A look at the Snowsky Retro Nano
So after being preeetty sure that Sony was fucking with the earphones I had bought like 3 years ago (the signal kept cutting out even when running in AAC and connection priority) I'd had enough and wanted an alternative.
I had a pair of Crinear Daybreaks that I'd bought to use with my Hiby R4 but had stopped using cause it's a brick and I thought to myself well why don't I get a DAC to use with my devices that also has Bluetooth support. After looking around I pulled the trigger on a Snowsky Retro Nano.
It supports the Bluetooth codec I needed the most which is LDAC and has support for on device EQ profiles (to to 3). It has a 4.4mm balanced output and a 3.5mm jack accordingly as well as USB C. With the USB C, you can either just charge or you can set it to auto power on when, it receives power so it's perfect for a car! You can also use it as an audio out via USB if you wanna use it as a DAC. Oh. And did I mention it has a REPLACEABLE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY?!
After getting it setup in the app and saving my EQ profile on the device I was set. It just works! The quality of LDAC is way better than anything else and the signal strength is amazing!! No more cutting out! I've paired it to my laptop which is using Linux and it all just works!
I have my own music server which I can stream high quality FLAC files from any device and they sounds great considering it's Bluetooth!
If you're a music nerd 10/10 would recommend!
Also, if you're wondering the little tape spool does get bigger/smaller accordingly as the song progresses!
