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I love the fact that the USB-C cable isn't permanently attached to the unit, unlike a lot of other dongle DACs! I was wondering, although there isn't a mic input for inline mic/remotes, does it register button presses from said inline remotes? If not, I suppose it's not a deal breaker since the unit itself has playback buttons...
I have the Shanling M3X DAP and I really like it. Shanling seems to run on the warm side with it's in house sound signature which may be why the harshness was less. Since my phone isn't used for music, I have no experience with any dongle DAC/AMP combo, my DAP doesvthe heavy lifting.
ive noticed that some USB DACs have some kind of feature which may be for power saving or safety or some other reason, but basically what happens is when no sound has been playing for a while and you suddenly play audio, the first 0.5 to 1 second of playback is lost, almost like there's some kind of delay in the DAC "waking" up. I've personally experienced this on brands like Fiio and hear some Shanling models have the same issue too
I just ordered a Shanling UA4 with a 4.4mm Balanced Cable - Mini-XLR 3-pins. For my Beyerdynamic DT 700 Pro X & I am really excited about The DAC & AMP for how they will work together with The Balanced 4.4mm Cable instead of The Unbalanced 3.5mm Jack Cable.
Do you think I should buy 99% pure silver quality cable with a 4.4mm balanced adapter to the 3.5 jack cable to Mini-XLR 3-pins. I could not find more than only 1 cable that had 4.4mm to Mini-XLR 3-pins ATAUDIO with a 8 strand braided - silver plated wire core OCC silver plated in it & single crystal copper wire. Supposed to be Hi-Res Quality Audio choice? How pure silver is there in The ATAUDIO you think?
@@Mythosbieren how did it turn out? i dont think you need crazy cables as long as they are good cables. I am hesitant to spend tons of money on a cables as I would rather spend it on dacs / amps / drivers / headphones / etc.
I've been enjoying the Status "Peerless" Between Pro's with Apt-X here and in the LG V-series. No complaints here whatsoever. 2 10mm drivers with 4 Status armature's that most hearing aids use. These things last 9-12hrs plus 36hrs in the can. These are by far smashing most BT 5.3 earbuds. For $100 to $170 for the ANC3's. Not to shabby.
I experienced hissing (noise) when using the 4.4mm output. I think majority of the UA4 users are experiencing this as well. My IEM is low impedance and high sensitivity.
Very informative video as usual, Juan! Your feedback seems quite in line with what my local audiophile groups have said about the UA4. I'm curious if you'd recommend the UA4 sound-wise over something like the FiiO BTR15 which sounds rather natural for something with an older ess chip. Would love to hear your feedback on that since you seemed to like the BTR7 in a previous upload. On another note I'm also curious if you'll be testing the Fiio KA17 as well which I know is just released but uses 2 of the same chip that's in the Shanling while also boasting significantly more power output.
1:40 I wonder if the ESS chip on this portable DAC sounds any better than the built-in ESS DAC in LG flagship phones. This one uses ES9069Q, whereas LG uses ES9218P for V50/G8/G8X and ES9219 for V60.
@@TonyA-ex1sj It always does. As a current V50 owner, the sound from the built-in DAC is so impressive that it made me stopped embracing wireless audio and go all wired. I still cannot find any wireless audio gear that can even match the V50's sound when playing high quality FLAC/WAV audio files.
Hi ,Big brother I am using shanling UA4 with Moondrop Aria 2. I want to buy Open back headphones like DT770 pro or Big size headphones. Does shanling UA4 will be adequate Amp for the bigger size & Ohm headset?
Hey Juan. How do you think this fares with IEMs that are sensitive to noise floor? I have a pair of IEMs Hidizs MS3 (my older Moondrop Arias broke - terrible QA with that company) and while they sound really good, the sensitively to device noise floor is annoying - the background hiss is really annoying. This is my fault as I didn't educate myself - it seems the low 18ohm impedance causes noise to be picked up. On my laptop input the noise is bad, on my home audio interface (Audient) it's better. I have a cheap dongle on my phone and it's not great either. I need to go test on my old LG v20. Thanks
Lower output impedance on this. Under 1 ohm. Fiio on the ka13 is like 2-4ohm output impedance you get roll off if you use too low impedance on with that
