I would personally get a desktop setup (jds atom stack, topping e30/l30, liquid spark stack, magni modi) and get a portable one later (btr5, xd05 basic/plus, q5s) if your primary use is going to be desktop use. Especially more so if you drive a car, which will severely limit your portable unit use.
ight now I’m planning to buy a dac amp that has an internal battery and bluetooth so that I can both use it for gaming on pc or listening to music with my phone anywhere. Is this the best dac amp for that under $140? (its php7000 in my country)
Just keep in mind that it does not come with Bluetooth built in. There is a separate module that connects to give Bluetooth connectivity. The description can be a little misleading in the way it’s phrased.
Is there a better dac amp for gaming or this is already really good but portable for its price?
Not a gamer and haven’t heard the XD05, so couldn’t really say, but I mostly hear good things. Just didn’t want you to get it expecting it to have Bluetooth out of the box.
The only other option in that price range are the fiio btr5 or the es100, but those two are designed for IEM use and will lack the power of the xd05 to drive full-sized headphones.
XDuoo XD-05 Basic or FiiO K5 Pro for music (rock, electronic) and gaming (not multiplayer)? I use Philips Fidelio X2HR
I have a Basic and rather like it. It trades a touch of power for a cleaner DAC and smaller form factor versus the K5.
Keep in mind you have to run USB/fiber input and USB power from any wall wort if you’re running it as a desk.
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looking to get a portable amp, mostly for iems but maybe with headphones (sundaras, maybe other headphones down the line depends doubt they’ll be more than 250 ohms), seems like this or the btr5 are the only options. pros and cons of each i can think of
btr5
smaller, bluetooth/more convenient
way less power, will have to invest in cables to take advantage of balanced
ÂŁ90
xd-05
ÂŁ130
much more power, can upgrade to bluetooth down the line, can use with headphones even if not primary usage
way less convenient, bulky
thoughts? seems like the xd-05 is the better option but maybe i’m missing something, it’d cost another £20 for balanced cables too so btr5 is closer to £110, again primary for iems
I like my Basic, but I’m not in the camp of hauling around a brick. I’d count the Basic as a “put in your bag and take it to the office” sort of deal, maybe.
For me, portable should be pocketable. IEMs and light on-ears.
If price is an issue, I say BRT3K for a touch less for portable as it’s enough power for most properly portable stuff, Basic for small desk setup.
Guys, anybody has one of these with a noisy volume knob?
Its not noticeable on harder to drive headphones, but its noticeable on IEMs and my Blon B8.
I regret buying this DAC/AMP. I get a lot of noise everytime i change tracks or play-pause any audio using USB-C input.
I haven’t tried optical input yet. Maybe i will get better results.
As Zeos says, this is a “transportable” dac/amp, not portable. It is too big to carry on your pocket. It is a good dac to have on your office desk. The only downside is the bad noise protection.
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Have you tried different USB cable?
Sounds like you may have a faulty unit?
Yes. The one that comes with the unit came in bad condition so i changed with a better one. It is a chance that the orange USB-C cable that comes with it ruin the inner usb port?
Ok i reply myself with the solution.
I’ve found that this issue happens on Windows when i haven’t installed the official drivers in the first place. That was the problem! I realize that on a Mac and on a Samsung S20+ i don’t have the problem but on Windows only (trying with 2 different PC).
And that’s it. Xduoo Drivers for windows solved the case. It may be helpful if someone encounter the same issue.
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Bought the basic, the original op-amp is garbage. Change the op amp, it will be 3x better the sound quality
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Hey I’m sort of a novice on this but could you steer me to the proper op amps that work with the xduoo basic ? If you can post a amazon link that be amazing thank you.
Oh one more question to you or anyone else out there, on the product info there’s a diagram that shows the basic connected to ps4 thru usb c and fiber digital in. Question was why isn’t it shown using the usb DC in for power and instead shows the dac usb in connected to ps4 running off battery cuz I tried to connect it this way to my ps4 pro and I never got any usb data connection to establish so is this dac amp meant to be able to be used as a dac for ps4? Maybe someone can clarify what the proper setup is or settings ? Thanks yall
Burson v5i is a nice upgrade. Very smooth sounding. The stock op-amp is very grainy in comparison.
Make sure you get the dual so its both L & R channels in the 1 op amp.