[pjones5]

@FiiO

I have a really hard time connecting the Q3 to my iPhone 6. I tried three different lightning to usb-c cables by now. Original apple cable, Anker Powerline+ and some cheap no name cable. My iPhone wont recognize the Q3 with none of them. It works perfectly with the small stock cable it came with. Whats that about?

For lightning to micro-USB OTG cables, the micro-USB cable has 5-pins in it (I believe). One of those pins is responsible for charging, I’d imagine another is some sort of ground (don’t quote me on that, I’m not an electrician) and the rest are for data transfers. For the special lightning to micro USB cable that comes with the Q5s, that cable drops the charging pin in the micro-USB - as I’ve had it explained to me. iPhones won’t let you connect something that draws battery for charging. I’d imagine there’s some hardware that communicates this to the software so if it’s senses that 5th pin, then it automatically disables that connection. All of that to say, I’d imagine the same principles apply to lightning to Type-C connections as well.

 

[FiiO Willson]

Thank you mate. That saves me a lot of frustration. I will just get a new android phone with usb-c instead. All this crap Apple has given me with their bull lightning adapters has to stop

Hi, I'm sorry, this problem is due to Apple
The Q3 is an MFi certified product and must meet Apple's requirements.
Apple requires that audio products that use Type-C connectors must use their special connectors, and that the grip chip can only be made on the machine, not on the cable.

We have communicated with them many times, but Apple still does not agree

We had no choice, so we made the current Q3, except for the original Lightning to Type-C cable for the Q3, the other cables are not universal unless you use the official Apple Camera Kit, but the camera kit still needs a normal adapter cable to work
We try to make all the FiiO Lightning to Type-C cables as uniform as possible. It's a no-brainer.

We'll be working with our partners to develop a better cable for this purpose, and I'm sure it will be available for sale soon.

 

[iliketohideincloset]

Hi, I'm sorry, this problem is due to Apple

Hi Willson, appreciate your answer. This is one of those problems created by apple yeah. I am a long time Apple user and as much as I like Mac OS and iOS their proprietary cables / connectors are the worst. As mentioned I am up for a new phone anyway and am looking for something that supports LDAC so Apple won't be an option and therefor my problem will just vanish

Thanks

 

[Janala]

Hi, I use Audirvana and have noticed that when I connect the Q3 in my MacBook to listen with my headphones all 16/44,1 files outputs as 24/44,1 when I look at the Audirvana menu. This does not happen when I stream from Audirvana to my receiver without the Q3. Does anyone know what the issue is here?

 

[FiiO]

Hi, I use Audirvana and have noticed that when I connect the Q3 in my MacBook to listen with my headphones all 16/44,1 files outputs as 24/44,1 when I look at the Audirvana menu. This does not happen when I stream from Audirvana to my receiver without the Q3. Does anyone know what the issue is here?

Dear friend,

You could check whether the output format setting in the audio device option in MAC lead to the problem:

Best regards

 

[Janala]

Dear friend,

You could check whether the output format setting in the audio device option in MAC lead to the problem:



Best regards

Hehe this was strange. I deactivated the Software volume control in Audirvana and now everything outputs correctly, 16/44,1 outputs 16/44,1

 

[FiiO]

Hehe this was strange. I deactivated the Software volume control in Audirvana and now everything outputs correctly, 16/44,1 outputs 16/44,1

Dear friend,

Ok, thanks for the kind feedback.

Best regards

 

[iliketohideincloset]

Hi folks,

I was playing with the gain setting on my Q3 using my HD660S via 4.4mm for some time now. I tried to find some information on how much db the gain button actually applies. One other thing I came across was sometihng I read in the review on headfonics about the gain setting.

While the balanced options offer slightly more power than the single-end output, the gain knob offers an extra boost to dynamics, adding more loudness and power to the output.

How does a gain setting "offer" an extra boost in dynamics?

Cheers

 

[thangnguyen8928]

My iphone xs max cannot play dsd music using FiiO Q3
I used the following music players: HF Player, NePlayer, KaiserTone all do not allow FiiO Q3 to play DSD music

 

[FiiO]

My iphone xs max cannot play dsd music using FiiO Q3
I used the following music players: HF Player, NePlayer, KaiserTone all do not allow FiiO Q3 to play DSD music

Dear friend,

Did you try FiiO Music app instead?

Best regards

 

[pranchi585]

Will there be any issues connecting walkman to fiio q3 via 3.5 and then use the balanced out to my headphones ?

 

[Ichos]

No , after all if you use the 3.5mm in then the balanced out is the only one you can use.

 

[Currawong]

Hehe this was strange. I deactivated the Software volume control in Audirvana and now everything outputs correctly, 16/44,1 outputs 16/44,1

The 24-bit output is so that Audirvana can make a high-quality volume adjustment. It's not actually a problem if the bit rate is higher. The extra bits will just be padding and have no sonic effect if the volume control is at maximum. The thing you want to avoid is OS re-sampling, which is low-quality. Re-sampling from programs such as Audirvana (if you want to play with it) is much higher quality.

My iphone xs max cannot play dsd music using FiiO Q3
I used the following music players: HF Player, NePlayer, KaiserTone all do not allow FiiO Q3 to play DSD music

I'd honestly not bother with DSD with devices at this price level. A big waste of space and battery.

 

[Fhyryy]

I got Sennheiser HD660S. I had Ifi NEO iDSD (1.35 firmware, 4,4 mm balanced) and now I have Fiio Q3 (4,4 mm balanced). Surprisingly (given the price difference) the Q3 sounds better to me. More details, stage, dynamic and punchy sound. Ifi NEO was muddy, veiled, smooth analogue - like sounding, but, to the point it just lacks details. I kept the Q3 and now I´m searching for some good desktop DAC/AMP with 4,4 mm output.

 

[Ichos]

The NEO muddy and lacking detail?
No way.
I have both and HD660S.
Something must be wrong.
Tastes aside.