Music apps using the DAC - LG V10 General

I've done a bit of quick testing with music apps this morning and here are the results:
WORKING WITH DAC
N7 Player (only works with the 10-band equaliser disabled)
ZPlayer
PlayerPro (but NOT with the DSP installed!)
Shuttle+
Blackplayer EX
Rocket Player FREE
Spotify (only with cat game installed - see later in the thread...)
Google Music (only with cat game installed - see later in the thread...)
Neutron Player (only with cat game installed - see later in the thread...)
Tidal
Pandora
Noozy
Pulsar Music Player Pro
NOT WORKING WITH DAC
JetAudio
GoneMad Music Player
Poweramp
Stellio Music Player
HibyMusic
Rocket Player premium
Most streaming radio apps, including: Simple TV, MX Player, Xiialive and Tunein Radio
I've got the H961N dual sim version.
Testing method was simply to install the app, play music and toggle DAC on/off to see if there was any interruption in the music (no interruption=no DAC)

Neutron seems to work on my VS990. There is no interruption when toggling the DAC on/off but I can hear a clear difference in sound quality. No DAC, Neutron sounds better with dither on. DAC on, Neutron sounds better with dither off. I have tested this many times.

Tested Neutron on mine and no difference, wish it worked.
Neutron rocks.
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Really? Testing mine again right now after reading this. Night and day difference to my ears.

Poweramp looks like a no.

How about google music?

I have done some more tests given the information provided here and I have come up with some answers. An interruption when switching the DAC on/off signifies a player that can output true hi-res. I did some test recordings on Audacity through the input on my laptop with a music file that has known frequency response up to 88,200Hz. The players that can output true hi-res (the ones that interrupt with DAC on/off) play those frequencies all the way up with no cutoff. The players that cannot (no interruption with DAC on/off) are using Android's internal resampler and are getting resampled to 48kHz (24,000Hz frequency response).
The players I have found that can output true hi-res are ZPlayer, PlayerPro, Shuttle+ (thank you stupc), LG stock music player, Google Play Music and ES File Explorer media player.
Having said that my ears tell me that all players work with the DAC. However only the ones I have listed above can output true hi-res. The rest, while they do still sound good and do benefit from the DAC, are not outputting true hi-res and are instead being resampled to 48kHz.
I have edited this post to include some visual examples. For the following examples I have used Daft Punk - Give Life Back to Music from the 24-bit/88.2kHz edition.
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beavis5706 said:
Really? Testing mine again right now after reading this. Night and day difference to my ears.
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Really? That's interesting. What file types are you listening to and what headphones?
I'm listening with a pair of B&W P5s to a mix of FLAC and high bit rate mp3s - can't hear any difference whatsoever. With Blackplayer, PlayerPro and Zplayer there's an immediate (and welcome!) jump in loudness and a slight increase in sound quality.

I still haven't managed to find an app that can both work with the dac AND play alac files. I've tried so many different music apps in the last few days. Good thing Google lets you refund a purchase within a period of time because otherwise I would have blown A LOT of cash.

stupc said:
Really? That's interesting. What file types are you listening to and what headphones?
I'm listening with a pair of B&W P5s to a mix of FLAC and high bit rate mp3s - can't hear any difference whatsoever. With Blackplayer, PlayerPro and Zplayer there's an immediate (and welcome!) jump in loudness and a slight increase in sound quality.
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Yes I am definitely hearing a difference with Neutron and the DAC on. I'm fact is still think Neutron is the best sounding player here.
The only advantage of using the players you mentioned is they can play hi-res files with no downsampling. They can play 24-bit/96/176.4/192kHz and more files with no downsampling.
If I playing standard 16-bit/44.1kHz files then to my ears Neutron beats out all the players known to work with the DAC. Listen carefully and you will hear the difference with Neutron and DAC on. The only difference is there is no interruption when turning DAC on/off. I am hearing the exact same difference in quality on all players, including Neutron.
I just have ear buds that came with Galaxy S4 and am playing all wav files with the exception of a couple of flac files.
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This is interesting. With just my headphones plugged in I hear no difference in volume with DAC on/off when using a player that supports the DAC.
However when I plug my phone in my laptop then listen with headphones through the laptop I hear a tremendous difference in volume with DAC on/off.
I honestly have no explanation for this however now I see why you are all hearing a huge difference with DAC on/off.

The audio from this device is outstanding. I transferred some flacs and I might be dropping my Google play subscription!!
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I use the stock LG music player for local files, and i use Tidal HiFi (flac) as well. Both sound great with all my headphones.

