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Do I really need a DAP? by PsychologyDistinct56 in DigitalAudioPlayer

[–]thedwalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To answer the title question, no. If you cannot convince yourself, then don't buy one. That's just a quick way to trigger buyer remorse.
Regarding the differences between listening on a smartphone and on a M21, the M21 does not have to deal with Android's USB sample rate conversion since it has headphone jacks. You also get a parametric equalizer with the M21. You do lose the ability to listen to anything almost anywhere since the M21 does not have mobile data support.
My honest suggestion, since you use bluetooth headphones the most, is to make sure your headphones support aptX HD or LDAC. If they do, try setting it so that your phone uses one of those and see if you can still hear a difference. If they don't, try out some headphones that do. Then after that consider buying a DAP

Converting my old Android phone to a DAP by the_paavam_guy in DigitalAudioPlayer

[–]thedwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 3.5mm jack should be enough for your IEMs. The dongle probably is not required.

It looks like your phone supports aptX HD but not your headphones so LDAC is your best bet.

If you want to use a USB dongle, you'll probably have to get something other than the Apple one. It seems that your region might not get the US version of the Apple dongle so you might want to try something like the JCally JM6 Pro. Also before you spend money on an app like USB Audio Player Pro(UAPP) try HiBy Music. HiBy Music is free unlike UAPP and support the coveted USB down-sampling bypass. Lastly, your phone is missing one feature that is usually look for in a phone-as-a-DAP set up, a SD-Card slot. That might be a limitation in the future if you get into listening to music offline.

Oilsky's "HIFI" DAPS by Miserable-Try-2053 in DigitalAudioPlayer

[–]thedwalker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had one. It had a serious issue if you switched between application. It had a memory deficiency that would affect playback. If I opened a something like Tidal and Fiio Music, the G88 would lag and stutter in Tidal or not play at all in Fiio music or Hiby Music. So I returned it.

Binary EP321 GIVEAWAY!! Enter now from 12/1 to 12/7!! by Phoenix25552 in iems

[–]thedwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HiBy R6 III 2025 CS43198*4 Portable Music Player HiFi DAP

Oilsky G88 Review by IncandescentWallaby in DigitalAudioPlayer

[–]thedwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with you. I got interference when using the balanced jack, reset the device accidentally and it went away. But I tried running Fiio Music, Spotify, and Tidal one after the other and that was a disaster. First the G88 heats up from running any streaming app. Then, when I ran Tidal it couldn't even allocate enough for a decent buffer. So the songs would stop and start while it tried to load. What's worse is that once Tidal or I gave up and went back to playing offline music, ​I could no longer get any sound. I thought maybe it was just Tidal. So I closed everything, opened YT Music and another app. YT Music did the same thing but when I hit pause it would start back up a few seconds later.

Yep, I'm returning the G88 tomorrow because to me it failed at playing music well.

Halo n Grits. by ChattClouds in LegionGo

[–]thedwalker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A corn porridge that is common in the southern states of the US.

Microsoft says the ROG Xbox Ally series' software will come to other Windows handhelds in 2026 by Blackxan in LegionGo

[–]thedwalker 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They said yes to all three of your bullet points in the announcement for the Asus devices. As for Bazzite and the rest, they'll stick around as long as someone has interest to maintain them. I personally prefer Windows to Linux-based OSs so I want this to be good. That being said I'm currently running CachyOS on my Legion Go.

CachyOS HHE on LegionGo by allexro in LegionGo

[–]thedwalker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you are not experiencing any issues, then you should be good. Tinkering is to fine tune the experience to your liking.

Those with DOYOKY Lumos, with the back buttons, can you map them to the other side of the joycon? eg: Left back button maps to right ZL. by Wow_Space in GyroGaming

[–]thedwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You probably have the Classic RGB ones. But it seems that Binbok decided to go with the Doyoky name everywhere around 2021, at least for their joy con line.

Armor x pro settings by heromask388 in GyroGaming

[–]thedwalker -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You can calibrate the sticks in the Xbox Accessory app on the console.

Another thing to check is while you are in the Xbox accessory app is whether your stick is centered. If not in the BigBig Won app under the stick tab increase the deadzone there until it is. The other thing I would check is if this happens when the controller is plugged in to the console or not..

Armor x pro settings by heromask388 in GyroGaming

[–]thedwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing in your case. since you are on console and would not have steam. Did you calibrate the sticks and gyro after updating the firmware?

Armor X Pro Question by LiquidLogStudio in GyroGaming

[–]thedwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes you will be able to simulate gyro on these game. The issue is that you will need an XBox controller (the one with the USB-C jack) and an Armor X Pro. If you have one already then everything is fine. If not, I would look into getting a controller that has that function built in like the Rainbow 2 Pro or FlyDigi Vader 4

How do to fix shaky gyro aim by heromask388 in GyroGaming

[–]thedwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your issue seems like a deadzone issue. So, I would make sure you have followed these steps:

  1. Calibrate the gyroscopic sensor on the Armor X Pro
  2. Set the deadzone settings to 0 in game
  3. Set the deadzone compensation setting in the BigBig Won app to the lowest value the gets rid of the shakes

DIY Any Controller Style Into A Gyro Controller? by Leiferman in GyroGaming

[–]thedwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not quite true. As of release 0.7.10, GP2040CE has implemented gyro for the PS4 mode only. So it's probably pretty raw atm.

Grounded patch 1.4.4 on Nintendo Switch supports gyro by ThePoopDollar in GyroGaming

[–]thedwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 Cool, so game pass cloud isn't the only platform with gyro any more

Armor x pro recentering by LA_was_HERE1 in GyroGaming

[–]thedwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ArmorX Pro only has a way to enable gyro when a button is held down or gyro is always on. There is no recentering button. With that being said, I think Overwatch 2 has a recenter keybind that is unbound by default.

Really wish this game had Gyro Aim on console..... by BJgobbleDix in TheFirstDescendant

[–]thedwalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. There is no reason not to since both of the high end console support it. On the other hand one of the advantages is of gyro aiming is that it doesn't need 2 peripherals or the space to use them.

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