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How do / Can I connect a USB DAC to the SGS?

I recently got a portable amplifier with USB DAC connection (iQube v2). Now, since there's no true audio line-out from the SGS, I was wondering if one can connect the SGS to the USB DAC for audio out instead.
Any info will be hugely appreciated! Thanks.

audio out? are you joking? wth do you think that audio jack is ).

As far as I know, the SGS has no digital audio out, only analogue, so theres no way to connect it to your DAC.
The analogue-out on the SGS is quite good btw, and so is the built-in dac so theres not much need for external dac either.

i have been using my pair of cx-300 for about 3 and a half years now and they are unbeatable at sound quality. if you want good soung, go look for some very good headphones.

You can always try and let us know what happens...
I have USB DAC, but I connect it to the PC, I dont use it on the road...

nonyhaha said:
i have been using my pair of cx-300 for about 3 and a half years now and they are unbeatable at sound quality. if you want good soung, go look for some very good headphones.
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Using SE535, before this it was SE530, TF10Pro, E4C.

nonyhaha said:
audio out? are you joking? wth do you think that audio jack is ).
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Audio out is not a true line-out.
What do you think LOD cables are for?

Chatbox said:
Using SE535, before this it was SE530, TF10Pro, E4C.
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Sennheiser IE8 here. Lets have an offtopic top-tier IEM party
Ontopic: I think with voodoo sound app, you can make your phones-out behave pretty much as a line-out, preampwise. Its still not a true line-out but for practical purposes that doesnt really matter.

The other issue that I'm having is jitter from the SGS.
Already using voodoo sound v7, from voodoo kernel 5.5.3. Voodoo Control with everything ticked except "mono downmix" (as recommended by supercurio). Every now and then, I still get a little jitter when I'm playing my music (FLAC mostly, and MP3 320kbps CBR).
At the moment, I use either a Cowon D2 or a MZ-RH1 as my source. The RH1 sounds better IMO, but discs can be an issue (not really that portable). The D2 is also great, but lacks a true line-out.
Guess I may be on the market for a decent source.

Chatbox said:
The other issue that I'm having is jitter from the SGS.
Already using voodoo sound v7, from voodoo kernel 5.5.3. Voodoo Control with everything ticked except "mono downmix" (as recommended by supercurio). Every now and then, I still get a little jitter when I'm playing my music (FLAC mostly, and MP3 320kbps CBR).
At the moment, I use either a Cowon D2 or a MZ-RH1 as my source. The RH1 sounds better IMO, but discs can be an issue (not really that portable). The D2 is also great, but lacks a true line-out.
Guess I may be on the market for a decent source.
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Sounds like youre maybe the type thats just never quite satisfied
I find the SGS with voodoo sound to be a quite capable portable source (compared to portable players in general but especially for a phone) that has no problems delivering into high end headphones. But sure, its always possible to find better and drag that along. Probably wrong forum for that though.

The Sp Audio Loadness

Hello Guys
I want to get the SP , but I heard from some reviews that it have a very low audio volume when using headphones , is that true? and if it is true how low is it, I'm taking the subway everyday to work and I'm afraid that I won't hear my music , I don't care about the loudspeakers I'm setting my phones to vibration anyway. thanks

Its loud on headset but a noun for the ear.
Maybe the end of the test jis helpful.
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_sp-review-924p7.php
But u can change
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2370047

joke19 said:
Its loud on headset but a noun for the ear.
Maybe the end of the test jis helpful.
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_sp-review-924p7.php
But u can change
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2370047
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yes I saw the gsmarena test but it says on the description the sound when pluging a headphone is pretty low

hmmm , I guess I'll look for something else , too lame that sony is one of the leading companies in Audio products but they can't make a phone with proper audio quality .
I like the sp so much it looks good perform good but something little as sound volume can mess it up.

No complaints here. I use headphones while running and I use etymotics while on the motorcycle (in a helmet). I'm no audiophile and it sounds just great to me. Clean and crisp.

cyapalmpos said:
No complaints here. I use headphones while running and I use etymotics while on the motorcycle (in a helmet). I'm no audiophile and it sounds just great to me. Clean and crisp.
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Thanks for replying , but what do u think about the loudness , is it enough or its low?

The standard headset that comes with the SP just sucks, plug in your average headphones and there is nothing to complain about..

