Wendy: "did you fix it?" Yes: I simply put a bit of glue in the edge of the bottom part and pressed both parts together again. It works. I had bought it from the KBEAR Official Store on AliExpress in January 2021.

My Tri I3 just fell apart. Without any force applied simply by putting it on, the plate of the right earbud fell off. It seems that only the hole near the MMCX connector is a real hole, the other one is covered by the rim of the plate. The plate seems to be pressed in without any glue.

May sound a little weird: I do not have enough space for a tube amp. I prefer smaller solid state stuff.

"the dx3 pro+ didn’t do it. It struggles with stuff under 32 ohms apparently. ... Apparently some amps can’t deliver their power into low ohm loads. The dx3 pro+ is one of those. The power was less than my qudelix in those scenarios. Amir on ASR confirmed it. Since I bought it largely for...

What budget DACs are recommended for the Timeless 7Hz. (I ask because I read somewhere else that for instance a Topping DX3-Pro+ cannot deliver enough bass for this planar.) Or the other way round, which should be avoided?

Is the TK2 basically the same as the KAEI HP-100, perhaps in a slightly different enclosure? At least it is the result of a cooperation of TRI (KBEAR) and KAEI. http://bbs.erji.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=2244512

I bought a new DAc/Amp for my Android devices, a Fiio Q3. The manual says: "USB DAC mode PCM≤48KHz: blue light PCM＞48KHz: yellow light DSD: green light" But even when I play any sort of DSD file (64, 128 or 256) over UAAP in Bit-perfect mode, I only get yellow. But the device plays the music...

I have the TRI I3 since a few weeks and now since a few days the Timelass too. The Tri is warmer/bassier but the Timeless seems to be a little more exact. Some reviewers have written that the soundstage of the Timeless was more or less non existant. Not for me: I do not feel it missing with the...

My Pioneer XDP-100R-K has decent WiFi reception (for an iBasso DX160 I needed a portable router even on the balcony of our flat!), but it boots slowly, 50 sec. As it has an open Android you can use the streaming app you want. It is considerably slower in reaction to inputs compared to a more...

"I think you'll have no problems with your dongles." I just tested the Timeless with most of my dongles (attached to a Windows machine): The loudest (too loud for me) were HIDIZS Sonata HD, Musiland MU2 Plus, Zorloo ZuperDAC-S, Huawei CM21, GGMM A1 and an Apple dongle DAC.

Unfortunately the support for "better" Blutooth codecs as LDAC or aptX HD still is shaky with many Android devices. The pairing is another problem and cumbersome sometimes when you have several sending Android devices and several TWS IEMs. Therefore I still prefer wired connections.

Yes, I know. But with the FiiO Q1 II and the Topping NX4DSD I have comparable DAC/Amps already. Though not as light as your GO blu of course.

"It's worth it, though" It is a bit early for me to see it this way too. Especially as you have not adressed my doubts about the compatibility of your DAC/AMP when connected directly to an Android transport via USB-C.

I swing from mini dongle DACs to NX4DSD. As minimum weight and size is finally not that important to me I tend to use the Topping more und probably will so for the time being.

Sort of: "UP4 can work as USB DAC with Android smartphones. But it depends on the cable, music software, Android setting, firmware version on your phone, etc." This is what Shangling said there.

No obviously not all USB Type C DACs are supported by all Android devices. I have several USB DACs that are indeed supported on my Android devices. But the UP4 for instance is not supported (and Shanling does not even say that). It is not only not supported by UAAP but also not found by the app...

Some years ago, a dubious outfit ran an (not very successful) Indiegogo campaign for an dongle Bluetooth DAC/AMP named Prostereo D1. They had slogans as "Use ProStereo™ D1 to upgrade your CD quality sound to studio quality!" or as silly "ProStereo™ D1 has Hi-res audio certification from JAS with...

Yes, I checked the announcement: "Whatever the source device – Android, iOS, PC or Mac – GO blu delivers maximum sound quality over Bluetooth." Over Bluetooth, but no mentioning that Android devices can also be connected over USB-C. At least on the page you linked. Connected to a Windows machine...

iFi writes: "Further flexibility is provided by the USB-C charging port, which doubles as an audio input enabling USB connection from source devices that don’t offer Bluetooth connectivity." Hopefully "source devices" include Android devices too. At least it has Pause/Play: "GO blu‘s ChronoDial...

Play/Pause is not the problem, several DAC/AMPs have it. The additional volume wheel or knob is difficult to get in mobile devices.

Unfortunately the Qudelix 5K and the FiiO only have buttons for volume control (this I have already with a xDuuo Link dongle).

Thanks for your tip, as I have an Shanling UP4 already. But I rarely use Bluetooth headphones and for my Windows PC as a source I have a normal dektop DAC and even a desktop amp, that I practicylly never use as my headphones and my IEMs are efficient enough for the headphone jack of the DAC. I...

Is there something like a dongle/DAC or DAC/AMP that has both volume control with a knob or a wheel *and* a stop/play button? I have several dongle DACs with play button (but some of them do not work correctly as my Android device playing UAAP loses the connection when I pause it with the...

I have difficulties to get the LDAC codec working on my Samsung Tablets. I only get it on a Huawei P30 Pro (but not stable) but not on a Galaxy Tab S6 and not on a S5e, the buds always fall back to SBC in developper options. (My only remaining DAP, a Pioneer XDP-100R is to old for LDAC and gives...

HiBy Music wrote: "Please ensure the WH2's power is 30% remaining at least (1 power indicator light left), then try the following steps. 1. Put the earbuds into the battery case, triple tap both earbuds to reset the earbud settings. 2. Take both earbuds out of the battery case, triple tap both...