I resolved it by using USB Audio Player Pro. With that app, any kind of quality is properly played. The downsides are that it's not possible to have songs available for offline listening (via the Tidal connection) and that it's a paid app. You also need to have access to Google Play Services if...

Had the chance to test it with UAPP Trial and it was no problem to listen to different audio quality songs. However, I couldn't use the Pro version because of CalyxOS which is de-googled... I got the Gryphon in the end which is great. The Mojo2 and Shanling H7 were also very good. When I...

Thanks a lot for confirming! Wow okay, I was hoping that maybe it was because of my weird Android version (CalyxOS). I didn't know that it would work without giving Tidal exclusive access. Maybe it works without problems using UAPP?

Your issue sounds quite weird, too! I don't think they are related, though. Or maybe they are and it's time to ditch Tidal...

I can say 100% that it happened with shanling H5 and xDSD Gryphon but I think it also happened with Mojo 2 and Ifi hip dac3.

Hi community, I just noticed this while testing some DACs. When I connect the DAC (any DAC) with USB to my android phone, Tidal asks for permission and I get sound. When the track changes and the next track has a different quality, e.g. track 1 is max and track 2 is high quality, I suddenly...

@warrenpchi , thank you for your response! Yeah that would probably be the reasonable choice 😅 @Ace Bee , thank you for the input! I didn't think of the cable before. I will probably try out a few more setups and include different cables as well.

Hi community, I have the CustomArts Fibae7 for more than a year now and still enjoy them very much. Lately I have been thinking if I can improve on them with a DAC. I am using them with my Google Pixel 4a which will be replaced with a Pixel 8a once it comes out. I tested a few DACs, namely...

Finally got my FIBAE7 and I love them a lot! Thanks @piotrus-g for the support and the multiple e-mails. The galaxy design is awesome, even though I wish I had gone a bit brighter overall. It looks brighter in the pictures. Well, going to save that for the next one ;) It's really, really cool...

Thanks, I will look into the W2, too! It seemed just a bit over the money I wanted to spend for a DAC (for now) and I heard that the S2 was similar to the W2.

Thank you guys for the input! I will probably go for the S2 then. Going to test it with the IEM once I have it, though ;)

Hey guys, has been a while since I last wrote here but have been lurking now and then. Have been trying out multiple IEMs in the last months and the FIBAE7 is still my favourite so I am going to pull the trigger on the custom version in the very near future. I know this thread is more about...

@Deezel177 , @Animagus , Thank you guys for the explanation of the ear impressions. That's relieving to hear. @Animagus , I will probably test a bit more but I am leaning very strongly towards the FIBAE7. I realised that my office is in 20 minutes walking distance of the e-earphone store so I...

This may be a stupid question but how long can one use the same ear impressions / CIEMs in general? I read somewhere that the form of the ears changes over time.

@Animagus, I see, thanks for the summary. I guess, I will go the CIEM route then (to finally end the earphone snatching of my girlfriend lol)

Thank you all for your responses! @Animagus, thanks for the explanation about the Andromeda. So I would need to go on a search for the best tips again. When going into such a price range, what would be the reason to go for an universal IEM instead of a custom IEM? Re-sell possibility? Or if...

Hi guys, okay, so I finally had the time to test your recommendations of IEMs and wanted to share my impressions. I mainly listened to Avenged Sevenfold during the testing. I probably don't have the proper vocabulary, yet and am not that versed in the HiFi space so forgive my amateurish notes...

Thanks everybody for your insights on the desktop setup! It's the same for me, that I like to be mobile and to have the possibility to listen to high-quality music away from the desktop. I just have the feeling that I won't take IEMs which cost 1000+ USD out of the house and risk losing them in...

Wow, the list just grows and grows! I know this is a portable audio thread but do you guys also use IEMs for your desktop setup or do you use headphones/speakers for this setting?

Thank you guys so much for your responses! Yes, I have been to the e-earphone store in Akihabara last weekend but hadn't done any research at that time. I will definitely try out the recommendations soon. Thanks a lot for your impressions and recommendation! I will definitely try the...

Thank you for your reply! I see, I guess the audio shops then also have those kinds in their product line. I noted down a few models that came up in my research and which I would like to test. They are not only custom IEMs and most of them are also quite over my budget (at least here in Japan...

Hi everybody, sorry if that is not the right place to ask this kind of thing. I am currently thinking about going for a custom in-ear, moving on from a pair of UM3X. What I am wondering is, how to demo a CIEM that I am interested in? I mean, there are dozens of companies and every model has a...

Hello community, I have been using the Westone UM3X for years now and still love the sound of them a lot. Recently (more like once a year) I am thinking though, if I could improve on them. I have been searching the forums already but would like to hear your opinions as most threads have been...