You can also use it just as an Amp, but the output volume will be lower – the battery, on the other hand, will last longer. Speaking of DAC+Amp, the device gives its best when used this way. The NX4 works flawlessly as a desktop DAC/Amp with my Mac and has no issues at all even with my smartphone. So, this device is actually the best DAC/Amp I have, at least for reproducing that particular track which is not gentle with gear. But I have to say an important thing: the DSF file of Bohemian Rhapsody via this NX4 is the only one I have which doesn’t crack on the guitar solo, and I tried all files from all sources with all my earphones before. Also, my phone does not support micro SD expansion, so I’d rather use a DAP to have a portable device. However, I’m not the most assiduous DSD user, because they are pricy files or supports (SACD) and they are very heavy on the storage side, while the sound quality is not crazily improved by the human hearing possibilities, by comparing it to the best FLACs. ![]() ![]() On my Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 I used Onkyo HF Player Premium with OTG support to support DSD even if the device itself recognize the NX4 as output device, the default music app won’t reproduce DSD and even other applications would convert it to reproduce such files. I used Audirvana on my MacBook Pro which lets me choose the NX4 as output device (note that when you choose it on Audirvana, the system settings won’t let you use the NX4 for other applications, and vice-versa).
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