- FIIO wants you to know that high resolution audio is about to go “really general public”
- … And the QX13 is at the cost of reflecting this
- Made from 21 layers of carbon fiber for light but durable construction
Do you know what is my favorite audio gadget type? The one who makes people go “what East that?’ Ideally with the question of follow -up: “And also, what do the figures mean?”
It’s such a piece of kit. It’s almost like the portable super-computer Ziggy Quantum jump – Because even if no one really understands everything about it, everyone should be a good thing. And with Spotify Hifi Launch Rumers, taking momentum (recent reports suggest that it could land in late 2025, and be called “ Spotify Music Pro ”), when Hi-Res becomes common, you do not want to remain unable to take advantage of …
What you look at is the FIIO QX13, a pocket DAC and a headphone amplifier for your phone, laptop or game console – a gateway to the world of high resolution audio on the go. And although it is a flagship product and which marks 18 years of the audio expertise of Fioo, it is not particularly expensive either.
New in the world of DAC Helmet? It’s good: each product you have who accepts and plays a digital musical signal (your phone, wireless headphones, laptop, Bluetooth speakers, etc.) has its own integrated DAC.
The fact is that many of them are inexpensive, and the addition of an autonomous dedicated option (read: better) on the audio path can improve what you hear a lot. In addition, the amplification added can help give a punch and a volume to headphones that are difficult to train wired on your phone or a mobile player.
How does this particular DAC work? Add any audio source with USB-C, and you have it. You just inspired a new life in your wired headphones.
The QX13 can fully decode MQA music and is compatible with file formats such as DSD512 and 768Hz / 32 -bit tracks. Helmet intake of 3.5 mm and 4.4 mm balanced also ensures large compatibility with all headphones.
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And he’s quite a spectator, right? The QX13 is made with 21 layers of carbon fiber for a light but durable construction to show its “extra” extra “IPS color display hardened by 1.99 inch.
The QX13 also presents the ESS Saber Pro ESS9027Pro flagship chip, recommended for use in full-size Hi-Fi systems. However, FIIO made a “micro dac / amp design” created to make the most of your headphones and IEM. The chip has 8 channels configured in parallel and is associated with two ES9312 Ultra-Low-Bruit regulators for precise output correspondence on each audio channel.
Of course, FIIO will indicate to your own IEM to associate them – perhaps the FIIO FH19 (which are very good indeed) and FIIO notes that the QX13 arrives with a magnetic leather case (optional), compatible with the FIIO Custom Fiio “ Estick ” Estick ” Estick ” Powerhouse Powerhouse Powerhouse in PowerHouse. Choose the magnetic leather housing to combine the two devices in a single unit.
The QX13 is now available, at a price of $ 219 / £ 219 (approximately $ 450 in), and if it seems a little rich for your blood, note that the IFI Rival’s flagship DAC, IFI IDSD Valkyrie, is accompanied by $ 1,699 / £ 1,699 / at $ 2.999 (approx). So there is also this option …
