My old FiiO X3ii’s in need of a battery replacement again. First time I had it done under the extended battery replacement warranty with amazon and FiiO. But that’s long expired l. Saw this video where the guy puts a 4800mA battery in his X3 but can’t tell if it’s an 1st or 2nd gen. Anyone know...

Yup. Clear winner for my tastes.

Alright, I have now tried out both the Heretic and the Magni+ and only one has remained in my arsenal. The first thing I noticed with Heretic was the bass. It had a liquidity, almost tube-like quality to it. Coming from a Vali 2 this was nice. However, the longer I listened the more I started...

I’m wondering how much different it is than the Heresy, same thing with the + vs the 3+.

Anybody else tried out a Heretic yet? I think I’ve read about maybe one other person purchasing it. I will say initially I found mine to be rather tube-y but also detailed with a balanced, sparkle on the highs with my HD-6XX’s. This was coming from a Vali2 for the last 6 years and then going to...

Has anyone heard both the Heretic and The Magni+? I got the Heretic a week ago and dig it so far but am tempted to buy a close out 3+ from the Schiit bargain section. I never grew to love my regular 3 from 2017 but am curious if the 3+ was a drastic improvement. Read somewhere the difference...

Having never heard the Magni 3+, to my ears the Heretic smokes my Magni 3. I’m tempted to pick up a 3+.

Just received my black Heretic last night. Loving it so far. Did not know they kept a power indicator LED with these. It’s now on the inside on the board. Does the new 3+ have this too? Sold my Magni 3 (2017 model) for this rig and out of the box, not burned in yet, it’s already night and day...

Anyone tried both the Heretic and Heresy with HD-650’s/6XX’s? Right now Schiit’s got Heresy’s on mega sale for $79 but after reading Jason’s latest article going with newest Heretic sounds like a good choice.

Correct. Stuff of any value will get stolen of left out in our cubes.

I use my Schiit stack (Magni 3 and Modi 3+, also have a Vali 2) primarily in my cube at work and have been wondering if there already exists, or if others have made their own “cabinet” to store and operate their Schiit stacks out of so they can pull em out and put all the stuff away at the end...

I love the X3ii myself. I’m searching for another DAP to carry on the torch but may just buy another old X3ii.

I’m looking to get a second DAP for work so I can semi retire my aging FiiO X3ii to the car. My setup is DAP>Schiit Vali2 (with mouse ears and chrome dome as my favorite tubes)>Sennheiser HD6XX. I also have a pair of HIFIMAN HE-400i’s I use once in a while. What’s something comparable to the...

I’m looking to get a second DAP for work so I can semi retire my aging FiiO X3ii to the car. My setup is DAP>Schiit Vali2 (with mouse ears and chrome dome as my favorite tubes)>Sennheiser HD6XX. I also have a pair of HIFIMAN HE-400i’s I use once in a while. What’s something comparable to the...

Wow doesn’t look too good for the applications I’d be using it for. If the X3ii is considered warm compared to the M7 then I don’t think I’d want to downgrade to that. Is there another good DAP I should check out? I’d like to stay in the $150 price range.

I’ve been though a few FIIO X3ii’s and my current one may not last much longer. While browsing on amazon i saw the M7. I’m starting to think about pulling the trigger on one and getting a 512 micro sd too. The price is right. How’s the DAC sound in these and do they have a dedicated line out or...

What’s that? Another program? I spent close to $40 for dBPoweramp. It shouldn’t be failing in 3 months because of some background stuff they’ve done.

Anyone know how to fix the latest version of dBPoweramp? The company just upgraded to version 17.1 and as soon as they did that my cds will no longer rip on either the old or new version.

I’ve been using my FiiO X3ii and Schiit Vali 2 for 3-4 years now. Originally I was only playing mp4a’s and mp3’s from my player. Recently I started reloading certain favorite CDs onto my computer as FLAC files at 44.1kHz 16 bit. Also recently I’ve started downloading some choice albums from HD...

Just downloaded Sticky Fingers Deluxe and Let It Bleed 50th anniversary last night on HD Tracks with their killer sale prices. Both of these albums were only available at 44.1kHz 24 bit. I’m playing them thru my FiiO X3ii into my Vali 2 into my Sennheiser HD6XX’s. I noticed these recordings...

Just saw Drop(Massdrop) has the Darkvoice 336SE for $200 right now. Is it worth jumping on one of those or building a Bottlehead Crack? I own a pair of Sennheiser HD-6XX and have been driving them with a Shiit Vali2 with 6SN7GT Tung-Sol mouse ears and have been in hog heaven. But I’ve been...

Yup mines set to manual. Can I delete the index? I’ve built em before.

Just picked up a new computer and started loaded CDs to FLAC with dBpoweramp. I’ve noticed when copying high def files to my X3ii it’s SUPER slow - like 700kbs-5mbs. Is that because the USB port on the X3ii is not 3.0? Would it be faster to take the micro sd card out and stick it in a usb 3.0...

Do you need a special paint or urethane for the transformer?

Do you have to paint/stain the wooden body or does it look fine to just slap on the $8 Bottlehead pin?