I haven't tried the Optimus G so can't comment on how the two phones compare, but I don't recommend the 930 in terms of music playback anyways. And one thing I forgot to mention is the limited format supported by windows phone(no FLAC!)(not sure if there's a workaround).   And you mentioned...

  Lumia 930's sound is terrible.....   Noise floor is very high, so with sensitive IEMs (mine is UMPRO30) it lacks of detail and refinement. And the driving power is limited, the sound lacks of dynamic with headphones (T5p and RS1i). And so far none of the music player app I tried is as...

Thanks for sharing and well done What Hi-Fi!   So it's decent sounding, and according to the reviewer G5 drives the headphone well, which is a great news since smartphone playback quality depends on amplification, more so than on DAC.   What's left is a price.   And I wonder if the...

let's assume the B&O module sounds better than the V10 or any smartphone in the market, how much are you willing to pay for that?   for me, maximum usd$200 

AWESOME!!!!   Not sure if the casual consumers like the modular design, as a geek i'm totally buying it!

i think how LG integrates the add-on modules is the key to the success of G5, can't imagine in the era of slim and light design that people will like the bulkiness brought by modular design. Unless it's something like AM2 by FiiO that doesn't take up any internal volume, but then why not making...

looking forward to in-depth reviews on 1st April

Has anyone got their hands on the P90SD?

Hi there,   I travel between London and Hong Kong quite frequently, and currently, I'm using Monster Turbine Copper with the RSA predator and it's a good combo so far. I used to be such an enthusiast that wanted no compromise on sound quality, so had never considered headphones with active...

Quote:   agree with your point that 24 bit files should be avoided, just counldnt bother to do the pre-convertion... BTW any recommendation of format converter for Windows??   about the battery issue, if you've read through this thread you'd notice it's more about SQ instead of...

Thanks!   BTW, Ray has replied me that if the usb port of S3 has a power of 100mW, the DAC section will use all of them... So I think 2 options are available: 1. You do care about portability and sound quality, then a self-powered amp/DAC combo will be a good balance 2. Sound quality...

 I am new to android, how can I know if my phone supports NEON or not??

3 hours has passed, and here is my report about the battery life:   My SIII/Predator combo had been playing music from 13:05 to 16:05, the music files are FLAC, 24bits 44.1 kHz which i think the Neutron player has automatically resampled them to 16 bit 44.1 kHz. My phone is in 2G mode, with...

Quote: Another e-mail sent~   Just downloaded the Neutron Player and so far so good, distortion is pretty obivious with built-in player when compares with Neutron, but the greatest benefit for me is that when I use the original player to play certain songs, the app literally crashes...

Ray has replied me:   "The DAC is powered by the USB 5 volts battery. So I won't recommend it with the phone as it will drain the power fast out of your battery."   Actually I don't fully understand his reply, is there a standard for the current of the usb port so we can find the...

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my gears, not so portable yet as the cables are quite messy  

Quote: just a random cable from the local market, costs me 20 hk dollars~ ask the staff in the shop, specifically mention USB "OTG" and that should work

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hold on, I can still control the volume via the SIII, has the signal bypassed the amp section in the phone???

Just purchased a usb otg cable today and tried out with my RSA predator, works without any problem. What a suprise! the sound quality actually upgraded, from iPod classic + Predator(amp only) to SIII + Predator(DAC/amp)