Hi, Andy. I use Simgot Supermix 4 and used single ended 3.5mm. Who is more better Shanling UA4 dan DEW4X ? I need Dac with neutral/natural (NOT Warm), character, clear, bright, soundstage open/spacious, efficient battery phone. Or you have any reccomendation with the price around DEW4X and UA4. This time, I use DAC Tanchjim Space Lite and I love this DAC. Thx
If you ask me which one I prefer, then you are asking which one I use with my own equipment and what I like the most personally, and in this case the DEW4X is what I prefer because it is more suited with the natively brighter Hidizs MP145 and Final Audio A5000, of which if I use them with UA4, they tend to exhibit a bit more energy. So, it depends a lot on what you are driving and what sort of sound presentation you prefer, do you like it neutral and relaxed? DEW4X is the one to go for, if you like it a bit more energetic and bold, UA4 is the one to use
Heads up for everyone! the MP145 is not good anymore. Hidizs changed the internals in the newer batches and the and lost everything that made the original sound good. I would not buy it or recommend it to anyone and reviewers shouldn't compare their old sets in comparisons as it is not what the new buyers will experience .
So, you have both new and old MP145 to verify this? A bit of details what changed would be good because your claim is huge, people need to understand exactly what changed internally, and how does that impact the sound it produces, what makes it worse than the MP145 many have grown to love?
@@AndyAudioVault Not sure what's happening to my comments, they seem to disappear. Last try now. Watch the video shortbus upload this week about the MP145. I bought a pair but they did not sound great to me and to me didn't sound like the graph. Wasn't sure if I got the new batch but they sounded thin and a bit tinny to me and didn't match what the reviews said so I returned them last week after just 1 day of use after burn in. After watching the shortbus video I am almost sure I had a new one and I would hold off on recommending it until the company officially fixes this change.
Hello Andy! I bought the Reiyin MCA3, I don't know if you can review it in the future, they are very economical. I wanted to ask you after a while of using dongles, the phone's USB input is not loose, it doesn't have a firm grip and it disconnects by itself.
No I haven't tried MCA3 and not sure if I will review it either. You can try using another USB C cable and see if it will fix the loose issue, otherwise it could be just production issue
Andy, could you clarify - the Fiio KA5 in your "Timbre signature" table from this video is right in the middle, but in the earlier tables it is at the same level as the iBasso DC03 Pro. So which table is correct for the Fiio KA5?
Thanks for pointing this out, the latest one is the correct placing after recalibrating the chart for 2024. KA4 is more analog sounding than DC03Pro, I am certain of that now
Hi Andy, always stoked for your dongle reviews. 😍 Is there any one of your 5 star recommendations that takes in microphone inputs? Looking for a great dongle that also allows me to make work calls since my IEM cable has a microphone on it.
You have two options. Soundblaster play 4 and Abigail Pro. SB play 4 should be a 5 star dongle in my opinion for its SQ, features, price, value. I have already used DC03 Pro, DC04 Pro, BTR15, Hidizs S9 Pro, Abigail pro, Abigail, Avani etc
Unfortunately, NONE of the bigger sized dongles support MIC. You do have an option for something like SoundBlaster series but they are not 5 Stars rated. MIC support is something more easily found in ultra compact dongles like JCally JM06 Pro, JM7 etc or Abigail/Avani
this dac is good but I am wating for Andy style review of Fiio ka17 & a comparison Bitwin Fiio ka17 and Fiio k11 as both of them in same price category ..❤❤
Hi Andy, love your channel, really helps me out with my DAC purchases. I have a question, what do you think is the best CS (43131 or 43198) based dongle is? Is it the Yuki?
Thanks. Yes for now as you can clearly see in the comparison section of this video, Yuki scores higher overall points than all other 43198, and if you watch my review on Yuki, you will understand what makes Yuki stand out from the rest
@@AndyAudioVault Thanks, I just watched the review and makes me want to get a Yuki. Anyway between the Yuki and questyle m15 which one is your personal preference? Trying to decide between the two.
