Alternative-Koala174 t1_jbcxehz wrote on March 8, 2023 at 3:24 AM

I’ve been looking at these for a while now, and also the Hip DAC. What are your thoughts on the Hip DAC?

porkupine92 t1_jbd0bcj wrote on March 8, 2023 at 3:47 AM

The Hip Dac 2 with auto gain and xbass is an allrounder with clean power for my Edition XS to the Meze 99s to the Timeless and others that optimizes the sound of them all, even bringing out the sub bass of my older Tin T4s. I keep it plugged in all the time at my listening station to easily swap out headgear for different generes.

Alternative-Koala174 t1_jbd12r5 wrote on March 8, 2023 at 3:54 AM

That sounds great. I’ve been looking for something to run off my phone to use with my IEMs and my 6XX.

Cyberspace242 OP t1_jbfau7t wrote on March 8, 2023 at 5:12 PM

It's an incredible piece of tech to be honest. The power, the flavor, and portability make it a great choice in my opinion. One of the best pieces of tech I've bought.

iFiAudio t1_jbft0xw wrote on March 8, 2023 at 7:07 PM

Glad to hear it! :)

Alternative-Koala174 t1_jbgxeh2 wrote on March 8, 2023 at 11:27 PM

Might have to add it to my gear. Thanks for your thoughts on it!

ExiledSanity t1_jbhk8mg wrote on March 9, 2023 at 2:16 AM

I have the first version....the blue one. It's good for headphones, but I'm not thrilled with it for IEMs, the noise floor is just not quite low enough. Maybe the V2 is better in that regard.

The iFi nano is much better since it has a jack with iematch, but not as pocketable and no balanced jack. Still sounds great.

Alternative-Koala174 t1_jbhqr1r wrote on March 9, 2023 at 3:05 AM

That’s good to know. I haven’t heard about differences between the V1 and V2.