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Best praise vs top criticism for FiiO KA17
“Your hearing the intended tuning rather than the changes that come with your high output impedance sources. Run it balanced and use EQ. The KA17 is just straight up miles ahead of onboard audio, no matter what. And using almost all Bluetooth headphones wired bypasses the built in DSP that makes their tuning not total crap.”
“I agree. I absolutely love the knob, it's a very welcome upgrade (the buttons on my KA17 annoyed me a lot, as did my previous bt receivers). The play/pause and the dedicated next/previous buttons are also super convenient. It's really excellent overall.”
166 Reddit opinions analyzed • Last updated 4/4/2026