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      01-23-2017, 02:47 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by ConsumerFanatics View Post
Interesting, thanks for the feedback! Well, I can say with certainty that the DFR is better than the FiiO E17, but I don't know why one DAC would sound worse than the stock system. I guess it just depends. Something about the DFR makes it very versatile and makes any device I've tried it on sound better.
Perhaps it's just that the DFR matches the line level the way it should. The FiiO is an external DAC with preamp and volume controls. Probably too much fiddling to get right while the DFR is just a USB dongle with no switches or controls.
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