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Fosi Audio Q4 DAC AMP $58.13 Delivered @ Fosi Audio AU via Amazon AU

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Usually floats around $75, it’s gone down to $64.59 maybe for limited time deal. Add in the 10% coupon on the listing brings it down to $58.13.

Fantastic price for a decent DAC Amp combo, I highly recommend this for anyone looking to power their power hungry headphones or sensitive IEMs alike, without spending many monies. Bonus point for having USB, Opt, Coax input.

I’ve got one hooked up to control the bass and treble of my boomy powered monitor speakers using RCA output at the back, but I did use it as an emergency headphones DAC Amp before.

Sound quality is great for its price, a tiny bit of colouring, I can tell that it’s on the warmer side.

Uses USB power SEPARATE from the USB input so you can use powerbank for “supposedly cleaner” power source. LOL.

Also, do note that the bass and treble knob is supposed to sit on the 12 o’clock position as the 0. If you’re turning them to the usual 0 position e.g. 7 o’clock, it’s actually cutting it off (I prefer analog dials to digital EQing, used this to cut the bass off my speakers as mentioned).

All in all, great cheap gadget that gives you much cleaner sound compared to built in PC soundcards.

Enjoy and take care peeps!

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  • Edamamme on 04/10/2021 - 11:31
    +1

    This or the Epos 300X dac/amp?

    Only asking because I got the epos 300 in a bundle but haven’t used it yet, wondering if it’ll be similar performance for the hd 6xx

    • CBrads4 on 04/10/2021 - 11:53

      What was being bundled with the Epos 300X?

      • Edamamme on 04/10/2021 - 11:54
        +1

        Ages ago had bought a senn headset from in hifi as a gift, included it free at the time

    • jasswolf on 04/10/2021 - 14:09

      I'd probably still be looking at the Tempotec Sonata E44.

  • Antikythera on 04/10/2021 - 11:37

    anyone know of an amp. similar to this but that also has DAB/DAB+ receiver built in?

  • bansharkfin on 04/10/2021 - 11:38

    Hi can someone who knows a thing or two about speaker's and amps, Would this power my Yamaha 8" NSIC800 140W passive in ceiling speakers for the alfresco? I just can't spend the money on a Sonos amp and want to use Spotify thanks in advance :)

    • piupiupiu on 04/10/2021 - 11:47
      +1

      It won’t power passive speakers unfortunately

    • cpho on 04/10/2021 - 12:14
      +1

      A bit pricier but this might be what you're looking for.
      It'll power 2x100W passive speakers, and you can connect through bluetooth. I don't have one though so can't comment on how good it is.

      • immu999 on 04/10/2021 - 13:00

        And if i want to connect a sub also?

        • cpho on 04/10/2021 - 14:14
          +1

          You'd have to keep upping your budget i guess?
          This would probably work for 2 x 50w speakers + 100w sub.

  • MarkWAau on 04/10/2021 - 12:17

    How do you select outputs? I assume the speaker / audio out is muted when you plug in headphones?

    • piupiupiu on 04/10/2021 - 12:26

      Toggle switch to the left selects the input, and yes it does mute when you plug in your headphones

    • Void on 04/10/2021 - 12:40

      By unplugging the headphones :D

  • AEKaBeer on 04/10/2021 - 12:35

    Ended up ordering one. My current amp suddenly can't push the left channel at low volumes, on my easy to drive audio technicas after 5 years of use. At this price it was an easy replacement.

    • piupiupiu on 04/10/2021 - 13:20
      +1

      Unfortunately that’s one of the most common issue with cheaper volume knobs, botched potentiometer, even on the more expensive Alps ones, albeit having longer life than most cheaper ones.

      This fosi q4 will have a slight channel imbalance too mind you, on mine it’s fine after 8 o’clock position, my suggestion is to set your preamp / usb volume at 50% output so that this little fella can get cranked up to 12 o’clock, thus fixing the imbalance.

      • AEKaBeer on 04/10/2021 - 14:01

        Thanks for the info.

  • ColdFusion on 04/10/2021 - 17:38

    BACK IN STOCK???

    • piupiupiu on 04/10/2021 - 17:41

      Yes! In Stock 16 October though

  • zephrux on 04/10/2021 - 18:08

    Does anyone know if this is suitable to drive a Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 80 Ohm?

    How much of a sound quality improvement would I be able to expect vs connecting the headphones to onboard motherboard audio?

    If not, would anyone be able to provide other recommendations?

    Thanks

    • KingUltra on 04/10/2021 - 18:42

      80 ohm, is fairly easy driven with most budget dac/amps. Depends on your budget mate.
      But I can whole heartedly recommend the OriGen G2. I have been using this for few years and it hands down sounds as good or better compared to many dac/amps in that price category. It also seconds as a pre-amp as it has stereo and optical out to drive powered monitors + headphones.

      https://www.amazon.com.au/Micca-OriGen-G2-Resolution-Preampl…

      Check out the glowing reviews.

      Cheers

      • zephrux on 04/10/2021 - 18:49

        Cheers for the recommendation - but I think that might be a little bit out of budget.

        I'm looking for the cheapest DAC/AMP that will do the job - not looking to spend more for higher quality unless there is a significant increase in sound quality for the extra money spent.

        Do you have any other recommendations or is this Fosi Q4 suitable for my needs?

        • KingUltra on 04/10/2021 - 18:54
          +1

          For budget <$100 I recommend the Syba-Sonic dac/amp. It has headphone out , mic input and volume knob perfect for desktop setup. Few of my mates use it and love it.

          https://www.amazon.com.au/Syba-Sonic-Headphone-Amplifier-Dig…

          • opposablethumbs on 07/10/2021 - 14:47

            @KingUltra: Thanks for the heads up about Syba Sonic, has just gone down to $61.78 on Amazon (from US, free shipping with Prime, but estimated delivery >2wks).

            Was about $73 when I first looked 3 days ago.

            Now only a few bucks more than the Fosi Q4 deal by OP, and fulfills a few more of my needs, so ordered.

    • piupiupiu on 04/10/2021 - 20:05

      Onboard motherboard can get really noisy especially when running CPU GPU intense stuff. You’ll definitely hear improvement by using external DAC. Yes this will drive your beyer just fine, if this one is sold out, maybe you can try the Syba Sonic mentioned by KingUltra above. Looks decent even though I’ve never listened to it personally. Best of luck!

  • Pacify on 04/10/2021 - 20:19

    Sad I missed it, would have been interested to see if I could really tell much difference between this and the THX 789 I bought for my 6xx

  • CBrads4 on 07/10/2021 - 15:54

    Mine just arrived. Very excited to try it out today.

    Was expecting a new headphone delivery too but it didn't arrive. Will just have to try this out with my IEMs.

  • Dealayed on 11/10/2021 - 16:47

    Looks like i got a faulty unit. sounds like a CD skipping..

    • piupiupiu on 11/10/2021 - 18:03

      Might be worth trying different cable or usb port. Could be latency issue

      • Dealayed on 11/10/2021 - 22:32

        A restart fixed it. Cheers!

        • piupiupiu on 11/10/2021 - 22:40

          Good to hear, Enjoy :)

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