5. Does the K11 R2R do DSD? Yes — and no. The K11 will accept DSD streams over USB, but according to FiiO’s data flow diagram, all DSD signals are converted to PCM upon entry.

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A dongle DAC and headphone amplifier with desktop-level performance? That appears to be the proposition of FiiO’s QX13. Measuring 6.4cm x 1.3cm x 3cm and weighing less than 40g, the QX13 takes in ...

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