BenKatz
100+ Head-Fier
Just got my xDSD after returning the hip dac (great device for the price, but not good enough for my Campfire Audio Dorado 2020).
however, @Sebastien Chiu , I would love if you could clarify some questions I've got:
1) I hear an ever so slight, barely audible hiss.I know I could solve it with the iematch+, however there are a few reasons I'd rather not get one (added dongle, increased battery drain since I'd be listening at higher output power). Is a very slight hiss detrimental in any real way to the music? Should it be acceptable since one can only notice it when no music is playing, or is it really "eating" into the dynamic range? In short, would there be any real advantage in getting it for the Dorado 2020, or am I set and enjoying the full sound quality the xdsd has to offer without it and with a very slight hiss?
2) bluetooth - though I'd have loved LDAC, there's one thing that drives me crazy about the implementation - since I truly LOVE how the xDSD sounds, even on bt, WHY OH WHY, DEAR IFI, did you NOT let it handle calls, by accepting an in-line mic cable and/or onboard mic? At the very least let it pick up the call and conversation? This is a huge dent in it's portable use. I can't even hear the phone's ringtone, the only way I can tell the phone is calling is that the music pauses.
however, @Sebastien Chiu , I would love if you could clarify some questions I've got:
1) I hear an ever so slight, barely audible hiss.I know I could solve it with the iematch+, however there are a few reasons I'd rather not get one (added dongle, increased battery drain since I'd be listening at higher output power). Is a very slight hiss detrimental in any real way to the music? Should it be acceptable since one can only notice it when no music is playing, or is it really "eating" into the dynamic range? In short, would there be any real advantage in getting it for the Dorado 2020, or am I set and enjoying the full sound quality the xdsd has to offer without it and with a very slight hiss?
2) bluetooth - though I'd have loved LDAC, there's one thing that drives me crazy about the implementation - since I truly LOVE how the xDSD sounds, even on bt, WHY OH WHY, DEAR IFI, did you NOT let it handle calls, by accepting an in-line mic cable and/or onboard mic? At the very least let it pick up the call and conversation? This is a huge dent in it's portable use. I can't even hear the phone's ringtone, the only way I can tell the phone is calling is that the music pauses.