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Hi @StonerAcoustics. Any luck to use with a sony walkman a50? Saw in fb group got one guy said he cannot get it working with a100. Maybe because fiio wmport to micro usb has no power line. Can i just put a battery in there? Haha.

Yeah, I understand how you feel. I got my sony a45 (wmport) setup detailed in the lowyat forum thread about ud130. Please click below links for details

a45 to ud130 - 1st setup

a45 to ud130 - 2nd setup

This post has been edited by raif: May 13 2020, 08:35 AM

You're my hero bro!

Thank you.

Power wise it's definitely possible to just use it with a battery. Many users are doing this setup.

Otherwise it's mostly down to driver support. Thanks to @raif for the tip.

I found this on AliExpress. Should be a simpler solution right

Np guys...just helping the audiophile community

Pls provide the full link so that I and others can read the details, thanks

Here it is.

#Aliexpress MYR 19.56 | Multifunction USB 2 in 1 USB Micro 5 Pin Male Left Angled to 2x Female Cord OTG Data Charging Adapter Y Splitter Cable
https://a.aliexpress.com/_dZbLAjt

Where can i see their setup (using battery)?

If you see the diagram it seems that power is drawn from the device itself, in the diagram case the handphone and in your case will be a50. I don't think this cable is suitable because what is needed is a separate usb wire that accepts power/battery to route power to ud130, while a50 only supply data (audio) to ud130

If like this will it work?

Ok now only i got. The host is the charger. Ok I'll look for another if got.

Hopefully you get better picture on how to proceed , are u using the fiio's wmport to micro-usb adapter?

This post has been edited by raif: May 13 2020, 12:55 PM

Yupp planning to go with that connector. I think i got the idea. Found this connector oso. So the fiio cable will go here before the y splitter. I'm ordering this. 2 pcs a lot. U want one?

#Aliexpress MYR 6.30 20%OFF | Robotsky 2Pcs USB Male to Micro USB Female Converter Phone Charge Data Transfer Adapter Connector for Samsung Huawei Xiaomi
https://a.aliexpress.com/_dZgjZWx

I have this connector, so no need. Thanks for asking.

Does this support Tidal MQA?

Hi the UD130 doesn't do MQA.

The playback specifications are:

USB Audio Class 1.0 24Bit/96KHz
USB Audio Class 2.0 32Bit/384KHz, DSD-64/128/256, DoP-64/128

It does however support "MQA" in the non-natively sense. Full MQA requires hardware compatibility.

This post has been edited by StonerAcoustics: May 31 2020, 03:51 PM

With with AKM factory caught fire recently, how are you coping with the stock of AKM4493 DAC chip for the ud130 ?

ayyyy you caught us.

Having trouble making new units because prices have went up six times for a single chip.

Gotta work hard on the new gen hardware then.

There was supposed to be a UD140 soon...