Well, from the picture they publish, it pretty much looks like a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 to me.
I meant equipment, settings and method. I doubt the 2i2 is anywhere near the accuracy of Amir's analyzer anyway.
Well, from the picture they publish, it pretty much looks like a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 to me.
If it's the CS47L93 and the audio circuit remains mostly the same then performance should be similar to the Exynos S8, which 0db tested here
me too. Apple's dongle is very good. Speaka dongle is very bad.I'm glad I bought the apple usb-c dongle
That is very good article. I didn't know Pixel 3a XL had headphone jack, and that it was very good! Still, Pixel doesn't have microSD slot. Hmm. Google? Are you listening?
me too. Apple's dongle is very good. Speaka dongle is very bad.
Actually using Apple dongle on Xiaomi phone. Select usbHQ in HibyMusic to avoid power limit. I can also get volume control with my old iPhone compatible Sony earbuds
This "casino" has nothing to do with Android in itself, but with the USB Audio Device Class 3.0 specification (https://www.usb.org/document-library/usb-audio-devices-rev-30-and-adopters-agreement ). Manufacturers, be it of smartphones, tablets or computers, can choose to either send audio in digital form over the USB C connector (thus enabling the use of the Samsung and other similar dongles) or to send an analog audio signal (as is the case with my Huawei P20 Pro, making it the single biggest flaw I've yet to find in it). Both streams at once seems to be impossible or not reliable at the least ...When Apple ditched the Jack and rolled out the Lightning to 3.5 dongle it was clear right out of the gate in which devices it would work: on any running iOS 10 or later.
As usual on Android dongles compatibility not only is not clear but seems to be a casino. Hit or miss.
Thus it might help to list each Android handset that can operate the Samsung dongle with no issues or workarounds.
I don't quite follow. Are you saying that digital audio output to, say, a DAC is not possible via USB-C on your Mate 20 Pro?This "casino" has nothing to do with Android in itself, but with the USB Audio Device Class 3.0 specification (https://www.usb.org/document-library/usb-audio-devices-rev-30-and-adopters-agreement ). Manufacturers, be it of smartphones, tablets or computers, can choose to either send audio in digital form over the USB C connector (thus enabling the use of the Samsung and other similar dongles) or to send an analog audio signal (as is the case with my Huawei P20 Pro, making it the single biggest flaw I've yet to find in it). Both streams at once seems to be impossible or not reliable at the least ...
Yeah, if you're ticking off specs there is nothing special here. But this thing is tiny, low cost, and the bottom line is it sounds quite good and isn't cumbersome to use.With budgets like Samsung's this should have been better.
That is indeed what I'm saying, and no, it isn't broken This is a design choice made by Huawei, and open to any constructor to decide how they want to implement audio over USB-C.I don't quite follow. Are you saying that digital audio output to, say, a DAC is not possible via USB-C on your Mate 20 Pro?
That's remarkable and hard to believe because I get digital audio output to a DAC via the USB-C port on my Huawei Mate 20X, the Pro's bigger sibling (and on all other Android phones I have ever--Asus, Oppo, Samsung, Xiaomi--used going back to Android 7). And I can do out of the box, without having to tinker with Developer Options. Plug-and-Play with UAPP.That is indeed what I'm saying, and no, it isn't broken This is a design choice made by Huawei, and open to any constructor to decide how they want to implement audio over USB-C.
Mate 20 <> P20 Different hardware, different design choices ...That's remarkable and hard to believe because I get digital audio output to a DAC via the USB-C port on my Huawei Mate 20X, the Pro's bigger sibling (and on all other Android phones I have ever--Asus, Oppo, Samsung, Xiaomi--used going back to Android 7). And I can do out of the box, without having to tinker with Developer Options. Plug-and-Play with UAPP.
Yet another reason, perhaps, why the best of the Mate 20 triad has always been the X model. The X is a monster.
My bad - you have the P20. Nevertheless quite unusual, irregular even. I wonder - what was the upshot of that odd design choice? Even Android 7 devices were outputting audio via micro-USB years ago. I think you are being too generous with the "different design choice" bit.Mate 20 <> P20 Different hardware, different design choices ...
That's surprising. The Buds+ are tuned to Harman Target (now that Samsung owns Harman) and get good reviews for SQ.FWIW the Samsung dongle drives my 150 ohm Sennheiser HD58X headphones very well.
Not surprisingly, the SQ from the HD58X far exceeds the cheap Koss KSC75X I mentioned above - so the dongle scales well with better headphones.
I'm waiting on a Meizo Pro dongle as I'm curious to see if the better technical performance brings discernible SQ gains.
For those thinking wireless may be the way to go with newer phones like the S20 - I was very disappointed with the SQ from the complementary Samsung Buds+. Mine are back in the box. YMMV.
That's surprising. The Buds+ are tuned to Harman Target (now that Samsung owns Harman) and get good reviews for SQ.