The DAC has arrived. Slightly thick and did not fit into the phone stand. You'll have to make a new one and print it on 3d printer. I won’t write anything about the sound yet. It takes some time to listen.
FIIO Q15 DAC and Headphone Amplifier Discussion & Impressions Thread
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neobandog1
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With newest firmware when in deskop mode everytime gain automatic on ultra gain?
This is stupid will be better memorize previous settings for gain..i don t need automatic ultra gain but deskop mode to bypass the battery and have ultra gain in option but not automatically enabled only manual will be far better not every time go-to settings and change to previous gain mode?
This is stupid will be better memorize previous settings for gain..i don t need automatic ultra gain but deskop mode to bypass the battery and have ultra gain in option but not automatically enabled only manual will be far better not every time go-to settings and change to previous gain mode?
Chieffred
Head-Fier
no it's only if you are in desktop mode AND you feed the USB C charging port that you will be put in ultra gain. if no USB C charge the gain stay the last one used. I agree that it can be bother some but maybe in the future ?
Great selection. The FiiO FX15 is currently one of the most interesting iem at the market with it’s electrostatic drivers. I also like the design very much.
Is it sound wise a good fit with the Q15?
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neobandog1
100+ Head-Fier
Q15 sounds good with all iems and headphones have balanced transparent sound non fatigue to play liquid sound from everything but i don t have electrostatic iem never tested
I installed Q15 xmos v1.59 firmware successfully without problems, but later tried to install v1.66 and got "brick". Apparently this is a widespread problem. And it’s not clear from the documentation how to reset to factory settings, does anyone know?
Today I flashed it to 1.66 without problems
I updated to 1.66 and had no problems.
Inside the zip file “Q15 XMOS V1.66 Firmware.zip” is a word file.
Did you follow this instructions?
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Of course. The instruction is almost the same as for v1.59, the difference in section: "8. If Updating is displayed for more than 5 minutes, you can re-insert the USB cable and open the upgrade tool to upgrade the firmware again. After the upgrade is complete, the device will reboot. If it still shows Updating, you can press and hold the power button for 10 seconds to reset, and then try to upgrade again. However, please note that if the machine is reset twice during the upgrade process, it will cause the machine to malfunction and fail to boot. It may be necessary to mail the machine to us for repair." As far as I remember there were no two reboots.
You can turn off auto-switching to Ultra Gain in the settings.
neobandog1
100+ Head-Fier
When will see this setting with newest firmware because i don t upgrade firmware yet?
Hi there, I seem to have some significant connection issue with Q15 to my smartphone.
On "default mode" (both phone+desktop mode off status) it keeps showing these reoccurring error messages like 10 times per minute as attached and doesn't play music at all.
If I only activate the "phone mode" (desktop off), it seems to get connected to my smartphone successfully and plays music, however even on "phone mode" occasionally it fails to play music. To troubleshoot this matter, Q15 either requires multiple reboots or converting to "desktop mode" first and then returning back to "phone mode".
The only mode it plays music constantly without any issues, is when I use the "desktop mode" (phone off) setting while it being connected to the AC outlet simultaneously.
Is this an user error or rather an internal software issue? This constant connection issue prevents me to use q15 on the go.
In general, what is the proper usage of q15 when a smartphone is used as source? @FiiO Willson
On "default mode" (both phone+desktop mode off status) it keeps showing these reoccurring error messages like 10 times per minute as attached and doesn't play music at all.
If I only activate the "phone mode" (desktop off), it seems to get connected to my smartphone successfully and plays music, however even on "phone mode" occasionally it fails to play music. To troubleshoot this matter, Q15 either requires multiple reboots or converting to "desktop mode" first and then returning back to "phone mode".
The only mode it plays music constantly without any issues, is when I use the "desktop mode" (phone off) setting while it being connected to the AC outlet simultaneously.
Is this an user error or rather an internal software issue? This constant connection issue prevents me to use q15 on the go.
In general, what is the proper usage of q15 when a smartphone is used as source? @FiiO Willson
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Use "Phone mode ON" on the go, this way Q15 uses internal battery, not the source's one. Seems, your phone can't provide enough power to Q15 when you turn "Phone mode" OFF - that's the reason of these flooding notifications on the phone.
Chieffred
Head-Fier
Yes the Q15 tame a little the treble that could have been piercing with something more neutral so yes good combination and FX15 benefit of the reserve of power of the Q15
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