[Pro-Jules]

Actually the L&_P W2 has some sort of eq and 4,4 balanced. I ordered one from MusicTech

will compare.

Last few days I am running my iems off the basic tiny white Apple Lightning to 3.5mm dongle until the new items arrive. It’s such a relief to be using my phone and not a dap! But it’s early days yet and I may suffer battery drain. That will wipe the smile off my face. And I will have to winkle out a custom fit iem (difficult to do fast!) and the Lightning cable each time I get a call.

 

[Pro-Jules]

OK THX Onyx arrived.

Sounds perfect with my Empire Ear Nemesis & Qobuz. I don't need any eq.

I am able to hear hi res nuance that the iPhone dongle can’t deliver. (Did rapid a/b testing) ghost snare shuffles missing via apple DAC become audible

the side button volume jumps on my iPhone are too large. And I haven’t figured out how to get Qobuz volume to show up on my Apple Watch crown when I want it to. (It does it sometimes and that’s fantastic for fine volume control)

Let's see if the L&P W2 can beat it.

then a test to see if the best of the two beat the Sony 507 DAP for sound quality

 

[Pro-Jules]

Ok starting and stopping a track in Qobuz puts the volume back on my apple watch.

 

[Pro-Jules]

My Onyx shootout initial opinion here

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/lux...-info-on-post-1.949448/page-188#post-16384638

I am going to re test.

 

[gavinfabl]

Are those reviews published anywhere? Thanks.

On my YouTube channel, gavinsgadgets

 

[Pro-Jules]

Onyx rules - even with a cheapo iem cable from AliExpress. Recommended.

 

[roach7]

Onyx rules - even with a cheapo iem cable from AliExpress. Recommended.

so are you keeping the onyx or the w2? or both?

 

[Pro-Jules]

Onyx. W2 will be for sale UK

 

[billypepper]

If any owner wanna chime in about the compatibility of the Onyx as an iPhone DAC with the new 24bit/192kHz quality tier launching on Apple Music in June…

The DragonFlys are capped at 24bit/96kHz per specs.

The Audeze Cipher is capped at 24bit/48kHz (also a limitation imposed by Apple on lightning accessories, apparently).

Apple Music lossless launched this week, anyone tried this?

 

[Pro-Jules]

I gave upon apple music years ago back when it was iTunes.

 

[roach7]

Apple Music lossless launched this week, anyone tried this?

seems to work well; when the hi-res is playing the leds turn gold

 

[billypepper]

seems to work well; when the hi-res is playing the leds turn gold

Excellent, so it’s confirmed to work at 24bit/192kHz (or >48kHz anyway).

Just to confirm, are you using this chain of adapters: iPhone + Apple Camera Connection Kit + usbA-to-usbC + Onyx ?

 

[roach7]

i'm using ipad pro > onyx. although i do want to try the usb dongle... i wish they made lighning to usb-c

 

[billypepper]

I see, thanks.

I suppose it’d work with the iPhone+CCK as well, since at least 2 owners in this thread mentioned using iPhone+CCK+Onyx with Tidal HiFi and Qobuz, so no reason it wouldn’t work with Apple Music hi-res as well. Still, if anybody with iPhone+CCK passing by wanna confirm, I’m all ears.

 

[billypepper]

i'm using ipad pro > onyx. although i do want to try the usb dongle... i wish they made lighning to usb-c

wish granted:

https://www.ddhifi.com/productinfo/94995.html

(I‘ve just seen it mentioned on twitter)