FiiO KA5 DAC has audio dropouts, only with Linux/pipewire (while the K3 works fine)
- PipeWire version (
pipewire --version
):
pipewire
Compiled with libpipewire 0.3.77
Linked with libpipewire 0.3.77
- Distribution and distribution version (
PRETTY_NAME
from/etc/os-release
):PRETTY_NAME="NixOS 23.11 (Tapir)"
- Desktop Environment:
Sway
- Kernel version (
uname -r
):6.4.10
Description of Problem:
I bought a FiiO KA5 and upgraded its firmware to 1.30. I also have owned a FiiO K3 ("new") for a year or two.
The K3 works fine, as expected. It doesn't go into the higher quality mode that it does in Windows, but I think that's just because I haven't configured Pipewire for it. Anyway, it works quite well.
The KA5 however, is proving to be quite an oddity.
- Android 13, Pixel 6a: works flawlessly, no hiccups
- Windows 11: works flawlessly, no hiccups
- Linux (NixOS) + Pipewire: I get audio cut outs every so frequently. I have tried with Firefox and
Spotifyd
, same results.
How Reproducible:
Trivial, happens with all audio sources.
Actual Results:
Expected Results:
Additional Info (as attachments):
-
pw-dump > pw-dump.log
: pw-dump.log -
I don't see anything relevant in the journal for
pipewire
orpipewire-pulse
but I haven't done anything to increase verbosity at this time.