The DAP days are over (Part 3 - LG V30)

Why use a DAP when a smartphone sounds this good *and* does every streaming service under the sun?

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[cdwizzerd]

i paired my quad dac LG G6+ with my sound magic e50’s & it sounds incredible. LG is definitely the way to go if you care about audio.

Pulsar+ has been the best sounding music player i’ve found. really takes advantage of the dac & correctly decode samples above 48/16 (no downscaling).

[fajarkurniawan]

3 years later, DAP is still going strong

[B_storyteller]

I have an LG v30 Plus (the one made with collaboration with Bang and Olufsen) . I use it as my portable audio player with any IEM that I use. Its been 4 + years since i bought it, and it still amazes me . Pretty incredible . 🎶🎶🎧🎧

[rado]

The ONLY reason I got a v20 was for the quad DAC. It sounds fantastic. Not to mention the ease of adding music is 1000 times better than dealing with iTunes especially when you can run FLAC. Plus you can add a second micro SD card for a ridiculous amount of storage. Hey, LG, wanna give me a sponsorship.

[undefined]

Good job. The LG V20, G6, and G7sound excellent as well. You might as well try those and see how they compare to the V30.

[fwsauerteig]

There are a number of reasons to use DAPS. One, smartphone battery life is already pretty short. Beyond that, apps have much greater storage. Storing music files is essential so that you are not reliant on wifi, and because more obscure music is not found on streaming services. My fiio x5 still has better sound quality than the lg. Finally, some sensitive work environments prohibit use of smartphones, but do allow dapa.

[frope]

Since I got the OnePlus6T I repurposed my LGV20 as media hub. It is excellent!

[NathanChisholm]

As a owner of the V30 and a Fiio X5Mk3 I prefer the Fiio! I like the non interpretation when working out plus the Fiio is louder much louder and has more punch!

[DangoSings]

Nah....I've tried the LGV10, LGV30, LGV40 and even LGV50. (Never had the V20 though) I still go back to my DAP for music despite carrying a LGV50 with me all the time. Conclusion is simple, it just isn't as good as my DAP. Sound wise and usage wise.
And the fact that my the battery is supposed to be reserved for my awesome music listening session is now gonna be shared with my games, phone calls, social media, messaging and all that crap, it is a no go.
And at the end of the day, the LG V series of phones is still designed and meant to be a phone. Not a dedicated audio player and thus is still missing a lot of features that you would have found on a DAP which to me is quite essential. And unless they managed to add more features to it and make the battery bigger and improve battery life, it will still be a no go for me.
At the end of the day i am sacrificing quality for lesser things to carry. But if i already invested so much on a good pair IEM or headphones, quality is not something i wanna sacrifice and i would rather get the most out of it.

[MarmiteTheDog]

Good to see an audiophile actually using one of the only audiophile phones available rather than the overpriced rubbish Apple offers that other supposed audiophiles seem to use.

[agentsquish]

Got this phone for its audio support. Have not been disappointed. It has MQA codec so it can decode the Master tracks from Tidal with no problems. One of the only mobile devices that can! Also FYI, the stock camera sucks but you can port in the camera from the pixal phone and the pictures come out way better! So now you have a DAP, digital camera, and a phone! No this isn't a paid advert just a happy consumer!

[nidalsubair]

You talk like an original person without any drama. 👍👍👍

[_Roger_]

3 years and some months later, DAP days arent over but you can pick one of these phones up for dirty cheap and have a pretty good player with plenty of storage.

[RP-mmie]

Hi can you use lg as an external dac for pc.Thanks for keeping audio simple.

[gmbtempe]

Your videos are very helpful and easy to understand, thanks!

[al-]

I installed Poweramp, output settings to 24/32bit Hi Res, Direct volume to DAC, voila, killer audio with phone features

[ezvkm]

LG's phone business is out of business, DAP are going strong!

[sampathkumarnarayanan]

Great review...are you saying that lg v30+ is better than your Sony Dap?

[oscarpina]

Hi John, what do you think about the lg v60?

[paultomaszewski]

Hate to break it to you, but the DAP has been around longer than the smart phone. Starting with Apple and its iPod. Then Apple went and combined everything and the smart phone came about. But at the cost of sound quality, which most smart phone manufacturers ignored as well. That is more the reason DAPs have seen a resurgence. We woke up to the crap sound and wanted something better. At least LG wants to improve its quality.