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White Hat Bob reacted to FiiO's post in the thread The ESS team made a visit to FiiO on the occasion of the 16th anniversary with Like.
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White Hat Bob reacted to FiiO's post in the thread The ESS team made a visit to FiiO on the occasion of the 16th anniversary with Like.As the most important HiFi customer of ESS China, the vice president of the global Robert Wong and his team made a visit to FiiO on the...
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White Hat Bob reacted to 991 Carrera 4S's post in the thread [FiiO KA5]FiiO Portable DAC and Headphone Amplifier, Multifunctional local OS | OLED display | Dual CS43198 DACs | PCM 768kHz/32bit | DSD256 | 3.5+4.4 dual outputs | App connectivity with Like.Made this spec sheet comparison (FiiO KA5 vs. FiiO KA3 vs. iBasso DC04 Pro) for myself. Posting it here, in case it is also interesting...
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White Hat Bob replied to the thread Research Triangle (Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill), NC Fall Schiit Meetup.Outskirts of Chapel Hill works for me!
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White Hat Bob reacted to gabxav's post in the thread [FiiO KA5]FiiO Portable DAC and Headphone Amplifier, Multifunctional local OS | OLED display | Dual CS43198 DACs | PCM 768kHz/32bit | DSD256 | 3.5+4.4 dual outputs | App connectivity with Like.I thought I was crazy, but I have the same impression, I liked the sound of the KA5 better than my M11 Plus ESS. :sweat:
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White Hat Bob reacted to RCBinTN's post in the thread Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up with Like.Well done ... I logged in here this AM to find out how the NC meet went. Thanks, Graham. :-)
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White Hat Bob replied to the thread Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up.Bravo, it had to be said!
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White Hat Bob replied to the thread [FiiO KA5]FiiO Portable DAC and Headphone Amplifier, Multifunctional local OS | OLED display | Dual CS43198 DACs | PCM 768kHz/32bit | DSD256 | 3.5+4.4 dual outputs | App connectivity.Yeah, "less digital" rather than "warm" is a better way to describe the KA5's sound vs BTR7.
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White Hat Bob reacted to abitdeef's post in the thread [FiiO KA5]FiiO Portable DAC and Headphone Amplifier, Multifunctional local OS | OLED display | Dual CS43198 DACs | PCM 768kHz/32bit | DSD256 | 3.5+4.4 dual outputs | App connectivity with Like.Yes the btr7 has more power but lower noise floor? Those thresholds are way below human hearing anyways, especially on full size cans...
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White Hat Bob replied to the thread [FiiO KA5]FiiO Portable DAC and Headphone Amplifier, Multifunctional local OS | OLED display | Dual CS43198 DACs | PCM 768kHz/32bit | DSD256 | 3.5+4.4 dual outputs | App connectivity.I think you're right; it's likely the THX op amps in the BTR7 are better suited to driving the Meze 109 Pro, which takes a bit more...
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White Hat Bob replied to the thread [FiiO KA5]FiiO Portable DAC and Headphone Amplifier, Multifunctional local OS | OLED display | Dual CS43198 DACs | PCM 768kHz/32bit | DSD256 | 3.5+4.4 dual outputs | App connectivity.Were you listening via 3.5mm SE or 4.4mm balanced? The BTR7 is stronger in SE than the KA5. But in Balanced, they are a much closer...
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White Hat Bob reacted to ImagesbyMurray's post in the thread Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up with Like.
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White Hat Bob reacted to StimpyWan's post in the thread Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up with Like."Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly before stage separation..." 😧
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White Hat Bob reacted to FiiO Kang's post in the thread [FiiO KA5]FiiO Portable DAC and Headphone Amplifier, Multifunctional local OS | OLED display | Dual CS43198 DACs | PCM 768kHz/32bit | DSD256 | 3.5+4.4 dual outputs | App connectivity with Like.The DFU mode of the KA5 does not require the operation of pressing button . Connect the USB and open the upgrade tool to automatically...