In my experience, what most often affects comfort is the weight of the splitter ("Y") and the positioning of the cable as it exits the 2-pin or MMCX connector. The further "in", closer to the head, the better. If the cable rests in the middle of your ear, it will become painful over time. In...

Cleopatra II - The Limitless Made with the smallest details in mind, the Cleopatra II offered me comfort, versatility, robustness and performance. The touch on the skin is soft and there is great flexibility, allowing me to spend hours using my CIEM (Custom In-Ear Monitor) JH Audio JH5 Pro and...

@FiiO I sent an email to the folder with the log containing the data from my FiiO M11S that I generated shortly after the FiiO Music app crashed. The problem occurred on July 6, 2024 (FiiO M11S firmware is updated to the latest version). The problem appears to have occurred after starting a...

My unboxing video of the Effect Audio Cleopatra II cable. It arrived yesterday and I'm still trying it out. I will share my first impressions soon.

In this case, I think there are better DAP options than FiiO on the market, for example, those from Cayin or Sony (older models). Examples: Cayin N3 Ultra: https://en.cayin.cn/features/7/15/623.html Sony NW-WM1A (used)...

That's exactly it. They are probably newbies trying to justify it without having had real experience. I've been in this audio hobby for 15 years and have always had DAPs. Initially, when everything was very simple, I changed devices for sound quality, but over time, things evolved a lot and the...

It is not an immutable rule. It depends on the scenario. I only exchanged my FiiO X7 MK II, purchased in 2018, for the FiiO M11S, my current DAP, because there was no longer support for the Android version of the X7 MK II (Android 5).

Don't interpret this as an immutable rule. Obviously I analyze the real need. So much so that, for example, I only replaced my FiiO X7 MK II, purchased in 2018, with the FiiO M11S, my current DAP, at the end of 2023. Furthermore, I already have good headphones that suit me and I don't feel the...

I agree. I think three years is a good time to switch.

After 6 years I believe the battery has reached its limit to hold a charge. Which will fail first? The support of streaming apps or the DAP battery?

Here: https://www.fiio.com/sr11

If you keep track of the times when streaming apps stop supporting a certain version of Android and see which versions of Android are being adopted on current DAPs, you'll notice that your device's battery will fail before you can no longer update an streaming app. Other than that, there is...

On cell phones there are many distractions from social media and instant messaging apps. I don't think it's always advantageous for a time when you just want to listen to music (whether via streaming or local files).

If you really need more power, but there is a problem with your smartphone's battery life, I think the solution is to buy a DAP (Digital Audio Player). Personally, I find it more interesting than portable DAC/amp that are the size of a DAP and still have to connect them to a cell phone.

@FiiO The FiiO M11S DAP has the same issue mentioned in the M15S firmware changelog: "device crash in Pure Music mode". In the last firmware update for the M11S I didn't see this being mentioned. Please fix it.

The ideal is to adjust the volume via software for precision in volume matching, as the video below shows.

I have already accessed the app's audio quality settings and selected the maximum (Hi-Res Lossless) on both Wi-Fi and mobile data. Additionally, I left the cache limit at maximum (5GB). Even using the FiiO M11S connected to my home's Wi-Fi, Apple Music reduces the resolution to "Lossless" every...

If I don't have different devices with different operating systems to correctly identify the source of the problem, there is no way to infer that the behavior is coming from Apple Music or the FiiO software. Note, I don't work as an Apple Music developer, much less as a FiiO developer.

I'm not confusing anything. It is only a charge in relation to the development of the streaming app and DAP FiiO software. Just it. The discussion is not about the Hi-Res sticker, marketing or resolution, but rather about what was promised by the companies responsible. It is up to the consumer...

That's not the point. I don't care about the resolution itself. I just want them to deliver what was promised... Don't confuse things.

@FiiO, I just discovered a peculiar behavior in Apple Music. If I download songs from an album that is available in "Hi-Res Lossless", playback will occur as it should and the files will play in "Hi-Res Lossless". Only when I don't download it does that same album play in "Lossless".

@FiiO , as the friend said, other DAP manufacturers had problems with the latest Apple Music updates, requiring them to release a new firmware update for their Digital Audio Players (Hiby and Shaling had to do this as far as I know).

@FiiO I tested several tracks by musicians who play Bach and Chopin. It's something general on Apple Music, it doesn't need to be something specific. As for testing an earlier version, I haven't yet tested installing an Apple Music APK for this. However, I didn't want to have to resort to that...

@FiiO , after the latest updates to Apple Music and Apple Music Classical, I noticed that songs no longer play in "Hi-Res Lossless", just "Lossless", even though the app says the album is in "Hi-Res Lossless" .

Considering that the DAP's main function is to play music and the user will install music streaming applications, how important are Android security updates for this purpose? In my opinion, the biggest issue is the support that the streaming app developer provides for a given version of Android...