is there a cable that would work with a Micro B one?Try the anker otg adapter
https://www.anker.com/products/variant/powerline-usb-c-to-usb-3-1-adapter/A8165011
and the stock cable that came with the Q5s, that should work. Also make sure you disable the power charge option. (using rgd Bluetooth trick posted above), and it will stick.
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[FiiO Q5s Type C ‖ Q5s] Bluetooth DSD-capable Amplifier,AK4493x2,768k/32bit
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Yes it has hiss it is also my most hissing sourceInteresting. I swapped back to the AM3E and surprisingly the hissing is reduced to almost inaudible compared to AM3D. I'm guessing the slightly higher output impedance helps the AM3E.
No, line out is not true balanced if it uses 3.5mm headphone jack. But it is still very good.I just purchased one of these after my horrible experience with the ifi xDSD. Quick question is the Line Out also balanced? I was hoping to take balanced Line Out to my desktop preamp while at my desk.
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The line out is single-ended. If you don't mind me asking, what was so bad about the ifi xDSD?I just purchased one of these after my horrible experience with the ifi xDSD. Quick question is the Line Out also balanced? I was hoping to take balanced Line Out to my desktop preamp while at my desk.
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It came without being able to charge and when plugged into the PC and powered up it sounded awful. MQA wouldnt work either even with drivers. Support from ifi was abysmal so I decided I didn't want to own something by a company who A shipped a broken product and B wouldn't support it.
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I've had the xDSD for 6 months and the Q5s for about a week.
for me, the TL;DR is that the ifi xdsd sounds better, but the q5s has more creature comforts/features.
my primary use cases for these devices are streaming from Tidal over bluetooth or usb from an Android smart phone or windows 10 laptop. Used with a variety of headphones/earphones(tanchjim oxygen, noble k10c, focal elex, sennheiser hd58x, shure srh840), so wanted a more powerful portable dac/amp
some thoughts
- switching to bluetooth from usb mode in the xdsd is a pain, you have to switch off the unit and power on with a specific combinations of buttons that I keep forgetting
- xdsd uses a semi proprietary usb connector for input
- xdsd uses a 3.5mm TRRS for balanced out. So had to get adapters as 2.5mm TRRS or 4.4mm pentacon is a lot more common
- Q5s is quite a bit heavier/larger than the xdsd. for me, the xDSD was bordering the edge on being pants pocketable.
- I like the stepped volume control on the xDSD better
- I bought the Q5s because I thought the app would allow me to save EQ profiles onto the device and have it apply system wide(like the Earstudio ES100), but alas it doesn't work like this. This would've been the main reason I would jump over from the xDSD
- the xDSD sounds better than the Q5s in my opinion. I just love the natural and resolving sound of the burr brown dacs to the AKM or CS or Sabre dacs. The Q5s, like most devices with an AKM chip, has this sort of unnatrual timbre to the upper frequencies
for me, the TL;DR is that the ifi xdsd sounds better, but the q5s has more creature comforts/features.
my primary use cases for these devices are streaming from Tidal over bluetooth or usb from an Android smart phone or windows 10 laptop. Used with a variety of headphones/earphones(tanchjim oxygen, noble k10c, focal elex, sennheiser hd58x, shure srh840), so wanted a more powerful portable dac/amp
some thoughts
- switching to bluetooth from usb mode in the xdsd is a pain, you have to switch off the unit and power on with a specific combinations of buttons that I keep forgetting
- xdsd uses a semi proprietary usb connector for input
- xdsd uses a 3.5mm TRRS for balanced out. So had to get adapters as 2.5mm TRRS or 4.4mm pentacon is a lot more common
- Q5s is quite a bit heavier/larger than the xdsd. for me, the xDSD was bordering the edge on being pants pocketable.
- I like the stepped volume control on the xDSD better
- I bought the Q5s because I thought the app would allow me to save EQ profiles onto the device and have it apply system wide(like the Earstudio ES100), but alas it doesn't work like this. This would've been the main reason I would jump over from the xDSD
- the xDSD sounds better than the Q5s in my opinion. I just love the natural and resolving sound of the burr brown dacs to the AKM or CS or Sabre dacs. The Q5s, like most devices with an AKM chip, has this sort of unnatrual timbre to the upper frequencies
The line out is single-ended. If you don't mind me asking, what was so bad about the ifi xDSD?
