Very interesting device. I'm not a fan of sensor buttons though. On a Fiio M3k they are much more convenient. But everything else is good or great. Sound is typically detailed and a little bass light (and fast! ). Reminds me Sabaj DA2 which is great for Bluetooth dongle. But I see how it's...

I mean that it has more capable USB audio function, works with all DACs I have. About QC issues I read before buying, but wasn't really scared, because I intended to use it in semi stationary way, simply lying around, not carrying. Screen is easy to use, amazingly. Fiio less responsive indeed...

About digital transport function - didn't I mentioned it doesn't work with Xduoo XD-01? I have many cables and adapters, but neither work. But if you have Fiio DAC, all should be good. Zishan U1 is OK too. Of course, Tempotec V1 is much more capable as a transport, some cheap smartphone will be...

Yeah, I heard that. Sad news, we also don't have such dongle as loconaq with same chip, was really looking into, really sad.

I kinda have not so much problems with this DAP. Only 2 in fact. 1. It really has bright presentation, but unlike Ziku X10 Plus bass is OK here. 2. Touch UI is little bit harder to use than some DAPs with buttons only. But I like to use it as transport, it works great with Zishan U1 4493. So...

To revive this thread, here a happy user of 4493 version. But it wasn't perfect from the beginning. All through trial and error. Devise is somewhat picky about sources. Windows 7 without updates and older android phones are especially prone to this. Some software tuning is needed wherever you...

Dac/amp has rather high noise floor on high gain with sensitive ear buds, amp has too big volume steps for them. Both seem more suitable for more demanding head gear. At least for on-ear headphones should be fine though.

I think they can take all the power you can throw at them portable way for sure. So it all depends on your money, sorry... Personally I like headphones pushed near the limit, in physical ways, not financial )) Maybe Topping NX3s would be a safe bet?

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What model of Beyerdynamic you have?

Oh, I think your 250 ohm cans will be too much for this little thing. It seems so much load is for desktop setup or more pricey stuff if you want it portable. To answer such questions I use reference-audio-analyzer site, but again, you won't find really obscure stuff there. And of course, you...

Sorry man, it's unavailable now, and I can't find it. It's called something like "Neoteck HiFi Earphone Headphone Amplifier High Impedance 16-500 Omh Portable Amp Rechargeble HiFi Earphone Amplifier For iPhones https://a.aliexpress.com/_mN2FsIR It seems that I'm after some REALLY obscure things...

I saw that item in Neoteck official and Proster 3C stores on Ali. Both share many visually same products. Actually I bought from both - portable es9018k2m dac/amp from Proster and pure portable amp from Neoteck. Both come with identical cables and with similar manuals. I like them, but of course...

Got this one today from Neoteck store on Ali. Impressed. Clean and powerful, no bass cut-off on low impedance earbuds. Cost me some 37$. Says opa2140 opamp used.

Somewhat surprisingly, I disagree with you, Thomas)) I still own both of them, and my perception is still like that: in bass region they are equal, but not similar, rather different. Mids are of equal quality too, H850 just more analytical, monitoring sounding HPs. But highs are better on H840...

Amp will be really helpful adding volume and dynamics to your HPs. I like how sound improved from my smartphone and PCs. I use Sabaj PHA1 powered by powerbank. It costs less than 30$ i think and simply do the job nicely. Edifier H850 immediately got sinergy with my phone Micromax A107. Without...

I think that slow decay not so much of a problem, for me at least. Attack, or signal's front, has more relevance to slowness. Especially in a bass region, I think. I read somewhere that the main difference between piano and violin sounds is front of a sound wave. We differ them by that, science...

Oh, I'm a bit late, just saw that... Maybe it will be useful somewhat...

Well, I have them both, so maybe I can help you :smile_phones: H840 is a classic V-shaped portable, with ability to improve with aplification. This are on-ears. I actually read review somewhere with comparison to Creative Aurvana Live! from owner of them both, and he said that H840 is better...

I htink HD598 has really good tonal balance for the price, they are some kind of slow though. I never use EQ with them, but some minor (around 4 kHz) tweaking can be made, i think. The only HPs I have with that good balance is HD25-1, but they are much faster, even if not nearly that...

Hello! It seems like you can get some information from this thread - https://www.head-fi.org/threads/smsl-idea-portable-dac-amp.851110/ From specs it seems like Fiio more powerful, and Sabaj has better DAC. Also I have to say that Fiio products is a bit more pricey because of brand recognition...

I own quite a few Edifier phones (and a 2.0 speaker set which I really like) - H850, H840, H210, H190. In the past I also bought as a gift H750, H290, H180. It is so because we works with official distributor, so maybe I will add some more products to this list :) I will be reviewing them after...

Interesting, could you compare audigy fx and fiio k1? Particularly its headphone amplification, but dac performance will be very interesting to know also... Thank you.