Thanks a lot guys

the sound is awesome, like others have said the standard earphones suck terribly. i use my sp with a surround system in my room and it sounds just as good as my mac or iPod which have magnificent audio. the built in speaker is LOUD much louder than an iPhone or s4 and theres minimal distortion at max volume

Earphones for your Honor 7 ?

Wondering what earphones you use ? I have been eyeing the Huawei AM180 for some time now.
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...for-Mate-7-black-1pcs/428079_32335105932.html
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...i-Fi-In-ear-Headphone/903269_32452173593.html
The alternate is the Soundmagic E10s which has good reviews.

warea said:
Wondering what earphones you use ? I have been eyeing the Huawei AM180 for some time now.
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...for-Mate-7-black-1pcs/428079_32335105932.html
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...i-Fi-In-ear-Headphone/903269_32452173593.html
The alternate is the Soundmagic E10s which has good reviews.
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wow, not that cheap. but nice.

I'm not a great lover of mushroom type earphones, and like to be able to hear what's happening around me (especially walking through city centres). I do like in the ear though, and the older style ones are getting difficult to find, but I use these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121569462946 which are cheap, sound OK, and don't break too easily.

lybad said:
I'm not a great lover of mushroom type earphones, and like to be able to hear what's happening around me (especially walking through city centres). I do like in the ear though, and the older style ones are getting difficult to find, but I use these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121569462946 which are cheap, sound OK, and don't break too easily.
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I think that in this case of you really like good quality of sound Koss porta pro is the best choice.
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Skullcandy Smokin buds 2 wireless
http://www.skullcandy.com/headphones/SMOKINBUDSBT.html
Really nice bass, noice canceling (also for people around you), no annoying wires and they just look so nice in black/red.
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Is there any whatsapp group of honor 7.I want to join it.

AKGs all the way
I use a pair of AKG K77. Possibly the best Headphones you can buy within their price range.

Latest dual hybrid from xiaomi
Tapatalked with Honor 7

RHA ma750i, although made for Apple, works like a charm.

Try xiaomi piston v3, they are very good

crasbas said:
Try xiaomi piston v3, they are very good
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MI Hybrid is better

http://www.philips.fr/c-p/SHQ6300OR_00/casque-sport-bluetooth
12 grams, supra aural BT 3.0, waterproof. Via BT sound bad,like all,but Viper4droid,DDS for other philips with similar curve, and a upsampling via IRS to 32bit/48khz (44khz BT limited),sound pretty good in MP3 240/Spotify.
But if you conect via jack amd play loseless flac music,same config and add DD Atmos ,sound amazing. Maybe no so good ñike other HiFi top earphones ,but very very good,and 12g ,waterproof and 30 pounds,are nice,and you can connect other earphones to BT module,as well

Xiaomi Piston for sport and Sennheiser momentum Over Ear for pleasure

I think the starting question is wrong. It´s not the device that determinates the phones.
It is the wallet, first, then type of music you ear and personal preference in the way each one ears music.
Some bass heads like beats products, but what they listen is not the music as it was recorded: it's artificial enhancements, and that's fine. Some like more details in metallic instruments and others in voice and other that just want to listen to the music as they were at the studio at time of recording.
So it's up to you. You can check here.

crasbas said:
Try xiaomi piston v3, they are very good
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doongoo said:
Latest dual hybrid from xiaomi
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inside!out said:
MI Hybrid is better
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AhhdafunK01 said:
Xiaomi Piston for sport and Sennheiser momentum Over Ear for pleasure
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Guys, Im checking some possibilities - do all pilot controls of Xiaomi Piston v3 work 100% with H7?
(they work if dual hybrid and Piston v2 work)
warea said:
The alternate is the Soundmagic E10s which has good reviews.
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And does someone have newest version of Soundmagic E10M - ver.2 (with 3 button pilot)? This is also the question whether pilot works fully or not.
(This is proper Soundmagic type A / iPhone ver and middle button will work but dont know if volume buttons will)

adxuser said:
Guys, Im checking some possibilities - do all pilot controls of Xiaomi Piston v3 work 100% with H7?
(they work if dual hybrid and Piston v2 work)
And does someone have newest version of Soundmagic E10M - ver.2 (with 3 button pilot)? This is also the question whether pilot works fully or not.
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I have mi hybrid, piston gen 2 and 3. All headphones fully compatible with honor7 and all pilot buttons works fine
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best wireless headphone i have ever heared:
http://www.teufel.de/kopfhoerer/move-bt-p16096.html
yes i know it is not cheap, but it has the best sound i ever heard. Playtime up to 20h! Recharged in less than 2h! ( best, but of curse at my opinion )
combined with Neutron music player it sounds really fantastic

