Android phones and USB DACs
Aug 8, 2017 at 10:01 PM Post #9,002 of 9,526
anyone tried any one plus with mojo? does it upsample?
Yes it upsamples. ALL new Android devices upsample, which is why I personally went to eBay and purchased a used Sony Z3 to roll it back to Android 4.4.4 together bit-perfect playback.
 
Aug 13, 2017 at 11:59 AM Post #9,003 of 9,526
I'm new towards android phone with usb dac. Just wondering if will htc m8 and m9 work with oppo ha-2 when plugging in the otg cable without using hibymusic or some music playing app? I'm planning to use spotify app etc. Just want to confirm before I get a used phone. Thanks
 
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Aug 13, 2017 at 3:17 PM Post #9,004 of 9,526
I'm new towards android phone with usb dac. Just wondering if will htc m8 and m9 work with oppo ha-2 when plugging in the otg cable without using hibymusic or some music playing app? I'm planning to use spotify app etc. Just want to confirm before I get a used phone. Thanks

Flagship Android phones typically have the OTG and audio out function; positive these phones work but a quick Google search would confirm it.
 
Aug 14, 2017 at 4:15 PM Post #9,007 of 9,526
Aug 15, 2017 at 9:09 AM Post #9,008 of 9,526
I Havre an Hidizs ap60 and want to use like a USB DAC.

I did some research to try to find out more.
I have this configuration:
- smartphone Xiaomi Redmi 3S with MIUI 8 amd Android 6 with USB OTG enabled.
- Hidizs AP60 with firmware 1.07
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IEM KZ ZST.


I download the Usb Audio Player Pro TRIAL version and connected the DAC to my cellphone via USB cable and OTG adapter (I'm waiting for micro usb to micro usb cable). The headphones are connected to the DAC.


Without changing the setting, the songs feel like they are accelerated, that is, a song that normally lasts 3 minutes, in this case it takes one and a half.

If UAPP goes to Settings -> Small Adjustments -> and Enable Small USB Adjustment 1 , then the audio feels great and the DAC is set to the same frequency as the track to play, I realized there should not be resampling and therefore the highest possible quality.




There is one though. This way the DAC works only with UAPP and not with other applications like spotify. Starting spotify the audio comes out of the smartphone and not the DAC.

Now uninstall UAPP and install Hibymusic. Free program to which I am entered as a betatester. In this way I have version 3.0.0 build 5178 Beta.
Links are always the same.

Something strange happens here.
When I connect the DAC to the Smartphone with Hibymusic started the DAC starts playing the track at the frequency of the track itself, but the sound goes hiccups.




I managed to run it with this workaround:

1) Stop the track on Hibymusic and do not close the app.
2) Unplug the DAC (Hidizs AP60) from the USB socket and restart it.
3) Refit the DAC to the USB cable and configure it as a DAC USB. With the track still stopped, the HIDIZS display shows 0Hz / 0bit.
4) I reboot the song on Hibymusic and the music goes right out of the DAC without sneers and uncertainties.


From this moment on I can close Hibymusic and start any other software (spotify, tidal, youtube) and all the audio will come out of the DAC.

The only problem with this method is that the DAC is set to 192 Khz / 24 bits and so it stays, so I think there is a resampling with consequent loss of quality (which I do not currently see).



If I reboot Hibymusic, the DAC resets with the frequency of the listening song and resumes the hiccups.
I have to redo the workaround to make everything work properly.

Neutron I still did not try it.

How about?
Is there a way to make everything work with UAPP without all these tricks and tips?
If I use the HIDIZS AP60 as DAC Bluetooth in your opinion, is quality worse than USB DAC mode?

Sorry for my bad english.
 
Aug 21, 2017 at 11:54 PM Post #9,009 of 9,526
Just bought a Topping NX4 and I really like it, but the DAC connection skips on my Nexus 6P (stock, latest OTA). I have tried 3 different cables. It doesn't seem to skip on my PC so I can only figure that my phone is the problem, or the Android support/recognition/whatever for the NX4 is sub-par. I have a sneaking suspicious it's my phone's fault mostly, but I have read nothing else to support that. Searching Google for this problem is a nightmare because everything is close, but not actually this problem. Anyone who has any experience or advice, I'd appreciate it. I still have time to return the NX4, and given no other option or information, I will. It's just too much money for me to spend to take that kind of chance.

I tried searching this forum for the issue, but once again nothing looked quite right.

Thank you.
 
Aug 29, 2017 at 8:13 PM Post #9,010 of 9,526
I'm using the ifi Micro idsd bl, which switches inputs automatically.
I've since purchased a Motorola G4 plus , which seems to work using any music app, including Poweramp.
I have the same issue, but curiously only with the micro iDSD BL, whereas it works fine with my Opus#11. I use Neutron as player, and it doesn't even "see" the micro iDSD. I guess I'll have to dump the Sony and get myself another phone...
 
Aug 30, 2017 at 2:54 AM Post #9,011 of 9,526
I have the same issue, but curiously only with the micro iDSD BL, whereas it works fine with my Opus#11. I use Neutron as player, and it doesn't even "see" the micro iDSD. I guess I'll have to dump the Sony and get myself another phone...
Interesting. I use the iDSD BL on Android with zero issues.
 
Aug 30, 2017 at 3:51 AM Post #9,012 of 9,526
Interesting. I use the iDSD BL on Android with zero issues.
The problem is not with Android, but specific with Xperia XA, I have an another Android phone, a Blackberry Priv, and I don't experience the same issue. Unfortunately it's my work phone and I cannot use it to play music.
 
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Aug 30, 2017 at 1:55 PM Post #9,013 of 9,526
The problem is not with Android, but specific with Xperia XA, I have an another Android phone, a Blackberry Priv, and I don't experience the same issue. Unfortunately it's my work phone and I cannot use it to play music.
Try running USB Host Check and using the "Fix" option (requires root). Helped on my Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo.
 
Aug 30, 2017 at 3:07 PM Post #9,014 of 9,526
Thanks, I'll try
 
Sep 7, 2017 at 4:57 PM Post #9,015 of 9,526
Anyone tried the mojo with the s8, with the oppo ha-2 it requires a new otg usb c cable, does the same one work wlth the mojo?wanna make sure before buying
 

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