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Chloros
54
Aug 7, 2020
Actually… I have a question about that DAC. I intended to use it as a pure DAC, plugged to my THX AAA 789. But… uh… how should I put it… I might have "accidentally" bought a Fiio M11. I was told that the Fiio M11 can also act as an external DAC, lots of good things, very ‘too good to be true’ stuff. So, just, just hypothetically, that Topping E30 DAC, how does it compare to the Fiio M11 used-as-a-DAC?
NEXONUS
269
Sep 23, 2020
ChlorosHonestly, don't sweat over little details. If the M11 can be used as a DAC, then so be it. There's no need to buy more stuff. DACs themselves aren't a big bottleneck anyways. This is coming from someone who "accidentally" bought himself a E30 + L30 stack.
tdo7
4
Sep 23, 2020
ChlorosBoth the E30 and M11 comes with the newer AK4493 dac chip with 6 pre-amp filters (can't turn the filters off, but beginners can barely notice the difference between them). I don't own an M11 but the E30 has served me well in my desk stack. Other than having 3 inputs (1 output:RCA) and consume less power, I don't see why you should own both.
Thesesuck
126
Sep 23, 2020
ChlorosIt's a Fiio.... there will be some feature that doesn't work right. But, they'll happily promise that it will be fixed with a firmware update. They don't tell you though that the firmware update will break something that used to work. That's just how the world of Fiio works.
Mikrot
0
Jan 11, 2021
ChlorosIn the internet you can find many articles even videos on youtube.
Thesesuck
126
Feb 11, 2021
MikrotAnd of course, if you see something on the internet it must be true.
Chloros
54
Feb 18, 2021
ThesesuckWell, I did find a video explaining how to use the FiiO M15 as a DAC on the FiiO channel¹. Unfortunately, not only am I a Linux (Ubuntu) user but FiiO does not have anything about their M11 besides their ads. One thing I did notice however is that most reviews of the M11 mention the lack of Google Play Store in the device which is completely false. At the moment, my eyes are still in the process of building my own PC, thought. If only Massdrop would live up to their name and net me good prices for the RAM or some components! DAC-wise, I decided to save up for a SMSL SU-9. It seems the most complete package out there to combine with the THX AAA 789. ¹ https://youtu.be/1IDjwvvPz7A
Rowdy2026
803
Apr 23, 2021
Chloros”I intended to use it as a pure DAC...” How else would you use a dac?
Chloros
54
Apr 23, 2021
Rowdy2026The vast majority (nearly 80%) of DACs on the market also include pre-amps and sometimes full amps functions.
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