zolom: htc 10 doesn't need a dragonfly imo...it's got a dac/amp all on
its own separate from the chip....it's quite a unique phone
http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-10-audio-testing-boomsound-evolved
excerpt below: but read the article above...goes into details..interesting.
I was very skeptical of HTC's claims of excellent headphone audio on the HTC 10. Not only was I surprised at the results of both audio benchmarking and listening, but I found out my skepticism (as well as most everyone else with the same concerns) was unfounded.
The HTC 10 uses a stand-alone DAC as well as headphone amp
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 does a lot of things right, but clear audio isn't one of those things. Something in the digital to analog converter circuit introduces an extreme amount of noise and crosstalk into the analog output, and phones like the U.S. Galaxy S7 and LG G5 sound pretty poor because of this. After doing some testing, I was presented with results that just didn't make sense from the HTC 10 — it was better than it should be, even with extra work and attention to the analog circuit that brings signal from the DAC output to the headphone jack. You can only do so much magic to a bad signal. I asked HTC how they did it, and found out that some assumptions about the HTC 10 audio hardware that the internet (and myself) has are incorrect. The HTC 10 uses a stand-alone DAC as well as headphone amp and isn't using the Snapdragon 820 DAC. This is pretty important, and why the HTC 10 sounds as good as it does.
We use a discrete DAC (not one on the SoC) in addition to the amp and have done a ton of PCB engineering to insure the best possible signal-to-noise ratio. Credit to HTC engineering, not off-the-shelf components.
Has anyone identified a better quality USB OTG cable for use with black or red (i'm keen on one with an L shaped phone plug end, that isn't cheap ebay junk)
I shared this in the S7 thread, but thought I would post here. Couldn't be happier with my S7, DF Red, UAPP and Tidal. I added some velcro and a very slim OTG cable and this portable setup is freakin' fantastic.
Use the same type setup. Do you ever suffer from ssues streaming Tidal flac files? What are your buffer/usb mode setting in UAPP? THX. S7EDGE, SAME OTG CABLE AND RED. Love it, just hiccups at times when streaming.
Use the same type setup. Do you ever suffer from ssues streaming Tidal flac files? What are your buffer/usb mode setting in UAPP? THX. S7EDGE, SAME OTG CABLE AND RED. Love it, just hiccups at times when streaming.
I haven't experienced that yet. The only thing I changed was for the volume rockers to control the hardware volume rather than software. I haven't listened for very long, so I will see if this happens.
I haven't experienced that yet. The only thing I changed was for the volume rockers to control the hardware volume rather than software. I haven't listened for very long, so I will see if this happens.
I'm often trying to stream Flac, on the go. Doesn't happen on my home network, but when I'm out on a decent network, I do experience it. Only frustrating part. Doesn't happen when streaming from a UPnP using UAPP, only streaming Tidal, unfortunately.
Unrelated question, but does Tidal do scrobbling to Last FM ? I would not be opposed to using UAPP + Tidal + Dragonfly + S7 ---- IF, and ONLY IF, Tidal can scrobble to Last FM so I can keep track of everything I listen to.
Unrelated question, but does Tidal do scrobbling to Last FM ? I would not be opposed to using UAPP + Tidal + Dragonfly + S7 ---- IF, and ONLY IF, Tidal can scrobble to Last FM so I can keep track of everything I listen to.
Unless you're maintaining a profile for social networking, it's not going to be particularly enlightening. I briefly considered last.fm, but felt that my some of the extreme metal in my collection might put others on the back foot
http://www.netlingo.com/word/scrobble.php
@stuck limo, I expect that you'll have more luck in the dedicated TIDAL thread, but if you're using the service via the web interface you may be in luck:
Unless you're maintaining a profile for social networking, it's not going to be particularly enlightening. I briefly considered last.fm, but felt that my some of the extreme metal in my collection might put others on the back foot
Yet you're posting on a thread here amongst other human beings who also share an interest in audio gear. Careful now, you may end up scrobbling sooner than you think
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