Those issues sound like deal killers to me. I am looking forward to more reports in the wild but this does not sound good. I am still bummed that FiiO is pretending that the Q3-MQA has no issues with DSD over DoP with the iphone 15. I guess if you ignore a problem then you don't have to fix...

Glitching? Details please.

I am assuming it can only play PCM from the SD card, not DSD. Would love to be wrong. Also, since it is a Shanling, will gapless work? I would love to be assured that it can handle DSD over DoP for the Iphone 15 Pro Max. My FIIO Q3-MQA can't do it; but my RU7 can.

Hey, the Shanling H2 looks very promising. Anybody planning on getting one?

So the solution to my issue with Amazon Music HD on IOS was fixed by deleting the app and reinstalling it. The downside is that my library needs to be downloaded again. However, the DAC once again is seeing above 48khz.

Yes, its very inexpensive.

IOS 17.4 fixed the problem with some dongles but not all. Are you having issues, and if so any details?

My browser doesn't like veclan. Thinks that is a phishing magnet.

All of this is irrelevant to my original question

The issue with not being bit perfect is just that. I fully agree that Amazon Music HD is not bit perfect. To me it still sounds pretty close to the original. When 192khz is presented at 48 khz that is a very real issue and is a higher order issue than being bitperfect. The discussions here...

The bit perfect issue is of little concern compared to limited sampling rates

So here is a wonky scenario. I noticed my Amazon HD material was being limited to 24 -48 on my iphone with a Cayin RU7 dongle. I found this on the UK Amazon Music site: On iOS, disable the Alexa Wake Word feature in Settings to ensure playback through your DAC at the highest resolution. I...

I don't know much about an Honor phone. I gather it does not have circuitry to bypass Android limitations of 24 - 48. That could be an issue. Are you using a good app like UAPP (I don't have any Android devices right now but that app was very good). The fact that your dongles sound fine...

What have you looked at before reaching this conclusion? There are many very good dongles on the market so I view this comment with a bit of skepticism.

Gotta start with how much I appreciate the way you explain the issues you are considering. I also wish you success on this new device. I am a weirdo so I would want your next level device to be a serious contender to unseat great units such as the Cayin RU7. Or some of the others out...