Will Spotify benefit from the ESS DAC?

OK I went out and bought some new headphones today that are clearly working with the ESS DAC. Apparently the headphones I had that came with my Galaxy S4 weren't working with the DAC properly.
So now that I have those I can confirm Neutron is not working with the DAC. Loving PlayerPro right now and it is beating out Neutron in every aspect sound quality wise.
Neutron does still seem to benefit from DAC, however the players that are working properly with DAC are beating Neutron in sound quality.

Any streaming that would use the DAC?

clockcycle said:
How about google music?
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Play Music has.
I can tell the difference.
BTW, most of audio files I encoded are 192kbps ogg.

beavis5706 said:
OK I went out and bought some new headphones today that are clearly working with the ESS DAC. Apparently the headphones I had that came with my Galaxy S4 weren't working with the DAC properly.
So now that I have those I can confirm Neutron is not working with the DAC. Loving PlayerPro right now and it is beating out Neutron in every aspect sound quality wise.
Neutron does still seem to benefit from DAC, however the players that are working properly with DAC are beating Neutron in sound quality.
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Care to share what headphones are those?

ronnel0918 said:
Care to share what headphones are those?
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Skullcandy Smokin Buds 2. They sound pretty good for the money and are totally working with the DAC. I don't like to spend a lot of money on headphones. Good sound and much louder than my previous headphones.

Looks like 16bit audio is not offloaded but 24bit is.
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beavis5706 said:
OK I went out and bought some new headphones today that are clearly working with the ESS DAC. Apparently the headphones I had that came with my Galaxy S4 weren't working with the DAC properly.
So now that I have those I can confirm Neutron is not working with the DAC. Loving PlayerPro right now and it is beating out Neutron in every aspect sound quality wise.
Neutron does still seem to benefit from DAC, however the players that are working properly with DAC are beating Neutron in sound quality.
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I'm missing the browsing UI of N7 player, but the noticeably better sound with PlayerPro is some compensation. ☺

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[Q] anyway to boost volume ?

So I downloaded moboplayer and qq player and both can play movies fine from sd card however with ear buds and volume the sound is very weak (soft). I suspect (though not sure) some of it might be my encoding (it was ripped from a dvd on a linux box - I own the dvd so I can re-encode if that is the issue).
I've played these on my netbook and the sound is ok; a bit weak but not nearly as weak on the transformer.
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The video plays fine from the ssd card so that aspect is working great. Some of the videos are mp4 others are h.264; the h.264 are a bit louder.
h.264 isn't a container.
The container (I believe) is avi for all of them and the encoding is mepg4 and h.264. However my issue is with the max volume and not the container or encoding (unless that impacts max volume).
ok linux is great; linux tools are great; the tool was using to rip the dvd (acidrp - which is a wrapper around mencode) allows you to set the gain. I had it set to 0 which actually decrease volume; boosting it to 2 did wonders.
There is an app in the market called volume boost. I havent tried it and am not sure if it's compatible with HC but worth a shot maybe?
Another option may be to find a media player that allows you to boost the volume. One of the reasons I like the VLC player on my PC is the ability to easily double the volume (200%) beyond the default levels of the media file.
I know there are a few variations of the VLC player on the Android Market but they don't appear to be official ports and some getting a few bad reviews. Still, if they perform a specific piece of functionality that you need, they may be worth a try. There may be other android apps out there with this same option.
Yea I use mplayer and vlc on linux; neither are available yet for HC. vlc is rumored to be out soon. Anyways I think this did the trick; will encode a couple of dvds tonight and test them tomorrow.
Xenoterran said:
Another option may be to find a media player that allows you to boost the volume. One of the reasons I like the VLC player on my PC is the ability to easily double the volume (200%) beyond the default levels of the media file.
I know there are a few variations of the VLC player on the Android Market but they don't appear to be official ports and some getting a few bad reviews. Still, if they perform a specific piece of functionality that you need, they may be worth a try. There may be other android apps out there with this same option.
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So I downloaded moboplayer and qq player and both can play movies fine from sd card however with ear buds and volume the sound is very weak (soft). I suspect (though not sure) some of it might be my encoding (it was ripped from a dvd on a linux box - I own the dvd so I can re-encode if that is the issue).
I've played these on my netbook and the sound is ok; a bit weak but not nearly as weak on the transformer.
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The video plays fine from the ssd card so that aspect is working great. Some of the videos are mp4 others are h.264; the h.264 are a bit louder.
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I hit the same issue myself, and so have already been down the same road as the OP. Obviously the best solution is to reencode your videos at a higher volme. However, I also went the other route.
I tried the Volume Boost app, but it did absolutely nothing on the Transformer. However, another app called Volume+ works well. The boost isn't huge, but it's definitely quite noticeable. You can download the app for free from the developer's website if you enable installing apps from outside the market, or you can just buy it in the market. The version I downloaded for free works for volume, but note that most of the graphic equalizer settings do nothing or have an adverse effect with the Transformer.
Hope this info's of help to someone!
Volume+ seems to work fairly well; wonder if it has a negative.
[QOTE=knoxploration;13553639]I hit the same issue myself, and so have already been down the same road as the OP. Obviously the best solution is to reencode your videos at a higher volme. However, I also went the other route.
I tried the Volume Boost app, but it did absolutely nothing on the Transformer. However, another app called Volume+ works well. The boost isn't huge, but it's definitely quite noticeable. You can download the app for free from the developer's website if you enable installing apps from outside the market, or you can just buy it in the market. The version I downloaded for free works for volume, but note that most of the graphic equalizer settings do nothing or have an adverse effect with the Transformer.
Hope this info's of help to someone![/QUOTE]
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Volume+ seems to work fairly well; wonder if it has a negative.
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Just guessing, but I doubt it has much impact on speed or battery life -- it's likely just tweaking a setting under the hood. Hence probably the only negative impact is reducing audio quality if you dial it up too far (although for the Transformer, it seems even the maximum setting is conservative enough.)
volume+ kinda works...
i absolutely love moboplayer and hopefully it will implement its own volume boost
yeah using volume+ works on mine too!
what volume boost did you guys put it at?
+6 ? +7?
+8 sounds really bad lol

