mcnoiserdc
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I have to say that I never thought about caring a portable amp, but this one seems to fill the requirements.
No one seems to notice this but the opamp used on E11 is actually pretty good. AD8397 has internal buffer and 300mA+ of output. It is the same one on Arrow.
No one seems to notice this but the opamp used on E11 is actually pretty good. AD8397 has internal buffer and 300mA+ of output. It is the same one on Arrow.
Well the term HD DAP suggests so, but then if you've read the thread on the subject of 24 bit audio it does seem the advantages of 24bit are a bit of a red herring.
For me the key features a DAP needs to be taken seriously are -
Gapless playback
File/folder browsing
A good, fast intuitive user interface
Hopefully it would also have -
lineout from the dac
digital out to a dac
And would to be good would also have pan/balance control, good parametric or hardware EQ, cross feed, mono mode etc etc...
FiiO should look at Rockbox for ideas to start with.
Claims DAPs make to sound better or more "audiophiley" than others seldom pan out to be true and the Clip + is still the sonic euqal of all the absurd pricey boutique daps which have surfaced over the last couple of years.
What makes a DAP great is its features.
FiiO should look at Rockbox for ideas to start with.
Quote:FiiO should look at Rockbox for ideas to start with.
THAT IS A GREAT IDEA!
feiao, please take note of this. Rockbox is a proven OS with a lot of support in the Head-Fi community. Whether you decide to use Rockbox as the "factory OS" of work with the developers to allow the use of Rockbox as an after market add-on, you would gain a lot more support from the Head-Fi community by incorporating this OS into your new DAP.