[doctorstrobe]

I’ve done more testing and found a way to make it happen every time. Open Amazon app, then swipe up to get back to the home screen. Audio pauses for about a second.

It also does it when using the Apple lightning dongle. I can’t remember if I’ve noticed that before...

It seems to do it more in different circumstances using the hip dac, but its also the first time I’ve used the Apple camera connect kit adapter...

I was also wondering if anyone with a new iPhone has experienced this. If it does this with an iPhone 12 then it wouldn’t be worth upgrading...

 

[iFi audio]

No, I’ve been using it on a laptop for a few hours without problems so it can’t be the hip dac...

It's most likely your smartphone, but please feel free to let us know about it here: https://support.ifi-audio.com

Perhaps our support staff has some workaround how to get rid of that issue. It's worth a try!

 

[tonymcross]

Could anyone help me to find fullsize cans with neutral sound signature for hip-dac? I want to use it with 4.4 balace. Foldable option is important for me to take them to the office or for travelling.

I've got AKG K612Pro, but honestly amp section of hip-dac doesn't give enough power to drive them.

So I'm looking for another headphones under $300.

 

[iFi audio]

Could anyone help me to find foldable fullsize cans with neutral sound signature for hip-dac? I want to use it with 4.4 balace. Foldable option is important for me to take them to the office or for travelling.

I've got AKG K612Pro, but honestly amp section of hip-dac doesn't give enough power to drive them.

So I'm looking for another headphones under $300.

I wish I could help, but I don't know any that would be foldable

Is this option mandatory for you? Or would you be willing to consider going after normal cans?

 

[tonymcross]

Ok. Let's forget about foldable option. I deleted it.

 

[iFi audio]

Ok. Let's forget about foldable option. I deleted it.

What type of sound are you after? Do you need large full-sized cans? Or something closed and compact would do?

 

[Audioecstasy]

Question for iPhone users:

Have the hip dac for about a week now. Is anyone else getting a 1 or 2 second pause in music when doing various things on the phone; switching between apps, typing in this message it paused for a few seconds...

Im using an iPhone XR, lightning camera connect cable and the blue usb cable that cable with the hip dac. Playing music from Spotify or Music app does same thing.

If I put the phone down and just let the music play it’s fine. Have tried different cables, checked various iPhone settings; background refresh, etc. Closed all background apps. Rebooted...

Maybe the phone just doesn’t multitask well and its time for an upgrade.

Thanks

I have experienced this yes. I’m using iPhone 12 Pro Max and hip dac. The same also happens when using my helm audio bolt dac/amp. For me though it only happens for about a second and not every time either. Switching between apps I’d say it happens 1 time out of 40. So really not a big issue for me.
Does it happen more frequently for you?

 

[doctorstrobe]

I have experienced this yes. I’m using iPhone 12 Pro Max and hip dac. The same also happens when using my helm audio bolt dac/amp. For me though it only happens for about a second and not every time either. Switching between apps I’d say it happens 1 time out of 40. So really not a big issue for me.
Does it happen more frequently for you?

It happens more and in various apps on the hip dac than on others dac I’ve tried.

Tried my Fiio btr3k with the same camera adapter and I could only cause the pause when loading Amazon app for the first time then switching away from the app. It only does that once until I quit the app and restart it though.

I think ios just doesn’t assign a high priority to audio stream?
Thanks.

 

[iFi audio]

I think ios just doesn’t assign a high priority to audio stream?

What's your app of choice for music playback?

 

[Metalingus]

Hi everyone! Anybody paired this with Dan Clark Aeon headphones?

I’m looking for portable amp/dac after my Mojo died and value of hip dac caught my interest.

I’ll be using single ended. There’s a review about it noticed some clipping.

can hip dac single ended power aeons to 85db cleanly? Thanks.

 

[doctorstrobe]

What's your app of choice for music playback?

Mostly Spotify (320kbps), but also tested with iPhone music app playing local files.

I am also using an Apple Watch, so I turned the watch off for a while and things got a lot better. Not perfect but tolerable.

I’ve come to the conclusion that this old iPhone XR just can’t keep up with all of these tasks. It feels really laggy when pushing music over the usb connection.

 

[ckvp]

Question for iPhone users:

Have the hip dac for about a week now. Is anyone else getting a 1 or 2 second pause in music when doing various things on the phone; switching between apps, typing in this message it paused for a few seconds...

Im using an iPhone XR, lightning camera connect cable and the blue usb cable that cable with the hip dac. Playing music from Spotify or Music app does same thing.

If I put the phone down and just let the music play it’s fine. Have tried different cables, checked various iPhone settings; background refresh, etc. Closed all background apps. Rebooted...

Maybe the phone just doesn’t multitask well and its time for an upgrade.

Thanks

I doubt that it is too slow, it might be some aggressive sleeping algorithm to save battery though. I know on my Samsung device, I had to set a bunch of things, then download UAPP and tweak USB settings to get consistent playback without glitching or pausing.

 

[iFi audio]

then download UAPP and tweak USB settings

UAPP for Android devices seems mandatory. For iOS I'd try Neutron @doctorstrobe .

 

[Yeezybop]

Hi everyone! Anybody paired this with Dan Clark Aeon headphones?

I’m looking for portable amp/dac after my Mojo died and value of hip dac caught my interest.

I’ll be using single ended. There’s a review about it noticed some clipping.

can hip dac single ended power aeons to 85db cleanly? Thanks.

I think you'll be fine, I run my Audeze LCD2's off my hip-dac and they are harder to drive. With the high gain switch on it's plenty loud with the vol at 12 o'clock.

 

[pk4425]

It happens more and in various apps on the hip dac than on others dac I’ve tried.

Tried my Fiio btr3k with the same camera adapter and I could only cause the pause when loading Amazon app for the first time then switching away from the app. It only does that once until I quit the app and restart it though.

I think ios just doesn’t assign a high priority to audio stream?
Thanks.

Just curious: Why do you need blue USB cable when using hip dac and Apple Camera Connector? One of the cool things about the hip dac design is that the Camera Connector snaps right into the hip dac, eliminating the need for an adapter or second cable.

My connection path: iPhone 12-Camera Connector-hip dac-headphones. I'm not noticing any pauses using this setup. Maybe I'm not attentive enough, who knows?