BEST smartphone for wired IEMs in 2024?

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0:00 Sony Xperia 1 VI
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42:32 Moondrop MIAD 01
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1:05:25 Marantz Model M1
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@ryansudding667 21 күн бұрын

I want to say a big thank you for these podcasts. They are super informative. And John has landed an excellent partner in Srejan. Incredibly knowledgeable and articulate. Also loved the bit of Irish humour in this session

@MohsinWadee 25 күн бұрын

The Model M1 has another trick you missed - it is Dolby Digital Plus compatible, so you don't have to set your TVs output to PCM when connecting via HDMI.

@Photoed1985 23 күн бұрын

This is I think the most interesting feature of the M1. Ability to decode bitstream from the TV means it can do things like night mode, virtual surround and dialogue enhancement. These are things the Stereo 70 can't do even though it's positioned more as an AVR than a hifi device. This versatility in "proper" handling of TV sound makes it a much easier sell as a sound bar replacement that also handles music brilliantly to my mind.

@kristofferabild 21 күн бұрын

I hope this feature will become a trend!

@rr6013 18 күн бұрын

Sony is outputting naked bits direct off the recording exactly as the studio mixed and released. People have preferences and gear that they like. Sony doesn’t interfere with its own tuning of its DAC or final amplifier

@syanhc 25 күн бұрын

Fantastic. I was waiting for this ❤

@johnt8710 24 күн бұрын

Thoroughly enjoy these discussions. Thanks

@tsb28 17 күн бұрын

Please do a video comparing the DAC on the Sony Xperia 1 V vs 1 VI

@don1946 23 күн бұрын

Greetings from Vegas, I really enjoy watching the two of you and appreciate your audio insights. Thank you, I thought I was about the only one holding on to a 6 year old LG V40. In which I just replaced the battery and realized will have to be replaced. So good information on the Sony and Asus phones! When more readily available I will buy the Moondrop 01.

@marchuvfulz 23 күн бұрын

Greatly enjoyed this. I long for the day when the phone makers compete on better audio quality the same way they today compete with better cameras.

@nick_yt23 25 күн бұрын

I don’t want to sound like a troll but when it comes about the security of a mobile device collecting data is not the main concern. It is the very protection and security of your data you store on your device or in cloud . And from this perspective there is nothing more secure than Advanced Data Protection offered by apple that is real end to end encryption of your data. And this means that only you are the holder of the key encryption for your data backed up in cloud. You choose it in a random way and It’s never stored by apple servers. I know that most of the people don’t care 🤷 and don’t want to have one more thing to administer (the encryption key) but for me security is the most important aspect of a smartphone or computer and even if I do love audio quality more than pictures and video quality I will never make a compromise on the security of my devices. In the end I want to appreciate this podcast format , it is an absolute joy and also a very effective way to stay updated on the latest news and products from high end companies. Please keep up the excellent work.

@TheTechnicsfan 24 күн бұрын

It's worth mentioning that this is the 1st phone Moondrop has ever made and they are not a big company with phone/dap focus. I am really tempted.... and glad to hear you also like it.

@rafaelfranco7041 25 күн бұрын

First time I came across about super-tweeter explanation, thank you both.

@dilbyjones 16 күн бұрын

Kind of exciting! Speaker sounds intresting.

@BorisQuasha 22 күн бұрын

@DarkoAudio, thank you for your work. would you please review the brand new Sonos Ace headphones in respect of sound quality?

@SparK17299 24 күн бұрын

Srajan always kills it with his knowledge

@squidwerd1981 25 күн бұрын

I have the moondrop phone and the Hiby R4. They are a great buy in 2024

@amankarwa1305 25 күн бұрын

John, I find these podcasts with Srajan to be very enjoyable. The discussion on tweeters was especially interesting. Just one minor suggestion regarding your youtube cover image/description for these videos. You might want to mention that it is a podcast instead of just writing "audiophile smartphone......", as it might get misunderstood, when forwarded to others, that the video is just about "audiophile smartphones...."

@ThreeDogShow 17 күн бұрын

Srajan Ebaen is wearing the newest version of the Cammerton Binom ER and I love it 🔥🔥🔥

@bpalpha 25 күн бұрын

Performing my first refoaming of woofer surrounds this week on some Infinity Sterling SS 2003s. Wish me luck!

