Fossy
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Hi,
I'm currently in the process of upgrading/expanding my audio-setup using the money from my whisky collection i'm auctioning off.
Since someone overpaid me for a Macallan 18y sherry from 1996 I now have some extra cash to spend on a decent DAP. After some research it will either be the Fiio X5III or the Pioneer XDP-100R, but I'm completely torn between them since I can get either one for abt €450.
Maybe someone has been able to compare them to eachother and can help out?
The Pioneer interests me because of the MQA support, the FiiO interests me because of the huge storage capacity. For my untrained eyes they look pretty similar on many levels though.
Unfortunatly I there is no place nearby where I can try them next to eachother (I'm a try before you buy guy).
Intended use would be as follows:
- To be used with IEM (still need to find a nice pair though, currently leaning towards the Focal sphear) on my weekly hiking trip (so something sturdy is in order)
- To be used on long commutes/business trip by train or airplane (will be used wireless with the Sennheiser Momentum 2.0)
- To be used as a DAC/amp on my PC until I get a better desktop dac/amp (headphones for home use are the Audeze EL-8 open for music & competitive gaming and the Audioquest Nighthawk for movies and singleplayer games) PC mobo is the Asus Formula VIII which uses the Sabre ES9023P DAC which does ok, but you do hear a hiss from interference when you max out the volume.
Other suggestions besides these two are also welcome taking a max budget of €600 into account and it has to be readily available in Europe.
(if you plan on talking me into a Chord Mojo or similar portable dac/amp to use with my phone... don't bother. While I understand these can be used as desktop setups, I already have my eyes on a Mytek Brooklin which I'll most likely get somewhere in May or June.
I'm currently in the process of upgrading/expanding my audio-setup using the money from my whisky collection i'm auctioning off.
Since someone overpaid me for a Macallan 18y sherry from 1996 I now have some extra cash to spend on a decent DAP. After some research it will either be the Fiio X5III or the Pioneer XDP-100R, but I'm completely torn between them since I can get either one for abt €450.
Maybe someone has been able to compare them to eachother and can help out?
The Pioneer interests me because of the MQA support, the FiiO interests me because of the huge storage capacity. For my untrained eyes they look pretty similar on many levels though.
Unfortunatly I there is no place nearby where I can try them next to eachother (I'm a try before you buy guy).
Intended use would be as follows:
- To be used with IEM (still need to find a nice pair though, currently leaning towards the Focal sphear) on my weekly hiking trip (so something sturdy is in order)
- To be used on long commutes/business trip by train or airplane (will be used wireless with the Sennheiser Momentum 2.0)
- To be used as a DAC/amp on my PC until I get a better desktop dac/amp (headphones for home use are the Audeze EL-8 open for music & competitive gaming and the Audioquest Nighthawk for movies and singleplayer games) PC mobo is the Asus Formula VIII which uses the Sabre ES9023P DAC which does ok, but you do hear a hiss from interference when you max out the volume.
Other suggestions besides these two are also welcome taking a max budget of €600 into account and it has to be readily available in Europe.
(if you plan on talking me into a Chord Mojo or similar portable dac/amp to use with my phone... don't bother. While I understand these can be used as desktop setups, I already have my eyes on a Mytek Brooklin which I'll most likely get somewhere in May or June.