Cozy in sweats Friday with N8ii and Shirley Horn
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Correct, probably something with the firmware and charging.
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I think the N8ii is better appreciated and held in the palm when it is out of the caseN8ii gently sits on FiiO DK3 stand (it's rubber padded in case you wonder otherwise I would have kept the case)
I have grown so used on having this when I listen at my desk, so nice to have the DAP standing up and fan can cool it down a bit too
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The fact that most Daps don't come with a charger doesn't mean it's the right thing to do, and just because Apple doesn't provide chargers with its phones doesn't mean everybody else should follow suit. It's inherently wrong to charge a hefty sum for a Dap and then leave some of your customers stranded not knowing whether it's the odd charger they're using that isn't charging up their Dap, or have the worrying doubt that they may be using a charger with incompatible specs and so damage their battery or circuits. It would only cost a relatively small sum to include a compatible charger with a Dap, whereas it would cost someone who damaged his battery or circuits with a cheap incompatible charger a hefty sum and a lot of hassle to fix the avoidable issue. What's wrong shouldn't be accepted as normal, in any aspect of life.Most if almost all don’t come with a charger. The Ibasso Max’s only did since it had two sets of batteries to charge, otherwise all we get is a “charging” cable.
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Definitely took me by surprise, EVO and N8ii sound great together. Can’t decide on wether A tube or P AB tube yet though, which are you going with?When I thought EVO + 3MAX was my bae, EVO + N8ii is eargasmic - the textural bass + sub-bass.
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I think the charging randomly may has something to do with the heat.There has been some concern on whether the N8ii will be boiling hot, several N8ii users has clarified that N8ii is warmish and "pockatable". Cato, a renowned headphone reviewer in Hong Kong has conduct a quick test in his Facebook Group. He kept N8ii running under Tube Mode Class A for 30 minutes, measured the temperature of the player and recorded 41.5 degree C as shown in the photo below. For your reference, Hong Kong weather report said the city is nicely chilled at around 20 degree C/92% humidity.
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The fact that most Daps don't come with a charger doesn't mean it's the right thing to do, and just because Apple doesn't provide chargers with its phones doesn't mean everybody else should follow suit. It's inherently wrong to charge a hefty sum for a Dap and then leave some of your customers stranded not knowing whether it's the odd charger they're using that isn't charging up their Dap, or have the worrying doubt that they may be using a charger with incompatible specs and so damage their battery or circuits. It would only cost a relatively small sum to include a compatible charger with a Dap, whereas it would cost someone who damaged his battery or circuits with a cheap incompatible charger a hefty sum and a lot of hassle to fix the avoidable issue. What's wrong shouldn't be accepted as normal, in any aspect of life.
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I am playing and charging right now and the cooling fan of the FiiO DK3 is on just because I can use itI think the charging randomly may has something to do with the heat.
Well sure, this is such a high quality product it's so satisfying indeed... but when working honestly the stand is great... plugged to the desktop rig as well, so handy and you have your screen facing towards you a glance double tap and you're setI think the N8ii is better appreciated and held in the palm when it is out of the case![]()
I have been primarily in P+, Tube, AB and will fiddle with it some more this weekend. I did listen shortly in SS and A but can’t recall how it sounded, LOL.Definitely took me by surprise, EVO and N8ii sound great together. Can’t decide on wether A tube or P AB tube yet though, which are you going with?
Class A, Vacuum Tube, Airplane mode, playback 24Bit/176.4kHz, 600ohm loading, High gain, Volume 70
Unbranded (cheap) USB charger from computer mart, support QC3.0x1, 5V2Ax2
Cayin USB cable (bundled with C9, I don't have the N8ii package and accessories)
Plug in at 23:00 (GMT+8), will run this for 1 hours, let's see what happened.
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