@Proacguy2-vi6cv 25 күн бұрын

Super video. I use the LGV30 and the Samsung Note 9 with a Wolfson 32/384 DAC and the last one with both a headphone jack and a memory card slot.

@simonsayshomeassistant 23 күн бұрын

Wow that Sure mic gives great sound even as you move around John!

@jinvid 23 күн бұрын

You can be SHURE to get great sound from these mics.

@simonsayshomeassistant 23 күн бұрын

What audio interface do you use?

@Tin233 23 күн бұрын

My setup is samsung flip 5, a&k hb1 and meze lyrics..... really pleased with it

@destrozar 25 күн бұрын

I'm still using a V30 purely as a DAP. It drives my HD600s just fine.

@TheNorliss 25 күн бұрын

Great stuff, guys. I'm still rocking an LG V30+. I wish I'd bought a V40 so I had a bit more longevity although this is still working ok. The battery hasn't gone to tits yet either.

@guillermobrito4987 25 күн бұрын

hi guys, great talk, thank you a lot. just a note...the dsp IEMs, like the moondrop may, don't need the aditional conection, whats your take in them? a later add on....have you try the Motorola phones?

@tomelew8465 6 күн бұрын

The elimination of the 3.5 mm jack from smartphones is inexplicable. Probably corporate greed/laziness. The current state of portable audio/car audio in terms of sound quality to cost ratio is awful. I find it laughable paying for a hi-Rez, lossless streaming service and then listen to it over blutooth. The whole situation is a mess.

@PhillioDoede 22 күн бұрын

Modern Technics amps are digital amplifiers of their own ground up design and even though its marketed as class D SMSL also made one in the VMA A2 but thats using amp chips from ST Micro.

@SebarGiao 25 күн бұрын

Hopefully we can expext a Marantz M1 video review !! Looking forward. Very curious as I'm investigating amps/dacs for my first big hifi system (2.1). Was already considering a Yamaha R-N1000A but interested to see what the M1 will bring.

@marzcapone9939 25 күн бұрын

I have a $60 US phone, and the GoBlu. I use several IEM's, but also my AUX input to my car's stereo, I could use it with my home computer or a Sony 4K Blueray player

@deanwhiteley3065 14 күн бұрын

I’m more than happy with the SQ from my iPhone and Sony noise canceling wireless IEM’s for on the go use. For me you appear to be obsessing over things that really aren’t that important 🤷‍♂️

@JoshMizrahi 24 күн бұрын

7:42 what’s the cable he is talking about? Does that come with the headphones ?

@Big-J-8579 25 күн бұрын

I got the LG V60 ThinQ but still listen to music when I travel on my iPod touch.

@EricRhodeslives 25 күн бұрын

33:45 Wow!

@bruffyb3796 25 күн бұрын

I use a Samsung s23 using ldac through sony xm3. Not 100% audiophile qaulity but the combo sounds really good with tweaks.

@xstensl8823 25 күн бұрын

i have and Apple iPod Video. sounds fantastic has the Wolfson DAC,

@trudimcleod5042 4 күн бұрын

I think the problem with the Moondrop phone is the Android forward compatibility and that most cellular providers won't allowed it to connect to their network in the US, with the exception of T-Mobile, maybe.

@zenboy2000 25 күн бұрын

Anyone know the make and model of headphone Srajan is wearing? Thanks.

@GadZookz 25 күн бұрын

Dario’s video on Snapdragon Sond and aptx lossless is great and you won’t find the info he provides assembled elsewhere. 👍🏻

@RomanOrekhov 25 күн бұрын

a pity that current video doesn't have timestamps about aptx lossless

@johnpischedda6951 25 күн бұрын

Harbeth have had a Super tweeter on their HL5 plus model for years. Thanks for the explanation I now know what it's actually doing.

@jamesberryman9893 25 күн бұрын

I'm really contemplating the purchase of the Moondrop MIAD 01. With them calling it 01, I would expect an 02 sooner than later seeing as to how popular this phone is.

@squidwerd1981 25 күн бұрын

Its a good phone/dap. Get it. It is a little fiddly with Google services. You actually have to wait a couple hours after turning Google services on for it to work. But I have been able install all my apps from the store.

@syanhc 25 күн бұрын

I already have one. For the price, it's great...

@daviddru942 7 күн бұрын

Still hanging on to my LG V50 but starting to notice issues. UGH! Was wondering what phone you were moving to.

