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  1. James Cygnus

    Shanling M1: An iPod Nano Competitor / DAP || USB DAC || USB Transport || Bluetooth 4.0 + aptX || DSD

    Wow!  it's there but at the very bottom, past all the album names.  Never saw it because I never scrolled down that far.  You'd think they'd put that option at the top.   Guess it's Western vs Eastern thinking :)   Thanks a ton!   Now that's solved, is there anyway to customize the "Now...
  2. James Cygnus

    Shanling M1: An iPod Nano Competitor / DAP || USB DAC || USB Transport || Bluetooth 4.0 + aptX || DSD

      Yeah...  having to resort to manual kludge process for something that simple in 2017 is simply not acceptable.   It's bad enough the Shuffle feature doesn't really shuffle.   How can so much effort be put into the hardware side of the device but the interface/software  be so awful?
  3. James Cygnus

    Shanling M1: An iPod Nano Competitor / DAP || USB DAC || USB Transport || Bluetooth 4.0 + aptX || DSD

    Is there anyway to play all tracks by a specific Artist?   Every option that uses "Artist" forces me to drill down to a specific album.   Do you have to put all the songs into a single folder?
  4. James Cygnus

    Brainwavz B200 Dual Balanced Armature Earphones Released

      Sound wise I recently tried the Pinnacle P1; they were the best sounding IEM's I've tried in my short time venturing into them.  Unfortunately they were far too heavy for anything but "sit sill" use for me.  Would love to find IEm with a similar sound signature to them, even if the price was...
  5. James Cygnus

    Brainwavz B200 Dual Balanced Armature Earphones Released

    Received mine a few days and ago and have requested a refund.  They are "meh" sound quality and not up to par with other IEMs in the price range I own/have tried.  The build quality also seems lacking and the cable (non detachable) is so short that use for anything but hold in your lap mobile...
  6. James Cygnus

    Alternative to MEE Audio Pinnacle P1

    Could someone recommend an IEM that sounds similar to the P1 but is a bit smaller/lighter?   I loved the way these sounded (best IEM I've tried in my short time in the hobby) but could not get them to stay put no matter what I tried with different tips, cable positioning etc.   Thanks in...
  7. James Cygnus

    Shanling M1: An iPod Nano Competitor / DAP || USB DAC || USB Transport || Bluetooth 4.0 + aptX || DSD

    Here's my solution to making the M1 gym friendly:   http://a.co/i6H191y   2 different sizes.  Just attach using this: http://a.co/65rAamg
  8. James Cygnus

    Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot

    I have a ZTE Axon 7 and its SQ rivaled that if the X5III IMHO, in Android mode.   Not sure what's going on but in "Pure" mode there was a definite improvement but again Pure mode is useless to me as my music library is via Tidal and Spotify.   My point was Fiio makes the X5III sound like all...
  9. James Cygnus

    Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot

    Cough.. $1,800 IEMs?  Wow I hope to be that wealthy one day :)
  10. James Cygnus

    Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot

    And that point is?  A DAP that is great for people without a connected device like a smartphone? 
  11. James Cygnus

    Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot

    Check out the specs in a phone like the Axon ZTE 7.  Does the new X5 sound better in Android than it?  Perhaps, for discerning listeners.   It wasn't a big enough difference for me to justify$400.  In "Pure" mode it's noticeable but again, that defeats all the "connected" features that...
  12. James Cygnus

    Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot

    The fact that there is such a huge difference in features/functionality between Android and Fiio's "Pure" mode pushed me to return my X5III.   In Android mode it offers no real advantage over any other Android based product, even some of the newer smartphones.   The major deal breaker for me...
  13. James Cygnus

    Aune M1s Impressions & Discussion Thread (Aune's newest hi-res DAP with ESS9018KM + 2.5mm Balanced Out)

    Thanks.   Anyone in the States know where the Aune M1 can be ordered from?
  14. James Cygnus

    Aune M1s Impressions & Discussion Thread (Aune's newest hi-res DAP with ESS9018KM + 2.5mm Balanced Out)

    So it requires an actual  pressure press or "click" to move the "cursor"/position?
  15. James Cygnus

    Aune M1s Impressions & Discussion Thread (Aune's newest hi-res DAP with ESS9018KM + 2.5mm Balanced Out)

    This may have been covered farther back but can someone provide their experience with the touch wheel?  I recently sent a Fiio X1 (2nd gen) back because the touch wheel felt like it was designed for teenage Japanese girls. It was impossible for me to navigate the menus unless I sat down...
  16. James Cygnus

    Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot

    This is my first foray with Fiio and I'm seeing a pattern.  Apparently there are many "features" that only work in "Pure Music" mode, i.e. their proprietary interface.   However...   In all the advertising, posted specs, etc. I fail to see any asterisks that indicate this.   I do see Fiio...
  17. James Cygnus

    Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot

    Thanks.  Apparently TRRS/balanced IEMs are unicorn rare/expensive :)
  18. James Cygnus

    Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot

    OK.  So is there a specific term/descriptor when shopping online that will identify them as TRRS/balanced?
  19. James Cygnus

    Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot

    Thanks!  So using an "adapter" from a standard 3.5mm TRS to 2.5mm TRRS wouldn't work?  
  20. James Cygnus

    Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot

    Received mine today from Sky (great first experience).   Sorry for the noob question but how do I know if headphones/IEMs can use the "balanced" output on the X5III?   What do I look for when shopping for that feature on headphones/IEMs?   (and yes I did Google it and everything I found...
  21. James Cygnus

    best budget "warm sounding" iem for gaming/music?

    $29 = YOLO?   Wish I could categorize my wife in that realm...
  22. James Cygnus

    Shanling M1: An iPod Nano Competitor / DAP || USB DAC || USB Transport || Bluetooth 4.0 + aptX || DSD

      I tried that before but thought it just picked up from the "set" order at where that song would have been.  I'll try again and actually take notes and report back.   Was looking at the Fiio M3 - need a gym portable unit.
  23. James Cygnus

    Shanling M1: An iPod Nano Competitor / DAP || USB DAC || USB Transport || Bluetooth 4.0 + aptX || DSD

    How do you get the "shuffle" mode to actually shuffle tracks?  No matter what I've tried the M1 does "shuffle" the tracks but always in the same "order".     At least to me "shuffle" means randomize.
  24. James Cygnus

    Fiio X5 3rd gen || 2x AKM 4490 || Balanced Out || DSD || DXD | DTS | Android || Dual Card Slot

    Placed an order last night with Sky by Gramophone.  They contacted me today to let me know the next batch would be in later this week and if I was OK waiting or if I would like to cancel.  I said I was fine with waiting and asked how it was going to be shipped.  Got another reply back (quickly)...
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