This channel is sooo underrated. Great quality, no sophisticated effects but straight foward and informative content. Keep it up man👍👌

If I hadn't already purchased one of these, this review would have sold me. Great work!

the revision hip dac 1.2 has a volume knob indicator

For trance lovers, which portable amp dac would you recommend?

Is this better than btr5 in terms of sound quality?

How will the hip dac pair with Sennheiser hd58x jubilee? Thanks

Battery life is only 8 hours not 12. In my unit's volume knob a round dent is present to indicate volume position and the 3.5mm is not single ended. It is SBlanced, which also supports balanced output. And S balanced out is noise free. And the bass boost at 20kHz is around 2db.

@kishoreabraham

4 жыл бұрын

Really? 3.5mm for both single ended and balanced? Very nice, in that case ifi audio is far ahead of competition in terms of future proofing. 4.4mm itself is the future of balanced. But Probably 3.5mm balanced will be the standard for portable hi-fi.

@palashshil

4 жыл бұрын

@@kishoreabraham Yes they are doing the 3.5 mm balanced for a long time, now as 4.4 mm gained popularity Ifi also implemented it. 4.4 mm has another benefit that it has also ground connection from the 5th pin. When using the 3.5mm balanced hip dac can offer low noise and better channel separation. I have made a detailed review please check it out. www.audioglorye.com/ifi-hip-dac-review/

@kishoreabraham

4 жыл бұрын

Palash Shil yes, I saw the s-balanced thing in ifi devices but never cared about it, as the cables are very rare and expensive. But now, cables are getting cheap and balanced devices are available in less than $100. So, balanced thing is coming down to everyone. So, having both as balanced ports, 4.4 and 3.5... good thing.

@shakilmohammad9731

3 жыл бұрын

What is the main difference between balanced (2.5mm) and normal 3.5mm cable

@palashshil

3 жыл бұрын

@@shakilmohammad9731 Balanced out put gives more power, better instrument seperation and less background noise with sensitive iems.

How is this compared to the ifi xdsd for metal?

Me: Newbie,Bought Sennheiser Momentum 2 True Wireless earphones it has Blue Tooth 5.1 Since MP3 players with 5.1 BT are rare & $$$. Was told that I can use MP3 with Blue Tooth 4.2 & Sennheiser 5.1 BT with the SAME audio quality. Will use MP3 ,ONLY will listen to uploaded KZread songs SHOULD I still try to find MP3 player with 5.1?? Thank YOU..PS Would a transmitter help?(Told U, I am Newbie)

Hi, nice review. I have Zen DAC. I expected little comparison. Would it be a good one to go? I need a portable solution. I need just good portable amp. (First comment🥰...)

Nice! nice!! nice!!!

Does the source volume have any impact? Using with a iPhone?

@samma3afans

3 жыл бұрын

Potentially, yes. Decreasing the volume on the source may mean that some of the digital bits are discarded, hence affecting the dynamic range.

@Markinpuff

3 жыл бұрын

@@samma3afans Oh, ok. So it’s using the volume as a sampling IF rather than it’s amplitude.

Hi, can you use it with fiio m6, I have fiio x5lll DAP, connected it to hip DAC, via type c to type b adaptor, but there's no audio. Please help.

@samma3afans

3 жыл бұрын

Yup you can definitely use it with the M6. Using adapters can often cause issues, so it would be best to get a proper micro-USB OTG cable if you want to use an external DAC with the X5iii

@frazy1984

3 жыл бұрын

@@samma3afans Thanks, were you able to get magenta colour on the hip DAC, while playing MQA tracks on tidal app. I didn't get the magenta colour, even after installing the UAPP app on my OnePlus 7 phone. Please help. Thanks

@samma3afans

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, can't help you there as I don't use Tidal, nor any MQA tracks

Very nice, friend.

How will it pair with Hifiman sundara in SE output ?

@MA-jz4yc

3 жыл бұрын

balanced is loud enough on even low gain. SE needs high gain switched on

this or 9038s gen 3?

@samma3afans

3 жыл бұрын

For sheer convenience and audio purity, I'd go with the 9038s

@goodnightmoon

3 жыл бұрын

@@samma3afans i decided to get myself the fiio q3 instead but thanks anyways! can you review it also?

@samma3afans

3 жыл бұрын

Q3 review will be posted in a few days.

@goodnightmoon

3 жыл бұрын

@@samma3afans nice!!

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Fiio Q5s vs hip dac??

@kishoreabraham

4 жыл бұрын

PSYNITE 69 they both are very different. 💎1. Q5s has Bluetooth, M-Fi certified and cable included (good for iOS users). For Hip DAC, no Bluetooth, Need to buy camera cable if have iOS devices. 💎 2. AKM chips which have totally different signature from Burr brown in Hip DAC. Hip DAC is more relaxing and musical, Q5s is more critical and bright (sound is subjective always) 💎3 both have Different ports and Hip DAC has MQA compatibility if it's relevant for you. 💎4 Last but not least, the price... Hip DAC $150 vs Q5S $350. It's more than double price difference. So they are very different, yet it's very subjective. Some may Like one than other, regardless of price. I heard both, I like Burr brown sound more.

@psynite69

4 жыл бұрын

@@kishoreabraham if I say....which one will be gud fr listening extreme metal songs and rock

@kishoreabraham

4 жыл бұрын

PSYNITE 69 For metal and Rock, I think it's better not to go for bright signature (as the music itself usually bright). In my opinion Hip DAC would be better for your need. Again it's subjective. But Zen DAC and Hip DAC both use the same BB chip, which they used with more expensive models in the past. In 2020, Zen DAC is the best value DAC/AMP, for additional $30 you can get mobile version, Hip DAC. You can't go wrong with both of these.

@psynite69

4 жыл бұрын

@@kishoreabraham do you have any recommendations for iem for listening extreme metal...how will be tin HiFi p1??... suggest me

@psynite69

4 жыл бұрын

@@kishoreabraham are ak chips generally bright sounding??