FiiO BTR7 - The Next Gen DAP Replacement
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
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Video Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:33 - Design & Build
01:15 - Controls
01:55 - Tech Inside BTR7
02:55 - FiiO Connect Support
03:35 - Sound Performance
06:34 - Bluetooth Performance
08:17 - Power Output
09:50 - Transient Response
11:02 - Soundstage
12:09 - Bass
13:03 - Midrange
13:43 - Treble
14:16 - My Conclusions
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Portable headphones I’m using:
🎧 Sennheiser Momentum 3: amzn.to/2SrzzWf
🎧 Sony WH1000XM4: amzn.to/3xkU0ph
IEMs I’m using:
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👂 Meze Rai Penta: bit.ly/3j2EhVa
👂 FiiO FH9: bit.ly/3zSWka5
👂 FiiO FH7: bit.ly/3iwZeqm
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💪 Kinki Studio EX-M7: bit.ly/3gEoVVJ
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🥇 Musician Aquarius: bit.ly/2U9qwwT
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🥇 Gold Note DS-10 Plus: bit.ly/3f7pYie
🥇 Gustard X26 PRO: bit.ly/2ORB7Ko
🥇 SMSL VMV D2: bit.ly/3q9lIF7
🥇 Topping D90SE: bit.ly/3gC5FcO
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🥈 SMSL SU-9N: bit.ly/32U7qj3
🥈 Soncoz SGD1: bit.ly/36IUQ5r
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🥉 Topping E50: bit.ly/3q9e6CE
🥉 Topping D10S: bit.ly/3r1hWNh
🥉 SMSL SU-6: bit.ly/3FdRghk
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🎶 Flux Lab Acoustics FCN-10: bit.ly/2Y74daK
🎶 Burson Audio Conductor 3: amzn.to/2xcfSKx
🎶 Audio-GD D.28 Full: bit.ly/359E6S5
🎶 xDuoo XA-10: bit.ly/39UsS7K
Best Headphone amps:
💣Ferrum OOR + Hypsos: bit.ly/3tbjNSn
💣Burson Soloist 3X GT: bit.ly/3q7nrus
💣Flux Lab Acoustics Volot: bit.ly/3fJegep
💣Benchmark HPA4: bit.ly/2xb6hn5
💣Sparkos Labs Aries: bit.ly/2xcOps1
💣SMSL SP400: bit.ly/3sAUEO2
💣Topping A90: bit.ly/2YBwCnZ
💣Singxer SA-1: bit.ly/3eI6aCC
Best DAPs:
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Aside from the usual, always great to see a portable DAC/amp review from you, Sandu!
Thanks mate!
Objective and classy reviews. Keep on doing great work. Your video reviews have come a long way but I've admired your ability to remain unbiased.
Thank you Dennis, if we meet, first three rounds are on me
Great review dude, I'm saving an Amazon voucher to put toward one, cant wait for them to get stock.
Excellent video! Thanks!
Thanks for the review. Looking forward to upgrade from the already excellent BTR5!
The jump in performance will be felt immediately, regardless of IEMs or headphones
@@Soundnews Totally agree. I just upgraded from BTR5, BTR7 better than BTR5 a lot for sure！Also totally regretless ！
Great review
Thanks for your review, I love the straight forward approach and honesty! I’m debating weather to buy the BTR7 or purchasing the hifi go blu dac! I own a pair of 7hz timeless AE and think the BTR7 will work well with these! As far as headphones I own a pair of meze 99 classics and curious how they might sound on the BTR7’s! Thanks for your review! Keep up the good work!
Awesome review man!
How would you compare it's frequency response to the typical Ifi sound found in the Hip Dac 2 and with it's xbass toggled on as well??
Upgrading from Qudelix 5k to BTR 7 the difference I noticed is minimal at least BTR 7 has more oomph to power my demanding ones...