@gordy3714 25 күн бұрын

Great video John, you should do a podcast with Juan Bagnell he is bang into this stuff. ✅

@theomindschrddr7983 24 күн бұрын

How about (security)(software) updates?

@ChrisMcCrowe 25 күн бұрын

video idea: audiophile spectacles?

@michaelsegel8758 13 күн бұрын

Love the content of this 'show'. One thing to keep in mind... phone makers want to reduce the number of openings. So it makes sense to remove the headphone jacks. That said... I agree with you about using IEMs and headphones w my iPhone. Bluetooth IEMs have a limited life and are expensive to constantly replace every couple of years. So at a minimum using the iPhone USB to headphone adapter that has a DAC chip in it... $9.00+tax is not a bad thing. I know from your reviews you love the Mojo2. If you had $1000 USD to spend. Do you buy better IEMs and a lesser DAC or do you go w the Mojo2 and then get lesser IEMs?

@airun5362 5 күн бұрын

The only high on Sony smartphones its price tag.

@jinvid 23 күн бұрын

Hi John, I recently read in an article that all Android phones will start to have lossless audio. I'm not sure if it's going to be through a firmware update or how they're going to implement that, but is there any way you could talk on that a little bit more? Thank you!

@AndrewYouTubeUK 22 күн бұрын

iOS outputs truebit audio- which means you get better audio with a dac dongle through the iPhone usb/lightning socket. Android natively downsamples the audio output. The likes of LG, Sony, ASUS by passed that Android limitation using hardware. You can get round that on other Android phones using the app USB audio player pro (which also supports TIDAL). Android 14 is following Apples’s route - however Google have a very poor track record when it comes to wired audio output (for a longtime pixels wouldn’t support USB c dac dongles - a bug which took Google a long time to address. The big issue for me with Sony and ASUS is their lack of long term support for updates. Sony did 2 major OS updates only (3 year’s security)- one of which was shortly after the phone release date. I believe Sony have increased that with the Xperia 1vi to 3 years OS and 4 years security - I don’t think that’s been applied retrospectively to the Xperia 1v. ASUS supports 2 major OS updates.

@1donjuego 23 күн бұрын

I'm really interested in this information but I am finding this very very hard to follow. I can't tell what you are actually saying about which phones.

@kindface 25 күн бұрын

I first bought one of these “modern” “performance-class” wired earphones that sport a soft drum (the part that cups the canal opening) some 17 years ago when they first made their appearance in premium earphones. I didn’t like them AT ALL; i felt that the drum was always too big for the canal opening and hence in practical use NEVER really could be lodged successfully at the canal. Instead, i went back to the old-fashion, simple tear-shaped hard plastic bud that’s shaped like the current earpiece employed by Apple for their Earpods. For such a form factor, the best money-performance proposition for me is the Sony STH32. The major performance downside is that it doesn’t suffer a drop very well; one drop and you’ll likely find the earphone off - too bright highs, with a sibilance that will sear your ears. The second downside is that this model has been around so long that most Sony shops across the world no longer carries it. I think Alibaba’s T-Mall or Taobao (I could never tell the difference between them - you hear, Ali marketing guys!?!?) is one of the few places that still sells it. I get mine from a friend who gets them from there.

@RichSDet 25 күн бұрын

The headphones just look out there, that’s all I can say.

@SOfTanzVictims 22 күн бұрын

A Ghostly t-shirt!

@doctorbritain9632 25 күн бұрын

My problem work dongle DACs and small BT dacs like the ifi go blu is that they are easy lose. My iFi go blu went missing a few weeks ago, no idea where and at $300 it's not insignificant. I will be looking for a phone with a 3.5mm socket for my next phone, or possible a much bigger chunkier BT/wired DAC that is harder to lose. However I think I want a dongle free life.

@KITG_ 19 күн бұрын

I think the issue with most phones that come with headphones sockets is amplification, i.e. thrust. Milliwatts. If that Sony phone could push out closer to over at least 150 mws over a 4.4 socket, I think you'd find it no longer sounds tepid/weak. I'd be v surprised if your Sony phone has anything more that 50 to 80 mws over it's 3.5mm. That's why I ignore the 3.5 socket on my Android phone and use my Hiby FC4 on pentagon output. The FC4 pushes close to 400mws out the balanced out. Especially required as planar driver IEM's are my pref. I find planars need increased mws especially. Your problem with "tepid" flaccid sound is less to do with the DAC chip, it's the lack of power, I think...