Try Audio Technica ATH-CLR100.

non-toxic said:
best wireless headphone i have ever heared:
http://www.teufel.de/kopfhoerer/move-bt-p16096.html
yes i know it is not cheap, but it has the best sound i ever heard. Playtime up to 20h! Recharged in less than 2h! ( best, but of curse at my opinion )
combined with Neutron music player it sounds really fantastic
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Seem great. Too bad BT doesn´t handle uncompressed music well. I mostly ear FLAC without any EQ.

couldn’t believe that you will be able to hear a difference between both ways on a Honor 7 because this is the wrong hardware for it!
But it should be good enough for a older man to hear good music during jogging etc.
Did you see, that the headset use Bluetooth 4.0 with apt-X® ?
Anyway, my suggested combination was the best quality i ever heard on my phone!
But this is also a results of using this great NEUTRON music player app too!!!

USB type C headphones

Hi All,
Did anyone use USB type C headphone with the 5T? I have just bought a pair of xiaomi ANC headphones and is really disappointed with the sound quality.
Are there any ways to improve the sound quality you might be aware of?
Thanks!

olzhas06 said:
Hi All,
Did anyone use USB type C headphone with the 5T? I have just bought a pair of xiaomi ANC headphones and is really disappointed with the sound quality.
Are there any ways to improve the sound quality you might be aware of?
Thanks!
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Poweramp + Arise. Makes my $20 KZs sound like a subwoofer.

ALPHAWolf96 said:
Poweramp + Arise. Makes my $20 KZs sound like a subwoofer.
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what is arise? I listen to Spotify, so poweramp is not an option l.

olzhas06 said:
what is arise? I listen to Spotify, so poweramp is not an option l.
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I use Spotify all the time also but to experience to true potential of your headphones, you must try Poweramp once ( you might get hooked as well) just for the sake of its unmatched Eq presets.
As for the arise, you can look up for the guides to install Viper4Android on XDA ( will take a simple search). You'll be needing root access (Magisk has some v4a modules as well) though.
Caution: stepping into the world of v4a is big step. No coming back from there.?

ALPHAWolf96 said:
I use Spotify all the time also but to experience to true potential of your headphones, you must try Poweramp once ( you might get hooked as well) just for the sake of its unmatched Eq presets.
As for the arise, you can look up for the guides to install Viper4Android on XDA ( will take a simple search). You'll be needing root access (Magisk has some v4a modules as well) though.
Caution: stepping into the world of v4a is big step. No coming back from there.?
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Just wondering what Poweramp and Arise does to improve the SQ of the above mentioned IEM. I own a Xiaomi Pro HD and found the bass and vocals to be lacking compared to Apple Earpods.

ejsoliveros said:
Just wondering what Poweramp and Arise does to improve the SQ of the above mentioned IEM. I own a Xiaomi Pro HD and found the bass and vocals to be lacking compared to Apple Earpods.
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If you can experiment enough with Poweramp's (alpha build) Eq presets ( I prefer "speaker ( loud) with bass and treble variable according to the song I'm listening to), you can pretty much get satisfied with any earphones above $10 price tag. The cheapest iem I can find in my drawer from a whole bunch of earbuds is the KZ-ate which can easily outperform this Overpriced AKG earbuds.
Coming to the V4A, it takes some time to get it working on your smartphone if you're dealing with it for the first time but if you can get it running, you can expect a SQ bump of at least 5x of Poweramp's eq.
Judging by the quality of one of my own xiaomi's basic earbuds, I hope the pro HD ones won't be really bad.

Is it safe to assume USB C headphones will work on the OP5T regardless of OS/ROM? I don't want to purchase a pair only to find out they won't work with OmniROM.

