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legabs t1_j9o0y7e wrote

Try with an Apple dongle, it's cheap.Perso I hate Fiio, so I'm heavily biased toward them. Maybe it's the culprit, but maybe not.Or at least try on the amp of your friend who has the Sundara.

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fortean t1_j9o8wor wrote

Of all the brands to hate... what's wrong with Fiio?

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legabs t1_j9onrph wrote

Personal journey with them, 3 product I bought from them, 3 pieces of garbage.It's personal. I would not judge nor argue if other people like the brand.Actually I understand that they are somewhat important regarding the chifi realm history.

EDIT : the only other company I have a gripe with is MrSpeakers/DCA, so Fiio is not alone ;-)

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flyedchicken t1_j9pdwfv wrote

Apple dongle would be a step backwards, your beef with Fiio aside. I don't think OP is short on power but if they swap to just an Apple dongle they definitely would be

Apple dongle works well with lots of headphones but it is not a one size fits all and I personally would never try to run planars off one and expect them to be their best.

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legabs t1_j9ppkga wrote

I said that on another thread, but with my PM3 it works perfectly, with the Aeon almost perfectly, and average with my HE400i.
My bad you're right it's better for him to test on a friend's amp than on an Apple dongle. It's just that it was the cheapest way to compare with the Fiio.

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flyedchicken t1_j9pwlz1 wrote

That's fair then, yeah. I guess they are pretty cheap and available to where you could just pick one up to try and then return it later. And lots of people probs just have them laying around at this point. Did not mean to come off passive aggressive!

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Line6Guitarist OP t1_j9ooq7v wrote

Yeah honestly dealing with their software is a pain. Still couldn't manage to get 24 bitrate, even though its clearly advertised on their website

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