[fezzyness]

Does this work as a USB dac as well?

 

[headwhacker]

^ Nope. At least not at the moment.

 

[fezzyness]

^ Nope. At least not at the moment.

So with an update (software) this may be possible?

 

[headwhacker]

So with an update (software) this may be possible?

Other more crippled android-based DAP can do it so it's just a matter of software update. But the question is will Onkyo add the feature in future updates? There is not much leak from onkyo

 

[Layman1]

This user has owed both devices.

Link

Thanks for the link!
However, I looked at the first and last pages and it's 90% in Chinese lol. Was there something I missed?
I actually speak/read Chinese at a basic level, like I can survive in China, order food, taxis, whatever.
But reading about electronic specifications and sound signature reviews is out of my league

 

[toears]

For me it is a big decision maker, how actively the vendor reply to 'issues'. And how ready they are to update their android monster. Fiio and Cayin seem to have the lead. But maybe im not right? 

 

[Layman1]

I would say its more like Predators 2010 with Laurence Fishburne. There were two types of Predators in that movie.

 

Do you know, I can't recall ever having seen that!

It was a regular film, right? Not animated?
Otherwise, no idea how it passed me by, since I do love Sci-Fi (amongst many other genres!)..
Must check it out. Unless you're going to tell me it was terrible

 

[pegasus21]

The QP1R has better sound quality, resolution and is more musical compared with DP-X1 and DP-X1A. It also has better driving power. All this is in comparison to balanced on the Onkyo.
 
The QP1R is also more expensive than the Onkyo so it's not quite a fair comparison.

 

[JeremyLaurenson]

The Dual DAC/AGC is a global setting so it should be accessible by 3rd party apps. The bugs alone in X7 are annoying enough for me to keep it in my storage bin. I am hoping Fiio can finish their new FW soon so I can make a proper comparison with DP-X1. While DP-X1 is not perfect, it's a better DAP than X7 imo as far as UI is concern. Still not drawing conclusions with SQ yet since the FW on X7 is not final.

The usb mass storage should not be a problem for MAC as you can just plug the SD cards directly to MAC.

Micro SD cards are very fragile, and susceptible to static. Swapping them every time is not a good long-term solution at all

 

[JeremyLaurenson]

For me it is a big decision maker, how actively the vendor reply to 'issues'. And how ready they are to update their android monster. Fiio and Cayin seem to have the lead. But maybe im not right? 

FiiO "replies" often and is very good there, but seems to be having trouble delivering

 

[fezzyness]

FiiO "replies" often and is very good there, but seems to be having trouble delivering

How is the Onkyo customer support when it comes to this dap?

 

[ejlif]

I was thinking of getting one of these and two 200 GB cards.  I know these are probably answered in this thread somewhere but it's 900 pages!
 
I'm just mostly wondering how this is for usability.  Can you shuffle all music from TIDAL offline and my own iTunes files over both cards and internal memory etc..  I mostly will build a playlist up in TIDAL then transfer to my iPhone to play back.  I would do mostly the same with the DP-X1 but would also want to include many albums from my iTunes collection.  Is it easy to just drag files right from iTunes to the DP X1?  I was going to order one from B&H so I can return it if it's a problem to use.  I am pretty sure I will be happy with the sound just the overall functionality of it is what I am mostly wondering about.  If it worked as good as an iPod as far as function goes I would be happy.  
 
Thanks, Ryan 

 

[gearofwar]

  The QP1R has better sound quality, resolution and is more musical compared with DP-X1 and DP-X1A. It also has better driving power. All this is in comparison to balanced on the Onkyo.
 
The QP1R is also more expensive than the Onkyo so it's not quite a fair comparison.

Thanks

 

[howdy]

I was thinking of getting one of these and two 200 GB cards.  I know these are probably answered in this thread somewhere but it's 900 pages!

I'm just mostly wondering how this is for usability.  Can you shuffle all music from TIDAL offline and my own iTunes files over both cards and internal memory etc..  I mostly will build a playlist up in TIDAL then transfer to my iPhone to play back.  I would do mostly the same with the DP-X1 but would also want to include many albums from my iTunes collection.  Is it easy to just drag files right from iTunes to the DP X1?  I was going to order one from B&H so I can return it if it's a problem to use.  I am pretty sure I will be happy with the sound just the overall functionality of it is what I am mostly wondering about.  If it worked as good as an iPod as far as function goes I would be happy.  

Thanks, Ryan 

Tidal works with no issues, I have 609 songs for Tidal offline and always use shuffle. As for itunes there shouldn't be any issues with loading them.

 

[DBaldock9]

  So far I am not really thrilled with the battery life of the DP-X1. If downloading HiRes files with Tidal over WiFi cuts the battery by approx. 50% after one hour of downloading... Fine for me if that is what it is. 
 
However even with everything deactivated (WiFi OFF, Bluetooth OFF, Screen set to lowest brightness but mainly OFF) and listening to Tidal in offline mode the battery is draining fast (3-5 hours max).
 
Battery life seems to be longer when using Onkyo's native app...
 
I tried the follwing cups:
Beyerdynamic T90 (250 ohm)
Beyerdynamic DT990 Edition (250 ohm)
as well as my Ultimate Ears Triple.Fi 10 (reshelled)
*** all not balanced ***
 
After I exchanged the original batteries of the iBassos (both DX50 as well as DX90) I could listen for approx. 14 hours.
I already see myself running around with an iPhone 7, the Onkyo DP-X1 and  couple of power banks to avoid running out of juice...

If you're not using Balanced output, have you tried setting "Sound & Notification > Output Select > OFF"? 
That should turn off the Balanced AGC drive circuits, which aren't needed - and could provide longer battery life.
 
Also, are you using the DSP / EQ functions of the DAP?
 
 
Take Care,
David Baldock