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Caution: stepping into the world of v4a is big step. No coming back from there.
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Truer words have never been spoken. Once I experienced the awesomeness that is V4A I'll never again purchase a phone that cannot be rooted. I only wish I would have found out about it sooner:laugh:
If you are running magisk it takes no time at all to get it processing for YouTube, Pandora, etc., just install the module and reboot. If you are use Poweramp be sure to go-to settings>audio>advanced tweaks and uncheck direct volume control to get viper processing.

LG Quad DAC Tips, Tricks, Etc...

Howdy All,
For those who have had a LG V device in the past you'all know what's coming - how do we trick the quad DAC into high impedance mode (HIM) or AUX mode?
For those who don't know here's a little background. The previous LG V series phones have had a very nice DAC and AMP setup which can almost meet the standards of audiophile quality. The thing was that in the later phones (V20 and V30 AFAIR) the software was designed to "smart switch" which mode the AMP was in. HIM and AUX mode settings had the loudest volumes and was corresponding to the headphone impedance value. The normal setting had the lowest volume designed for low impedance IEMs. Note that the AMP setting doesn't really have a bearing on sound QUALITY, just sound VOLUME. I'm guessing but the reasoning for this is to prevent blown IEMs and blown eardrums. I'm going to find the link for the old V30 quad DAC thread and some stuff tried and what worked in order to activate AUX mode and/or HIM. BTW having ROOT on the phone allows for adjusting this setting as needed, which is why I went with the unlocked version this time around. My pair of MrSpeakers Aeon Flows have low impedance but need power in order to drive properly and the AMP in the V series phones would only trigger normal impedance mode.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/modes-quad-dac-t3690567
So that brings us to the V40. Does it have a quad DAC? Yes it does. Does it have a smart switching AMP? So far my indications are yes it does. Do the old tricks from the V30 days work on the V40? I don't think that they do. I have multiple extension cables, which I use for triggering the AUX mode as well as an impedance adapter (50ohms I think). The old methods of using the extension cable, the adapter, and both don't seem to have an effect on the AMP setting. My Sony MDR-1As are much louder than my Aeon Flows...bummer for me.
UPDATE - Upon further testing with the help of this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptrio.hi_fi_status I was able to trigger the AUX AMP mode and it kicked up the volume on my Sony's quite a bit! Unfortunately when I triggered HIM the volume of the sound did not change from the normal mode. Basically what I did was take a 2ft 3.5mm cable extension (male on one side female on the other) and plug it in WITHOUT THE HEADPHONE CABLE ATTACHED. Once the HIFI status app displayed AUX mode I then plugged in my HPs and BOOM, here comes the volume!
Anyways if you have anything to add or have any questions feel free to hit us up. When root is available I'll also make updates to this thread if need be.
Have a good one :highfive:

Is that why the volume is stuck at 75?
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Fabio0716 said:
Is that why the volume is stuck at 75?
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If you have your volume go up to 75 and it doesn't blow out your ears then it is due to the AMP being in normal mode.

I just say one thing:
Neutron player!
Demands some fiddling before you reach your preferred settings, but for me it's the best DAC player out there!

nyttliv7 said:
Neutron player!
Demands some fiddling before you reach your preferred settings, but for me it's the best DAC player out there!
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Have you tried the mobile version of foobar2000? As it's the preferred app for FLAC files and such on the PC, I imagine the mobile version is quite good as well. I wonder how it compares to Neutron Player. I definitely will give both a shot and compare.
On the note of music players, despite making fun of it (it's quite easy to do) and being certain it would fail, I recently converted to Tidal. The quality is really astounding, and the music library is almost as complete as Spotify/etc. Additionally, some albums are available as "masters" that are actually encoded with MQA!

Your right about Tidal. It sounds awesome. The price difference isn't worth it though.

Treesap! I'm comparing those players right now! I'm listening to metal (Tesseract), jazz (Yellowjackets), all flac, and so far I like both foobar2000 and Neutron. The built in player is not satisfying me yet, except for mp3 (I See Stars - Treehouse). Does anyone know if it's necessary to disable the built in effects to make other players work independently? That's what I did with v20. Just remember how different expectations and taste we all have in regards to music/sound
And maybe I should add that I'm just a regular user (with high demand on sound quality), who can't afford too fancy earbuds or extras right now. Any advice regarding good quality sound (budget price) earbuds would be very appreciated

