AUDIOPHILE GENERAL

>>45238261
>For an Audiophile tablet, get the Nokia N1. It contains a Wolfson DAC. The new head of Nokia technology in the US is the former head of Dolby.

Fuck off Nokia shill

>>45238295

It's not my fault your tablet sucks at audio.

Laptop
Cambridge Dacmagic Xs
Senal SMH-1000 with Beyer DT 250 velour pads

>>45238261
Unfortunately this means nothing because all of these DACs are actually chinese crap that licenses the well-known brands. Never believe Yamaha DACs and so on.

>>45238500
>chinese crap that licenses the well-known brands

Everything is made in China. Your argument is invalid.

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>>45238500
except for the N8 as that's finnish made.

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>>45239176

dac is bigger placebo than ssd

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>>45239285

Keep crying bitch nigga

>>45238261

You know dac isn't the only thing that affects audio quality. Headphone amp is important too.

>>45238261
There is no "Wolfson WM895E" on the products list of Wolfson Microelectronics.

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>>45239367

Because it's not out yet

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>>45239192
Around the ear with foam tips!! Boner

RAH MA750 user here
Modded with for, 45° plaug, one button mic for android and cable split for short cable when using Clip+ or Bluetooth dongle (MA600)

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>>45239367

That faggot wrote it wrong. This is the chip https://chipworks.secure.force.com/catalog/ProductDetails?sku=WOA-WM8958E

Source is pic

>>45239416

Dope as fuck!

>>45239402
>SNR 100dB

Meanwhile my Wolfson WM8741 DAC does 140dB

>>45239527

That's not the chip. See >>45239471

>>45239748
I meant to quote your post, the other one is 89 or something.

>>45239527

What do you have and how much did it cost?

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>>45240158
127€ or $170

>>45240198

Explains it. that's the price of a whole tablet.

>>45241027
If you want to get technical, the DAC chip costs 17€ while the one in the tablet is 3.50€

>>45241060

How much does your screen cost?

>>45241165
I wouldn't know.

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>>45241060
>17 € DAC chip for audio reproduction

Jesus Christ, that's probably the most pointless waste of a chip that I ever saw, or the most over-priced chip, if its performance is actually suitable for its application.

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>>45239527
>140 dB

That is a nice number you pulled out of your ass, especially since they even admit in the datasheet that they cheated these figures by comparing a 1 kHz full-scale output, to the noise level with digital silence fed to the chip; the actual SNR is going to be considerably less than 140 dB (lel), considerably less than 125 dB, and probably somewhere closer to the THD spec of around -100 to -115 dB.

http://www.wolfsonmicro.com/documents/uploads/data_sheets/en/WM8741.pdf

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>need cheap USB mic for some quick music recording
>order one from newegg ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA3M12511113 )
>wait over 1 month for it to arrive form China
>finally get it an it is DOA, "USB Device Not Recognized" on 3 PCs
>google, google, google
>Prognosis, "fucked"
>costs more to return that it did to buy it
>open it up and inspect everything
>multiple solder points not soldered, including a cap and the mic itself
>get out /diy/ resistive solder and go at it (pic related with smoking hot glue)
>fix all soldering points
>examine under magnifying glass, some of the SMD components aren't properly soldered either
>think about reflowing it, but when i look at the black glob i realize there's probably something under it that's not soldered properly either
>into_the_trash.webm

Okay, you get what you pay for, I know that, but this is ridiculous.

What is a good USB microphone for $70 or less? Don't just google something, anyone can do that. I need audiophile advice here. I also can't afford more than that amount.

Don't say, "Blue".

>>45241996
Samson Go Mic

>>45241996

Samson CO1u

>>45240198
Measurements or it's trash. It's insanely hard to achieve anything above 120dB actual SNR(which is a pretty pointless statistic on its own). It's also almost entirely useless to get the noise floor that low.

>muh wolfsun dack its da best
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s5-review-1064p8.php

Wolfson is nothing but a brand name, its not indicative of any quantitative level of quality. Lots of smartphones and tablets on the market of "audiophile" grade audio output without using a Wolfson DAC.

>>45242390
>>45242419
Both seem pretty nice in reviews. I think the "Samson CO1u" is more my style.

Thanks for the recommendations.

You guys are missing the biggest feature
>Micro USB 2.0 Type C
The first of it's kind.
IIRC, this is the only device on the planet that actually uses Type C USB

>>45242642

I've had the CO1, the older version, for several years. It's a real quality mic.

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>>45239176
>>45239192
What is that FiiO E7 strapped to?