The no-brainer🫰 portable DAC-AMP // IFI AUDIO HIP DAC 3 (full review)

The first one and second one were awesome. Did iFi mess up the formula with numero 3? Of course not! Find out what iFi did to make the Hip Dac 3 better for only $10 more than before.
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SHORTCUTS 👇
0:00 Yadda yadda
0:47 Quick Specs & Close-up
2:29 In the box
3:06 Rolling Square cables, yo
4:09 Positives / Likes
6:36 Sound demo (Hip Dac 3 vs Hip Dac 2)
10:38 Positives (cont'd)
11:27 Negatives / Dislikes
12:48 Last Words / Score
13:35 Outro
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[@gearupaaron]

Hello hello, fam - thank you (as always) for your support! If you wanna check out the Hip Dacs and cables featured in this vid, follow these links... Hip Dac 3 amzn.to/42GRQli Hip Dac 2 amzn.to/49clxgt Get the InCharge X and XL @ rollingsquare.com/GEARUPWITHAARON (Use "GEARUPWITHAARON" for 20% off your first order!)

[@asan1050]

Enjoyed this video Aaron, Thank you very much!

[@gearupaaron]

Peace, man! 🙏

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Another option at even lower price point: used LG flagship. Anything from g8, g8x, v50 etc.....are probably $75-100. V60 for $175 if you want android 13. Similar Sabre chip wi hifi dac. Ldac, apt-x, eq, play store, spatial audio, SD card support. Can drive 600 ohms, has high impedence mode. Access to poweramp, musicolet, revaanced Other options I like is Qudelik 5k (109) and the oddball moondrop littlewhite ($75-90)

[@michaelpastoral3957]

Just finished subscribing..keep up the good work

[@gearupaaron]

Thank you for your support, Michael! Please help re-share this channel, too 🤙

[@cuongvumanh5718]

Thank you for great and honestly review, Aaron I have ordered HD3, upgrade from Ifi go Link, Hope it is worth😊

[@philipm.4738]

"Saliva pop"! Perfectly describes a sound that I had no words for. Of course I never heard it til I got into IEMS 😊 I'm a budget dongle DAC guy but these look and sound sweet. I'm actually a fan of the burnt orange colour. Thanks for the thorough review Aaron!

[@gearupaaron]

I wish iFi offered more colors for these, but maybe that's how they keep the cost down.

[@roguegorilla8981]

I ordered the Hip-dac3 yesterday and im so glad I did. Cant wait to use them with my Ziigaat Doscincos

[@gearupaaron]

Definitely let us know what you think when you get to test it out for a bit 😁

[@roguegorilla8981]

@@gearupaaron I will. I'm all new to the iem world though. I've just nosed dived right into it though lol. I will say the Doscincos sound so good. I was blown away

[@gearupaaron]

@roguegorilla8981 No kidding, them Ziigaats are pretty pricey, lol! Enjoy your new toys nonetheless!

[@casparwhittey]

kick ass review. Hipdac 2 owner and listened to your samples through hipdac2 and hifiman sundara's. I'm a huge fan of their power match and xbass.. I think the 3 handled xbass better. It was more nuanced with when it leaned into punchier bass. I'm impressed

[@gearupaaron]

Solid set of gear you got there. Are you planning on getting a 3? Thanks for watching this video, btw 🤙

[@aceofspades6667]

I had hip Dac 1 then sold it for the ifi go blu.. will have to check out the hip 3 at some point.

[@gearupaaron]

Do it, do it!! 😁

[@theonlyegg]

Question about those Rolling Square InCharge adapter... what if you only need USB-C to C? Those extra adapters are unnecessary and large, do they pop off?

[@gearupaaron]

I'd just stick with a good old C-to-C cable 😁 (and the adapters don't come off).

[@n64matty]

How would you say this compares to something like the go bar or the questyoe m15?

[@gearupaaron]

Hi Matt, both examples you mentioned are meant to be more portable/pocketable and sound good with little to no power. The Hip DAC is if you want something a little higher end in portable Dac-amp where now you have more power from the internal battery. Hope that helps some!

[@czondag]

When you turn the volume knob, it it also up and down on the mobile or is it separate?

[@gearupaaron]

Totally separate, which is what you want with these things.

[@theonlyegg]

It would be very helpful if you demoed the sound features over more than a single piano and some breathing. Not a lot for Xbass to work with.

[@gearupaaron]

Thanks for your suggestion! 👍

[@pritambanerjee7172]

Can I use Hip Dac 3 for Hifiman sundara?

[@gearupaaron]

Definitely, although the Sundara is just fine without it 😁

[@sussychachi]

Sundara sounds depressing without a amp. To he honest most headphones sound depressing without power to drive them 😂

[@sussychachi]

This amp with its 600 ohm balanced input is enough to power all headphones! Highly recommend it

[@natalieandrews7793]

Would this amp work with Beyer Amiron Homes please ?

[@jeffyu8854]

Can I use this device for my IPhone 15 pro max

[@gearupaaron]

Yup, there are USB-C and Lightning cables included.

[@sussychachi]

what do you think ifi hip dac 3 compared to the ifi gryphon ?

[@gearupaaron]

Depends on what you're planning on using the Gryphon for (and where).

[@sussychachi]

@@gearupaaron for phone use! Something for portable use.

[@abdurrahmanghufran9405]

Can I use Hip Dac 3 for ath R70X ?

[@gearupaaron]

Shouldn't be a problem 😎

[@DMatalas]

Can you please show me some examples of what this does ???

[@gearupaaron]

Maybe my other video of the Gen 2 might help? kzbin.info/www/bejne/oITPoYCiptGenrcsi=Yn5UaFjhdZXnxh26

[@jeffyu8854]

Were there any better one then this one?

[@gearupaaron]

Maybe give the Fiio BTR5 a try?

[@prince5922]

Did you just call your viewers boomers because of your ad?

[@gearupaaron]

Did I?

[@LyuboA]

how is this no brainer when you can actually buy for less money as powerfull Bluetooth Dac Amp that actually has clean sound IFI after 3 versions they still can't remove the Noise floor no THX Fiio BTR7 and BTR15 are 10 times better now even BTR17 is going to be released so this doesn't make any sense if it had at least Bluetooth then maybe but for so much Money and not having Bluetooth No THX

[@Jacob1451_Kapnobatai]

THX Is just the amp portion. Unless you NEED the extra power, it's pointless. Those other products are intended for Bluetooth. These are intended for wired devices.

[@gearupaaron]

@Jacob1451_Kapnobatai Well put!

[@Jacob1451_Kapnobatai]

@gearupaaron love mine so far. Thinking about getting a proper desktop set up with a Schiit stack

[@DirtyHardSock]

Hi, i dont understand Spanish unfortunately so i dont kno wwhat youre really saying but would this be much more powerful than a Fiio K3? I dont like my Fiio K3 and am searching for a portable one like this that would actually power some decent headphones.

[@gearupaaron]

You sure you weren't watching some bootleg version of my video (because I'm quite sure I made the video in English)? 😁