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I've had the xDSD for 6 months and the Q5s for about a week.
for me, the TL;DR is that the ifi xdsd sounds better, but the q5s has more creature comforts/features.
my primary use cases for these devices are streaming from Tidal over bluetooth or usb from an Android smart phone or windows 10 laptop. Used with a variety of headphones/earphones(tanchjim oxygen, noble k10c, focal elex, sennheiser hd58x, shure srh840), so wanted a more powerful portable dac/amp
some thoughts
- switching to bluetooth from usb mode in the xdsd is a pain, you have to switch off the unit and power on with a specific combinations of buttons that I keep forgetting
- xdsd uses a semi proprietary usb connector for input
- xdsd uses a 3.5mm TRRS for balanced out. So had to get adapters as 2.5mm TRRS or 4.4mm pentacon is a lot more common
- Q5s is quite a bit heavier/larger than the xdsd. for me, the xDSD was bordering the edge on being pants pocketable.
- I like the stepped volume control on the xDSD better
- I bought the Q5s because I thought the app would allow me to save EQ profiles onto the device and have it apply system wide(like the Earstudio ES100), but alas it doesn't work like this. This would've been the main reason I would jump over from the xDSD
- the xDSD sounds better than the Q5s in my opinion. I just love the natural and resolving sound of the burr brown dacs to the AKM or CS or Sabre dacs. The Q5s, like most devices with an AKM chip, has this sort of unnatrual timbre to the upper frequencies
I'm kind of bummed to hear this. I may just get a Chord Mojo then and just deal with no Bluetooth. When it gets here Monday we'll see.
My q5s worked whit my s10+ over usb. For a few days and now it dont work anymore
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I think that the AM3D just doesn't play nice with sensitive IEMs. It causes background hiss on my BGVP DM6 and DM7 (single-ended and balanced), but my full-size headphones (HD 600, HD 650) are dead silent.I got the Q5s with the THX module and sound is pretty good. However, I'm hearing a decent amount of background hiss. Granted, I'm trying these with my new 4 ohm EE Wraith but compared to my other sources, it's the worse. I hear this both in wired and wireless modes. Is this consistent with what others are experiencing with sensitive IEMs?
Edit - using balanced out.
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what kind of cable are you using? I think it needs to be an OTG cable
Other thing is to check your developer settings and make sure the "Disable USB Audio Routing" is not enabled
Other thing is to check your developer settings and make sure the "Disable USB Audio Routing" is not enabled
My q5s worked whit my s10+ over usb. For a few days and now it dont work anymore
I know how to use it. It is just the s10+ who have problems whit usb dac amps. Thank you for your helpwhat kind of cable are you using? I think it needs to be an OTG cable
Other thing is to check your developer settings and make sure the "Disable USB Audio Routing" is not enabled
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Recabled my ER4 to 2.5mm balanced some time ago, bought Fiio CL-06 together with Q5S, thinking I will have a formidable walk-around set up with my MI A1. But.... turns out CL-06 cannot coexists with 2.5mm balanced cable. Sigh...........
KopaneDePooj
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Recabled my ER4 to 2.5mm balanced some time ago, bought Fiio CL-06 together with Q5S, thinking I will have a formidable walk-around set up with my MI A1. But.... turns out CL-06 cannot coexists with 2.5mm balanced cable. Sigh...........
You can't do this?
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I can, but it is putting too much pressure on them. Either of the cable or either of the socket is going to break extremely fast.You can't do this?
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Fiio has a pretty nice 4.4mm male to 2.5mm female adapter that you can get for not too much money. If you can't find any other solution, you can try it. 4.4mm out is unobstructed by the CL06.Recabled my ER4 to 2.5mm balanced some time ago, bought Fiio CL-06 together with Q5S, thinking I will have a formidable walk-around set up with my MI A1. But.... turns out CL-06 cannot coexists with 2.5mm balanced cable. Sigh...........
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