Cayin i5 Android Digital Audio Player

anyone tested this compared to pioneer xdp 300r? which do yo prefer between the two in terms of user interface, responsiveness and ease of use. Advantages and disadvantages between both. haven’t tested both, and torn between these DAP, hence i need user feedbacks. thanks in advance… 👍👍👍

You CAN hear the difference with a decent player and good headphones and earphones, even with MP3. I think you need very good ($$$) electronics to hear much difference between FLAC/Apple lossless and higher-res formats. But you can hear the difference between an iPhone and say a Fiio X3 ($189) and $50-100 earphones, which are giving you a cleaner louder signal and better reproduction than stock earphones on a phone. I'm not sure if a $100 Fiio player does do better, but I would like a Cayin i5 or N5ii.

One more thing to add... you cannot upgrade the internal storage of an iOS device, but you CAN load up MicroSD cards and use WiFi or Lightning card readers to bring more music with you. I believe there is a drop for just such a device right now: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/naztech-xtra-drive-mini-for-iphone Also, SanDisk makes products where it allows back-and-forth access and transfer. all that said... I still like a DAP, because they offer superior DACs and amps as an all-in-one instead of a rubber-banded external component, and I definitely like my notifications separate from my music.