It's not night and day like the ES100, but in think the 2.5 is still better.
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To be honest I just wanted to be able to get it working. I haven’t a-b tested it.
But i have a jaded opinion of Apple and Bose for their lack of provision for hi res audio
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Noticed a new iOS app update this morning. The firmware jumped two versions, now at 1.2.1. A few fixes/additions are listed:
The 'Power On/Off' key options are useless to me personally. If you set power on to both RL+BL, it can get turned on easily while in storage. If you set power off to both RL+BL, you can inadvertently power off the device too easily since they're directly opposite of each other. Hope these options are of use to some of you.
The ‘charger on/off’ feature works as intended and USB DAC mode through the CCK sounds noticeably better than bluetooth:
The 'Power On/Off' key options are useless to me personally. If you set power on to both RL+BL, it can get turned on easily while in storage. If you set power off to both RL+BL, you can inadvertently power off the device too easily since they're directly opposite of each other. Hope these options are of use to some of you.
The ‘charger on/off’ feature works as intended and USB DAC mode through the CCK sounds noticeably better than bluetooth:
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My firmware (*Android) seems to still stuck at 1.1.0 and it doesn't show any update. Is that normal?
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It won't be nice where iOS got 2 extra update over Android, if that was the case.
Same. I only have Android phones so I am also stuck at 1.1.0. I would think the type of phone you are using should not matter when it comes to the firmware of the 5K itself. Must be an issue with the Google Play store or something. A delay in releasing an Android app update is something I can understand but to be two firmware updates behind is strange.
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To be clear, v1.2.0 does not seem to have been available by itself in the US app store (maybe other countries had it?). Most likely they intended to release it but found some bugs and fixed them in v1.2.1 before making the updated app and firmware available.
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rkw
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I suspect that the firmware is bundled with the app and the firmware doesn't get updated until the app does.
Android app is currently at version 1.2.2, last updated June 28.
iOS app was updated yesterday to 1.3.0, had been 1.2.0 for 3 weeks.
Android app is currently at version 1.2.2, last updated June 28.
iOS app was updated yesterday to 1.3.0, had been 1.2.0 for 3 weeks.
At least on iOS it downloads the new firmware in the app, and I confirmed it was accessing the network during this process.
Just purchased mine directly from Qudelix: link
I found 2.5mm is better esp in high impedance headphone like my hd650.
For iem, there is no difference i can notice
Has anyone tried to compared Qudelix USB DAC/amp performance to low end desktop dac/amp like Schiit Modi/Magni ?
For what it's worth, the Android app update rolled in. If it doesn't show up in your My Apps and Games panel, it may help to go to the app listing in Google Play and look for an Update button.
The changes are as described above. The highlight is LED brightness control...because these buttons are bright.
Thanks for the tip. Showed up in My Apps and Games. Updating now. Really excited to hear they added brightness control.
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Just updated the app on android as well. 
