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Is it worth getting external DAC and possibly a headphone amp for my setup?
My current set up is as follows. Macbook pro 16 inch (intel) hooked up to Caldigit TS3 plus via thunderbolt 3. I use the headphone out to feed either Audio technica atx 40h's OR a setup with Mackie CR3s and a Makie cr8 sub. The ATs sound great to me. The Mackies sound decent. A litlte think in...- UNCMo96
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- Forum: Computer Audio
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LG V20 Sound Quality
I'm new to the world of portable audio. I recently bought a Fiio e18 DAC for my current phone. I had bought a note 7 but I had to return it for obvious reasons. I'm now looking at either going back to the note 7 or geting the v20. My current phone is a note 4. Given that the v20 has a built in...- UNCMo96
- Post #201
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Fiio E18
I got item 13013 from monoprice which is a usb-c to micro usb6 I can confirm that it works with spotify and pandora. The cable is so It's a little finicky. you have to turn on the fiio before you launch spotify and sometimes you have to go back and turn up the system volume since it turns it...- UNCMo96
- Post #2,145
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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Fiio E18
I just got the Note 7 and got this to work with it using the included microUSB to standard USB cable and the samsung USB to USB-C adapter. I am using it with Spotify. It's a little finicky. I have to turn on the Fiio BEFORE starting up Spotify. I have a question. I always thought that since...- UNCMo96
- Post #2,129
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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Android phones and USB DACs
I think it has something to do with Marshmallow. I tried the FiiO E18 it on an old S4 I had laying around and it works.- UNCMo96
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Android phones and USB DACs
It works great with software based USB to DAC music players: both USB Audio Pro and the Hiby. I was impressed with USB Audio pro! However, my do pretty much all my listening through Spotify. I was able to tinker in "developer options" and turn on USB Audio. When I did this Spotify did work...- UNCMo96
- Post #8,296
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Android phones and USB DACs
I just bought a Fiio E18 Kunlun DAC and I have a Galaxy Note 4 running Marshmallow. I am having a hard time getting this to work. I can get the DAC to work with my retina MacBook Pro using the regular usb to micro usb. However, when trying to play Spotify and Pandora it is garbled and distorted...- UNCMo96
- Post #8,294
- Forum: Portable Source Gear