Recent content by blse59

I am enjoying my DT770s immensely. Anyone tried both and how do they compared in terms of quality of sound?

Compare specs here (at bottom of web page): RAW-HA1: https://www.smsl-audio.com/portal/product/detail/id/895.html AO300: https://www.smsl-audio.com/portal/product/detail/id/848.html I think it shows the AO300 is already a capable unit.

I've been using it every day since I got it in January to drive headphones and speakers without issue. Big upgrade and logical next step up from the Fiio K5 Pro it replaced. The only thing I would have liked is physical controls to switch between the different inputs and outputs. It does take...

Are there any advantages to ARC over optical with this box? It looks like a bare bones implementation. Is the sound quality better? My tv is connected through optical and everything has been working fine. Not sure if I should put in the effort to try ARC on this box.

IMO one of the better sounding IEMs if not the best. I personally place more importance on hearing an accurate reproduction of the recording rather than "seasoning" the sound to my taste. I want to hear what the engineer intended rather than taking a recording and saying, it needs a little more...

Jeez, not sure how I missed that. Thanks!

I updated my firmware to the stock 1.4. I think I may have found an anomaly but I'm not sure. In the menu EQ --> Tone, didn't we used to be able to adjust the bass and treble? I can't seem to do that now. Maybe I remembered wrong.

Woah, this is amazing! Why didn't they put this in the instruction manual? This forum is invaluable. :)

Some things I'd like in a firmware update: - The ability to wake it up from standby by turning the knob or pushing in the button. I don't like having to find or reach for the remote to take it out of standby. - Ability to see what firmware is installed on device. edit: Also maybe the ability...

It's Samsung. It's an entry level model though which is why I wasn't sure if the HDMI arc issue is due to the tv not supporting it or if it's a firmware issue with the AO300.

Which has better audio quality, optical or hdmi arc? Currently using optical out on tv and the sound is good enough to me. No luck getting hdmi arc output to work yet. Either my tv doesn't support it or the firmware update affected it somehow.

I wonder if you followed the instructions on page 6 starting with step 5? You have to select the COM port in the dropdown box. It worked for me and I never installed the driver.

You do not need to have the driver installed. You can go straight to updating the firmware. I would say the biggest strike against this device is you do need to update the firmware. I had problems with Youtube videos freezing. I thought it was my net connection but it turns out it was the AO300...

Ah I see. I haven't experimented with balanced yet so I don't now the kind of stuff they go through. But if it's as simple as plugging on an adapter I'm still not sure that 4.4mm jack is needed. I checked on Amazon and those adapters seem to average around $20-$40 so I guess it saves the user...

Really liking this box. Sound to bookshelf speakers is clear and powerful. Same with headphones. Can't say I'm a fan of the 4.4mm jack. It's not a balanced output so what's the point? Would have rather kept the design of the unit minimalist and optimized. Hopefully somebody will send a unit to...