Went back to Poweramp (poweramp-alpha-build-705) and so far it's the best one for me.
For anyone who didn't know, if you payed for the full version, you can upgrade it to high res.
https://forum.powerampapp.com/topic...s-within-old-feature-complete-user-interface/

nyttliv7 said:
Went back to Poweramp (poweramp-alpha-build-705) and so far it's the best one for me.
For anyone who didn't know, if you payed for the full version, you can upgrade it to high res.
https://forum.powerampapp.com/topic...s-within-old-feature-complete-user-interface/
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So after fiddling for a while, Poweramp alpha 705 is tuned (for my ears) to perfection
If it can help anyone, I'll happily share?!
BTW, some interesting reading that made me understand more about hi-res and DAC:
https://www.androidauthority.com/why-you-dont-want-that-32-bit-dac-667621/

Does Poweramp 705 perform better than LG's stock music app?

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Does Poweramp 705 perform better than LG's stock music app?
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Well I'm sure there's some tech guys here who can give us the correct details, but for me the answer is yes! After tuning it up for my ears, the Poweramp does it in a perfect way. If I play mp3 or flac it's giving me perfect sound all over, compared to the lg app were I had to tune it up for individual files.

have any of you engaged the DAC for streaming, for Google music in particular?
there was mention by some last year that one DAC player and an add-on app could do that for Google music. i just don't keep much on my phone and streaming is my way, so I'm still looking at taking advantage where i can. I'm running V4A on a rooted V30 now and looking at the V40's development.

nyttliv7 said:
Went back to Poweramp (poweramp-alpha-build-705) and so far it's the best one for me.
For anyone who didn't know, if you payed for the full version, you can upgrade it to high res.
https://forum.powerampapp.com/topic...s-within-old-feature-complete-user-interface/
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Poweramp improving and improving
(Poweramp-v3-build-805-uni)

I realize there probably isn't much benefit from forcing high impedance but I do want to do some testing with it among other things so I'm curious has anyone figured out any tricks to forcing it with an extension cable or anything of the sorts. I'm still trying to find ways and it looks like similar ways done to the v30 isn't working the same way for our v40's

nyttliv7 said:
So after fiddling for a while, Poweramp alpha 705 is tuned (for my ears) to perfection
If it can help anyone, I'll happily share?!
BTW, some interesting reading that made me understand more about hi-res and DAC:
https://www.androidauthority.com/why-you-dont-want-that-32-bit-dac-667621/
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What settings have you set your Poweramp to? The LG app is sounding better and much louder to me.

Japultra said:
What settings have you set your Poweramp to? The LG app is sounding better and much louder to me.
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Hope the following can help, and also, please correct me anyone, if my way of thinking here is some way wrong or misleading.
A assume you've already taken part of the Poweramp forum?! It's the only way to get the hi-res add-ons. And you obviously have to log in to be able to download.
I'm not 100% sure about how poweramp and the built in eq interacts, but after fiddling for a bit, it seams like what I'm sharing here works best when it comes to volume and sound. Have in mind our individual reference of sound and of course, what kind of earphones/buds you have (this is based on flac files).
You can see I've put replay gain on max in Poweramp settings. You can easily change RG in the eq later to fit individual album.
If anyone else have suggestions, please don't be shy
https://forum.powerampapp.com/files/file/37-poweramp-v3-build-807-uniapk/

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What settings have you set your Poweramp to? The LG app is sounding better and much louder to me.
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Here's the rest:

ps3hacker3 said:
I realize there probably isn't much benefit from forcing high impedance but I do want to do some testing with it among other things so I'm curious has anyone figured out any tricks to forcing it with an extension cable or anything of the sorts. I'm still trying to find ways and it looks like similar ways done to the v30 isn't working the same way for our v40's
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I put details in the first post. Maybe you missed it?
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Speaking of the DAC, does anyone know if the V40 has support for MQA? The V30 has it, and they recently added support for it to the Essential PH-1, but no mention of it for the V40, just "high quality Quad DAC". I suspect that it does, because they probably used the same chip for the V40, but I see no mention of it anywhere, so far.

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Speaking of the DAC, does anyone know if the V40 has support for MQA? The V30 has it, and they recently added support for it to the Essential PH-1, but no mention of it for the V40, just "high quality Quad DAC". I suspect that it does, because they probably used the same chip for the V40, but I see no mention of it anywhere, so far.
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I had the V30+ what's "MQA"?