Linn LP12 klimax intercepting the audio with a Furutech GT40a into a i7 pc with Audacity but a friend did some with thisSONY PS-HX500 USB Turntableand they were just as goodhttps://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/
Linn LP12 klimax intercepting the audio with a Furutech GT40a into a i7 pc with Audacity but a friend did some with thisSONY PS-HX500 USB Turntableand they were just as good
Good afternoon. I am new here and I would like to ask a question. I ordered my FIIO x7II and its arriving soon. Would it be unnecessary to match that with FIIO e17k Alpen 2? Would that improve the sound quality?
The amp and DAC are arguably superior in the X7ii, so I wouldn’t recommend pairing it with the E17K - unless of course you really want the tone controls
after i transfer a lot of music to Fiiox7ii, and i tried playing DSD in Neutron Music app the music rather stutter like few seconds basically i listen pause & play like music.....
I have stuttering problem with Tidal HiFi on X7ii as well - the music start stuttering after a few tracks, be it streaming or offline. My V20 plays perfectly under same network.
I just notice, enable crossfade in Tidal's setting get around this problem on the X7ii.
Way late to the party here, but I was thinking about returning the X7 Mark II until I saw your comment. Tried it and it's working. You are my hero, thank you for posting this!
The amp and DAC are arguably superior in the X7ii, so I wouldn’t recommend pairing it with the E17K - unless of course you really want the tone controls
X7 dac isnt exactly lower end. On the contrary its quiet nice and you need pretty decent hps and amps to transmit everything its capable of.
I am not saying here from point of view of measurements but from what i hear.
Adding an amp thats not good will result in colouration that you can actually hear and make out. Also it will mask some subtle dynamics and details. You want to hear them i assume thats why you made this investment in first place.
Since you own planars, but i dont have experience with those models. Most full size hps will give better impact and a more present and robust sound on adding an amp. Make sure that amp is a good one and transmits all goodness x7 is capable of.
I see a lot of people depend on measurements these days for gear evaluation. Ironic.
First things that measurements prove is that with todays gear, the differences in technical performance are so minute that its imperceptable to human ear. So basically all gear sounds the same.
If so, whats the point of hanging around here. This industry has already delivered best gear it could and next gear you will buy will sound exactly like your previous gear.
Both of those planars were designed to be relatively easy to drive, and the AM3A amp is not a sluggard when it comes to power either. My advice would be to try without an amp first, and if you think they’re getting insufficient power, then consider going balanced on the Audeze (it’ll give you increased power output). The PM3 won’t need it (and yes I have tried them with other gear, and no they didn’t need further amplification)
I see a lot of people depend on measurements these days for gear evaluation. Ironic.
First things that measurements prove is that with todays gear, the differences in technical performance are so minute that its imperceptable to human ear. So basically all gear sounds the same.
If so, whats the point of hanging around here. This industry has already delivered best gear it could and next gear you will buy will sound exactly like your previous gear.
They tell a story - not the whole story. And the measurements are very handy to understand what you’re hearing. I find it ironic that someone who hasn’t reviewed anything on here at all would be critical of those who spend their time trying to provide others with the best mix of objective and subjective information they can.
I’ll wait for your first reviews, and then perhaps we can discuss why a mix of objective and subjective data is so handy to describe not only what we’re hearing, but also why ....
They tell a story - not the whole story. And the measurements are very handy to understand what you’re hearing. I find it ironic that someone who hasn’t reviewed anything on here at all would be critical of those who spend their time trying to provide others with the best mix of objective and subjective information they can.
I’ll wait for your first reviews, and then perhaps we can discuss why a mix of objective and subjective data is so handy to describe not only what we’re hearing, but also why ....
I have a fully loaded 400GB in slot one of my X7ii exFAT formatted on a pc loaded with FLAC, Mp3 and DSD working perfectly 8720 tracks total. I'll see if I can get 2 to work next month if I can afford it!
Can I plug my X7 mk2 to that "USB IN" of my CD player? Its the Ayon CD-07 and the information on user manual or whatever I searched is not conclusive for me.
The player has a COAX OUT where you can output a SPDIF digital signal for an external DAC, this can be enabled to upsample to 24/192 (switch on RC) - USB IN says only "Digital input", so I guess I can feed at least a 16/44 PCM signal and make use of the internal DAC/Pré-amp section which I believe will result better than my K5 dock RCA's. There's no way of using the coax digital out, right?
The USB digital out from X7 that I've seen referred as a reason for bricking it? if so, which cable? (eventually FiiO will fix the problem).
I have a fully loaded 400GB in slot one of my X7ii exFAT formatted on a pc loaded with FLAC, Mp3 and DSD working perfectly 8720 tracks total. I'll see if I can get 2 to work next month if I can afford it!
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