I had the same issue - only way to get the app to connect and use EQ was to turn off LE via the bluetooth connection for the Ace 2 in bluetooth settings. The buds unpair then repair and the app is usable. What phone/device are you using that supports APTX Lossless on the outgoing side?

Link just goes to Amazon deals of day - nothing for Fiio

Warranty claim? How long did you have it until it failed?

Interesting, thanks! What was Sony's logic for including a 4 pole 3.5mm socket? They had a warehouse full of them that weren't used in old products that utilized a microphone? :)

Yes - seen multiple posts about an adapter being needed. Does this only apply if you're trying to use headsets wired as balanced with the unbalanced jack of the A306?

Would someone mind explaining the 3.5mm jack/adapter issue? I've read through the threads and can't find the genesis of the issue and when/why an adapter might be needed.

10 minutes to Austin International Airport here - not a huge one but big enough. I even asked if I could pick it up at the airport center and was told no. UPS and FedEx allow for that here. Kind of a PITA to go to the airport to pickup a package but better than watching the "War & Peace"...

DHL has hundreds of Google Reviews here with an average of 2 stars. The vast majority have the exact same issue, going back for years.

My R7 has been lost in the wonderful world of DHL.. Three days in a row of "your delivery could not be completed" with no explanation of what that means. Having it attempted tomorrow to one of their "delivery centers" instead (fingers crossed). If I had known DHL was going to be involved I...

Anything about MQA support?

Is the Ultra at 51% Brightness as well?

I think they are required to reduce the Fun by 25% and Cool Factor by 50%.. Oh, raise the price by 30%.. Other than that, no differences.

You sure hit the nail on the head here my friend: "Decent" Android based apps. Getting small mobile devices to run "stock" Android isn;t rocket science. There's tons of budget entry level phones that run it smoothly and fine. The problem with most Android based DAP reviews is that they...

Since I can use UAPP on the phone I don't think I'm taking a quality hit.

Another big concern that pushed me back to phone based solution is the life cycle of Android based DAPs - it seems like they don't get any sort of OS "upgrade" and most are already starting out a few versions behind. For those that enjoy our streaming services or other Apps (other than the OEM...

You touched on a critical weakness of smartphones - storage. The removal of the card slot from almost all phones has been a purely profit decision. Apple did it from Day 1 and everyone realized the astronomical margin they made on storage "upgrades" on their phones. I have joked for the last...

I agree in part with your argument but you've taken it to the other extreme in your example. I bet tomorrow's doughnut & coffee money if you gave your nieces and nephews a decent USB dongle (like Helm Bolt) and the same headphones in a blind test they wouldn't be able to tell the difference...

I'm glad there's folks here who are true "audiophiles" providing such good feedback. In an increasingly competitive marketplace these discussions remind of the Great Camera Debates going on. I took up photography a few years ago to combine with my lifelong interest in bird watching. My wife...

You are totally missing the point of our argument. No one is asking for "blanket" compatibility *with* Prime mode just the ability to utilize as Android as what it is - an open platform. If I wanted a locked ecosystem I'd go Apple. Everyone on this side of the debate understands that being...

Why can't it just be unlocked and the consumer can decide if they want to use Prime Mode or not? It's no difference than UAPP on an Android phone. I can use any app as it comes or go through UAPP. Characterizing this as a "Prime mode" or the highway is a terrible attitude to have to your...

Luncher3 = Quickstep. Did the exact same steps as you - disabled lancher3 (Quickstep), Shanling Music and made Nova default launcher. Have even tried totally resetting and going through it a second time, disabling the 2 Shanling apps in different order, etc. No matter what I end up with the...

Those buttons work with default Shanling Launcher. It also works with Nova Launcher but there's no way to get Nova to "stick" as the default launcher. If I press the middle (Circle - Home) button when using Nova it switches back to the Shanling launcher. If I disable the Shalling Launcher...

No, the standard Android navigation buttons: The first 2 work fine: Back and Home. The third (square) is supposed to show all open apps. It does nothing. This happens on multiple launchers, not just Nova. Unless I can find a solution it's going to be returned. I don't give a vermin's...

I found a way to disable the 2 Shanling apps that "get in the way": but it means losing the Shanling Music App and then I can't get 1 of the Navigation Buttons to work on my launcher (Nova).