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I will be trying this thanks.
The pro one seems to be cool, but a lot of crash in my N9005 i disabled dac one it's not compatible.
The E one it's seems ok. The souds seems better to.
Edit : I See Exynos only... I am on snapdragon. An edition for the other processor?
Seems not... sorry... Coz this really based on what DAC inside the phone... And many ppl reported problem with Snapdragon based Note 3....
Just use viper
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On my stok player does not work
which alternate player should I use?
I need to increase the volume of my notes 3
thanks
On my snapdragon Note 3 it works on PowerAMP music player. Crashed just once, but otherwise working fine.
I have snapdragon cpu and this works great with sony walkman.
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This version seemed to be working on my snapdragon version of N3.
Update: it doesn't work. I had music players settings on.
Installed on note 3, without a problem
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leprophotography said:
This version seemed to be working on my snapdragon version of N3.
Update: it doesn't work. I had music players settings on.
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Me too . Pity!
QUICK UPDATE: This is not working on snapdragon...
Confused. Com does this work on a snapdragon N9005 or not please?!
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Confused. Com does this work on a snapdragon N9005 or not please?!
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Tried it just now, didn't work. I'm surprised we don't have to flash anything, coming from a Galaxy Nexus
djdavis said:
Tried it just now, didn't work. I'm surprised we don't have to flash anything, coming from a Galaxy Nexus
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Thanks man. I rooted my Note 3 to try out Viper, that's pretty unstable at present, thought I'd try this one. No point now, thanks .
I really wish I'd tried this mod on my Note 2 before deciding to buy my Note 3 .
It's clearer than ever to me personally that my Note 2 blows my 3 away audio wise. Loving this mod on my Note 2 right now
Crescendo Xenomorph said:
QUICK UPDATE: This is not working on snapdragon...
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I am using N9005. No working on the stock music player but working using TTPOD player.
ramyeohy said:
I am using N9005. No working on the stock music player but working using TTPOD player.
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Sorry but what's a ttpod player?
Ive been using version 2.0.1.13 for over a month now and it works perfectly. I have the N900T.
This is a great mod on my Note 2. If it could work on my Note 3 and I knew what a ttpod player was?! It'd be handy.

[Q] Best music player for Moto G?

