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So wanted a small dongle amp for travel, and a less expensive set of IEMs. I want to focus this post on the Dongle DAC I bought a Hiby FC4. Bought this for small light and cheap. My home unit is a Shanling H7. I didnt expect much of a sound difference, but the difference is enormous. The Hiby sounds very bright with no base. Tried two sets of IEMs both the Truthear Novas and my reference MESTS. Same issues on both, was careful that its not just a volume issue. Massive Attack Mezzanine, Chris Whitley Dirt Floor, were the main test tracks. Can a dongle Dac really sound really noticeably bad? I bought the shanling to be able to drive some planars as well as IEM, but shocked at the difference. Can someone recommend a Dongle DAC that doesnt suck?