I meant for portable use. You have the xDSD but I don't like the design (sorry taste), whereas the Hip dac is just georgous. It just lacks Bluetooth capabilites...
I meant for portable use. You have the xDSD but I don't like the design (sorry taste), whereas the Hip dac is just georgous. It just lacks Bluetooth capabilites...
Don't you need an amplifier to connect it to for listening with speakers or headphones? -->meaning a 2nd device. And isn't it much bigger than the Hip dac?
I don't see it as very portable this way and solely as a desktop solution.
Love the Hip DAC, but it really needs a longer battery. 5 to 6 hours average is far off the advertised 12 hour battery life. Sometimes I get 7 with my iPhone 11 Pro.
Average battery on my new iFi Hip ~5 hours (far from the promised 12 hours) - Driving the beyerdynamics T5P (32 ohm), playing hirez Tidal via Audirvana (PC).
Please advice.
Thanks
Average battery on my new iFi Hip ~5 hours (far from the promised 12 hours) - Driving the beyerdynamics T5P (32 ohm), playing hirez Tidal via Audirvana (PC).
Please advice.
Thanks
That's what you get. In my tests I was getting about 6 hours and 40 minutes of playtime on a full charge.
My guess is iFi's claim of up to 12 hours is without playing music - just switch the hip-dac on and let it sit without connecting anything to it.
Love the Hip DAC, but it really needs a longer battery. 5 to 6 hours average is far off the advertised 12 hour battery life. Sometimes I get 7 with my iPhone 11 Pro.
Should there be any noticeable sound quality improvement when connecting 3.5mm S-balanced vs. 3.5mm SE (when using premium headphones - mine is the Beyerdynamics T5p)?
I understand that the TRRS requires a different headphones cable
Should there be any noticeable sound quality improvement when connecting 3.5mm S-balanced vs. 3.5mm SE (when using premium headphones - mine is the Beyerdynamics T5p)?
I understand that the TRRS requires a different headphones cable
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