I actually tried the BTR7 for a while and was actually dissapointed, I thought the sound somewhat hard and direct if that makes any sense. Not it’s not detailled but harsch or compressed in some way with IEM’s. It was connected through usb fully lossless audio tracks. Using se846.
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Just really really curious if I am really one of the few who don’t like the sound signature of the btr7?
Some people, especially if you're used to a 'warmer' sound (to use the term quite loosely) wont like the sound from the low-end ESS DACs. To allow them to work at a lower power in portable devices, the quality of the digital filtering (and probably other things) is poorer, so they can sound harsher to some people. However, do check that your device was set to output the same sample rate as the file you were playing back. If there is a mismatch, poor quality re-sampling may partly to blame.
May I suggest you try BTR5 instead of BTR7? Just add a 2.5 to 4.4 adapter to it, such as ddHiFi's DJ44B, and you're good to go. I would never choose the BTR7 either, but the BTR5 comes in almost perfectly if it wasn't for the lack of a 4.4mm output.
I wouldn't suggest a BTR5 at all. Same, or similar DAC, same sound signature. Someone who found the BTR7 to be as he described it wont like the BTR5 at all IMO.
I use ifi GO Blu with my Fostex TH610. The ifi smoothes TH610 treble peak a bit up but i think its lacking in resolution and soundstage, so i use Xspace.
The center image is a bit off then. There is a "dead zone". I'm thinking about getting BTR7. Someone compared GO Blu vs. BTR7?
That's something I should probably do.
Newbie here, I just tried connecting BTR7 to my macbook pro with the supplied USB-C to USB-C cable. The laptop did not detect BTR7 until I realized there is arrow in the cable. Switched the cable's direction, and it works now.
Now I wonder if the cable is plugged in a wrong direction, will it cause any damage to the laptop / BTR7 USB-C port?
Otherwise, BTR7 sounds great!
FYI, due to the many types of USB charging and data functions in the USB-C standards, some pins are used to indicate to the connected device what the cable is capable of. So, if you connect the "wrong" cable, all that will happen is that functions you may have expected wont be possible.
Really? I find Mojo 2 underpowered for Celestee. Is BTR7 really that good?
If you find the Mojo 2 under-powered for headphones like that, you need at least a Q7, M17 or Hugo 2. The BTR-7 is not a miracle device.
Honestly if FiiO put the guts of the BTR7 in a phone, I'd buy it. Don't care if it'd be chonky, I'd buy it.
Maybe parter up with someone like Asus and make a Zenphone or ROG phone audiophile edition...
People have been asking FiiO to make a phone for years. Problem is, the difference between making a DAP and a phone is likely too huge for FiiO to try and tackle. And while a few people might be OK with an excessively chunky phone, it wouldn't sell in the kind of numbers required for suppliers or partners to even want to bother working with them.
Dear friend,
EQ/PEQ is not supported in UAC 2.0 mode. In UAC 1.0 mode or Bluetooth mode, EQ/PEQ is supported.
Best regards
So, if the device is in UAC 1.0 mode, the set filters will be active when in USB mode?