Fantastic_Mirror_944

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Not to be off topic or something but is this frowned upon? in c/headphones@hi-fi.community
[–] Fantastic_Mirror_944@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Just too easy to break them with an unintended push.

2023 in retrospective. What did your buy this year? in c/headphones@hi-fi.community
[–] Fantastic_Mirror_944@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Moved from AKG K92 that i used for several years to Philips Fidelio X3 (for 80e, I found them extremely cheap) and bought FiiO KA1. They arrived this week. I can say I'm extremely pleased.

For Fidelio X3, is FiiO KA1 DAC enough? in c/headphones@hi-fi.community
[–] Fantastic_Mirror_944@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

So I need a DAC and an Amplifier? Is there dongle with both?

For Fidelio X3, is FiiO KA1 DAC enough? in c/headphones@hi-fi.community
[–] Fantastic_Mirror_944@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's what I don't understand, does it mean the phone buttons, or the laptop slider? If so, I have no control on what the DAC does, it is just a static amplifier, or is it linear - the higher I set the volume in my phone, the more the amplifier will boost (Making it almost increasing by factor of 2 for each level I increase the sound)

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For Fidelio X3, is FiiO KA1 DAC enough? (alien.top)
 

Basically the title. I never had and amp in my life, Fidelio X3 are my first "good" phones. I wanted to know if I should buy that DAC, or other or none. Also, what am I expected to happen? Just louder music? Or some corrections (I say it and it sounds stupid because in no way it can understand what the headphones are like)? It is a portable DAC means that if using in a phone, it drains the battery a bit faster right? Same for a laptop I suppose, but if plugged in it has no impact. Also, how does it deliver the power? Is there a way to control it? Or automatic? I read about the rule of eigh, but it doesn't show anything to regulate.