Even though the thread is a bit dusty, I have to add one DAP: QLS QA361, operated with WAV-only firmware. Great masterpiece of technology with a focus on pure sound quality. For some reason it fly under the radar in most western audio discussion boards. On eastern boards (e.g. player.ru) it is...

I recommend the QLS QA361. I bought it to drive also bigger headphones not only my IEMs because it's very powerful. It has got a really neutral tuning so it's perfect for me to listen to the music as it was mixed originally. No discoloration or anything. I came from iPhone SE stack with Beyer...

Hi Phunky, I would suggest you to read the whole thread. On post #54 I shared my impression with the comparison of both models, X60 and X65.

I have the QA361 since April 2021 and use it round about 2 - 3 days per week. Accummulated round about 50 charge cycles. I counted the operating hours the last week with my Technics TZ700 in balanced mode (by the way very awesome and underrated IEMs!). Using following settings - large current...

I wouldn’t recommend ordering the X60 to US because the company seems to have a few quality issues with the X60. I bought it directly at the local store (session) and had problems with 2 models. First one with loose cable fitting and broken joint stop on left ear piece. Second one had heavy...

I‘m very interested in your feedback. Let us know your thoughts as soon as you get the next level of listening experience 😉

I never tried the digital out. All I know is that you need a special cable wiring (see qls page). As I understand the amp settings only effect the headphone out and balanced out. Not the line out. On the two headphone out there is a very subtle difference in amp mode when you listen with higher...

Hi, as I already mentioned a few posts ago, there is a new wav-only firmware 1.0.6. This fw was supplied to me by QLS support directly.

Congrats to your new Player. I think the latest version is still wav 1.0.6 which I attached in this thread (#274). For me it was an clear improvement in sound quality. Much less jitter. Cleaner and more realistic soundstage. You can try it on your own. As I wrote in my amazon. de review, Clark...

A few weeks ago I bought both X60 and X65 to test and compare them in detail. I decided to keep the X60 because I have the feeling the stage is deeper. With the X65 the stage is wider but also flatter. Every sound event or instrument seems to stand on a wide line directly in front of my head. No...

I‘ve done it! After listen to the TZ700 very intensely in a local store I chose to buy them and sell my Xelento. I stay on Xelento tips because they are awesome. Also with TZ700, I get more open stage. These tips are crazy. I made a few comparison listening sessions between both of them and...

Sorry, maybe there was a little misunderstanding. I convert my flac files locally on my PC in a „wav“ folder and after that I copy the wav files to SD card. Meanwhile I’m working on a MacBook Air (M1). It’s very fast und due to limit of now 400GB on my SD card (recommendation from QLS) it’s no...

Hi gadus, I agree with Forever8895. Just tested it with some free tracks from http://www.2l.no/hires/ I converted with foobar2000 to wav, deleting all tags by default to keep pure audio information only. I have no problems with song Blågutten in wav 192KHz/24bit. I use the fastest TF card from...

Hi Jmop, Before I bought the QA361 I tried the DX120 and the Shanling M6 (AKM Chips). Both DAPs can’t reach the level of the QA361. My focus was on neutrality and maximum soundstage. You can translate my german review on Amazon...

Hello, I'm very interested in the TZ700. I want to add a more neutral IEM beside my Xelentos, because of their lean-back mids. Does any owner of TZ700 know if it's possible to clean the port grids? This is one great feature of my Xelentos.

Exactly. Wav-only firmware means, that it does only support wav files. It’s up to you, but IMO that firmware is the best choice for superb listening experience. Please check all the reviews out there, before you wonder 3 years after release of QA361 about this. I choose foobar to convert all my...

As I understood the support, it’s the last wav-only version for QA361. But for more details you have to contact QLS directly.

Please unpack and copy to root of your TF card.

You could contact Clark directly. You find the contact on QLS homepage. I asked myself also where to download the firmwares. But after first contact, Clark send me a package of the essential firmwares. You can ask him directly for wav-1.0.6. I don’t know if they will upload it to some download...

Hi everyone! I just registered my account here because I feel that I have to share my impressions with the QA361. Since I read a lot of reviews and this whole thread I decided to buy the qa361 via amazon.de directly from Shenzenaudio. Interested in pure sound performance, I listened intensely...