not parametric EQ.... which the others listed have...
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Neutron HiFi DAC V1 Review
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AudioSceptic
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Did you mean cynical? Please explain.
A few use cases: iPhones, streaming app with no EQ (or no good one), when you want to leave a dongle attached to your headphones or IEM to not have to mess with presets.
I also think it’s too expensive compared to
A Qudelix 5K. But it’s a neat dongle!
AudioSceptic
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I also think the price might be a barrier, especially if it's *only* used with portable devices. OTOH you do get real quality, and it's a bargain compared with things like the AQ Dragonfly.A few use cases: iPhones, streaming app with no EQ (or no good one), when you want to leave a dongle attached to your headphones or IEM to not have to mess with presets.
I also think it’s too expensive compared to
A Qudelix 5K. But it’s a neat dongle!
There are EQs for iphones. UAPP does Tidal and Qubuz.
Not to mess with presets? how do you set it in the first place?
Just as easily dial one in your player, and forget about it.
I am not just disagreeing with you, I am saying it is a very narrow Need!
I agree, however, technically, the V1 has better measurements on distortion levels, but much less power.I also think it’s too expensive compared to
A Qudelix 5K. But it’s a neat dongle!
An E1DA balanced or the Tanchjim at just over half the price, including a capable software player, would be even superior.
Nope:
Qudelix-5K Reference DAC AMP
Qualcomm QCC5124 Bluetooth Dual ES9219C SABRE HiFi® DAC 3.5mm Unbalanced 2.0V RMS 2.5mm Balanced 4.0V RMS aptX Adaptive, LDAC, AAC, aptX-HD 6 ~ 20 hours battery time USB DAC 96KHz / 24-bit 20-band Double Precision PEQ/GEQ High Sensitivity 3-D LDS Antenna Qualcomm® cVc™ noise cancellation High...
www.qudelix.com
??? The 5K, from a couple of FW revisions ago, does offer 20x PEQ, or 2x10, or 10+10L+10R, or GEQ, or 10GEQ +10xPEQ…
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Is that per channel?Nope:
Qudelix-5K Reference DAC AMP
Qualcomm QCC5124 Bluetooth Dual ES9219C SABRE HiFi® DAC 3.5mm Unbalanced 2.0V RMS 2.5mm Balanced 4.0V RMS aptX Adaptive, LDAC, AAC, aptX-HD 6 ~ 20 hours battery time USB DAC 96KHz / 24-bit 20-band Double Precision PEQ/GEQ High Sensitivity 3-D LDS Antenna Qualcomm® cVc™ noise cancellation High...
I wouldn't know.
Not an iphone guy, but I know they exist.
I have multiple headphone profiles, setup on my phone with Neutron media player, that I can dial in with a couple of taps. They use no more than 4 bands each!
But I do get it that EQ has become more of a toy, a must-have, for headphone users, than an actual tool.
Can you name one? I’m not aware of any system-wide EQ for iPhone.
Not wanting to be pedantic, but that's not 20 PEQ bands per channel.
AudioSceptic
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I don't think the Neutron has BlueTooth. That might be as big a deal as anything else for most users.Nope:
Qudelix-5K Reference DAC AMP
Qualcomm QCC5124 Bluetooth Dual ES9219C SABRE HiFi® DAC 3.5mm Unbalanced 2.0V RMS 2.5mm Balanced 4.0V RMS aptX Adaptive, LDAC, AAC, aptX-HD 6 ~ 20 hours battery time USB DAC 96KHz / 24-bit 20-band Double Precision PEQ/GEQ High Sensitivity 3-D LDS Antenna Qualcomm® cVc™ noise cancellation High...
Again, not an expert:
Make Your iPhone Sound Better with These iPhone Equalizer Settings
Dr. Pepper isn’t the only thing that comes with 23 flavors. Learn about the 23 presets from the built-in iPhone equalizer settings and the top 3 alternatives.
www.headphonesty.com
It needs USB power and a player. BT is really not required.
Now if it had onboard power, then BT would have been really nice, even a must. Perhaps they could make an addon device.
AudioSceptic
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I'm saying that the Qudelix has BT, which IMO is a big plus over the Neutron as you don't need a cable source-to-DAC. The Qudelix also has a claimed 6-20 hours of battery time, another plus.
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I went another direction: several Qudelix 5K & T71 “attached” to headphones, and a bunch of FreeDSP cables or equivalent “attached” to IEMs. After setting up an EQ that works for me… I just swap USB-C enabled HP & IEM between my iPhone, Laptop, Work Laptop (no EQ app allowed…), and, if I wanted, Raspi, PlayStation, etc. No need for any tap in any app after the initial PEQ setting.
The key for me was the availability of good enough DSP-enabled dongle/cable at a reasonable price…
Maybe… But then why Neutron‘s only DAC/Amp device is precisely built around a HW DSP solution?
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All right, you’re correct on this one.
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