volume level on the Pioneer is not at Minimum. You can control the volume of the Vantam from the Pioneer.

 

[addyg]

No, I would not call it warm (but not that cold as Sabre chip but I do not think that Pioneer is cold as many other devices on the ESS chips).
This is PCM1795 DAC in its best implementation, this is not a warm AKM for sure ))
It is at a higher level of everything than Pioneer except the power (80 mW max vs 150 mW - both balanced).
The thing is that I'm satisfied with the Pioneer performance too as my daily on-the-go source.

The battery of Vantam Classic Master lasts for 3 - 3.5 hours (vs 4.5 - 5 hours of the standard Vantam).

When you connect Pioneer to Vantam the DAP will ask if Music App can connect to usb device - just say NO and start streaming Tidal. Make sure your volume level on the Pioneer is not at Minimum. You can control the volume of the Vantam from the Pioneer.

Thanks a lot!