[bcaulf17]

Dear friend,

It is used for some unpredictable issue for the Q1MKII. You could try to reset the Q1MKII when the issue happen.
Most electronic products would add this reset function.

Best regards

Thank you!

 

[FiiO]

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[CarlosAudio51]

How is the 3.5 mm socket on the Q1MkII wired? I assume it's Tip=L+, Ring=R+, Sleeve=Ground?

 

[FiiO]

How is the 3.5 mm socket on the Q1MkII wired? I assume it's Tip=L+, Ring=R+, Sleeve=Ground?

Dear friend,

The 3.5mm headphone port could support the headphone with CTIA standard.

Best regards

 

[PapaHet]

Hi guys,

I am currently planning on buying a more powerful Amp to run my HE4XX. I own the Fiio Q1 which runs them nicely and up to the maximum volumes I would listen to. Still with more headroom and a more powerful Amp, I was told the HE4xxs will improve in Sound Stage, Instrument Separation and over Sound Quality so I wanna give this a try by getting a more powerful Amp.

Question now is: How would I wire a setup including my Q1 if I want to bypass the Fiios Amp and only use it as a DAC juiced up with power by the external Amp?

Any pictures of wired up systems are highly appreciated. Any setup combinations with Q1 & separate Amp are also very welcome. Currently thinking about getting either the JDS Atom or the Geshelli Archel Pro.

Thanks for your guys input.

 

[Loneract]

Hi guys,

I am currently planning on buying a more powerful Amp to run my HE4XX. I own the Fiio Q1 which runs them nicely and up to the maximum volumes I would listen to. Still with more headroom and a more powerful Amp, I was told the HE4xxs will improve in Sound Stage, Instrument Separation and over Sound Quality so I wanna give this a try by getting a more powerful Amp.

Question now is: How would I wire a setup including my Q1 if I want to bypass the Fiios Amp and only use it as a DAC juiced up with power by the external Amp?

Any pictures of wired up systems are highly appreciated. Any setup combinations with Q1 & separate Amp are also very welcome. Currently thinking about getting either the JDS Atom or the Geshelli Archel Pro.

Thanks for your guys input.

The QImkII has enough power for the 400i only if using balanced cables, IMO. So if you aren't using balanced now, that's a quick cheap way to get more headroom.

Otherwise, the Atom tests great, don't know the other amp. You would use the 3.5mm line out jack on the FIIO to the input of the Atom if you wanted to bypass the FIIO amp. The Atom has both 3.5mm and RCA jack inputs, so you have two options for the other end of your line out cable. IIRC, the FIIO line out is adjustable so keep that in mind when adjusting volume on the Atom.

 

[PapaHet]

The QImkII has enough power for the 400i only if using balanced cables, IMO. So if you aren't using balanced now, that's a quick cheap way to get more headroom.

Otherwise, the Atom tests great, don't know the other amp. You would use the 3.5mm line out jack on the FIIO to the input of the Atom if you wanted to bypass the FIIO amp. The Atom has both 3.5mm and RCA jack inputs, so you have two options for the other end of your line out cable. IIRC, the FIIO line out is adjustable so keep that in mind when adjusting volume on the Atom.

Nice, thanks mate. I just received my balanced cable yesterday - have not yet tested how the signal changes with it compared to the single ended but great to hear that this will certainly juice things up. So are you saying I will already with the balanced cable get to the best performance of the 4xx in terms of soundstage, separation, etc. or is it more of an improvement from the single ended signal but there would be still more room for improvement with a more powerful amp?

Great, so it seems pretty easy to pair the both. So with the two connected to each other, the Atom would be the Amp, the Fiio would be the DAC only and I will then connect the headphones to the fiios balanced jack or will i have to connect to the amp (it doesn´t have a balanced connection)?

 

[Loneract]

Nice, thanks mate. I just received my balanced cable yesterday - have not yet tested how the signal changes with it compared to the single ended but great to hear that this will certainly juice things up. So are you saying I will already with the balanced cable get to the best performance of the 4xx in terms of soundstage, separation, etc. or is it more of an improvement from the single ended signal but there would be still more room for improvement with a more powerful amp?

Great, so it seems pretty easy to pair the both. So with the two connected to each other, the Atom would be the Amp, the Fiio would be the DAC only and I will then connect the headphones to the fiios balanced jack or will i have to connect to the amp (it doesn´t have a balanced connection)?

Honestly, I can't say for certain a higher power amp won't be even better. I personally can't tell the difference using the Topping A30 vs the FIIO's amp, but I haven't done serious A/B testing yet. If you are anything like most folks here (me included), you'll get another amp whether you need it or not. ; )

If you get the Atom, you would connect your headphones to it with regular single-ended cables. Balanced cables in this situation are only useful for getting more juice from the FIIO, there's not any other magical sound improvement, so don't worry about
not needing them when using the Atom.

 

[PapaHet]

Honestly, I can't say for certain a higher power amp won't be even better. I personally can't tell the difference using the Topping A30 vs the FIIO's amp, but I haven't done serious A/B testing yet. If you are anything like most folks here (me included), you'll get another amp whether you need it or not. ; )

If you get the Atom, you would connect your headphones to it with regular single-ended cables. Balanced cables in this situation are only useful for getting more juice from the FIIO, there's not any other magical sound improvement, so don't worry about
not needing them when using the Atom.

Great, thank you so much! I think an additional Amp can then wait a little bit longer but I fully agree - at one point, i´ll get one anyways

 

[superuser1]

There should be a DAC/AMP with a digital peak meter.. that would look absolutely cool

 

[stylus75]

What OTG cables are people using for this device on Android? I have 2 different OTG cables that charge the Q1 MK2. (red light) I wish the device had a charge switch like the older Q1.

 

[cobrabucket]

What OTG cables are people using for this device on Android? I have 2 different OTG cables that charge the Q1 MK2. (red light) I wish the device had a charge switch like the older Q1.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Left-Ang...r-Portable-Digital-DAC-Amplifier/273248697694
Works perfectly with my LG G5, LG V30 and Onkyo DP-X1. Although dude sent micro to micro, I had an extra micro to usb c adapter that did the job. And the Onkyo needed micro to micro anyways, so I guessed it worked out. Dude refunded me after I threatened negative feedback. Before that kept asking me to wait for restock... Thinking about re-ordering another OTG cable from another seller. There are many vendors selling this on ebay. Not sure how or if it's any different to the $15 Fiio cable, but it works for me! On the G5 it semmeed to stay pink until I started UAPP.

 

[PapaHet]

What OTG cables are people using for this device on Android? I have 2 different OTG cables that charge the Q1 MK2. (red light) I wish the device had a charge switch like the older Q1.

Using this one with my Huawei P9 - works as designed without charging the Q1
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/And...471.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dahg7U9

 

[stylus75]

Cheers

https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Left-Ang...r-Portable-Digital-DAC-Amplifier/273248697694
Works perfectly with my LG G5, LG V30 and Onkyo DP-X1. Although dude sent micro to micro, I had an extra micro to usb c adapter that did the job. And the Onkyo needed micro to micro anyways, so I guessed it worked out. Dude refunded me after I threatened negative feedback. Before that kept asking me to wait for restock... Thinking about re-ordering another OTG cable from another seller. There are many vendors selling this on ebay. Not sure how or if it's any different to the $15 Fiio cable, but it works for me! On the G5 it semmeed to stay pink until I started UAPP.

Cheers for the info.

 

[stylus75]

Using this one with my Huawei P9 - works as designed without charging the Q1
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/And...471.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dahg7U9

That looks promising. Thanks for the link.