How do you pick the model with diff OHMs? I want to mainly listen on a portable DAP (Fioo X3 for now), my phone and my MacBook?
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I use the 250 ohm and it works fine with my macbook and pc even without an amp. I do have a fiio e10 but the loudness is acceptable even without an amp. Hope this helps.
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iOS passes it over to the Fostex HP-P1 via digital out (to the AK4480 32-bit DAC) up to 16-bit/48kHz I believe... the latest version of iOS MIGHT support 24-bit/48kHz, but I'm not sure it would pass this over to the HP-P1. If using the "FLAC Player" app with the iPhone, you can play files higher than 16/48, but I believe iOS downsamples anything higher before sending it out to the HP-P1 DAC. So 24/96, 24/192 files are "playable", but are most likely downsampled by iOS to 16/48 before reaching the AK4480 32-bit DAC in the Fostex.
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I pull mine through a mixer, into my interface and into my DAW. The only thing is is that you need to do this with mono cables otherwise your output will be terrible. I love how the volcas sound, so any effort you put into this will be well worth it. PS; I had low output until I switched to mono cables.
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I've been listening with iPhone, iPod, iPad, and from amp of new NAD D3020. All are good but from NAD is best. I don't think the phones are hard to drive so they sound great with may systems. I am considering the new Fiio X5 or the HRT microstreamer.
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I agree, the P7 sound pretty good without an amplifier. However, I found they do scale up nicely when I use it with my desk bound DAC and headphone amplifier. I have used it with my portable Headroom Headphone Total BitHead amplifier on my Macbook Pro and iPad Air, and found that there was an improvement. However, for mobile/daily use the beauty of the P7 is that it works just great from my iPad Air and iPhone. It actually surprised me how good it sounds sans amplifier, and how even better it sounds with $3,000 worth desktop amplification. When traveling I always bring the P7s with me even though they take up more space than even quality in-ears. I like them that much. I do not know from experience if the FiiO make the P7s sound better, but as I've said amplification to scale up the sound for me. But by no means do I feel them wanting just plugged into my iPhone, iPad Air or Macbook Pro.
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A) Discreet or Discrete? I'll assume you mean the latter.B) The DAW software isn't really an issue here.C) No. This device has only TWO discrete analog input channels.D) M-Audio Mac drivers may only let you have ONE M-Audio brand USB audio device in use at a time, so don't think you can stack two, or mix this device and another M-Audio device to get 4 input channels. Paying for good driver programming is partly what makes MOTU more expensive. Let's see if anyone at M-Audio will chime in with a correction: there's a small chance they've mended their evil driver ways.
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"The D 3020's rear-panel iPod input is a sign of our times, but is also the amplifier's least impressive feature. I suspect NAD thought so, too, which is why they've included a TosLink mini-adapter to convert it to an additional optical input, which will also accept the digital-audio output from a MacBook Pro."The above is a (copy/paste) quote from the Stereophile review... click on the link below.http://www.stereophile.com/content/entry-level-35
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They mention a DAC onboard, but from my experience, not a very good one. Used it once...sounded terrible. I really liked the power it put out initially. After a while, it became quite harsh and fatiguing. Got rid of mine. You can go to Audiogon and get a much better amp for the same price. I like the Arcam FMJ-A19. It has all the features you want. Less power, but much cleaner, wider, & more dynamic soundstage. Outlaw does give you the "no questions asked" return policy, so, go for it if you want, but even in the manual it does not give the specs of the DAC. i would go Arcam, Creek, even NAD has a modular DAC that can be added that would be better than the outlaw (even if the DAC was not important They mention a DAC onboard, but from my experience, not a very good one. Used it once...sounded terrible. I really liked the power it put out initially. After a while, it became quite harsh and fatiguing. Got rid of mine. You can go to Audiogon and get a much better amp for the same price. I like the Arcam FMJ-A19. It has all the features you want. Less power, but much cleaner, wider, & more dynamic soundstage. Outlaw does give you the "no questions asked" return policy, so, go for it if you want, but even in the manual it does not give the specs of the DAC. i would go Arcam,... » Read More They mention a DAC onboard, but from my experience, not a very good one. Used it once...sounded terrible. I really liked the power it put out initially. After a while, it became quite harsh and fatiguing. Got rid of mine. You can go to Audiogon and get a much better amp for the same price. I like the Arcam FMJ-A19. It has all the features you want. Less power, but much cleaner, wider, & more dynamic soundstage. Outlaw does give you the "no questions asked" return policy, so, go for it if you want, but even in the manual it does not give the specs of the DAC. i would go Arcam, Creek, even NAD has a modular DAC that can be added that would be better than the outlaw (even if the DAC was not important « Show Less
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This device is designed to work with iPhones, iPods and iPads, not Macbooks. If you have a newer Macbook, the difference in sound wouldn't be worthwhile anyway. The main upgrade this provides for an iDevice is the amp. Newer Macbooks already have fairly decent internal DACs and amps. It's unlikely you would consider the sound from this an improvement over the direct output from a newer Macbook.
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Colin, I just tried the e18 with both the M7 and m8, and they worked flawlessly. I also tried on the Galaxy s5 and iPhone. It was immediately apparent that the new amp in the M8 does such an outstanding job with the audio as is; you could easily go without the Fiio. The improvement on the S5 and iPhone was significantly more noticeable.
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The built-in DAC of the Sonos is, IMHO, lousy. Any outboard DAC will sound much better. The Dragonfly has had some amazing reviews. Big bucks are not required.
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The best audio quality would be with a separate headphone amp. I assume this is what you are after if you have the MF DAC
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What do you mean by micro?(I dont know anything from MAC products) If you're referring to the diameter of audio input then it should be 3.5mm. I don't believe they send with any adapter for a 2.5mm audio.
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In the daisy chain, are we limited to using Satechi BT speakers, or can we make any speaker with a 3.5mm connection "bluetooth"? If so, how would the volume work? Are we limited to the volume of the BT? Would a louder speaker in the chain overwhelm or "blowout" the smaller one?Finally, I see compatibility with Apple Products, but I did not see Macbook Pro or iPhone 4s, specifically. Would these be compatible?Thanks,
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Using macpro or computer device DAC Magic Plus, (has headphone output) just only dac DAC Magic 100 (no headphone output. Or under $250 EMOTIVA XDA 2 (I am using it now) (headphone amp, preamp, and DAC)
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I am having the same problem with my macbook pro! Whether I plug in these speakers or not (use the ones already on my laptop) there is no difference in sound at all! I came on here for the same reason, to find out if anyone knows what to do about this.
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The easiest way is to run a RCA Y-cable out of the headphone jack. That's what I do from my iPod. Otherwise for better sound you'd need to feed the macbook into a DAC and then connect that to the amp.