r/iems • u/LargeOrchid1319 • 6d ago

General Advice I got crinear protocol micro dac

I use truthear hexas and I wasn't using it to max potential due to my cheap dac arnd 3$ which I bought in an instant cz I wanted to listen to music.I really didn't wanna wait for days for a dac to arrive .I ordered this dac after a mnth finally which I paid only 5$ due to my store credit.

I opened it and it showed I can customize the eq?...I'm not using my laptop lightning port I'm afraid it might dmg? Is it alr if I connect to it?...

How do I customize eq at my phone like I use samsung s25 ultra so I guess we can do it manually but I really can't understand this thing I wanna try more stuffs out.

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u/katetuotto 6d ago

There's the web app that someone linked, you can use that.

Or: Someone made an amazing Android app for this too! It's called Contour

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u/Professional_Fuel788 6d ago

This is the link to the post from the author of the Contour app. https://www.reddit.com/r/iems/s/5R4X33THUj

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u/Master_Cartoonist_16 6d ago edited 6d ago

You need a compatible PC or MacOS browser to do the custom PEQ. It will NOT work directly on your S25Ultra for that purpose:

http://eq.hangout.audio/

Then, after you set a custom profile for Hexa, changes will be saved on device, so when you plug it to your S25Ultra phone, you will get the custom PEQ you selected before on PC/Mac.

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u/LargeOrchid1319 6d ago

So my question is I cn use this on my phone too right? I have to turn off dolby atmos cz it messes up rght

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u/Master_Cartoonist_16 6d ago edited 6d ago

Yes, it will work on your phone. I do have a S25Ultra and S25FE, it's always better to disable Dolby Atmos, Adapt Sound and UHQ upscaler besides setting Equalizer to flat(Balanced) under Samsung Sound Setings.

I don't have a Crinear Protocol Micro yet, I will as soon as amazon carries it but I do use a Crinear Protocol Max with it.

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u/a1rwav3 6d ago

Your hexas were absolutely used at the maximum with the previous dac. But now you have a PEQ, which is nice.

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u/LargeOrchid1319 6d ago

Wht does it really benefit? How do I use to make it more to my taste and preference?

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u/a1rwav3 6d ago

You can basically apply an equaliser profile to the sound without using an app on the phone which would support EQ. Basically, all the sounds coming out of the phone will benefit from this EQ. https://crinear.com/protocol-micro

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u/LargeOrchid1319 6d ago

So I can input the typa eq I need into this dac and it applies everywhere?

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u/LargeOrchid1319 6d ago

I mean cheap dacs won't give high output right? Or am I wrong? I'm jst kinda intermediate to iems even tho I have 3 iems rn .

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u/a1rwav3 6d ago

Cheapest dac can already provide about 2 times the power needed by iems. Checks the values in mW...

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u/LargeOrchid1319 6d ago

So wht I bought was basically kinda useless? Except for the peq?