Would you be able to try the Astell & Kern HC4? It's cheaper than the RU7 and FC6 and while not much talk about, it does seek promising. So impressions and reviews have compared it to the Questyle M15 and it seems the HC4 is more musical, detailed and soundstages better yet being smoother overall. Some others have also commented that they prefer the HC4 over the Cayin RU7 and FC6.
Thanks. For EA500LM, my personal favourite is either EPZ TP50 or HIBY FC6. UA4 will offer strong technical element to EA500LM but I feel that it also loses a bit on analog timbre, DC04Pro on the other hand will offer wider soundstage and airy decays, more analog timbre. DEW4X on the other hand offers a bit of richer sound texture and imaging, but not as open sounding as DC04Pro. All in all, those dongles are great in their own ways
Últimamente estan saliendo Dongles económicos por menos de 150$ con el DAC tope de gama cirrus logic,y todo indica que van a seguir como el nuevo Auful snowy night.
@@AndyAudioVault agree on that part. Now that my dongle collection is piling up it’s a bit difficult with just one pair of ears. But after XMOS update, this versatile dongle/dap is really something out of the ordinary. You really really got to try this.
Andy Some recommended me this DAC. I am thinking about Shanling UA4. What is your opinion? Which from them better suits to the Beyerdynamic DT 900 pro x headphones?
Better is not the word I would use here, as both scores pretty much similarly on sound alone. However KA13 will start to sound better with dynamic authority when you use 300 Ohm Sennheiser HD600 or 91dB Magnetic Planar of Fostex T40RP MK3 in Desktop mode, because KA13 main appeal is outright power. For anything up to 32 Ohm, both are equally great
Pareciera que son muy similares en rendimiento pero,¿En suavidad cual se nota mas space o dew 4x?y cual tiene realismo instrumental? Y profundidad hacia delante?perdon si son demasiadas preguntas 😑
Thanks for highlighting this, it was not showing the correct rating for PEE51 on that column, the one shown in my KA5 review is the correct one, I think there was an error of pasted data over PEE51 on this one
It depends on your budget, I cannot decide on how you spend your money, I can only describe the values the dongles deliver so that my audiences can make decisions based on what matters to them. Having said that, for under $100, DEW4X is one of my recommendation, if you can spend more than $100 then of course DC04Pro is one of them, there's so many great dongles now
Andy has his likes and preferences which is fine but in my experience I have tried Ibasso DC03 pro, DC04 pro, BTR15, Avani, Abigail, Abigail pro, Odyssey HD, Fosi Audio DS1, Hidizs S9 Pro, CX pro, Fiio K5 Pro ESS, Xduoo XA-10, Jcally JM60, Creative SB Play 4. Among all these, I liked two dongles' sound the most. Fosi Audio DS1 and Ibasso DC03 Pro. BTR15 being the least musical and the most boring of all
sir I have an tempotec e44 when I use a 4.4 cable, the volume on one side is too big but if I use a 3.5 se the sound is normal Is this a problem with my 4.4 cable or the dongle?
Curent now I using moondrop dawn pro pair with moondrop kato, do you think next I should buy dew4x or Kiwi Ears Allegro? Or should I just keep the current combo and not change anything cause the sound doesn't change much?
DAWN Pro is already great and on equal footing to DEW34X and Allegro technically, so you are not missing anything. But if you want to flavor things a bit, DEW4x offers some coloration in the sound frequency and Allegro is a bit more analog sounding - where DAWN Pro is more neutral
Hey Andy, thanks for the review. Your reviews are interesting and knowledgeable 😊
Glad you like them! And thanks!
I do believe it also had a low and high gain, if both volume switches are held at the same time.
Andy casually flexing his RTX4090 😂
lol
Hey if you got it, flaunt it. 😅
Please review the fiio KA17 and KA11
Coming soon
Yesos ka11 in $30 and 285 mw
Cirrus Logic is dominating right now!! 😮
Hi Andy, thanks for this review it helped me a lot. Guess the next big step in dongle developmrnt will be adding output power.
