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Headphoneus Supremus
Hi All,
I think it would be a good idea for folks who plan to use their iPhone 7/7+ as their portable music player discuss which compact external DAC/amps they are using along with impressions.
What this thread is about:
What this thread is NOT about:
There will likely be a lot of historical listening impressions of the DACs on this list. Any additional insight into how well these sound with iOS 10 and new iPhone 7/7+ will be great. Also additional context on the usability of these devices in terms of seamless integration to apps and general portability would be awesome. These phones are not cheap and if there is a way to get the same sound as some of the high end DAPs, that would be really cool.
Impressions and Feedback
http://www.head-fi.org/t/820241/iphone-7-7-compact-external-dac-amp-thread/30#post_12880434
I think it would be a good idea for folks who plan to use their iPhone 7/7+ as their portable music player discuss which compact external DAC/amps they are using along with impressions.
What this thread is about:
- Compact DAC/amps that can be easily fit in a pocket with the phone
- Listening impressions of the DAC/amps
- Battery drain/life
- Music player apps
- Connecting external DAC/amps to iOS 10
- Convenience and portability
What this thread is NOT about:
- Apple versus Android
- Why Apply removed the 3.5mm jack
- Streaming versus owning
- Lossy versus lossless formats
There will likely be a lot of historical listening impressions of the DACs on this list. Any additional insight into how well these sound with iOS 10 and new iPhone 7/7+ will be great. Also additional context on the usability of these devices in terms of seamless integration to apps and general portability would be awesome. These phones are not cheap and if there is a way to get the same sound as some of the high end DAPs, that would be really cool.
Running List of Verified Working Devices on iOS 10 (Assume no mic or inline controls unless noted)
- AQ Dragonfly Red with CCK cable (Distorted sound reported by some users)
- LH Labs Geekout V2+ with CCK cable
- Nexum Aqua for iOS (availability is TBD)
- Oppo HA-2
- Chord Mojo with CCK
- Sound Blaster E5 (Distorted sound reported by some users)
- FiiO E18 with CCK
- FiiO K1 with CCK
- Centrance DACPortable with CCK
- Audeze Sine with Cipher Cable w/inline mic and controls (max 48 KHz sampling rate)
- Astell Kern XB10 Bluetooth Receiver DAC (native AAC codec, but no lossless for iOS) full mic function
- Topping NX4
Impressions and Feedback
http://www.head-fi.org/t/820241/iphone-7-7-compact-external-dac-amp-thread/30#post_12880434