Schiit Jotunheim is actually pretty good especially with the balance feature. iDSD micro BL is another great option.

iDSD is portable right?

Seems tempting as I do move around alot.

I'll head to starpickers after their renovations to check em out.

Any other recommendation?

Hi guys! not sure if this is the place for it.. have been awhile since ive used my ASGs...

ive got a razer hammerhead pro v2 that i use for gaming, both mic and sound, but unfortunately, the cable is too short.. should i get a dac? i probably wouldnt want to spend more than 200 for a dac, but i dont think theres any dac below 200 thats worth it.

can i use cable extensions with mic and sound splitter? thanks!

Audio-GD NFB 11.
I just sold mine to another forumer here yesterday, and he preferred it over his Schiit stack.

You can get a longer third party cable. There's a lot of them in ali, ebay etc..

what are they called?

Just realized that it is not detachable. Try search for 3.5mm female to 3.5mm male cable. Something like this

https://penonaudio.com/3.5mm-Cable?product_id=297

need mic cable also Q_Q

Yeah I guess that's true. Instead of get a dac, you can just get an amp.

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hi guys, just want an opinion from sifu here....

since q1 mark ii .. sold out in most shop,

i did some googling on entry level stuff, couldnt find solid comparison

Fiio A1 vs Fiio K1,

any sifu can share some insight ?

Hello, I am currently seeking advice for a portable dac/amp combo to go along with my HD6XX. Currently researching on the audioquest dragonfly red. Any sifu who got any experience or recommendations do give me some

probably need something more powerful than dragonfly. ever considered Fiio portable amp?

Guys, need advice, currently deciding between Chord Mojo and Sony PHA-3
with condition below:

Player: Note 8 phone
Music Source: Spotify
Fav Music: Chill Mix, Pop, KPOP, Chinese Pop
Earpiece: Sony IEM XBA-N3AP

Which DAC will be more benefit for me, pls advice, thanks in advance.

Probably the fiio a5, but other than that, thats it...

Note 8 sound should be ok. Is your spotify premium? If not then maybe spend that money into premium?

A5 should be good enough, depending where you listening from.

Yup, i subscribed premium.
So u mean even if a better DAC added won't have much improvement?

chances are: yes because Note 8 considered premium phone, so should have ok amp, and at least better than most of the phone in the market.
best to try these dac/amp with the phone, then only you can justify spending that much on a dac/amp, or spend that money on high impedance headphone and an ok dac/amp. Some people thinks that dac/amp should be around 1/3 of the price of the headphone you pairing, that is if dac/amp is required.

Before buying extra thing, try subscribing Tidal HiFi trial and listen to "Master" quality tracks.
Previously I was ok with Spotify but once I started to notice how bad it is compared to Tidal or my hi res files and CDs, I can't un-notice it again.

This post has been edited by penmarker: Dec 7 2017, 04:17 PM

I know someone using a Note 8 who said the SQ is quite bad. If you can, go to an audio shop to test with an external dac/amp yourself I think.