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PutPineappleOnPizza t1_j2d7vca wrote

Rocking a K5 pro ESS and I really wonder how the K7 would compare.. But eh, quite happy about my little unit and what it can do. I'm guessing the ESS chip is what does most of the magic.

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verifitting t1_j2dk0yi wrote

Honestly the K7 seems quite a bit better than the K5~

On paper that is.

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PutPineappleOnPizza t1_j2dr9ku wrote

Ah well, paper and measurements mean basically nothing to me, as long as it sounds clean to me (I use my K5 as a DAC)

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verifitting t1_j2drsyf wrote

> (I use my K5 as a DAC)

Oh. Well, it has 90+ dB of signal to noise ratio, it should clear any real world requirement of a DAC. So I guess you don't need to upgrade. Not really.

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PutPineappleOnPizza t1_j2dsiun wrote

Nice! Some people say there are huge differences in DACs but so far I haven't been able to notice that.. When something costs thousands it has to sound subjectively different I guess.

An well about amps, the FiiO K5 pro's amplification seems relatively clean to me, but my Xduoo TA-26 does a slighlty better job, lik 5-10%, depending on the genre of music I am listening to. Just fuller and more lifelike. Was it worth the money? Probably not.. but the slight improvement is very welcome.

It's super sick that the K7 costs so little while being so similiar to the K9 pro.

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verifitting t1_j2dsto2 wrote

> Some people say there are huge differences in DACs but so far I haven't been able to notice that.. When something costs thousands it has to sound subjectively different I guess.

Yup. Same for me. I own an old 16-bit Sony TDA-based DAC and it rolls off highest frequency content a bit but other than that.. even an age old DAC sounds just about identical.

> my Xduoo TA-26 does a slighlty better job

I would hope so :)

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