I’ve been listening to Raptgo Hook-X for about a month now. I used them with my iphone 15 via an apple dongle and listened music in Tidal. Don’t get me wrong, these iems are really good for me (except the treble, sometimes it doesn’t sound good). Before them, I was listening to AirPods pro 2 gen, and I loved them. When I got these iems, I was blown away by the sound.
Now, I don’t really get this feeling of “I CAN REALLY HEAR THE DIFFERENCE”. Instead, it’s just “yea, i can tell the difference “ if u know what i mean.
So I wonder if a dac/dap or whatever can make my iems better again. For the context, these iems is the first item from the audio world. Besides, I’ve never listened to any dac/amp/dap or anything like that.
I like the Fiio BTR5 (2021/2020) ≈ 65-100USD in my country second hand. It’s really small and powerful. Maybe Fiio BTR7 ≈ 100-150 usd will suit me.
But I wonder do I really need em? I mean, will these amps or what are they called improve my iems sound quality? Or is my apple dongle okay?…
I personally would like more headroom in volume, my S12 needs 100% volume to my listening preferences. So i bought a Hiby FC4 DAC Amp combo which got the balanced 4.4 options for more volume (although the 3.5 got enough juice too).
I personally prefer a non-bluetooth dac amp, purely for bypassing battery usage, i mean i understand the convenience of wireless but i don't want more device to charge.
It all comes down to preferences.