greenleaves
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I did a headphone-out and line-out SQ comparison on my IPOD 5G with Xin SM3-V3 headamp and Sennhesier HD600 a few days ago and found no perceivable SQ difference. This has been confirmed and discussed extensively in another threads.
I found instead a better SQ on Rockbox than the Apple firmware playing the same MP3-320kps files with volume set at 0db or 90% level, and EQ off. Rockbox has in comparison a clear, crisp and airy sound especailly in the mids and the highs, and a tighter bass.
There is a clear indication that the SQ on Rockbox 5G can be further improved. Here is a quote by linuxstb, a key Rockbox developer for 5G in another thread:
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I found instead a better SQ on Rockbox than the Apple firmware playing the same MP3-320kps files with volume set at 0db or 90% level, and EQ off. Rockbox has in comparison a clear, crisp and airy sound especailly in the mids and the highs, and a tighter bass.
There is a clear indication that the SQ on Rockbox 5G can be further improved. Here is a quote by linuxstb, a key Rockbox developer for 5G in another thread:
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Originally Posted by linuxstb If anyone is interested in helping make best use of this DAC, please read the datasheet, and let me know if you can spot any improvements which can be made to the way the DAC is initialised and used in Rockbox. The relevant Rockbox code can be seen here: http://www.rockbox.org/viewcvs.cgi/f....c?view=markup The audio driver for the 5g is still a work-in-progress, so please be gentle with me if you spot any mistakes... It's very possible that audio quality can be improved by initialising the DAC differently - I just haven't had the time to properly investigate it. Thanks. |