Fiio BTR7 Bluetooth Headphone DAC: Delicious Audio Overkill!

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[ELJefeReviews]

Dude! The BTR7 is SO GOOD! It was well worth the price tag.

[racea.t]

Great video as always 👍🏼. Watching this makes me appreciate my LG V60 that much more, i would love to see a updated video on the LG V60 on the channel by the way. Keep up the good work.

[nevilpatel]

Bro! U r the reason I got into all LG phones (v20, v30, v40) when they existed and I got the btr3 and btr5 as well. Ur reviews helped a lot at those times.

I have seen like a ton of reviews over the past month for building my audio setup and man those reviews are confusing. Too many jargons and words that don’t really mean much. I stumbled on this video and ur channel after like 4-5 years and man I am glad. I am building my setup around the iPhone 15 plus and Apple Lossless audio and I finalised on hd600 which I just received today and now I am buying the btr7 because of this video! Thanks mate u r awesome! Keep up the good work ✌️

[cgbleak]

One of the best selling points: it seems to be future-proof.
Especially for us older folks. Possibly more future-proof than we are.

[clintsherwood]

Just bought a btr7 and using it wired from a Samsung phone with Tidal into HD 600 headphones.
On high gain I'm having the volume between 21 to 26 out of 60, depending on the recording. I don't listen overly loud.
The btr7 battery lasted for about 3 hours and sounds excellent.
I like this combo better overall than the RME adi-2 dac and LCD-3F headphones I had previously.

[jeffriart]

I have heard BTR7 and I can say that I'm quite impressed by what I heard. I haven't tried both outputs (maybe until I get myself one, this is out of stock where I lived), but the balanced do output a clean sound and I probably like it more than my current daily driver, Ifi Go Blu.

Anyway, the balanced in this kind of product usually do sound slightly different than the single-ended, even at the same loudness. Even if your headphone/iem doesn't need the power from the balanced output, it's always worth a try to hear the differences and sometimes you might like the balanced output more.

[Krishnakumar-wlih]

Its an absolute pleasure using this. This can drive the Sundara in balanced mode... No problem. The f***ng Sundara. I wasn't very happy with my Atom stack which was driving Sundara, but this thimble sized badass is driving it like a champ...

[kevingest]

I too am morning the loss of LG. I had been using my old G7 as a DAP. Sadly, the battery life has become shorter than what I need to get me through a cross country plane flight. I have am now using a Qudelix 5k. If you like using EQ, it's the way to go. It's got no problem powering my 80 ohm DT 770s. And even gets my modded Fostex T-20 as loud as I need. It does all the CODEX and it's light enough to clip to my collar or shirt pocket to use the mic for phone calls.

[THXLtd]

Great review and thanks for the shoutouts!

[jdb]

ordered mine tonight, pairing with Shure SE 846
crazy how the regular consumer doesn't know about bluetooth amps and IEM's, they are far more articulate than airpods or beats earbuds

[cjgt]

Yeah, I miss LG 😞 So underrated. When they stop phones, the first thing that came to my mind was getting an LG, because I knew it would be the last of its kind. A very good and relatively cheap all in one music player.

I still remember reviewers downplaying features that came out on LG first; just to rave about them on other phones later on. I still remember LG being one of the first makers to come out with a wide angle lens on phones. Some reviewers said it was a gimmick, but now every phone rocks one and even brags about it. Thank LG for being ahead of the curve.

[FMCREPAIRARMAGH]

I was shocked how loud the BTR7 is compared to the BTR5 I love my BTR5 but the BTR7 has replaced it. A 4.4mm cable on my SE846 really brought the best out in them stronger bass sound clearer

[Lucian_]

This thing is so good it beats the headphone out of my Lynx Hilo which is a $4000 reference DAC. Tested on Hifiman Arya Stealth.

[michaelcorcoran]

Yeah this thing looks great but if someone wants to spend about the same amount of money they could probably get a grade A refurbished v60! And all the benefits that has outside of audio. Unless you need a balanced connection. Very glad to see this on the market.

[Goodmanperson]

The lack of a clip or a lanyard hole is kind of a bummer for me. You either have to choose between using balanced and having no call capability or using the 3.5mm jack with an in-line mic while the device is in your pocket. Even then, I would actually prefer if there was a belt clip for it. It keeps my pockets lean.
As much as I like the BTR7, I think I would stick to the BTR5 for now. At this level of audio gear, I start choosing more on other attributes like form-factor, use case and featureset.

[pawelbrzezinski]

Thank you for this review. I am also sad that LG is out of smartphone market nevertheless I am very satisfied with 5 good years of using LG V30 as my smartphone and DAP altogether. It worked flawlessly with Mee Audio Pinnacle P1 (50 Ohm). Currently I upgraded phone to S22 Ultra but I am lacking of some good DAC + DAP combo with bluetooth capabilities.
I am also an early adopter of FiiO products! I bought my first X3 in 2013 when almost nobody heard about FiiO, then I had X3II X5, UTWS..
I like the company, their products and the sound their devices create so I think about buying FiiO BTR5 or BTR7, but I dont know if BTR7 is worth to pay more.
Is BTR7 much better than LG V30? Is BTR5 as good as V30 or better? How do they compare?

Cheers,
Pawel

[armouredthug]

iBrasso DC03 is an amazing little piece of kit for smartphones also ! i absolutley love it and it just works, and i know exactly whhat you mean regearding the " up a little " and expeiencing not just volume but depth ! Deeeelicious

[kristiandawe]

I’ve been using my Fiio BTR7 for almost a year now and I love it, it well suites my needs, i do wish it could run off usb power instead of always being on battery power, but after almost a year it hasn't caused an issue, I use it with Sennheiser IE900 In-ear headphones on the go and Beyer Dynamic DT1990 headphones at home, the sound is excellent

[davidmichael]

How do I connect the BTR7 to my Sony WF1000X from my phone with UCB-C. Can it be done? Thanks!!

[mobilegamersunite]

Mines in the mail! Can't wait to use my Blue Ella's! All my devices need bluetooth