My pleasure
I personally don't like Cirrus DACs but as always great review Andy. Btw, nice HD 600 and Sundara.
Excellent Review, thank you.
My pleasure 😁
Hi, Andy. I use Simgot Supermix 4 and used single ended 3.5mm. Who is more better Shanling UA4 dan DEW4X ? I need Dac with neutral/natural (NOT Warm), character, clear, bright, soundstage open/spacious, efficient battery phone. Or you have any reccomendation with the price around DEW4X and UA4. This time, I use DAC Tanchjim Space Lite and I love this DAC. Thx
Your best option for that price range is AKLIAM PD6, which I reviewed just today
Hey Andy! Thanks for the review. But i still confused to buy simgot dew4x or shanling ua4 which one do you prefer? Thankyou
If you ask me which one I prefer, then you are asking which one I use with my own equipment and what I like the most personally, and in this case the DEW4X is what I prefer because it is more suited with the natively brighter Hidizs MP145 and Final Audio A5000, of which if I use them with UA4, they tend to exhibit a bit more energy. So, it depends a lot on what you are driving and what sort of sound presentation you prefer, do you like it neutral and relaxed? DEW4X is the one to go for, if you like it a bit more energetic and bold, UA4 is the one to use
Heads up for everyone! the MP145 is not good anymore. Hidizs changed the internals in the newer batches and the and lost everything that made the original sound good. I would not buy it or recommend it to anyone and reviewers shouldn't compare their old sets in comparisons as it is not what the new buyers will experience .
Really? Wtf... Is it PR2 2? 😅
So, you have both new and old MP145 to verify this? A bit of details what changed would be good because your claim is huge, people need to understand exactly what changed internally, and how does that impact the sound it produces, what makes it worse than the MP145 many have grown to love?
Thanks for the MP145 to be expensive for me to not buy it.
Dodge another one🙂
@@AndyAudioVault Brutal TONAL & TEKNICAL on its Price. Best Value for my PAUS(E) Game IEM ☕
@@AndyAudioVault Not sure what's happening to my comments, they seem to disappear. Last try now. Watch the video shortbus upload this week about the MP145. I bought a pair but they did not sound great to me and to me didn't sound like the graph. Wasn't sure if I got the new batch but they sounded thin and a bit tinny to me and didn't match what the reviews said so I returned them last week after just 1 day of use after burn in. After watching the shortbus video I am almost sure I had a new one and I would hold off on recommending it until the company officially fixes this change.
Thanks for review!👍Can you tell please how Dew4x sounds compare to Colorfly cda m1p? Which of them do you like better?🙂
I like CDA-M1P better for being richer with sound notes, more analog and even smoother edged (both already smooth sounding)
@@AndyAudioVault Thank you very much!😊👍
Hello Andy! I bought the Reiyin MCA3, I don't know if you can review it in the future, they are very economical. I wanted to ask you after a while of using dongles, the phone's USB input is not loose, it doesn't have a firm grip and it disconnects by itself.
No I haven't tried MCA3 and not sure if I will review it either. You can try using another USB C cable and see if it will fix the loose issue, otherwise it could be just production issue
@@AndyAudioVault thx for replying!
Andy, could you clarify - the Fiio KA5 in your "Timbre signature" table from this video is right in the middle, but in the earlier tables it is at the same level as the iBasso DC03 Pro. So which table is correct for the Fiio KA5?
Thanks for pointing this out, the latest one is the correct placing after recalibrating the chart for 2024. KA4 is more analog sounding than DC03Pro, I am certain of that now
Hi Andy, always stoked for your dongle reviews. 😍
Is there any one of your 5 star recommendations that takes in microphone inputs?
Looking for a great dongle that also allows me to make work calls since my IEM cable has a microphone on it.