@mayito8593 4 күн бұрын

I'm not sure how much of this was advertised by the phone, but the Sony Xperia 1VI had a redesign that tailored to power efficiency. I'd say if Sony were to distribute out the power of this phone, it would probably be to the camera. It all depends what their priorities are especially with what they think people are buying the phone for.

@or1on89 25 күн бұрын

Is it just me or there was a strenge reverb in John's mic? Great episode btw! 🙌

@joaquingaga6172 24 күн бұрын

Maybe the answers to the Xperia I V (or VI) sound quality are the Walkman: NW-A105, A306, ZX707, WM1AM2 and WM1ZM2. All with Android. I have ZX707 (japan uncapped version) and the sound quality with my Focal Elegia is absolutely outstanding through 4.4 balanced output.

@Dankzzz 20 күн бұрын

V does just have a Snapdragon Dac. I think this is confirmed. I have ordered the VI so I'll see if it's better than the III i have.

@Mikeymikemike 24 күн бұрын

M1 is Similar to technics digital amp? A shame it doesn’t have pre outs

@jimfarrell4635 25 күн бұрын

I still have my V40 as a spare, but the battery life took a massive slide so I rarely use it. Because my Samsung Galaxy S24 doesn't have an SD card slot I bought a Shanling M3 Ultra DAP. But if there was a really good phone with the audio features of the Moon drop, I would be all over it. Incidentally Hifigo are excellent.

@Gadgetdad007 25 күн бұрын

What about the chord mojo 2 connected to a mobile phone surely that must have better sound that this Chinese phone ? 😊

@cardiod 22 күн бұрын

LG G6 Quad DAC audio = Hard to beat!

@oliverbalogh8234 25 күн бұрын

I had the LG V40 until I sat on it. I still have the V20 and still use it as a DAP. Awesome sound. I recommend you to buy an LG G5 HiFi Plus Dac. You can use it with any phone as a dongle DAC. I have it and it sounds quite good too. Just like the V20. Nice pebble shape though. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 pro also had quite decent DAC and 3.5 jack. It didn't like the swimming pool, so now I have the Redmi Note 12 Pro plus with a 3.5 jack. It sounded decent too until the Hyper OS release earlier this year. I can't get it to sound well since so I will have to look for a V20 alternative again..... Thanks for buying the Sony, so I don't have to.

@destrozar 25 күн бұрын

I was excited about the Sony until started to read through the specs and it was clear the audio was just being processed via Snapdragon. Yawn. LG need to start making phones again.

@hobbylosermensch5920 15 күн бұрын

How are you supposed to implement high quality amps in a tws where space and battery are so limited.

@MohsinWadee 25 күн бұрын

It's the Marantz Model 30 that's a Class D amp. Interestingly though it has no digital inputs whatsoever, pure analogue.

@armo4594 25 күн бұрын

it's a no brainer, Moondrop phone blows the Sony out of the water hands down for HiFi sound.

@Rjl41 22 күн бұрын

I do fing the Marantz quite expensive for the quality proposed, the Wiim amp does the same for the 1/3 of the price! I own the denon ceol n-12 after owning a huge Denon set-up bought in 1996, this is not the same level of quality, the HEOS application bugs a lot and the one I first bought was defect, so a second one has been sent to me, quite disappointed!

@philingle3785 19 күн бұрын

Just a thought, when you decide not to do a video about a product, like the zenfone 10, because it doesnt sound good enough, could you perhaps do a super short one ? It would be good to know not to waste money on it. 🙏

@GonkThePowerDroid 24 күн бұрын

My current phone is failing and I'm fearing a new phone with no headphone jack. I am perfectly fine with bluetooth. I am however not interested in buying a good pair that I have to literally throw away when the battery dies. A jack to usb-c is not a much better solution. I have never experienced a jack output failing. I have on several phones had the usb become loose and fall out very easily or having increased dificulty charging (even after cleaning the port). Using the usb for charging AND headphones seems like a fast way to wear the port out.

@combatwighty 24 күн бұрын

I just replaced my wireless earphone batteries. wasn't too hard I did it in 10 mins.

@observerstation 24 күн бұрын

@@combatwighty Wasn't aware this was possible! Where can you buy batteries?

@dividead100 25 күн бұрын

I want my phone to be my music device as well but I also want it to be my camera and I really wished they made it 100$ more and included a better camera.

