Recent content by LiviuTM

You are right, you can definitely get a discount. Out of curiosity, I checked the price at a local big store (in Bucharest, Romania) and they have a pretty good deal - a pair of these at ~4600 Euro / 5000 USD. This price includes VAT, which here is 19%.

Congrats, @salmo ! Looks like a neat little device. It's possible that FiiO KA13 will have better software support than Tempotec Sonata HD Pro. I think FiiO in general has more experience in the field. I see that FiiO KA13 is already at the 3rd firmware iteration.

I chose the cables based on MiniDSP recommendations: https://support.minidsp.com/support/solutions/articles/47001204343-flex-balanced-connectivity-which-trs-to-rca-cable-should-i-use-...

What a great idea! The way I see it, it's about setting the expectations for what makes a decent product (not necessarily the greatest), from a technical point of view. "Low-hanging fruit", as Amir nicely put it. It seems that there are companies willing to do better, but they don't know what to...

It works without an issue, I used some cheap mono 1/4 to RCA cables with Audioengine A5+ (https://jb-systems.eu/2-0435), which did their job without a hitch.

Actually, Flex does 2.1 and the setup is pretty simple. See this excerpt from the Flex manual.

Yes, Amir will take over and ask FiiO for one to review. It now all depends on his backlog :)

Small typo: "Here, the DAC701 managed to produce quite high dynamics…"

Sorry, I wasn't very clear. I managed to activate Exclusive mode, so Hardware option was visible in "Volume mode", just it wasn't possible to select it. I suppose this is connected to the limitations related to displaying hardware volume that you mentioned earlier.

Thanks, I didn't know that. Played with Hiby a bit and the Hardware option from the "Volume mode" was not selectable.

Mine arrived too. Same issue with the hardware volume in Windows 11, or rather the lack of it. The screenshot is from TempoTec USB Audio Control panel. I also made a quick test in Android 13 with AIMP and couldn't figure out if there's any indication of the hardware volume; I suspect not...

Yes, it does. https://www.tempotec.net/products/tempotec-sonata-bhd-pro

Here's the product page: https://www.fiio.com/ka13 I intend to order one to ship it for review. Specs list compared with other similar FiiO products: Model KA13 KA5 KA3 KA1 KA2 Color Midnight black/Dawn silver Classic black/Electrophoresis white Classic black Classic black/Midnight green...

Thanks. I am willing to do as I said; I also noticed it's available at FiiO's AliExpress store. The reason why I'm still hesitating? It seems AliExpress will also charge the local VAT (standard practice for EU-based customers), which bothers me a little. I intend to order the product to ship...

@amirm, you might have to create a thread dedicated to Kara. She's a sweetheart and that is a fact.