Comments on: Tailgate Party – Which Dongle Amp/Dac Works Best With The JVC HA-FDX1 Earphone? https://www.audioreviews.org/jvc-ha-fdx1-pairings/ Music For The Masses Thu, 14 Oct 2021 18:07:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: KopiOkaya https://www.audioreviews.org/jvc-ha-fdx1-pairings/#comment-839 Tue, 19 May 2020 06:13:01 +0000 https://www.audioreviews.org/?p=19527#comment-839 Frankly, I am not surprised by the outcome. I always have an affinity towards the iFi “house sound”. Many of their products strike a good balance between musicality and technicality. Another reason is also partial due to the fact that my good friend is the sole distributor of iFi products in both Singapore and Malaysia, as such I am given more opportunity to audition their gears. Although, I am leaning more towards iDSD Nano BL (both Jurgen Kraus and Waynne Kwon know this) but the Hip-DAC is as good being a newer product from the company.

My second favourite is the Tempotec Sonata HD Pro. I do own one and I absolutely love it! The dongle is relatively powerful for such a small DAC/Amp combo that is “more than adequate” for my listening habits.

Both of these devices use Burr-Brown (a.k.a. Texas Instruments) and Cirrus-Logic DAC chipsets. Both DAC makers have always been my favorite for many, many years. Besides consumer audio, both DAC chip makers are active in the pro-audio scene for as long as I can remember. I know Waynne Kwon is also into pro-audio.

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