Recent content by James Cygnus
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Shanling M1: An iPod Nano Competitor / DAP || USB DAC || USB Transport || Bluetooth 4.0 + aptX || DSD
Wow! it's there but at the very bottom, past all the album names. Never saw it because I never scrolled down that far. You'd think they'd put that option at the top. Guess it's Western vs Eastern thinking :) Thanks a ton! Now that's solved, is there anyway to customize the "Now...- James Cygnus
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Shanling M1: An iPod Nano Competitor / DAP || USB DAC || USB Transport || Bluetooth 4.0 + aptX || DSD
Yeah... having to resort to manual kludge process for something that simple in 2017 is simply not acceptable. It's bad enough the Shuffle feature doesn't really shuffle. How can so much effort be put into the hardware side of the device but the interface/software be so awful?- James Cygnus
- Post #2,562
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Shanling M1: An iPod Nano Competitor / DAP || USB DAC || USB Transport || Bluetooth 4.0 + aptX || DSD
Is there anyway to play all tracks by a specific Artist? Every option that uses "Artist" forces me to drill down to a specific album. Do you have to put all the songs into a single folder?- James Cygnus
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Brainwavz B200 Dual Balanced Armature Earphones Released
Sound wise I recently tried the Pinnacle P1; they were the best sounding IEM's I've tried in my short time venturing into them. Unfortunately they were far too heavy for anything but "sit sill" use for me. Would love to find IEm with a similar sound signature to them, even if the price was...- James Cygnus
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- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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Brainwavz B200 Dual Balanced Armature Earphones Released
Received mine a few days and ago and have requested a refund. They are "meh" sound quality and not up to par with other IEMs in the price range I own/have tried. The build quality also seems lacking and the cable (non detachable) is so short that use for anything but hold in your lap mobile...- James Cygnus
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- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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Alternative to MEE Audio Pinnacle P1
Could someone recommend an IEM that sounds similar to the P1 but is a bit smaller/lighter? I loved the way these sounded (best IEM I've tried in my short time in the hobby) but could not get them to stay put no matter what I tried with different tips, cable positioning etc. Thanks in...- James Cygnus
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Shanling M1: An iPod Nano Competitor / DAP || USB DAC || USB Transport || Bluetooth 4.0 + aptX || DSD
Here's my solution to making the M1 gym friendly: http://a.co/i6H191y 2 different sizes. Just attach using this: http://a.co/65rAamg- James Cygnus
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot
I have a ZTE Axon 7 and its SQ rivaled that if the X5III IMHO, in Android mode. Not sure what's going on but in "Pure" mode there was a definite improvement but again Pure mode is useless to me as my music library is via Tidal and Spotify. My point was Fiio makes the X5III sound like all...- James Cygnus
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot
Cough.. $1,800 IEMs? Wow I hope to be that wealthy one day :)- James Cygnus
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot
And that point is? A DAP that is great for people without a connected device like a smartphone?- James Cygnus
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot
Check out the specs in a phone like the Axon ZTE 7. Does the new X5 sound better in Android than it? Perhaps, for discerning listeners. It wasn't a big enough difference for me to justify$400. In "Pure" mode it's noticeable but again, that defeats all the "connected" features that...- James Cygnus
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot
The fact that there is such a huge difference in features/functionality between Android and Fiio's "Pure" mode pushed me to return my X5III. In Android mode it offers no real advantage over any other Android based product, even some of the newer smartphones. The major deal breaker for me...- James Cygnus
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot
What do you mean by "The Encore"?- James Cygnus
- Post #3,995
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Aune M1s Impressions & Discussion Thread (Aune's newest hi-res DAP with ESS9018KM + 2.5mm Balanced Out)
Thanks. Anyone in the States know where the Aune M1 can be ordered from?- James Cygnus
- Post #839
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Aune M1s Impressions & Discussion Thread (Aune's newest hi-res DAP with ESS9018KM + 2.5mm Balanced Out)
So it requires an actual pressure press or "click" to move the "cursor"/position?- James Cygnus
- Post #837
- Forum: Portable Source Gear