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Is Tidal gapless on this device?

Hello, Is Tidal streaming gapless on this DAP?

I can get a seal with the stock silicone tips, but I find it inconsistent. I found that if I just push the IEMs into my ears as I usually do they don't seal, I need to pull them back out slightly and then they work, but sometimes this will create a weird effect were I get a muddy boomy sound...

Yes I generally find that I use larger tips on shorter nozzles and smaller tips on longer nozzles, but a longer tip will go deeper into my ear and help an insecurely fitting earphone. The shell of the IE 600 is barely touching my pinna, the bent back part stands proud of my concha, so it's...

No I don't have Roon. I mostly use USB Audio Player Pro with a Samsung A53, no clicks. I occasionally use an iPad, I don't recall any clicking with that either. I usually listen to albums though, so sample rate changes are infrequent. When I first got the RU7 I used balanced line out with a...

Yeah, I found that Final type E tips help because they have quite a long tube

I have had absolutely no trouble with my RU7, none of the noises which some people seem to think are par for the course, and no connection difficulties, other than the fact that half of my lightning to USB C cables don’t work, and there is no need for me to repeat that mistake. I don't want to...

I am also a new IE 600 owner, and I totally see where you are coming from with this comparison to Naim, they definitely have an 'exciting' sound. While I enjoy my friend's Nairn system when I hear it, I wouldn't choose to have one in my house (I have a Pass Labs amp), the great thing about IEMs...

I get hiss with the stock opamps, when using my most sensitive IEMs, as well.

To really enjoy EQ you should just listen to sweeps and pink noise, music just confuses things

How to you stream over wi-fi when the phone is in aeroplane mode? I use a similar set up in my bedroom system and I'm interested in optimising the old phone I use there.

The 5K has plenty of gain for the HD 650, I don't need to use the high voltage mode. It doesn't sound as good as a desktop amp, but with EQ (bass boost, or the preloaded HD 650 settings) I'm happy with the results. The sound is disappointingly limp without EQ though.

Yes, if you want to use this with IEMs, some way of lowering the gain would be useful. Maybe using the RCA inputs would be better than the XLR I'm using. I tend to listen to IEMs with portable gear, and my H16 is for circumaural headphones and active speakers, so it's not a problem I've been...

I fitted this beyerdynamic Custom One Pro headband cushion because the paint was flaking off my elderly Sennheiser HD650. Most of this 2.5mm cable can be folded up underneath the cushion's flap. The 5K clips on to a velcro strap.

No hiss with the sensitive IEMs that have a problem with some of my other amps. I do find the volume steps restrictive with IEMs on the H16 though, I rarely get past 5 which I find annoying, not that there are any channel balance issues as you might get with a rotary potentiometer

I first tried replacing the old cushioned headband with one of Audeze's spring steel suspension headbands, but this made the comfort worse for me (YMMV). I'm now using a Lohb strap, I found one on ebay for £35 new, and it really has improved the long term comfort. I don't see them on ebay now...

Do they fall short of this somehow? In comfort, sound quality, or both?

I love my E3000 too. It's so comfortable, I used to use flathead earbuds when I cared more about comfort than sound quality, but the E3000 has relegated all of those to the back of the drawer. I do have a problem with the E3000 though, I find that the treble is MIA. I don't consider myself a...

The Eddict Player iOS app will tell you if your UP4 is connected with AAC. My UP4 defaults to AAC on my 7th gen iPad

Isolation with the Azla tips isn't as good as with the stock tips

I get no pops or crackles using a Samsung A53 running USB Audio Player Pro

What is an opamp card?

LDAC has stopped working on my WF1000XM5s. Both my Samsung A53 phone and S9 tablet still play LDAC to my Shanling and Xduoo DAC/amps. The Bluetooth Codec Changer app does not list LDAC in 'device supported codecs' (it's still listed in 'phone supported codecs'), and LDAC is greyed out in...

I don't get hiss with headphones. I have now tried the 7Hz Timeless (planar magnetic) and KBear Believe (single dynamic driver) IEMs and they don't hiss with the XD05 Pro either. It only seems to be a problem with high sensitivity BA and hybrid sets.