Hi
I have a cayin N3 and a Fiio Q1ii can anyone please tell me which lead i need to buy, to enable the magic light to come on for DSD playback that won't drain the N3 battery.
Hi
I have a cayin N3 and a Fiio Q1ii can anyone please tell me which lead i need to buy, to enable the magic light to come on for DSD playback that won't drain the N3 battery.
I've been using the Micro USB to Micro USB version of this cable, the FiiO ML06, for my X5III or Tegra tablet Micro USB out to my Q1 Mk2 and it works great, no charging, just audio.
I will get the green light on the Q1 when it plays DSD files in both Onkyo HF player paid version or USB Audio Player Pro (I do have to get the settings right in DSD output in these software players so it will get a native DSD feed into the Q1).
I've been using the Micro USB to Micro USB version of this cable, the FiiO ML06, for my X5III or Tegra tablet Micro USB out to my Q1 Mk2 and it works great, no charging, just audio.
I will get the green light on the Q1 when it plays DSD files in both Onkyo HF player paid version or USB Audio Player Pro (I do have to get the settings right in DSD output in these software players so it will get a native DSD feed into the Q1).
Dear friend,
Other users may not have the zidoo X9S you mentioned.
Q1 Mark II is a standard DAC & Amplifier supports USB input, following the USB audio transmission specification. Theoretically, it supports any players with USB audio output, which means as long as your Android phone supports OTG audio output, it can be used with Q1 Mark II.
If there are local stores in your city, you could have a try as well: https://www.fiio.com/wheretobuy
On the zidoo forums i have been told that the new ZoS has a setting that allows usb audio out, so this should word with any usb dac.
I will probably buy one to try it out
A little background you can skip down to dac impressions.
New to hq headphone audio in the past two years, longtime 12v diy er. Have been through thousands upon thousands of great gear and retired some very nice speakers and classic amps to bookshelf duties connected to a green power solar charged 12v battery. Plenty of time geeking out on the bench, trying to get clean digital source signals for sound processors.
Enter my interest a few years ago into a high res dac as I purchased an iPhone 7 and had a pair of really nice speakers and amp that would benefit from an around 115dB SNR source upgrade from iPad and Mac line outs, headphone outs. So tried a few $200 sources to see how they measured up to Mac and iPad. I wasn't expecting 115dB SNR real world for this price. Picked up an ifi nano idsd for headphone and line out duties, pair of Focal spirit classics, and a mini DSP 2x4hd to go two way active for a set of bookshelves I just built.
Results... mini DSP save your money. Sounds like 128kbps mp3 watery sonic goop after all the sample rate conversion to get to processing. Ifi nano idsd would upconvert to DoP out of apple music 256 (320?) aac. Couldn't get it just to play at sample rate. Sounded OK, but to me no discernable difference LO to the iPad pro it replaced headphone out to an amp. Focal headphones may have been good but all the reviews said the ifi was a nice unit. Meh. Was disappointing no matter how long I listened whatever I did. The ifi was ugly af as well. Sold everything thinking this headphone stuff is all huff.
IMPRESSIONS OF Q1:
Now I've given the headphone world another try with the q1 and focal sphear s. Did someone say that the iPhone 6s output sounds about the same? Seriously? I'm listening to the fiio q1 and 6s plus just to see if there is a difference. Well maybe in the subway they sound the same lol. There were songs on Apple music radio today where there were breaks in vocals to silence it is so black I thought the q1 turned off. It doesn't up convert, down convert, and the lack of unnecessary conversion makes a difference that is audible. SRC is the enemy of lossy codecs IMO. I wish I had bought the q5 now. Was worried that I would be disappointed again and spent less and am much happier. Haven't even made it to DSD yet. It only costs $100. That's less than a headphone cable that is audiophile grade. That is the thing that surprises me. Looks great, feature rich. I'll spare you the H/M/L, depth, detail, warm/cool. It's got its own sound, and for a mere $100 you can find a pair of headphones that work great with it. Handles transients fairly well, retains detail, stays dark, provides a healthy listening volume before a distracting level of audible distortion appears. And it sounds so much better than an iPhone 6s.
I haven't read through this whole thread yet, but I am thinking about buying the Q1mkII to replace my old Q1. I'm interested in using the balanced connection with my Sony MDR-Z7 'phones but I'm not sure what cable I need. I would assume I need a cable or adapter that has 2.5 TRSS to dual 3.5? I'm having a hard time finding it. Can anybody point me to an affordable cable or adapter? Not looking to spend $60-100 extra just to be able to use the new Q1with my Z7. I already have the included Sony dual 3.5 balanced cable so I just need an adapter to use with Q1mkII Thanks
Alright. So I have a question here, I just sold my A5 because... Well I don't use 3.5mm cables much anymore honestly...
If I do a line out from my DAP (hiby r6, either 3.5mm or usb), can I bypass the DAC on this and only use the amp stage? Yes, I realize doing this it will no longer be completely balanced in the 3.5mm out, I really just want to bypass the amp stage on the hiby r6 to get something with a lower output impedance for dealing with some of my fussier IEMs, while using my 2.5mm balanced cables...
Alright. So I have a question here, I just sold my A5 because... Well I don't use 3.5mm cables much anymore honestly...
If I do a line out from my DAP (hiby r6, either 3.5mm or usb), can I bypass the DAC on this and only use the amp stage? Yes, I realize doing this it will no longer be completely balanced in the 3.5mm out, I really just want to bypass the amp stage on the hiby r6 to get something with a lower output impedance for dealing with some of my fussier IEMs, while using my 2.5mm balanced cables...
I need recommendations for a third party Lightning to Micro USB cable for the Q1MKII. The FiiO supplied cable sadly has a loose fit that causes it to lose connection, even when it's still fully plugged in.
I bought this 6" cable from Meenova (which is an excellent fit), but when I fired up iAudioGate, the sampling rate is limited to 96 kHz (not an issue with the stock FiiO cable):
I got a Q1 MK II and I love it with my H6 2nd Gen! One question though, out of curiosity. Would anyone be able to explain what the Reset button is for, exactly? What exactly would one need to “reset”?
I got a Q1 MK II and I love it with my H6 2nd Gen! One question though, out of curiosity. Would anyone be able to explain what the Reset button is for, exactly? What exactly would one need to “reset”?
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.
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