If you don't mind a tacky design, Asus released the ROG Phone 5 with a 3.5mm jack output and a dedicated ESS DAC. Don't know if it is properly implemented and supported by the usual apps however ... Sad for LG too, but their support was abysmal, and the V30, which should have had 3 years of...

Thanks, duely noted !

Curious to know if you noticed any downgrade in audio quality or overall stability by moving on to a custom ROM. The updates for the stock firmware are now nonexistent and no phone on the market really does it for me, so updating to an Android 10 ROM would do the trick.

Magisk allows for system files modifications. There is a way to change the behaviour of the dac on sub 50ohms headphones by editing a config file so that the dac behaves the same as with more demanding headphones. You should find all the info you need on the xda forums (search for...

Upgraded to Oreo (did a fresh install), rooted with Magisk, applied the high impedance mode and finally bought UAPP (let's be honest, Neutron is great, but that UI ...). Everything is working perfectly on the first try. I'd even dare say that the sound is a bit better on Oreo with UAPP than it...

The news post is a bit more comprehensive : https://ifi-audio.com/audio_blog/mqa-firmware/ The trade off is that DSD512 and PCM 768 is lost on 5.30, but you can rollback on 5.2 if needed (but frankly I never came across these formats ...). And I forgot to thank ifi for making such a great piece...

Just saying, the MQA firmware just dropped : https://ifi-audio.com/micro-idsd-ifi-xmos-firmware/ Surprised it went unnoticed :)

Obviously, the box I will receive (no doubt about that) will contain every piece of classic ifi hardware on the market right now so that I can pimp these on various social media sites and spread the ifi love <3 Given the magnitude of such a gift and my *humble* social media presence, new...

Who doesn't :D

Same, no hiss here with my setup. Coming from the V10, the V30 is a pleasant upgrade.

Hi, any reason why the latest firmware listed on the ifi site is version 5.0 (august 2015) ? Is there a problem with the latest one previously released (I'm on 5.2) ? Thanks

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Because I'm pretty sure it won't make me break away from my trusty HD600. Or will it ? :D

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