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Recommendations for a DAP with powerful EQ? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by ScaryfatkidGT@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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So I feel like DAP’s have gone full circle

Now they are offering aptX bluetooth and other wireless communications… pretty crazy IMO

Phones got so good but I use an iPhone so no aptX

Is there a DAP with a powerful graphic (like a 31 band?) or parametric EQ? MOST IMPORTANTLY one that doesn’t dramatically change the sound when engaged? Car stereos and home theaters do this fine but I have noticed lots of apps for wireless headphones and some MP3 player change the sound dramatically when you enable or activate the EQ in even a small amount, like 1 tick anywhere lowers the volume dramatically or dramatically changes the sound.

Would also like AAC support

I plan to run Thieaudio Monarchs, Shure SE535’s and Focal Clears from it and maybe something wireless like Sony WF-1000XM5’s or Bathy’s.

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[–] Regular-Cheetah-8095@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, it’s called a Qudelix.

Is it a DAP? No. Is it better than every DAP on earth? Yes, because DAPs are a scam product category that converts the money of uninformed consumers into melted batteries and staggeringly abysmal operating systems / UI, endless lag, constant glitches and crashes, an obsolete device with only one job that’s really bad at its one job. The Qudelix costs 1/10th of what a comparable DAP worth buying with all of its features would and it’s much less likely to catch on fire.

You can get a LG V30 or v40 used for $40-$80 and use that as a DAP, it’s a legitimate audiophile level music player that just so happens to also be a phone. That would have all of the parametric EQ apps for Android along with a better DAC, better amp, more and better features, a better UI and OS and better comparability than any DAP under $500 and plenty over it.