With this and a power bank to connect to the USB type C located at the bottom you are good to go and keep the dongle away from interference from the mains supply:
I haven't had any problems with the connector on mine. Also, I thought the cables were good quality! The connection between cable and dongle is tight too, seems like it will last the distance and not accidentally disconnect on the go.
Just ordered, just hoping it has some of the Astell & Kern sound I've never heard... of course I don't expect it to be on the level of their high end daps... but let's see... I was too curious to resist.
So you’ve never heard an A&K product before? I thought the HC2 and HC3 were good dongles too, I might try to find an HC3 second hand to refresh my memory and do a direct comparison.Just ordered, just hoping it has some of the Astell & Kern sound I've never heard... of course I don't expect it to be on the level of their high end daps... but let's see... I was too curious to resist.
I had only once thought about buying an A&K back in the days of the AK380, but then I got the Onkyo DPX-1 for obvious (economic) reasons. From then on, the A&K TOTL daps reached really high prices, pushing the idea of owning one even further away from me. To tell the truth, the lack of andorid also contributed to the choice, but now finally, I will be able to listen to my first A&K.
Sorry but what does the brand of the phone have to do with the type of dongle you want to buy? More than anything you should tell us if you like more of an analogue and musical sound or more of a hifi and revealing sound... and if anything the budget available.
It's Honor X9B, was reading latest Honor phones don't work with USB DACs. Anyhoo, after playing around in developer options I got it to work with Sonata HD but sound is a tad harsh and lacks emotion compared to when I use it with my laptop. So maybe this phone is not a good transport?
It all depends on the processor not the brand of the phone, for example phones equipped with Snapdragon processor have no problems. To understand more you should go to the UAPP website which in the technical notes explains in detail which processors could represent a problem with audio playback on Android.
It has Snapdragon 6. The phone speaker sounds much better than Sonata HD. Guess I'll try some different dongles.
We should start a new thread flagging phones/device models that Head-fiers should be mindful of..
So let's go back to the first two questions... what sound would you prefer analogue - hifi - or a bit of both? What amount were you thinking of spending? And I add a third with which iems does the Sonata HD sound worse than the phone speaker?
Also, FC6 seems to be the only dongle option left for me to try, as 1/dc elite is too expensive 2/ru7 has too many clicky noise which is why i sold it and 3/ Does fc6 stage width bother you compared to the ru7?
If you already have the RU7 I see no point in getting another dongle with the same musical signature... if instead you want to try something that is very close to a DC-Elite, if I were you I would take a look at the DC06PRO (huge stage and industrial quantities of details ) which I'm told is a really good dongle but it won't empty your wallet.
