I like them, but I am a little biased! lol!
I just picked one of these up with a iPhone camera adapter for Apple lossless, anyone know of a magnetic sticker to make the hip dac MagSafe compatible?
Did anyone get MQA working (magenta LED) before firmware 5.2 or stock shipping firmware on Tidal/UAPP Android or any Windows App? Hadnāt got it working myself, maybe my source MQA files not being true MQA, but even DSD128/DSD64 did turn Cyan or DSD256 or Blue, although I got the Yellow above 192kHz working.
So I thought Iās try FW 5.3c GTO Filter to sort MQA, all PCMās are now Yellow but still no confirmation (magenta LED) of MQA in Tidal app or Foobar2000 windows!
I really prefer Hip-Dac over the Topping Nx4ās sound and features but DSD & MQA can be had on the Helm Bolt cheaper and with THX cert filtering so Iād like to sort this issue and keep it for the battery drain advantage over the Bolt.
Maybe, this can help:
Since the hip DAC is from England putting on a moustache feels kind of right. 
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P.S. Roon solved it, just mouse click on the two apposing left right arrows audio decoding settings, sorry canāt upload images yet until I get more posts under my belt to show what I mean.
Just ordered a pair. They appear to be quite flexible.
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Found a puck made for attatching popsockets to iPhones with Magsafe, a little Gorilla Glue and we have the iFi HIP DAC Magsafe edition, perfect for Apples Lossless Service 
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Nice solution 
Just ordered this ā180 Degree Up Right Angle USB 3.1 Type C Male to Female Micro Mini Type-B USB otg USB-C Charging Data Converter Adapter Cableā, will report back in month time as shipping from u know where if the cable length is as small as your cable but with the benefit if the 180 bend.
If you can cancel your order then I suggest you do so. The Female head donāt fit into the Hip DAC. Worth a try, short but flexible.
Thanks for the heads up but I got 1 day free shipping on prime so it was to late. I can however see they are good quality so iāll use them (x 3) anyway.
Hi guys!
I had a chance to try out the hip dac and honestly surprised at how great the mids are. Link to my video review below
Great review! Thanks for covering our much loved little guy!
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I canāt unlock MQA quality tracks on my ipad or iphone with this Hip DAC of mine. Does anyone know how to get that magenta lighting on a mobile device?
Update - just tried Tidal with Appleās own USB-A (female) to lightning dongle, and Iām seeing that magenta now on my iPhone! Perhaps the usb-c dongle for my iPad isnāt compatible. Will try again later on the iPad.
Are you using Tidal with Hifi subscription for source and do you have 5.3 firmware? On iPad or iPhone with default settings it should handle Master records no problem.
Any luck? Keep us posted and we can diagnose with you if you did not get it fixed yet!
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Still no luck with MQA on the iPad, but thatās ok because my Xduoo Link 2 is providing enough power for me to enjoy music when in tablet mode.
Appreciate the follow-up! 
What USB-C dongle are you using with your iPad? Could this be the issue? Do you have any other connector you could try, preferably an Apple one or something that states compatibility with the iPad.
The Lightning to USB connector on previous generations required the Apple camera adapter. I tried connecting the iPad to my Hip DAC with just a cable and it didnāt work.
