[Parjolio]

I see. Thanks. So that one's off the list. It's a bit of a shame as it's widely available in EU. I suppose G8, G8x and V50 should have very similar sound quality with just subtle nuances differentiating them.

G8x its confirmed to have quad dac tuned by meridian

 

[galgofa]

Can you please advice if you still recommend to buy v50 or better v60 these days ? v50 is available at Eu, v60 not, so prefer to stay with v50 but maybe it is worth to go via customs taxes to order from US ? Or look for another brand audio wise ?

 

[wildforest]

i'm close to get lg g8 but little bit worried about it's size - i'm used to a bit wider phone (here is compare) and i'm using phone a lot for reading & writing, so wider display is important to me. what do you think how much would this a bit narrow display comparing to my old lenovo k51c78 affect me? lg g8s display size would be perfect for me if it would have proper dac. maybe some vivo model wider then g8, about the same price?

 

[CruickEsso213]

Hi all, would a g8 be able to sufficiently drive planars like Audeze LCD-2s or Dan Clark Aeon Closed? I will mostly stream MQA/Master quality through Tidal. Thanks!

 

[CruickEsso213]

Hi all, would a g8 be able to sufficiently drive planars like Audeze LCD-2s or Dan Clark Aeon Closed? I will mostly stream MQA/Master quality through Tidal. Thanks!

No one asked but I'm just gonna share for future reference to whoever needs it . Yes, the LG G8 drives the Audeze LCD-2 with flying colors and I'd imagine it would be the same with Dan Clarks which have lower impedance than the Audeze. Quad dacs FTW.

 

[MrJudasPriest]

I've ordered an American model refurbished G8 with Android 9. Can anyone tell me does the phone pair well with the Solaris 2020?

I've had a V30 and noticed that IEMs can cause the high impedance mode to trip accidentally and blow your ears in the process. This bug seems to have been fixed in the V40 and 50 but those phones are a little on the large side for me. Any idea will the G8 be ok on that front? And is it broadly the same volume as the V30/40/50?

Many thanks to anyone who can assist

 

[scottm18]

I've ordered an American model refurbished G8 with Android 9. Can anyone tell me does the phone pair well with the Solaris 2020?

I've had a V30 and noticed that IEMs can cause the high impedance mode to trip accidentally and blow your ears in the process. This bug seems to have been fixed in the V40 and 50 but those phones are a little on the large side for me. Any idea will the G8 be ok on that front? And is it broadly the same volume as the V30/40/50?

Many thanks to anyone who can assist

I strongly suggest if you got it for the audio prowess and you are on a carrier phone...... that you download Package Disabler Pro and take out all the entries for the software updates cuz you don't want this thing to auto-update to Android 10. Those older phones just work much better in Android 9.

 

[MrJudasPriest]

Thanks - yes, have made sure the refurbished phone is coming with Android 9 and will disable auto software update as soon as I turn it on. Should that not be enough? Dud it with the V50 and it seemed to work fine

 

[Juanderosa]

Just picked up a G8 locked to Sprint on Android 10. Bought UAPP. So far so good. I'm using the G8 as a media player only, any advice on what I should turn off/disable to maximize battery/minimize audio issues?

 

[scottm18]

Unfortunately, that's pretty much their best use now...but they sure make a great media player. Until I literally just got my tube DAP, that's exactly what I was using my V for.

Disable mobile data for sure. Also dig into the network settings and turn mobile parameters to 2G only so if it tries it uses only minimum mobile network bandwidth.

Next hit notifications and disable all notifications of apps that may want to run while you're on Wi-Fi.

A strong recommendation to keep that a "simple media player" only is to get the app called Package Disabler Pro and you can individually pick all sorts of stuff to disable. I used it to successfully keep my carrier V40 device from updating to Android 10 for a year (loses native DSD playback when off 9).

 

[spyke70]

Hello, I got a V40 with Android 10, but this quad dac doesn't seem powerful to me, over 16 ohms it doesn't push, is this normal?

 

[scottm18]

Make sure you are running DYNAMIC cans. The amp does not do well with planars at all...

 

[spyke70]

Grazie , consiglio su cuffie adatte ?