@willie9537 22 күн бұрын

So, the LG V60 isn't good anymore? They still get firmware updates. I learned about the quad DACs from John, and I still get a kick from the Lg v60.

@RedSinter 25 күн бұрын

I, personally, want my Banded Chinese "Dedicated Black and White Pro abilities with that Audio Centric Set of components. I frankly hate the Color Specific where I have to dig, Force, or filter the color image with their idea of Filters to get a Black and White image based on that filter.

@GT-Diaries 25 күн бұрын

The Hiby R4 DAP at 260 US Dollar is the best value audio item of 2024 so far. 👌

@jonasholzem2909 25 күн бұрын

22:00 Here, me, it's me! I'm stuck on the LG V50 and I could do with a new phone. But I want a headphone socket and I want it to sound good!

@steven6692 25 күн бұрын

Very simple Sir, just buy a male usb c to 3.5 mm cable...i have a few of them, including a usb c male to usb a female just so i can use a flash drive with well recorded music. Be well.

@tt6518 24 күн бұрын

@@steven6692Hello, how do you record hi res audio please, are using a PC ? If you could give me your solutions. Thank you. Tigo

@LgnShorty 7 күн бұрын

Testing my Somy Xperia 1 VI

@shmvd 4 күн бұрын

Your conclusion, sir?!)

@chrisdown2591 25 күн бұрын

Maybe, maybe I can finally move to a new phone over my LG V50. Sony really dropped the ball on the DAC side of their flagship phone. Shame really as it is very compelling in all other ways. Why bother with a headphone jack if you don't support quality audio?? Moondrop might fill the bill. Camera for me is second, or third or fourth. I do want an up to date OS, so thats good, screen is better than the V50. Only thing I would question on the Moondrop is longer term support or XDA community support. Thanks!

@Piglet6256 24 күн бұрын

I'm pretty sure as far as it comes to mobile phone manufacturers, as long as there comes sound out of the phone it's fine! They don't care too much about the sound quality at all. So that is I think the reason nobody at those companies knows what chip is in there. They should, but no they don't :(

@Dankzzz 23 күн бұрын

Sony never says what Dac they use, not only in theyr phone, but The cd players, Blu-ray players not Even The ES Sonys premium Line. Do they say it about The Walkmans?

@ashualways9421 24 күн бұрын

Hi I llove to listen music I want to purchase beyerdynamic 770 pro r 990 pro which one I can enjoy music more in this price range , open back and closed back this terminology made me confused, any suggest? Only for listen music no mixes r studio.

@aebipad 24 күн бұрын

Open back means the earshell isnt fully closed. So you still can hear people talking around you or ambient sound like traffic. In my experience they are mory comfy for listening over a long time because you dont get so much pressure on your ears through the air that gets moved by the drivers. But with closed ones you get kinda cleaner, purer sound. Closed is important in studio environment because you get less sound bleed into the microphone. The beyerdynamics you mentioned are both awesome clean sounding hp and you can get almost every piece of it as spare part over decades. Make sure you get the ones with the right impedance for your needs. Low impedance if you mainly use it on your phone or mp3 player which usually have low power output.

@sygad1 25 күн бұрын

LGv30, I held on to that for 4 years, still wish it was my daily driver, Pixel 7 Pro is........alright, and that's about as enthused as I can get about it, wish LG would re-enter the market

@christophergaus3996 25 күн бұрын

I'm still on my V30! But getting errors cause the OS getting old, etc. Love the DAC tho!

@user-et4pf 7 күн бұрын

Thing is, everything has ESS chips now. It has basically become an industry standard. From my low end fiio gear to my Woo Audio Wa7 to my RME ADI-2 DAC; they might sound different to audiophiles, but that is more about implementation than having anything to do with the chips. It muddies the waters even more, I know, but people should stop caring about DACs. If the gear sounds good forget about it and listen to the music. If you don't like it, get something else. Don't fall for the marketing hype, yes some devices may sound different, but the tech has come so far that people would fail tests with an apple dongle and most gear, unless the implementation is using tubes or something else next level; but you will never know because it is muddied up with marketing bullshit. Marketers should be trying to convince us to spend money on summitfi high end DACs and demonstrate how they sound truly different, because I've demoed enough to know I don't think they are worth the money. [maybe never were?]

