I'll look into it, thanks! The main reason for me to add a phone (beyond the aforementioned syncing annoyance) is stuff like Spotify. The music quality isn't stellar, but I use Spotify as a way to find music I like. My liked music list would be more appropriately named my "I'm thinking about...

Just another thing to keep synced up. Also, my car doesn't handle line in very well - so I much prefer the simplicity of using BT from my phone for everything, understanding of course BT isn't great...

For Phone -> AP80 -> Headphones? I connect my phone and it's SBC only and there's no AAC option. Just LDAC, UAT, AptX and SBC. It is SERIOUSLY a glaring issue and makes the AP80 useless to me. I don't want my music on the AP80. I have a phone with all my music on it. I wanted a solution for...

So, I paid no attention to my AP80 when I first got it because there was ZERO AAC support despite it being said there'd be support. I powered it on for the first time in forever just today, updated to the latest firmware and my iPhone still connects over SBC. Is this expected? The software on...

I've been digging (still am, sorry if I missed it) - is there more info on this? I'm specifically curious how this works: - What controls the volume - the phone, or the AP80? - Can the AP80's control audio playback (eg play/pause, next/previous track)? Thanks!

Does the E5 still not work with the iPhone 7 Plus? I know it was an issue close to a year ago, but I never bought a DAC. I see people saying the Centrance DAC works find with the USB3 CCK and people talking about the CCK getting a firmware update?

From what I've seen, it's kinda this. They're adding USB-C functionality like fast charge, but keeping the lightning connector. More or less, it does everything needed and all their customers own it already. You'd piss off a lot of people making them dump all their lightning stuff for USB-C stuff.

  Do you think Shure's cable will rival something like a Dragonfly? I'm also skeptical of buying lightning specific cables for everything, given that I have different headphones, and would prefer a more generic solution...     Read through this thread. Some people have issues with the...

I'm confused then. I've read plenty of posts about people with DFRs and E5s saying that they're having skipping/popping/distortion. For the DFR, the USB3.0 CCK fixes it regardless of power. For the E5, it's an MFI device with its own battery, and doesn't need a CCK (and with its own battery, it...

Which camera kit/adapter do you use? I'm tempted by the Creative DAC because Bluetooth on the iPhone should one day have aptx, and until then I doubt I'll notice Bluetooth lacking that much anyway, since I don't have lossless music...but the concern is also that should I want to be wired, there...

I may have missed this - which iPhone do you have? If it's the 6S, then that might be expected. If it's the 7, this is the first I've heard of the problem not affecting all phones?

Is anyone able to see if there;s any update from Apple on this? Does the 10.3 release solve this, or is a hardware problem that cannot be worked around? If so, when does the class action lawsuit begin and Apple gives us each $5...?   And why is the Oppo HA-2SE not affected by this while the E5...

Do you use the USB3 dongle, or the older USB2 dongle? Have the distortion woes been cleared up?

I've got a pair of Westone W4s that have the little red plastic filters in them - ear wax finally hit them, and the left channel doesn't sound as loud as the right at this point. I've removed the filters, but it they don't seem to hold up to removals too well. Where can I get replacements? I've...

Ti Kan (the guy behind AMB) stocks some of the harder to find parts (matched transistors and the like), along with the custom boards (and sometimes custom panels) for his designs. However, the parts he sells are not enough to complete the project. Go to amb.org, click on the M3 amp and read...

Hi all,   Not sure if car audio is allowed here or not; I didn't see anywhere better for my thread.   I have an Audi A4 that I had a system put in last year. It's an odd setup, as a bunch of European cars use an optical system called MOST; it allowed me to insert a device called a MoBridge...

Hi all,   I keep looking around for a pair of good open cans to get. I currently use pairs of UM3Xs and W4 listening to music when I want to tune everything out. Now, I've poked around enough on here and on headroom's charts and all to get some ideas.   For...

So, is there any way to get a USB dac working that will also charge the phone? I'm thinking of finally dumping my Zune HD and using my S3 full time, but what I'd want is to be able to get into my car, plug my phone in and have audio out work while the phone charges. All solutions I see here have...

Budget/Entry level (Below $1000): Audio-gd DAC19DF (1) Audio-GD NFB 1.32 (1) Audio-GD NFB-2.32 (1) Audiolab M-DAC (3) Audioquest Dragonfly(2) Cambridge DACmagic Plus (3) Centrance DACport LX (1) Channel Islands VDA2 & VAC1 (1) FiiO E17 (1) Fostex HP-P1 portable amp/DAC (1) Headroom...

I've just got the W4s in the last few days and can say they are REALLY balanced. My UM3Xs that are currently out of commission though had more focus on vocals though, so I miss that in the W4s. Regardless, the W4s sound great.

I'll just leave it then.   I mailed Westone last night and they replied today immediately - it's $100 to replace the drivers per channel, $10 for replacing cables. If the headphones show problems I'll fork over the $100 easily - I'd sooner pay 1/3rd the cost of the IEMs than lose them :) -...

Quote: Unfortunately, yes to some degree. The cord was pointing upwards, and the assembly was maybe halfway in. For whatever it's worth, the white filter inside the IEM still looks white at a quick glance - I'd expect it to be colored caramel if there was residue on it. I was more focused...

So, let's just say that on the last day of my vacation my UM3Xs went for a swim in a glass of scotch. While cursing I dried them off plenty and figured I'd try the "put it in rice" trick - but I haven;t done anything else with them. Only one side went for the swim, and was in for at most an hour...

Hi all, I've been reading around and it seems like the Galaxy S3 I have on the way supports things like the Fiio E7 - a USB DAC. Which for me is great, because I could use it at work, but what interests me more is the idea of something similar in my car: I want to be able to use my S3 for music...

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