YES, but with an asterisk: if you connect to your phone using the ap80’s Bluetooth menu, you will get sbc. However if you connect to the ap80 via your iPhones BT settings, it will connect in AAC. However, when connected via aac, there is a2-3 second delay. For music, it works perfectly, but for...

It is an excellent dap for its price outright, and it can also serve as a direct source into a higher level dac or as a BT transport into a dac. you mentioned getting the AP80 dialed in - what settings are you using?

I arrived at this thread excited about a new flagship. DSD64 “upsampling” in a 2020 flagship is not remotely close to what is capable. I don’t understand why you make the same powerful PC post anytime someone mentions this.

What is your relationship with fiio?

And here we go again. If an iPhone 6 can easily do dsd128, can we at least say there is absolutely no reason the m15 can’t do 128 or 256?

this was my point exactly. Unfortunately, the m15 only samples to DSD64!

Thank you.

1. If I do know more about HQPlayers filtering or other settings for dsd than you, it would only be incidental due to spending a few hours reading all the posts I could find from the creator of HQP regarding the filters, noise shaping, and optimal settings a few weeks ago. At best, I’m 30...

I was trying to gracefully bow out of the conversation with you. You do not have anything informed (i.e. you have no first hand information) to add to the initial question. Instead, you are talking about “powerful PCs” with unoptimized processors. You, seemingly, are missing the point that, for...

You initially asked for: “I'm of the same view and would like to see a direct DSD to DSD upsampling being implemented in future firmware update.” ifi, rightfully, corrected you to clarify you are asking for something that doesn’t exist. Now, you are asking for: “the point is, iDSD Pro should...

Well, don’t feel bad. I still don’t know how the light switch works much less how you cram anything into a dap, so you are in good company.

“...a lot of noises and don’t exactly care about sound quality...” Respectfully, you are commenting about gear or features you haven’t heard, and from your comments sound as if you didn’t know existed until I mentioned it. If you are familiar with the ifi idsd pro and it’s upsampling hardware...

Why? Have you noted some deficiency in sound? It’s somewhat like complaining you’d like to see better 3D graphics performance in a future update; I say somewhat, as 3D graphics rendering is an actual, real thing. Are there any prosumer or pro equipment that does this? Ifi has created a true...

Well said, sir. I will just go ahead and take the first slot. By all means, please feel free to queue up behind me.

While I agree that up conversion can be difficult, an unoptimized ipad can easily do DSD128 via third party software (or even higher). Likewise the ifi idsd can upsample anything to DSD1024 via hardware/software optimization. While quite small at around 9”x8” the idsd isn’t portable (though...