Hi everyone, Received it after trying out the Hip-dac, which was ultimately less suited to my needs than the Zen, the Zen sounds just great and even enhances my sound with lower tier cans such as the MDR-7506. Quick question, when I turn on the sound volume wheel, I hear some low cracking in my...

Indeed, my bad. Apologies for the spam on this issue. Changing to the Zen then!

Hi everyone, Following up here from the impressions thread; as it turns out that the manual sent with the Hip-Dac (link) and some reviewers have been wrong (still awaiting an answer from iFi's support) regarding the ability of the Hip-Dac to be powered by the computer by plugging it to the...

Wait that's funny, when you look at the manual URL I shared in my previous comment, it was version 1.1. of the manual. I just went on their website and they give the manual 1.3. there (https://media.ifi-audio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hip-dac-User-Manual_Ver1.3.pdf) "Tip: hip-dac will...

I wrote to them as well, we'll see their answer! But if it's written in the manual it should somehow work... Thanks for testing it!

Hi, thanks for your answer! Well from what I read on the manual part 4. (https://media.ifi-audio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/hip-dac_manual_Ver1.1.pdf) is that you should be able to power it from USB, no? This reviewer also posts about it...

Hi everyone, I received the Hip-Dac a little ago, and am wondering whether mine has a power issue: I understand one can plug it in one's computer before turning the Hip-Dac on to avoid draining on the Hip-Dac's battery, yet mine uses its battery despite being put on after being plugged to the...

Hi Dramlin, Thanks for your insights - also highly appreciate the silver cable suggestions, will give it a try once I order the cans. Would you also rank them in that order (DXP > 99C) for comfort over lengthy listening sessions? Agree on the looks, although the DXP seem more neutral / less...

Hi everyone, Thanks for the posts so far. I am about to make my choice between the Meze 99Cs and the Ultrasone DXPs. I would run them through the iFi Hip DAC. Has anyone tried out the two for electronic music (deep house, dub techno)? It's the genre I listen to the most, if not all the time...

Hi Sp12er3, Thanks for your answer! If you mean input by source (? - apologies, if I misunderstood otherwise), I did indeed try different settings, amongst which the following: iPhone XR (Spotify premium / soundcloud), Microsoft surface (again, Spotify premium / soundcloud) and eventually a...

Hi everyone, First post here - thanks for all the great posts so far! I am writing on this thread to ask for advice on whether my first pair of "audiophile cans", the Phonon SMB-02s, are dysfunctional or not. Indeed, after first receiving the Phonon 4400 I was quite disappointed as I felt...