Last products from Fiio (Fh9, M17) didn't really enchanted me in any way. This little or not so little fellow (depending on how you are using it) helps regain some trust in my old friends from China. Very chic design, good power for a mobile device, good detailed sound, practically you just need a smartphone+BTR7 and the WORLD BELONGS TO YOU. GOOD job, Sandu, loving it!👍
Informative review, thanks🙂
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Fist, I want to tell you thanks for all your videos. Great job!😉. I am using my samsung s21Fe with Dragonfly red and DT 700 proX. Good stereo image but I feel the soundstage seems to be closed in length and depth,. Will I have a more opened soundstage with the btr7? And finally, what's about this btr7 in comparison with the new m11s? Thanks for your advice. 👌✌️
Great review! I found it very informative. Could you please recommend, in your opinion, best close back headphones that will go well with btr7 for metal/edm music. Thank you 😊
Audeze LCD-XC.
usb connection only, what is better sounding btr7 or shanling ua5 (hybrid mode on)? Can the fiio btr7 work on the hybrid battery mode as well?
Thanks for the review...just wondering will this dac powerful enough to drive the DCA noire headphone?
Hello thanks for the review! Would you pic this or the Shanling UA5 as USB DAC on the go with a Hifiman Edition XS?
nice product.. I was looking at the ifi go blu and quidelix 5k as well but this has my attention.
Did you make a choice yet? I gave my daughter my BTR5 as I also intended to upgrade to the iFi go blu or Qudelix. There were some people saying the iFi has a high noise floor with sensitive IEM's so I bought the Qudelix. For the price I love it. But the controls can be frustrating if trying to operate them from your pocket. It also does not support in-line mic control functions if your cable has them. These are important functions to me as I mainly use the device when I'm mobile and a quick pause to engage in conversation with a passerby is sometimes necessary. I wish I knew the BTR7 was coming, I may have waited.
@@RYTHMICRIOT not yet
Just purchased the Shanling m6 ultra. I hope it’s a good choice.
Right when I got my btr5 a few months ago. -_- Might get this one for my Bowers and Wilkins P7 since Btr7 improves bass.
Does it power the HIFIMAN HE400se well? I'm looking into a setup with a budget of around $300 that's portable but still upgradable down the line.
Thanks!
My pleasure!
I'm curious as to what others consider a "normal" listening level on the BTR7? Everyone(family) thinks I'm listening way too loud. With the EQ flat and gain on low, I'm at 37-46 as my comfortable listing level. Am I losing my hearing from years of loud headphone use?
At 4:25 you say FH7 but hold up a pair of FH9. Will you have a review of the FH9 coming up?
Which sounds better? BTR7 or Hiby R5 Gen 2 in class A mode?
Hi. Great English and easy to understand. How would I connect my phone to the Fiio BTR7 to my Sony WF1000 XM4 In Ear Headphones (they are wireless only), is this even possible? Thanks.
That's what I am trying to understand. I'd like to feed my Sennheiser bluetooh headphones from the BTR7, which is plugged into a Samsung S24 Ultra or a high quality MP3 player. I suspect this CANNOT be done.
I would like to use it with my laptop.
Can I disable charging and power it from laptop?
With audio techica ATX m40x wired headset and One plus Nord 2T... Which is more compatible.. Btr5 or btr 7...?
Hi, Can i link the BTR7 to my PC, and wirelessly link my grado100x wirelessly via adaptive aptx to the BTR7, Thus i can play tidal on my PC, decoded MQA and transmit to my wireless headphones?
Hi, BTR7 sound thin with iphone AAC compare to android LDAC or connected with cable?
Interms of sound quality id this better sounding than hiby r5 gen 2?
Hello...ifi go blue or btr7?? Thx
OK curious why doesn’t the Apple cable that comes with my iPhone work with this dac? I do have the cable that came with the dac for the iPhone and it does work it’s just very short.
Also, I’m just wondering I get this kind of metallic sensation from the FiiO DACs I’m doing something wrong is there a way to lesson that.
One other thing the FiiO website does anybody know why it’s so slow and or if there’s another link for the firmware update because the website is almost impossible to access --so slow so very slow… the FiiO app says it’s updated, but the current firmware is V1.85 but I have 1.68.
Will BTR7 produce a much better sound than my Shanling M3X coz I am planning on getting rid of my DAP for this.
I am trying to decide between BTR7 and UA5 to be used when traveling, with Fostex T60RP Argon (balanced, updated xenon pads mod), streaming Tidal from my iPad air 4. Other headphones I may use are Massdrop/Fostex TH-X00 Ebony and E-MU Teak (both single ended). I tried all 3 of them with my Shanling UA3 and preferred how the T60RP argons sounded with most music genres I listen to (rock, 80’s, 90’s, psytrance, tech-trance, dub). I like the UA3 but I am looking for a higher end device that can provide more power and better resolution, separation and layering with a faster and a bit more defined bass. Which one will be better for my needs? Thanks!
