Other audio boosts include better audio streams with help from the company making TIDAL possible and B&O Play with free headphones.
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Blass leaves little doubt about LG V30+, says Quad DAC remains global
Actually wondering if the LG V30+ was going to be a real thing? Some say it might be as real as the LG G6+ is. Also, ESS Technology gets another job.
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Another LG G6 key feature officially revealed: an even better Quad DAC than that of the V20
Audiophiles, rejoice - it sounds like the LG G6 will be tailor-made to your most hidden desires, with a new Quad DAC from ESS.
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Fiio K1 USB Headphone DAC, and answering your Real Audio Review questions!
We recently produced our first Real Audio Review, and we got MANY questions and comments regarding our testing procedure. Many Apple fans felt we were unfair to the iPhone 7 by using the Lightning to 3.5mm adapter cable which Apple includes with in the box. The idea being, that you can only hear what the iPhone is really capable of by connecting expensive third party headphones directly to the iPhone’s data port.Of course, using a data port on a phone is little different than using a USB port on a computer. We wouldn’t say a laptop has ...
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LG V20 Audio Tour: four DACs and 15 dBs of difference (Video)
The LG V10 was one of the first mainstream smartphones — nevermind smartphones, period — to put the audio experience first. It had a 32-bit DAC provided by ESS Technology that did a great job pumping clean, hot waveforms out.Well, hello Hi-Fi redux.ESS is back with its SABRE ES9218 product, a Quad DAC system, inside the LG V20. It’s said to cut noise and distortion down by 50 percent. It also provides the same 75 ...
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This is the LG V20, officially out with Android Nougat and a Quad DAC system
First with Android Nougat out of the box. A loud and clean Quad DAC system. Wide-angle cameras in front and on back. Multi-screen multi-tasking. And some of the steadiest video recording capabilities.LG and Google have been promoting the heck out of the sequel to the V10 smartphone and now, we finally know what the V20 is all about.Here are the specifications:ComponentDescriptionDisplay size5.7 ...
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Who really needs LG V20 spec rumors when they can just wait a day?
Tomorrow is the day when we’ll get to figure out what makes the LG V20 tick. Sure, Android 7.0 Nougat, of course, but what’s the silicon inside of it? Are there any numbers we could pull up? What kind of beast is this multimedia monster supposed to be?Well, one ...
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LG V20 will use Quad DAC system from supplier of V10 DACs
LG has announced that ESS Technology, which provided the digital-to-analog audio converters for the V10 and a Play module for the G5, will supply a Quad DAC system for the V20, to be launched next month.The manufacturer touts that ...
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The new ZTE Axon 7 is alive with up to 6GB of RAM
Chinese manufacturer ZTE is turning up the dial to seven. After last year’s US-launched Axon, it has taken things back home to reboot the stratified series.The Axon 7 was revealed at a Beijing event and it is about as strong a phone as its spring ...
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How important is smartphone audio output (and how important are the accessories you use with it)?
One of the least talked about things on a smartphone is its audio output. Don’t get me wrong, people do talk about it. But compared to camera, battery life, and other considerations, audio output is one of those “nice-to-haves” rather than a necessity. Sure, we love our front-firing speakers, but at the same time, we’ll happily accept a rear or bottom firing speaker if the rest of the hardware is up to snuff. We might ding it in the review with a sentence or two, but that’s about the extent of it.OEMs have started to push superior audio in some of their ...
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LG G5 goes hi-fi with Bang & Olufsen enhancements
LG is putting press releases on autopilot all the way through the day it launches its newest smartphones and we’re eating up every word of them.This time around, the chaebol has re-upped its agreement with Bang & Olufsen and is integrating B&O PLAY by Bang & ...
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The Nubia Prague S is a mid-ranger with a DAC and iris scanner
ZTE-subsidiary Nubia has a brand new global website featuring a very puzzling smartphone called “My Prague.” It was imaged upon the Czech capital’s preponderance of creativity that’s renowned throughout circles of high culture. Nubia is introducing its sequel to its My Prague handset, but this time around, there’s no Prague for you. It’s just the Prague S now.While the Prague S can be ...
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