What music player do you use?
I'm personally very happy with Omich Player (Look it up in the play store, can't link yet).
Minimalistic, works fast and stable and just does what is has to do without any bloat.
I'm just intrested in what you guys use.
Rageplay said:
What music player do you use?
I'm personally very happy with Omich Player (Look it up in the play store, can't link yet).
Minimalistic, works fast and stable and just does what is has to do without any bloat.
I'm just interested in what you guys use.
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i use PowerAmp (full version). in my opinion its the best music player to adjust anything you want to. for example the software Amplifier (equalizer, but i call it amplifier because its the best one i got so far in a music player). automatic or manual searching for CD Covers for nearly every album or songs, automatic or manual searching for lyrics, sleeptimer (if you are like me who just listen to music to get to sleep), set a song as ringtone, different music player skins, many audio adjustments like crossfade, audiobuffer size, DVC. you can set up a alternative lockscreen when you use poweramp and want to control it while your phone is locked. You also get some widget possibilities if you need them. It got also bluetooth support for some bluetooth headphones. and you can customize how PowerAmp behaves when you get a phone call while listening to music
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i use PowerAmp (full version). in my opinion its the best music player to adjust anything you want to. for example the software Amplifier (equalizer, but i call it amplifier because its the best one i got so far in a music player). automatic or manual searching for CD Covers for nearly every album or songs, automatic or manual searching for lyrics, sleeptimer (if you are like me who just listen to music to get to sleep), set a song as ringtone, different music player skins, many audio adjustments like crossfade, audiobuffer size, DVC. you can set up a alternative lockscreen when you use poweramp and want to control it while your phone is locked. You also get some widget possibilities if you need them. It got also bluetooth support for some bluetooth headphones. and you can customize how PowerAmp behaves when you get a phone call while listening to music
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Sounds like one of the most customizable ones Pretty cool.
Rocket player 3
Used PowerAmp, but since you cant use the songs you download to cache on another app i had to settle with spotify app (which is not that bad if a little too basic)
I like google play because it integrates with google now, so I can give voice commands to the player to switch songs, pause or play.
Rageplay said:
What music player do you use?
I'm personally very happy with Omich Player (Look it up in the play store, can't link yet).
Minimalistic, works fast and stable and just does what is has to do without any bloat.
I'm just intrested in what you guys use.
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I use Musixmatch, because I love the synced lyrics feature while playing the song. It has also a beautiful UI and an integrated equalizer that works good. Here's a screenshot
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Take a look at Shuttle+, there is also a free version but it is totally worth it. It replaced Poweramp on my device instantly.
I use Poweramp full version.
It's definitely worth buying it.
It has 1/4 battery usage of what Google Play Music uses.
And it's the most customizable music player I know.
i'm using PlayerPro. It's a very good player, try it ^^
GoneMad Music Player is good. Been using it ever since its release.
poweramp and apollo
Moto g music player
Rageplay said:
What music player do you use?
I'm personally very happy with Omich Player (Look it up in the play store, can't link yet).
Minimalistic, works fast and stable and just does what is has to do without any bloat.
I'm just intrested in what you guys use.
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I am using Walkman player for my moto g...really player rockzzz!!!!!!!!
link for download
I find Jetaudio vert good!
Poweramp still best, no music player can compete with its unique in. Terms of features and ui
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Equalizer
Does the job neatly
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Android music player review - 1. general comparison

I used many Android music players as a music lover and tested them as a member of the team that made a music player app. So I decided to write detailed reviews about pros and cons of some music players in a serial form for one who is looking for a great app. This is the first part for introduction and I will handle the sound review in the next one. I tried to be as objective as I can, but a review is a subjective one after all and my thought could not be same with your opinion.
1. Poweramp
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Poweramp is the most popular music player app. I bought it because it's highly recommended online. It provides lots of useful features and skins. You can hear the characteristic sound based on rich bass and use the sound effects like 10 band equalizer, tone, and limit. Reverb effect was also added in the recently released alpha version of Poweramp v3. I prefer its new UI of to the previous one. Although it doesn't leave nothing to be desired in the sound quality but is still a nice player for common music listeners.
*link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxmpz.audioplayer
2. Neutron
Neutron is an audiophiles' favorite among the Android music players. It supports most audio formats and offers a huge number of sound features. It allows users to adjust the sound in great detail but it's too complicated to use though its UI is much better that in the past. If you refer others' settings on the internet and adjust well you can enjoy good sound but it's so tough for me to make Neutron my main player. Anyway, it's ideal for one who need various sound options and 32, 64 audio processing.
*link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neutroncode.mpeval
3. JetAudio
I often used its PC version so I also tried JetAudio app with anticipation. It provides a free basic version without a time limit while Poweramp and Neutron only provide time-limited trial versions. If you buy its pro version you can use 20 band equalizer instead 10 band and unlock the sound effects like AM3D and Bongiovi via in-app purchases. I heard its sound effects would enhance the sound quality and I bought the pro version and in-app products, but sadly, the result didn't satisfy me. I think its sound is worse than other players in this writing.
*link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jetappfactory.jetaudio
4. Rocket Player
Rocket Player is another popular Android music player and provides a free version without a time limit like JetAudio. Paid version provides preamp, 10 band equalizer, replay gain, and etc. Its volume level is quite loud and sound is decent. But it has less extremely low frequency and too much mid. Another issue is that use of 5 band equalizer causes lower volume and worse sound quality. I'm not sure whether 10 band in paid version has the same problem or not because I hesitated to buy it. If you use paid app, please let me know how it is. Rocket Player is a good choice for one who wants a free and decent player yet.
*link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrtstudio.AnotherMusicPlayer
5. PlankTone Music Player
PlankTone Music Player is a newborn app made by our team. It's not as famous as other players but I think it's worth trying, especially in the sound quality. It provides a trial version and in-app purchase is needed after the trial period. You can hear a high quality and balanced sound without complicated settings. It also let you individually customize sound effects for each song. But it is at an early stage so it does not have features like tag editing or downloading album art and doesn’t support themes and skins, and doesn’t offer various widgets now.
*link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chapter3.planktone
It’s a general review of music players and I will write a more detailed sound review next time. I will handle the sound characteristic, sound effects setting, test result with DAC, etc.