I am also considering iBasso DC06, iFi Go Bar and iFi Hip Dac 2
Why has not one of the reviews of the BTR-7 mentioned whether the EQ works on LDAP? That is my main gripe with the BTR-5.
EQ works with LDAC if thats what you mean.
If i were to hear the same music track through the fiio m11+ or btr7 how close would the results be? I like the idea of just hooking the btr7 to my phone but if the sound is much better in the m11 i think i will go for that one then.
I have both the M11 Plus (ESS) and the BTR7, to tell you the truth in terms of sound quality there really isn't much of a difference if any between the two, go with the BTR7.
Great review. I'm considering the BTR7 vs The Shanling M7 to use around the house with IEMs and some 300ohm headphones. Would you say the extra for the DAP is worth it for me as an iphone user?
I would say: yes. For an iphone user forget about the BT functionality of the BTR7, plus there so much more power via M7 and it has a more pleasing tonality as well. M7 is currently my favorite DAP of the moment
@@Soundnews appreciate you
Apple vs orange😂
so guys what u think, LP W2 VS BTR7 whats better??? , i just bough LPW2 but someone say BTR7 is better than LPW2
Subscribed. I really liked the way you reviewed the product. I recently bought Qudelix 5K DAC AMP to power my HifiMan HE400se. A comparison video to that would be great. Not sure if you have access to Qudelix in your country.
BTR7 has 25% more power (300mW vs 240mW) into low impedance loads like the HE400SE but this is a small enough difference you'd not likely notice. Qudelix actually has more voltage (4V vs 3.5V) into high impedance headphones. Qudelix also has much better PEQ and is far smaller and lighter too.
@@blorg8206 Agreed. The Qudelix gives enough power through the balanced output but I noticed the Bluetooth quality is much better than USB. Less power in USB which is a bummer. But other than that the duo is the best entry level thing to buy.
@@nikhilchandra3778 dont forget to turn on the high power option when using usb on the Qudelix.
@@miguelesteves9740 For sure. Thanks for the tip Miguel.
I have only 1 complaint/annoyance and it pertains to charging... if i charge it while using, and disconnect the charger the unit shuts off, if its dead and I plug in at the end of my day it turns on... my thought are there should be no change of state while connecting or disconnecting the charge cable.
What would you recommend between the btr5 2021 vs btr7 vs ua5? Primarily looking to use it wired on my iPhone and mac. It just would be nice to have a wireless option but being in the apple ecosystem I would not take advantage of all codecs besides aac and aptx, thinking of using any of those via a balanced connection to my u12t.
It's simple: get a BTR7 and use it wired with your smart devices. FiiO will release soon a BTR7 with a lighting cable in the package. UA5 is still great, but BTR7 wins on the technical level and it's also more powerful.
@@Soundnews Thank you!
I wonder if maintaining the btr7 connected (charging) all the time would degrade the battery faster than using it through Bluetooth
@@JorgeAnais You can disable it's charging functionality in wired mode
Hi, Do I need BTR7 or M11 if I use LG G7 (also G8x) with Sabre ESS 9218P dac. I got HD599, m40x etc
I use a LG V6 with the BTR7. The BTR7 is all you need.
You don't mention Bluetooth Lossless is coming out, so this device will not be so good?
Nice review. Does this mean that the BTR7 sounds better than the Shanling M3 Ultra?
yes, but m3 ultra is quite reliable dap at low price
chance some people just want to have pleasing and 'worked' system, dont aim sq too much
Pls share how the Shanling em7 sounds 😅
Still developing...It has HUGE potential, it's still forming and my impressions as well. For now I can only say that it drives great a pair of Hifiman Susvara and that it's the first all-in-one unit that contains everything I want in a single package (Streamer + DAC + Powerful Headamp + Preamp)
There’s a new firmware to get a new PEQ feature. Which is a big deal for some people.
Mmissing features and very bugy PEQ. Need improments of software.
The btr5 used to have a bug where you couldn't use EQ with ldac. Is the bug fixed with the btr7?
Yes
@@peterscrace3530 thanks, that's good to know.
