Ah. Thanks for clarifying. Yea... I don't care for "flat" sound output. I think the Qudelix 5K is supposed to be flat when EQ is disabled? Though, to me, the several DAC Filters they offer, also changes the sound profile to me. Qudelix themselves makes a big deal over using those "Auto EQ"...

Not sure what you mean by "linear outputs". The K5 Pro has RCA out and 3.5mm headphone out. If you mean not a 1:1 linear volume output, that is not an issue for me, since i also have the volume of the speakers and its internal amp to deal with. (for speaker output) I set the K5 DAC at about 60%...

Been a bit since i have looked at this thread... seems it devolved into a arguments of opinions for a bit...again... lol. I will say, that the Q 5K has been the best small portable BT DAC i have come across. It is quality sound and software. I have used Fiio products, and have had nothing but...

app says firmware 3.01 is the most current "Fix minor bugs" app version is 3.0.2 (iOS)

All i can say is that i have never been able to get the 5k to work over usb, or any DAC for that matter, without a powered source adapter on iPhones. I alwys got "this device uses too much power" message on the phone unless i connected a power source. The turn off charging settings for the 5K...

Apple's Lightning port can not provide enough power to use a USB device such as a DAC (even though the DAC itself has a battery). You MUST use a POWERED adapter the most reliable adapter is the Official Apple "USB 3 camera adapter" that has a Lightning in (for power) and a usb A port (for...

Yes. After months of fine tweaking, sure. It sure is nice to then just be able to put on the cans, and hit play. Though, too much of a good thing, can be bad. Too loud a thing... yea. I hurt my ears couple months back, still recovering. Practice safe listening peoples. :L3000:

Normal Output power has always sounded better to me. Even before v3. Though, the difference has always been some what minimal to me. I just tried toggling with the 5K i updated to v3, that is connected to my Apple TV and 2.1 speakers, minimal difference. ( I can't test with headphones though)

Indeed. That is what surprised me, as all their posts on their own forms, clearly state they intend to only have 10+10, removing the 20 band fully. They had not posted any updates for a few months now. They still do not even have a change log or announcement post. All i find is the "5K SW...

I spent way too much time and money, years back, trying various "popular" headphones, IEM, and Full Sized. They all sucked imo, even the very well praised by reviewers ones like Airpods Max and Bose...etc I have hard time with IEM's as my left ear canal is a tad smaller then my right. And in...

Having the sliders, GEQ, make is super easy to play with things, move up or down and hear how each freq band they have affects the sound. I like the more freq steps. I allowed me to dial in much more areas i wanted to tweak, vs a shotgun broad adjustment. Most so for me is in treble, i don't...

Because of the EQ, and the sound quality... because i needed a BT DAC and Fiio sucked and i did not see any better options really. 5K had the better reviews on Amazon. The 5K and all the other DACs i have had over the years, all just have ever had a single EQ. This multiple layered EQ is...

I already have just one EQ to change. I just plug in (new) headphones, hear how they sound with no EQ on, and then make a EQ profile to make them sound to my liking (my specific target curve that SPK-EQ is for i guess) . Done. I have no further adjustments. If i have some other need for a...

I don't have any problems with my current settings or setup, and am not complaining about anything as it is or has been. (other than agreeing with the user that mentioned Fiio app was crap). What exists works perfect for me and have no intention or desire to change it. The fact that Qudelix...

I just hooked up a 5K to the browser app, to export my EQ profiles, just to be safe, and i notice the updated extension now adds an additional line to the exported .txt compared to past version. So my old exports are 23 lines, the new ones 24 lines. (the dac is still on 2.x.x firmware) line 2...