@amanieux Not that. What I am trying to say is, non independent volume adjustment means that the DAC/Amp is totally reliant on the host volume control limitations, in this case AP10 is at the mercy of the big gap jump of stock Android SRC - like going from 9 to 10 would exhibit big loudness change that can make highly sensitive IEMs becoming shouty (distort). To mitigate this, it is possible to use HIBY Music software control or UAPP volume steps, otherwise it is almost unusable for anything sensitive
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