Hey, I returned ifi XDSD Gryphon because I thought it's not worth it's price also not much better than BTR5 so does BTR7 sound as good as gryphon and is it much better than BTR5?
I own all three. The BTR7 is a noticeable upgrade from the BTR5. The BTR7 vs. the Gryphon…the Gryphon is better, but not by much. And certainly is not worth three times the price..!
Is it a DAC ? I mean, can I use it as a DAC to read my librairy which is stored in my phone ?
It can work as a DAC as well, just use the USB-C cable from the package
I’m an iPhone user.
Rumor has it that Apple is going to start using an improved Bluetooth Codec that does Hi-Rez.
Rumour has it that they will be announcing it this fall.
I’m wondering if existing items, such as the BTR7, will be able to incorporate this Codec?
Qualcomm and Apple aren't exactly friends...still, Sony's LDAC is on every Android phone, it's royalty free and all the newest Qualcomm chips are already supporting it. I hope Apple will make the right decisions, as AAC is far from being Hi-Fi.
Apple doesn't even do lossless properly LMFAO
@@cine-ish They have ALAC?
Hey, from where did you get to know about the rumour?
Good for HD660S?
Or would a desktop amp give me better sound quality?
Absolutely, and of course to each of your questions. The Fiio will get most headphones loud enough, but a $200 desktop amp will make them sound more fully and dynamic than a $200 mobile amp would. That being said, the mobile amp still will sound great
Is the EQ good on this one?
no
Elevated bass frequency response? That's unusual. Most of these devices and made to have a flat frequency response.
Elevated bass and treble but not a lot maybe 2db
Really wish they would have designed it like the BTR5, the hexagon shaped buttons and the low resolution colour screen just lock cheap and tacky.
So you prefere it to the Shanling ua5?
BTR7 is more feature packed and a little more powerful with desktop headphones, but when it comes to IEMs, I actually like the warmer sound signature of the UA5.
@@Soundnews thank you so much for your helpful answer. I really like your videos and that you respond so quickly and help me out is really great.
I use the Fiio FH7, so in ears. Seems like then the Shanling may be the better sounding option.
@@-Ambos- I also have the FH7 and find them amazing for the price, but a little bit hoter sounding in the treble. UA5 will make them more natural and smoother sounding in there. I find the FH7 + UA5 having a more pleasing tonality. Don't forget that UA5 works only in wired mode ;-)
@@Soundnews Oh it seems like you were the perfect person to ask about this.
I don´t really care about bluetooth since I think the little bit more comfort isn´t worth the worse sound quality.
So the UA5 it will be. Thank you again!
@@-Ambos- My pleasure, mate!
BTR7 or Mojo2?
Mojo2 bigger stage, better treble, less harsh mids,
Mojo, because Chord 🐑 will tell you it's the best anyways. Why? Because Chord!
Well I use 2.5mm balanced and 3.5 So I just do not understand why Fiio Would Not Include A 2.5mm Balanced Connection On The BTR7 . There's only 1 device I have that I Could Even Use 4.4 And That's My LetShouer S12s Which I Currently Use With A Detachable 2.5mm Balanced . Why Can't We Have 2.5 4.4 and 3.5 on The Same Device
Those are the the FH9 NOT FH7
I was interested right up until I saw the MQA logo. That's like advertising a 5-star hotel and adding that the room includes the free use of an outhouse.
Best Bluetooth Dac amp ever great hardware but worst software possible the FiiO control app is so barebone it's not even funny i guess for FiiO even copying what others have done is just too hard it's like the hardware and software are made by two different companies
without easy battery replacement still just junk.
while it sounds good, the screen and buttons implmentation is horrid! the screen is much larger but entire screen shows LDAC! and the vol numbers are now even smaller than that of BTR5. the buttons....if you wanna pause music, you have to tap once to wake the screen, then tap again to pause. and the screen dont even show that you have paused the music. why wake up the screen then??? a complete waste of its bigger colour screen. e.g. it will be more logical if the screen change to show the volume when one is adjusting it. and number changes colour like red if passed 60 to show harmful loudness and green to show normal listening volume etc so that the colour is information. really great sound and poor UI.
That’s not a DAP, we need a real DAP to have offline music in high quality. Not streaming music.
Which sounds better? BTR7 or Hiby R5 Gen 2 in class A mode?