When I connected my old Fairphone 3 to my hifi via usb-c, it sounded just the same as when I used my computer.
With my new Fairphone 6, the audio signal however seems weaker. I can’t get the same punch, even with media output volumes turned all the way up.
I also have issues connecting to a mobile DAC I used with my Fairphone 3. Also audio through usb-c.
Is there perhaps something not quite in place the handling of audio through usb-c on Fairphone 6?
Are you using a USB-DAC or a passive USB-C to headphone-jack adapter? If it is a passive adapter, I guess the Fairphone 6 has a worse DAC or your connector could be bad. Otherwise I couldn’t tell what the cause could be.
I tried 2 DAC’s and a passive adapter and for me with a passive one it is also kinda meh in terms of quality and volume.
Thanks for testing!
The two DACs I referred to are both active: The hifi has a high end DAC by Audio Note. It’s one of those settings where you just want the sound to shine. And it did with my old FP3+, just not entirely the same with FP6. Which I find just strange. And the smallest movement of my phone makes it disconnect from the DAC and pause the music, which I’m not used to either.
The mobile DAC is a Fiio, and actually I can’t make it work with the FP6. I suspect it has to do with the micro-usb→usb-c adapter I’ve been using. I just find it strange that FP6 can’t find the DAC as an audio unit when FP3+ does it.
This last issue actually made me buy a passive Fiio DAC, in order to listen through headphones, and this DAC plays without issues for me. Luckily!
You mention “The mobile DAC is a Fiio, and actually I can’t make it work with the FP6”, but then later say “made me buy a passive Fiio DAC… and this DAC plays without issues for me.” - so I take it you have 2 Fiio DACs, one works with the FP6 and the other doesn’t? Which model does work? About to receive a FP6, and want to get a DAC for wired IEMs, but don’t know which will work. Thank you!
You’re right, I have two.
My old Fiio Q1 is the one I cannot get to work with FP6, while the handy Fiio KA11 works like a charm
Hi,
I have a FiiO KA3 DAC connected directly via USB-C. No Problems with the output gain but a really quite annoying bug:
Can you confirm your FiiO App is recognizing your not-working DAC like it’s shown in my app?
I would give that a chance: Maybe it could be necessary to install a new FW via another smartphone if provided by FiiO. I’m not sure it’s only a cable-related thing. I guess the overall chain of FiiO DAC/Cable/FP HW/Android Audio Stack (…) can be slightly fragile.
