For clarification my V6 DAP mode works without any issues whatsoever. Listening with my power hungry Dan Clark Ether 2 in high power balanced mode at volume level ~55 of 100. At level 70 it gets too loud to my ears so enough power in this little brick. Sound quality is stellar. With the Hiby apps built in MSEB-lizer you can actually define your own DAC sound flavor. These setting actually have an discernible effect unlike the usual short-/slow-/sharp filters.
Have done a comparison with the Shanling M3X. Listened to 2PAC, Kate Bush, Pattie Smith. Also chose 'The Bluest Blues', Alvin Lee. That track is a bit like cooking with just a few ingredients, no hiding place for the 'taste' of the music. The TempoTec has "2 x AK4493SEQ chips and the MX3 has 2 x ES9219C chips. They are so closely tuned it is hard to hear any differences between them. With 2PAC bass is so similar it was hard to figure which one I was listening to. Perhaps the V6 is 'minutely' smoother and the M3X 'minutely', more detailed.....perhaps. The V6 is a good centimetre longer and is quite large for a DAP that costs about £250. The V6 is very balanced sounding with good battery life
Maybe your USB-C cable is the fault here? I have a few USB-C cables lying around that don't work with my DACs. They don't have the correct data wiring or whatever. If you find a working USB-C cable the following notification appears then you select any of the Audio In selections.
I use the stock cable. If I connect V6 to my PC when V6 is off, the player shows it's being charged. But when I turn V6 on, there are no signs V 6 is connected to my PC. Where can I find "Use USB to" in the v6 settings?Maybe your USB-C cable is the fault here? I have a few USB-C cables lying around that don't work with my DACs. They don't have the correct data wiring or whatever. If you find a working USB-C cable the following notification appears then you select any of the Audio In selections.
Some USB cables are really fussy. They have to be connected in a particular direction. Try reversing the position of the cable, so the end plugged into your PC goes to the V6, and vice versa (obviously). If there is something written on the cable, such as V6, that usually indicates that that end should be plugged into your V6.
Just tested with the stock cable and it's working. Are you used to Android devices? Just swipe down from the upper screen edge.
Well I feel a bit like Basil Fawlty kicking his car to tell it off and hoping to start it. A big blow down the 3.5mm opening and lo and behold....sound from the 3.5mm....and it sounds excellent at 34, high gain. I have no idea if it will hold up. The V6 is a great sounding DAP with good power, really sounds great, but we'll see as time goes by if QC is good. I hope my 3.5mm stands the test of time and doesn't get dust in the 3.5mm. Seems a little dust and dirt affects it adversely. The IEM I am arbitrarily using is the Blon 01. Cheap as chips and one of the old bargains along with the legendary Blon 03.
When you say "blow" do you mean blow air down the port, or hitting the device? I believe it is the former but just to clarify.
Blowing down the port. It did go off again. It needs an occasional blow. Something is stopping ther connection. Hard to get into a 3.5mm port. If it stops working I might just have to beat it. That's fair because John Cleese showed that a good kick gets things working.
I may be wrong but I believe it is bad soldering. I had that on the charging port of my Littlebear B4X, which meant that charging was pot luck, worked sometimes and other times, no charge. I took that to be repaired, and the repairs it needed was soldering. I now have the same with the 2.5mm port on the Littlebear, selective sound output.
Hopefully they respond.
