Gamers, What's Your Audio Set Up?

[Raymond Lin]

I might have to eat my words....Apple music do sound different....is it better?

Well, I was listening to Gracie Abrams still and I thought I would use Apple Music today, walking home with Apple dongle and Hexa....One of the songs I have listened to a lot of times in the past 2 months playing and the bass, the low low end part is stronger. I also notice there are more going on, instruments going off at different places.

I have the CD at home but I think what is doing it isn't so much there is more but it is the Dolby Atmos doing its thing. I think?

As a result, and nevertheless, i can hear "more" but however, I wouldn't be paying like £16.99 a month for it when I have access to YT Music.

 

[mrk]

The dolby processing can amplify the details in the music yeah, you'd get the same result from any streaming platform that used the same master source and you were enabling the same processing feature.

 

[Raymond Lin]

The difference is quite obvious in some songs, less so in others, but when it's there, I was thinking "this is so cool".

 

[Timber]

FiiO has responded to the questions about the USB streaming option and driver for older models:

Thank you for that. That's a detailed response to be fair.

Their response on point 1 & 2 ignores why it can't be added to the menus of models that have the capability, even if only as a feature suggestion moving forward. But maybe there are technical limitations, they don't care about non-Windows users (i.e. most buyers are Windows users), or they just don't see it as a big issue. But it means these devices become software/driver dependent.

Although since we last discussed this I've moved all of my DAC/AMPs to the Windows 11 PC and the latest drivers from Topping, iFi and Fiio all have the exact same option in the driver. Interestingly nether the Topping or the iFi would let you select 16-bit, and one of them (I forget) wouldn't let you even change bit-rates on the stock Microsoft driver.

 

[mrk]

I think what I gathered form it is that they go by what gets the most requests/complaints, they hint at this with the other answer there for example. And I guess non Windows users aren't their target market or they get no feedback from them so focus on those OSes the least.

 

[Timber]

I think what I gathered form it is that they go by what gets the most requests/complaints, they hint at this with the other answer there for example. And I guess non Windows users aren't their target market or they get no feedback from them so focus on those OSes the least.

100% makes sense. I wouldn't be surprised if one day they do work it out as a lot of their devices seem to be leaning more and more on the software side.

 

[mrk]

Guess we can look at carrots as interconnects now then.

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[Raymond Lin]

I want to try a daikon radish.

 

[mrk]

into hibernation it goes, I feel I’ve exhausted everything with the K13 R2R now so will await the next firmware update and release of the linear PSU.

An excellent release at a great price, and unless something specific to the DX5 II is required, then this IMO sounds nicer for outright musical enjoyment, the FiiO PEQ management system is a nicer experience too through the web browser than Topping Tune for those using EQ.