[hfflt]

I am using windows laptop only for this device. I had to install some BRAVO drivers from Hidizs website. I am able to play 192/24 files though Foobar but I want peace of mind it's not upsampling and device is running at best quality possible.

 

[SynekPablo]

My device is a Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design. Before that I had a ZTE AXON 7 which had an extraordinary sound that was due to the two AKM chips.
I assumed that with the Sonata HD I can achieve similar. Although the Sonata HD is recognized by my Mate RS and the output can be set to 192 kHz but there is no sound from the headphones.
Because some Huawei users have problems with the Sonata HD. Is this problem known to Hidizs? It should be possible to fix this problem by a firmware update.
I ordered the Sonata HD in the US and it took a while to get it delivered, so it was very disappointing to find that it did not work.

 

[Mellowship]

My device is a Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design. Before that I had a ZTE AXON 7 which had an extraordinary sound that was due to the two AKM chips.
I assumed that with the Sonata HD I can achieve similar. Although the Sonata HD is recognized by my Mate RS and the output can be set to 192 kHz but there is no sound from the headphones.
Because some Huawei users have problems with the Sonata HD. Is this problem known to Hidizs? It should be possible to fix this problem by a firmware update.
I ordered the Sonata HD in the US and it took a while to get it delivered, so it was very disappointing to find that it did not work.

Try this:
Reset your Huawei programmer options to the factory settings. (not your phone, only the advanced programmer options). See if it works.

 

[SynekPablo]

Try this:
Reset your Huawei programmer options to the factory settings. (not your phone, only the advanced programmer options). See if it works.

I've put the developer options back, no improvement.
Sonata HD is detected but there is no sound

 

[Navanod]

It's a long shot but download the Neutron music player and use that to play the music.

Go to Neutron's "Audio Hardware" options, enable "Hardware gain". Then enable "Direct USB Access" and go into the sub options for Direct USB Access. Enable "Volume Control" and "Replace Device Volume".

This is the only way to get the stock Google Pixel dongle to play music without distortion and it works like magic. Maybe you are having the same issue but in reverse...in that the Huawei's interface with the Sonata is not setting the gain properly?

 

[SynekPablo]

It's a long shot but download the Neutron music player and use that to play the music.

Go to Neutron's "Audio Hardware" options, enable "Hardware gain". Then enable "Direct USB Access" and go into the sub options for Direct USB Access. Enable "Volume Control" and "Replace Device Volume".

This is the only way to get the stock Google Pixel dongle to play music without distortion and it works like magic. Maybe you are having the same issue but in reverse...in that the Huawei's interface with the Sonata is not setting the gain properly?

Have tried the whole synonymous with neutron, it is recognized as Sonata HD but there is no sound.
I bought a cable from Moshi, this works perfectly with Neutron and Poweramp.
Nevertheless, I want to understand why the Sonata HD does not work and make it synonymous to run.

 

[Mellowship]

I've put the developer options back, no improvement.
Sonata HD is detected but there is no sound

Have you tried to update to firmware A v2.0? Give it a try to see if it works: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v0ABGyzQR89XO2gCYqa4zc21DBLR1HtK/view
(you won't have the 192KHz with this firmware)
I had a similar problem yesterday with my Sonata, it just stopped. I toggled the USB mode in the notifications between two options and it started playing.

 

[SynekPablo]

On Firmware A the Sonata HD ist running anderen playing, but the 24bit / 192kHz is important to me.
It's about Hi Res Sound.

 

[hfflt]

Is 3.5mm metal part supposed to be fully spinning?

 

[Mellowship]

Is 3.5mm metal part supposed to be fully spinning?

Yes, the part that spins is a metal enclosure around the plug, not the whole Jack itself. You can even unscrew the enclosure.

 

[hfflt]

Yes, that's correct, is this a design thing? Also I saw video review online, there hi-res sticker came separately, decision left for owner to put it or not. However mine unit come in with sticker on already.

 

[Mellowship]

Yes, that's correct, is this a design thing? Also I saw video review online, there hi-res sticker came separately, decision left for owner to put it or not. However mine unit come in with sticker on already.

Mine also came with the sticker already placed, but slightly skewed so that one of the edges was peeling off. I opted to take it off.

 

[SynekPablo]

Who cares about the sticker?

How is your DAC recognized?
USB-C DAC Sonata HD (TempoTec)
or
USB-C DAC Sonata HD (Hidizs)

 

[Lieon]

I noticed that the Sonata has very rough volume increments when used with my 2017 MacBook Pro. Does anyone else have this issue? Rather annoying since music playback is often too loud or too soft due to the lack of fine volume increments. I already updated the firmware to v2.0 and flashed with the Pure Music profile.

 

[hfflt]

Who cares about the sticker?

How is your DAC recognized?
USB-C DAC Sonata HD (TempoTec)
or
USB-C DAC Sonata HD (Hidizs)

Could you please point out in W10 where can I check this exact info?

I noticed that the Sonata has very rough volume increments when used with my 2017 MacBook Pro. Does anyone else have this issue? Rather annoying since music playback is often too loud or too soft due to the lack of fine volume increments. I already updated the firmware to v2.0 and flashed with the Pure Music profile.

Exactly yes, there is noticeable jump in ~15 percent of audio volume.