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This little toggle boosts the output and is helpful if you use the DAC on a laptop or desktop that’s mainly powered. The last control on the KA13 is a desktop switch. Just one small point: if you are considering plugging two sets of headphones in simultaneously to share your music, don’t! It doesn’t like it. Getting the hang of things takes some practice, but I got there in the end. That rocker volume also accepts long presses for skipping and pausing tracks. There are few controls on the aluminum casing of the KA13 but there is a rocker volume switch for adjusting the levels fed to the headphones. There's also a desktop switch that can boost volume when used with a computer. Physical controls on the FiiO KA13 are minimal, just a rocker volume switch which doubles as a track.

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Incidentally, if you intend to use the this dongle on a Windows computer, you must download a driver from the Jade Audio website. The FiiO KA13 can work as a digital bridge between a smartphone and an audio system in this mode. Some of the casing is transparent and the only thing to give away its purpose is a USB-C port for the digital source input, two headphone jacks and a multi-colored LED which changes hue depending on the type of file the KA13 is decoding.Īlthough the KA13 is plug-and-play, a smartphone companion app can open a few more options, such as digital filters to shape the sound and turn the 3.5mm output into an SPDIF output for connecting to a more extensive audio setup. The physical appearance of the FiiO KA13 is a little like a disposable cigarette lighter.

It can also cope with native DSD256, although it can’t unfold MQA files served up by TIDAL’s top subscription tier, so you’ll have to opt for larger FLAC files instead. The KA13 can handle most PCM digital files up to 384KHz at 32 bits. These more premium plans also boast access to more features, like live concerts and discounts if you want to purchase certain lossless tracks.When using the balanced 4.4mm output, the FiiO KA13 headphone DAC can output up to 550mW per. However, most lossless streaming services still have higher-level plans that charge more than $10 for tracks featuring higher than CD quality. Serious competitors were forced to lower their base prices from between $15 and $20 to around $10. When Apple released a lossless tier of Apple Music at no extra cost, it definitely disrupted the existing lossless streaming market. Be wary that these tracks are going to take up quite a bit of storage space on your smartphone.

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This means that it's best to stream tracks while connected to Wi-Fi, but most streaming services allow you to download them for offline listening. It's best not to listen to lossless tracks when you're using a cellular connection because they consume a lot of data. However, most lossless streaming services do not have as much to offer when it comes to even higher-resolution files like MQA and Ultra HD. To be honest, most lossless streaming services now have a robust catalog of lossless tracks to stream - so it's not as much of a differentiating factor.

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Bluetooth still doesn't support lossless streaming. In order to properly listen to them, they need to be streamed over Wi-Fi or played over a wired connection. You need to make sure that your devices (be it a computer or smartphone as well as your headphones or speakers) can support those higher-resolution digital files. It's one thing to be able to have access to a lossless-quality track, but it's an entirely different thing to be able to listen to it. A lot of lossless streaming services now offer significantly higher-resolution tracks that are Master Quality Authenticated (MQA, up to 24bit/96kHz) or 'Ultra HD' (up to 24-bit/192kHz).

Every lossless streaming service is capable of streaming CD quality (16-bit/44.1 kHz) audio, but that's really the bare minimum requirement.