Thanks for mentioning this- I also have the IT03 and was considering a purchase of their balanced cable for use with the Q1. Looks like I will stick with the stock cable :)

Just curious- why did you use the balanced cable with the LG v20? I have this phone as well and I don't think it has balanced output capability, which means you are not getting balanced sound despite using the FiiO balanced cable.

Thanks! I will give it a try.

Thanks!

@sdheadfi Can you tell me how you used the AK70 as a DAC for your iPhone? I am interesting in doing the same with my iPhone 7 but was not sure if it was possible.

Does anyone know if the AK70 can be used as a DAC for a smartphone (iPhone 7)? Which cables/adapters would I need? TIA