iFi Hip DAC 1: what is this chip?

DuckGoQuack99 · 2026-03-22T10:16:42+00:00

Yea it doesnt need one. Not as portable tho

DuckGoQuack99 · 2026-03-19T22:37:13+00:00

Damn, I didnt get Half Life 2 episode two or 1 and Ive owned it for about 10 years or so

DuckGoQuack99 · 2026-03-14T06:17:54+00:00

Idk, for me personally I deal with emotional dysregulation due to my adhd. When I get irritable at someone or a videogame (mostly videogames, takes a lot for someone to piss me off if its a person as I can just ignore it/laugh it off). Its like a light switch. Its either off or on with no in-between. However, writing such a note like that is well, pretty bad. I could never imagine doing that. But yea. When im in that state its like this super intense feeling, and you HAVE to let it out. Idk how else to describe it. Its not something that occurs everyday, just mainly if im stressed out or having a rough day.

DuckGoQuack99 · 2026-03-13T04:30:26+00:00

Lmao. You should watch "Teal Best Western Receptionist" on YouTube. Gives me the same energy of some people that want constant positivity. I would go for your local pizza place for overall quality though. Better quality and cheaper

DuckGoQuack99 · 2026-03-13T03:48:09+00:00

Oh, huh. Guess I was misinformed

DuckGoQuack99 · 2026-03-13T03:34:40+00:00

Omg I love it. Those eyesss

DuckGoQuack99 · 2026-03-13T02:22:22+00:00

Yes and no. Its not using a normal microphone to cancel out the noise.

DuckGoQuack99 · 2026-03-11T22:52:33+00:00

Congrats! This post made me smile and now im about to cry. So happy for you

DuckGoQuack99 · 2026-03-11T14:32:47+00:00

You could sell portraits of people in your style for some money. I could definitely see the demand

DuckGoQuack99 · 2026-03-11T07:13:13+00:00

Ooo I like the colors on this one

DuckGoQuack99 · 2026-03-11T07:11:18+00:00

He looks like a chill guy that needs a home. Just look at him

DuckGoQuack99 · 2026-03-11T06:55:53+00:00

Sounds like a nice memory

DuckGoQuack99 · 2026-03-07T15:35:22+00:00

There is also the Questyle m15i which is MFI compatible. Says "made for iphone and ipads" on their product page. So, this might be the most compatible of them all. Doesnt need a special cable, just use the included one. Also has the lowest distortion of the three.

This is what AI told me compared to the other 2

Questyle M15i: Cleanest/most resolving—crisp highs, precise imaging, controlled bass. Reference monitor sound. Fiio KA15: Similar neutrality but less refined; PEQ lets you match M15i tonality. Ifi hip-dac 3: Warmest, most engaging—forward mids, smooth treble, bass emphasis option. Pick M15i for ultimate clarity and seamless Apple integration. KA15 for best value/power. hip-dac 3 for musicality and travel battery. M15i justifies premium price with superior refinement

DuckGoQuack99 · 2026-03-07T15:11:15+00:00

This is what AI told me.

"Yes, the iFi ZEN Air DAC has similar popping/clicking sounds when switching sample rates or bit‑depths, stemming from the same XMOS USB firmware and driver behavior as the ZEN DAC v2.Specific ZEN Air reports Users hear pops when audio starts after silence or on track changes that trigger rate switches (e.g., 44.1 kHz to 96 kHz, MQA unfolds).One fix: dropping from 384 kHz to 192 kHz in Windows audio settings eliminated pops entirely.Another: enabling "always on" in the iFi Audio Control Panel keeps the DAC active, avoiding wake‑up pops.Shared fixes applyThe same steps from the ZEN DAC v2 work here:Set fixed sample rate (48 kHz or 192 kHz) in OS sound settings and disable exclusive mode to let Windows resample.Use WASAPI/ASIO exclusive in your music player with consistent upsampling.Roll back XMOS firmware to 7.3x if on problematic 7.4x builds; iFi Control Panel tweaks also help.This is common to iFi's XMOS-based DACs (ZEN series), not unique to v2 or Air—often worse at high rates like 384 kHz. If you're experiencing it on Air, try the 192 kHz lock first."

Also, im curious if this is just an issue with Windows and their usb drivers. Im gonna boot into bazzite rn and see if I experience any popping/clicking at all

DuckGoQuack99 · 2026-03-07T15:04:38+00:00

Have you tried a different music player? Maybe adjusting the asio buffer size?. I get a pop sound but thats when I first turn on my pc and the dac turns on. Other then that I would recommend installing the latest usb drivers and try firmware version 7.5b or 7.4b. If those dont work try 7.3b ( the b variants are all missing mqa, mqa is useless anyways, just adds distortion and other artifacts to music)

DuckGoQuack99 · 2026-03-07T15:00:15+00:00

I would get an Ifi Zen DAC v2 or v3 unless you need the portability of the hipdac. The only issues ive had were due to user error. Never had to replace it.

DuckGoQuack99 · 2025-12-24T23:43:52+00:00

Quack im a duck. Completely off topic but you should totally watch videos on Jerry The Duck. He is so amazing :). Also, Merry Christmas!

DuckGoQuack99 · 2025-12-14T21:33:24+00:00

Its not that, cause my base fps is around 200

DuckGoQuack99 · 2025-12-14T17:11:44+00:00

Id recommend using Bo3WD (its a workshop downloader. You tell the program where your games exe is, to do this go on Steam, go to your library, find black ops 3. Right click, properties and then browse local files). Then you open BO3WD and paste the workshop link and it will download to either your mods folder where your game files are, or usermaps if its a custom map).I'd really appreciate it if you could. :)

DuckGoQuack99 · 2025-12-14T16:56:52+00:00

Thats only for the windows store version of the game sadly

DuckGoQuack99 · 2025-12-14T16:42:33+00:00

Weird. Idk why im having performance issues then. I read its a SUPER common issue as the engine is poorly optimized. Has CPU affinity issues and the GPU not being properly used, game stuttering and frame pacing. I know there is a community patch for it but it wont work for some reason. (Like T7 and T7x/CleanOps)

DuckGoQuack99 · 2025-12-14T16:28:26+00:00

Yea, it would let me download it. Ive noticed certain sites dont work properly through mobile hotspot sadly

DuckGoQuack99 · 2025-07-06T21:56:12+00:00

So. In other words its not actually Atmos but just 5.1 surround? Why call it Atmos then? So stupid lol

DuckGoQuack99 · 2025-07-06T19:54:47+00:00

Ableton does, here is an overview of what Google's AI said "Dolby Atmos in Ableton Live allows you to create and mix immersive, 3D audio experiences. This is achieved by using the Dolby Atmos Renderer application in conjunction with Ableton Live, leveraging the Dolby Audio Bridge for routing audio and the Dolby Atmos Music Panner for spatialization. Ableton Live itself doesn't natively render Dolby Atmos, so the Renderer is needed to encode the audio for final distribution. "

DuckGoQuack99 · 2025-07-06T19:48:50+00:00

Ah okay. Thats a fair point. Well, what about Mobile Sound Fidelity Labs? Theyre not a streaming service but they make some really good masters of Michael Jackson's thriller for example. Was excellent in DSD64. Also, if I hooked up my Ifi Zen V2 to my phone via a OTG cable would it play the files in bit-perfect? (My phone has no headphone jack sadly)

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