You have two options. Soundblaster play 4 and Abigail Pro. SB play 4 should be a 5 star dongle in my opinion for its SQ, features, price, value. I have already used DC03 Pro, DC04 Pro, BTR15, Hidizs S9 Pro, Abigail pro, Abigail, Avani etc
Unfortunately, NONE of the bigger sized dongles support MIC. You do have an option for something like SoundBlaster series but they are not 5 Stars rated. MIC support is something more easily found in ultra compact dongles like JCally JM06 Pro, JM7 etc or Abigail/Avani
Thank you so much, saved me a ton of time having to research this :)
@@AndyAudioVault
Hi Andy . Uhh.. You mentioned mW power is unspecified? It's actually on the box : 2x70mW SE and 2x150mW BAL
Thanks, probably my eyes and glasses weren't showing the words, I am practically blind with optical impairment both close/far 😂
this dac is good but I am wating for Andy style review of Fiio ka17 & a comparison Bitwin Fiio ka17 and Fiio k11 as both of them in same price category ..❤❤
Hi Andy, love your channel, really helps me out with my DAC purchases. I have a question, what do you think is the best CS (43131 or 43198) based dongle is? Is it the Yuki?
Thanks. Yes for now as you can clearly see in the comparison section of this video, Yuki scores higher overall points than all other 43198, and if you watch my review on Yuki, you will understand what makes Yuki stand out from the rest
@@AndyAudioVault Thanks, I just watched the review and makes me want to get a Yuki. Anyway between the Yuki and questyle m15 which one is your personal preference? Trying to decide between the two.
@@reiness Hard choice, both are amazing, but ultimately for my personal taste and preferences, Yuki edge it a bit more for my choice
Would you be able to try the Astell & Kern HC4? It's cheaper than the RU7 and FC6 and while not much talk about, it does seek promising. So impressions and reviews have compared it to the Questyle M15 and it seems the HC4 is more musical, detailed and soundstages better yet being smoother overall. Some others have also commented that they prefer the HC4 over the Cayin RU7 and FC6.
Yes I would like to try it for sure, once I can get one
Really nice review. How dew4x compare with shanling ua4/iBasso dc04pro to pairing with ea500lm. Which one you prefer the best for ea500lm. Thank you
Thanks. For EA500LM, my personal favourite is either EPZ TP50 or HIBY FC6. UA4 will offer strong technical element to EA500LM but I feel that it also loses a bit on analog timbre, DC04Pro on the other hand will offer wider soundstage and airy decays, more analog timbre. DEW4X on the other hand offers a bit of richer sound texture and imaging, but not as open sounding as DC04Pro. All in all, those dongles are great in their own ways
@@AndyAudioVault thank you 🫡👍
Últimamente estan saliendo Dongles económicos por menos de 150$ con el DAC tope de gama cirrus logic,y todo indica que van a seguir como el nuevo Auful snowy night.
That is true, as more DAC comes out, the competition gets hot and this usually means price gets lower
@@AndyAudioVaultquize decir AFUL no AUFUL
Hi Andy, simgot dew4x or the ibasso dc04? Which one you prefer?
If I am forced between DEW4X or DC04Pro, then PERSONALLY I still prefer DC04Pro, but that's subjectively my personal taste and preferences
Thank you Andy for the advised, appreciated.
Andy you need to review Shanling H2. While it’s only 1 dac chip like Q11, I like it so much I urge you to review and make some comparisons.
I will take note of this, there's just too many options now it is hard to keep track let alone to obtain and review them
@@AndyAudioVault agree on that part. Now that my dongle collection is piling up it’s a bit difficult with just one pair of ears. But after XMOS update, this versatile dongle/dap is really something out of the ordinary. You really really got to try this.
hey Andy, are you going to review the Sonata BHD Pro anytime soon? i really want to hear your opinion thanks.
At this point, if I can get one yes I would like to
Please tell me whether this dongle will be powerful enough for full size headphones ?
From the 4.4mm BAL side and running USB Exclusive mode, yes no problem even for 300 Ohm headphones
Andy Some recommended me this DAC. I am thinking about Shanling UA4. What is your opinion? Which from them better suits to the Beyerdynamic DT 900 pro x headphones?