Question Audio - better quality, wired & wireless.

Hello everyone,
By way of introduction: I'm some kind of audiophile, and really like good quality music, I would like to make my s22ultra to the best mobile device (in terms of sound quality).
I would like to mention a few aspects related to audio in this topic.
1. App for audio (streaming) + audio player
2. Android Auto & sound/music
3. Devices wired & wireless
4. Others additional devices/apps to make sound better quality
What is your experience ?
What are you doing to improve the sound?
Ad.1 - switch from Spotify to Tidal (master,hifi) and think that quality is better - incomparable.
I'm don't using any app too source music - which app is good?
Ad.2 - I was change options with codec in AA by programic options, and its better too ! (see below)
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Ad.3 - I use for now Bose QC45 - sound is good but phone calls are much worse, I can hardly hear me, I don't know why
Ad.4 I think about headphone amplifier (dac fiio k5) to make better sound quality - it have sens? AA in car will play better quality (connected by usbc, by phone)?
Someone use a adapter (usb-C to minijack 3.5)? Can someone something recommend?
Poweramp, only .wav, HDCD or higher resolution* files. Buds+** sound pretty good once dialed with the Poweramp equalizer. Next step up be a LDAC bud or headphone solution. Otherwise you're stuck using the inconvenient C port.
*MP4's are ok... better than mp3's I believe
**if you get the Buds+ DO NOT update the factory loaded firmware as it will screw up the sound. They run very good on the factory load, this applies to the last production run firmware.
If you like the Buds+ try to pick up a new pair, not used manufacturer shortly before being discontinued. I don't like Samsung's current Buds lineup... I have 3 pairs of Buds+
Just use an external DAC on USB-C port
Norbertus20 said:
Hello everyone,
By way of introduction: I'm some kind of audiophile, and really like good quality music, I would like to make my s22ultra to the best mobile device (in terms of sound quality).
I would like to mention a few aspects related to audio in this topic.
1. App for audio (streaming) + audio player
2. Android Auto & sound/music
3. Devices wired & wireless
4. Others additional devices/apps to make sound better quality
What is your experience ?
What are you doing to improve the sound?
Ad.1 - switch from Spotify to Tidal (master,hifi) and think that quality is better - incomparable.
I'm don't using any app too source music - which app is good?
Ad.2 - I was change options with codec in AA by programic options, and its better too ! (see below)
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Ad.3 - I use for now Bose QC45 - sound is good but phone calls are much worse, I can hardly hear me, I don't know why
Ad.4 I think about headphone amplifier (dac fiio k5) to make better sound quality - it have sens? AA in car will play better quality (connected by usbc, by phone)?
Someone use a adapter (usb-C to minijack 3.5)? Can someone something recommend?
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Pascal536 said:
Just use an external DAC on USB-C port
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This right here.
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I'm currently using this which is arguably one of the best out there for SQ in the under $15 budget category..
Media Monkey has an excellent AA compatible player app that supports all formats. They also have windows software that will organize your music library, includes a server function to stream to all of your audio systems via Wi-Fi.
Has ripping, formatting and a host of other features that are included in the 'Gold' package.
I've used it for many years and would say it's a must have setup for 'some kind of audiophile types'.
In the car I use AA for convenience. I also use a flash drive loaded with 1,800+ flac files. That sounds superior with the Lincoln Revel Ultima 19 speaker system.
I can't help with the audio settings for the phone. I use it primarily to control my music more so than playback with headphones/earbuds.
Some kind of Audiophile wannabe type since 1982.
using TIDAL HIFI on wired Android Auto
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Which do you recommend?

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