[Pheromon]

I have given up on the R7 as a streamer for an external usb dac. I’m back to an iOS device.

Same story. Sold and forgotten. Now back to Audirvana 3.5 on Macbook Pro.

 

[FiiO]

I do not see an app called Fiio Cast in the iOS App Store?

Dear friend,

R7 has recently pushed new firmware. After you update the new firmware, you can see the Fiio Cast App on the desktop of R7.

Best regards

 

[castalla]

Dear friend,

The name of the control software is Fiio Cast, which has been released. The R7 needs to be updated to the latest firmware. You can refer to the tutorial in the link: http://fiio-firmware.oss-us-west-1.aliyuncs.com/Fiio_Cast/远程控% E5%88%B6App%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E6%96%B9%E6%B3%95_How%20to%20use%20Fiio%20Cast%20App.pdf

Best regards

Thanks. BUT the link you give does not work.
There is confusion about all this control software.
You talk about FiiO Cast but Google Playstore only shows FiiO Control.
I think I'll just get the rm3 remote!

 

[srinatha]

Hi @FiiO /Audiophils , I am using R7 as Streamer .

1. Could you please let me know the best way to connect an external DAC? Since the R7 has 4 output options (USB-C, USB-A, Optical, Coaxial) and multiple modes, the goal is the best quality.
2. Could you let me know if these outputs go through the internal DAC, or if it is a passthrough

My Current setup : Fiio R7 (Usb-c )-> Chord qutest-> Yamaha A8A-> RP-8000F II

Thanks
Srinath

 

[Mark S]

I went usbc out to my dac. Worked, but the driver created issues (see above) with control of the port and swapping streaming sources.

 

[Mark S]

I was hoping perhaps the new firmware (1.04) resolved the issue with the usb port after using Roon Arc, but, unfortunately, it did not. Once Roon Arc obtains control of the usb port to play music to a usb connected external dac, no other streaming source on the R7 (e.g., Sirius, Qobuz) will plas music to the external usb dac until a reboot of the R7. Disengaging the beta driver does not release the usb port, nor does fully closing Roon Arc.

 

[FiiO]

Hi @FiiO /Audiophils , I am using R7 as Streamer .

1. Could you please let me know the best way to connect an external DAC? Since the R7 has 4 output options (USB-C, USB-A, Optical, Coaxial) and multiple modes, the goal is the best quality.
2. Could you let me know if these outputs go through the internal DAC, or if it is a passthrough

My Current setup : Fiio R7 (Usb-c )-> Chord qutest-> Yamaha A8A-> RP-8000F II

Thanks
Srinath

Dear friend,

USB-C/USB-A/Optical/Coaxial inputs all pass through the DAC inside the R7. However, the maximum sampling rates they support are different. For detailed parameter descriptions, you can refer to the parameter table of R7: https://fiio.com/r7_parameters

Best regards

 

[FiiO]

Thanks. BUT the link you give does not work.
There is confusion about all this control software.
You talk about FiiO Cast but Google Playstore only shows FiiO Control.
I think I'll just get the rm3 remote!

Dear friend,

Fiio Cast App currently only supports R7/M15S/M11S and may not be available on Google Play for the time being. You can pay attention in the future.

Best regards

 

[Tavi39]

Dear friend,

USB-C/USB-A/Optical/Coaxial inputs all pass through the DAC inside the R7. However, the maximum sampling rates they support are different. For detailed parameter descriptions, you can refer to the parameter table of R7: https://fiio.com/r7_parameters

Best regards

My freinds from Fiio, I am shocked! Is there a way to bypass the internal DAC ? I have a Chord but is useless in this case ...

 

[Ichos]

My freinds from Fiio, I am shocked! Is there a way to bypass the internal DAC ? I have a Chord but is useless in this case ...

I think that there is a misunderstanding here.
Of course you can bypass the internal DAC.
The only thing you have to do is to use the optical or coaxial outputs to your Chord DAC. The USB also works as a digital out. Just hook it to the Chord DAC, set the gain and volume to max and start streaming.

 

[srinatha]

I went usbc out to my dac. Worked, but the driver created issues (see above) with control of the port and swapping streaming sources.

Thanks for the response! Most of the time, I stream from Apple Music, and it works in all four output ports. However, I’m not sure whether pass-through or an internal DAC is involved.

 

[Tavi39]

I think that there is a misunderstanding here.
Of course you can bypass the internal DAC.
The only thing you have to do is to use the optical or coaxial outputs to your Chord DAC. The USB also works as a digital out. Just hook it to the Chord DAC, set the gain and volume to max and start streaming.

I hope you are right. @FiiO can you confirm ?

 

[lordearl]

I hope you are right. @FiiO can you confirm ?

Yes I do this all the time

 

[srinatha]

Dear friend,

USB-C/USB-A/Optical/Coaxial inputs all pass through the DAC inside the R7. However, the maximum sampling rates they support are different. For detailed parameter descriptions, you can refer to the parameter table of R7: https://fiio.com/r7_parameters

Best regards

@FiiO Thanks for the response! . USB-C/USB-A/Optical/Coaxial considered outputs? I noticed that you referred to them as inputs in your response.
R7 usbc (output) - Chord Quest (input) .
Could you please provide information on the sampling rate of USB-C/USB-A output unable to find in the above link?
Additionally, Whats your opinion on these USB-C output is better than Optical output thread

COAX OUT: 384kHz/24bit; DSD128 (DOP)
OPT OUT: 192kHz/24bit

 

[Ichos]

@FiiO Thanks for the response! . USB-C/USB-A/Optical/Coaxial considered outputs? I noticed that you referred to them as inputs in your response.
R7 usbc (output) - Chord Quest (input) .
Could you please provide information on the sampling rate of USB-C/USB-A output unable to find in the above link?
Additionally, Whats your opinion on these USB-C output is better than Optical output thread

COAX OUT: 384kHz/24bit; DSD128 (DOP)
OPT OUT: 192kHz/24bit

USB A, this is the host USB port to use to Chord.
But I would rather use the coaxial for better sound quality.