@alaneddy4575 9 күн бұрын

Why don't you do an Xperia 1 VI audiophile review? I know Sony decided not to release this phone in the US yet...probably because of a certain tech influencer slating the 1V rather unfairly but you can import one into the U.S. You have viewers in Europe and all over the world who speak English (many better than in America) and you should really be convincing Sony to make the ultimate smartphone...one with a true Walkman level of audiophile heavenliness built in (if only....) I'd love to hear if this phone hits you in the feels.

@garygriffiths7353 19 күн бұрын

What headphones is Srajan wearing?

@ThreeDogShow 17 күн бұрын

Cammerton Binom ER

@D4RKFiB3R 23 күн бұрын

@DarkoAudio Just a heads up. This is the first time I've listened on Spotify, and it seems to sound much worse over there. Sup with that? Thanks.

@catslover4745 22 күн бұрын

Oh this is because Spotify bit rate is lesser for easier streaming. This is why people would listen to other streaming services for high but rate

@DarkoAudio 21 күн бұрын

Nothing to do with Spotify and everything to do with the sound of this video not being 'mastered'.

@D4RKFiB3R 21 күн бұрын

@@DarkoAudio So if this video was "mastered", it would then sound just as bad as Spotify? 🤣

@michau_12 24 күн бұрын

Sjaran, you are so right, don't buy IPhone, no freedom

@OledBurnInKing 25 күн бұрын

I wish sony still retained the 21:9 aspect ratio 4k display with 2 display options, the first option is 4k mini led display and the 2nd option is the 4k oled display on the newer sony xperia 1 vi. While also having a hifi dac chip since sony already acquired audeze and implement audeze hifi tech from audeze engineers onto the sony android phones and sony walkman devices. I daily drive the sony xperia 1 iv android phone because I really enjoy the 4k 21:9 aspect ratio display, dual sim card slots, micro sd card slot, headphone jack and no e-sim, 512gb storage built into compared to the sony xperia 1 v 256gb storage on the newer sony phone.

@or1on89 25 күн бұрын

MiniLED on a smartphone? That’s a nightmare for battery…even worse than 4K itself…

@careylymanjones 24 күн бұрын

You buy a Sony Xperia for the camera.

@JoseFerreira-zb7wh 25 күн бұрын

Moondrop's will probably become a brick sooner than later. They just don't have the capacity to keep up with the necessary software updates/ development the big guys do. Even their link app has a lot of problems for a long time and it's a simple affair. It would have been a smarter move to colaborate with an already implemented brand in the sector. Let's wait and see what happens, specially when android gets updated. I prefer to buy a smartphone taking into account other criteria andvthen buy some dongle dacs. They are becoming better and better, cheaper and cheaper. + i can use them with any phone, tablet, pc, etc.

@squidwerd1981 25 күн бұрын

I have the moondrop phone and it has already received an update. I'd say their on their game

@bobniven4159 24 күн бұрын

@@squidwerd1981 Just got a second update, yesterday

@xstensl8823 25 күн бұрын

just get a cheaper phone and get an dangle DAC

@albeklik8055 25 күн бұрын

Hypothetically speaking you wear a belt with your pants so what's wrong adding dac to your iem problem solved😊

@wana.me003 25 күн бұрын

😂😂😂nice analogy. I'd say the belt is a fashion accessory while the dac is a need.

@johnlager584 25 күн бұрын

I think you both missed a trick here, splitting the podcast into smaller KZfaq videos on specific subjects would interest me more , social media is all about taking advantage of our short attention span, I would just pick what was of interest to me for 15 mins.

@JonYeoAU 25 күн бұрын

One option is there is an index on this video, you can just go to the next section

@christopherviers8302 24 күн бұрын

Better yet... buy a quality DAP for $200-$400 and skip all the cell phone foofaraw...?

@declanwalsh1682 23 күн бұрын

Poor Srajan doesn’t get much of a word in once John gets going. Would appreciate a more conversational interaction to get the guest’s valued insights. Otherwise much appreciated, bang-up-to date content…

@D1N02 25 күн бұрын

The Miad is a lower midrange phone with great audio. It will have either CS43131 or CS43198 dc chips (likely cs43131 to keep costs down and those are good enough). I don't think Moondrop is at the forefront of Chinese spying. That would be the HuaWei's and Xaomi's. I know what Google does with my data (serve me stupid adds). The Chinese Government has different interests.