Poll for Fiio X3 Sound Signature

sbradley02 · Sep 16, 2013 at 12:49 PM

There was a comment in the X5 thread that no one else has described the X3 as being bright besides me (I should add a note that this was with my X3 out of the box, and with notoriously hard to drive headphones)
This prompted me to start up a poll to see what other folks think.
If you use the X3 with multiple 'phones, pick whichever one you think is most representative.
This should be how the X3 sounds driving directly, no external amp since that would introduce the amp's characteristics.

howdy · Sep 16, 2013 at 4:55 PM

Îf I may add to this, I believe it souly depends on the headphones, for instance my GR07 BE are warm but my Shure SE215 are bright as well as my vsonic vsd1s, my ATH-M50s are more neutral.

sbradley02 · Sep 16, 2013 at 5:01 PM

howdy said:
Îf I may add to this, I believe it souly depends on the headphones, for instance my GR07 BE are warm but my Shure SE215 are bright as well as my vsonic vsd1s, my ATH-M50s are more neutral.

I appreciate your adding this, it was my primary point

Yet looking at the poll results, overwhelmingly "warm". So there is quite a bit of consistency.

Emospence · Sep 16, 2013 at 9:57 PM

They're making my Miracles sounds warm.

Calbert · Sep 21, 2013 at 6:40 AM

Tested with Shure 840 and Westone 4R.

Warm.
Not bright but did not roll off like hm601.
Mids (vocals) feels somewhat forward (slightly).
A very small bass boost, not heavy at all.

spriest · Sep 21, 2013 at 8:21 AM

The full modded x3 is possibly the warmest source I've ever heard.

So I chose bright for the original one ..lol

fleasbaby · Oct 17, 2013 at 5:28 PM

Interesting...the poll says neutral or bright...I always thought the FiiO house sound was on the warm side. Is the X3 an exception?

EtS13 · Oct 17, 2013 at 6:03 PM

It sounds neutral to me, both trough a Sennheiser HD380 PRO and a cheap JVC HA-S160.

kkrbd · Oct 19, 2013 at 3:57 AM

I often use x3 to listen songs of Armin Van Buuren with ATH-m50,That Bass is Heavy,I think.And I also like acoustic guiter song.It sounds very nice and very clean.

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