DT990 would be too bright if used with UA4, you could do better with DEW4X which is smoother and less edgy
@@AndyAudioVaultThank you for your answer.
if you compare it with the FiiO KA13, which will be better, without taking into account the price?
Better is not the word I would use here, as both scores pretty much similarly on sound alone. However KA13 will start to sound better with dynamic authority when you use 300 Ohm Sennheiser HD600 or 91dB Magnetic Planar of Fostex T40RP MK3 in Desktop mode, because KA13 main appeal is outright power. For anything up to 32 Ohm, both are equally great
thanks for the help
@@AndyAudioVault
Pareciera que son muy similares en rendimiento pero,¿En suavidad cual se nota mas space o dew 4x?y cual tiene realismo instrumental? Y profundidad hacia delante?perdon si son demasiadas preguntas 😑
I would say both are equally smooth, transparent and neutral. At this level they are pretty much similar in many ways
im more interested with your computer setup.
lol
¿Por que astell & kern PEE51 tiene 8 en la riqueza densidad de sonido?, antes tenia 10.
Thanks for highlighting this, it was not showing the correct rating for PEE51 on that column, the one shown in my KA5 review is the correct one, I think there was an error of pasted data over PEE51 on this one
Love your channel, it help me a lot. Please review Colorfly CDA-M2
Working on it. And thanks!
What do u prefer if compare with akliam pd4+?
PF4+ is more energetic and less analog, more analytical
Hola Andy entre este y el Ibasso DC04Pro cual me recomiendas amigo
It depends on your budget, I cannot decide on how you spend your money, I can only describe the values the dongles deliver so that my audiences can make decisions based on what matters to them. Having said that, for under $100, DEW4X is one of my recommendation, if you can spend more than $100 then of course DC04Pro is one of them, there's so many great dongles now
En Aliexpress dco4 pro esta $86.68 DW4X $79.99 Creo que me voy por el ibasso, aunque el simgot tiene el chip mas actualizado.@@AndyAudioVault
@@wilsonescudero3298it really depends what sound signature you're going for!! 😊
Los dos son cirrus pero este singot creo tiene la firma mas actualizada sera mejor que el ibasso DC04Pro@@camotech1314
Hi andy, do you still have the Fiio q11? How do they compare? Is fiio q11 more analog or digital?
With FiiO tuning, Q11 is pretty much similar near analog sounding to KA5 and also DEW4X
@@AndyAudioVault thanks for reply.
Andy has his likes and preferences which is fine but in my experience
I have tried Ibasso DC03 pro, DC04 pro, BTR15, Avani, Abigail, Abigail pro, Odyssey HD, Fosi Audio DS1, Hidizs S9 Pro, CX pro, Fiio K5 Pro ESS, Xduoo XA-10, Jcally JM60, Creative SB Play 4.
Among all these, I liked two dongles' sound the most. Fosi Audio DS1 and Ibasso DC03 Pro. BTR15 being the least musical and the most boring of all
how does this compared to Shanling UA4?
UA4 is slightly brighter and sharper sounding, DEW4X is a bit more musical and smooth
Do you have the fiio ka11? Are they nice?
I will have KA11 soon, thanks
@@AndyAudioVault Nice! Thanks Andy
sir
I have an tempotec e44
when I use a 4.4 cable, the volume on one side is too big
but if I use a 3.5 se the sound is normal
Is this a problem with my 4.4 cable or the dongle?
You need to try with different IEMs on the 4.4 mm BAL and then will know which one, at this point hard to tell if the cable or the jack of the E44
pcm 384Khz
Curent now I using moondrop dawn pro pair with moondrop kato, do you think next I should buy dew4x or Kiwi Ears Allegro? Or should I just keep the current combo and not change anything cause the sound doesn't change much?
DAWN Pro is already great and on equal footing to DEW34X and Allegro technically, so you are not missing anything. But if you want to flavor things a bit, DEW4x offers some coloration in the sound frequency and Allegro is a bit more analog sounding - where DAWN Pro is more neutral
@@AndyAudioVault Thanks for the advice, I will consider it more carefully before deciding
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