FiiO X5 preview world tour--tour members, claim your souvenir for the X5 tour! p.123
Jan 20, 2014 at 2:40 AM Post #406 of 1,895
CHOO CHOOOO!


I'm only kidding, but seriously...is it THAT good? O.o

You guys are on the preview tour right?
 
This is your chance to find out for only the price of shipping the unit to the next person, of writting a review for FiiO and head-Fi, and in testing out the newest DAP a month before official international release. 
 
Jan 20, 2014 at 2:42 AM Post #407 of 1,895
You guys are on the preview tour right?

This is your chance to find out for only the price of shipping the unit to the next person, of writting a review for FiiO and head-Fi, and in testing out the newest DAP a month before official international release. 
I was on the tour, but pulled out due to school clogging up my schedule. But yeah, I was aware of the cost of the tour and what was expected. :)
 
Jan 20, 2014 at 2:44 AM Post #408 of 1,895
  You guys are on the preview tour right?
 
This is your chance to find out for only the price of shipping the unit to the next person, of writting a review for FiiO and head-Fi, and in testing out the newest DAP a month before official international release. 

 
The thing is you'll have people pointing fingers on both sides. There will be people who will point fingers when you didn't pay out of pocket for it and being biased and then you'll have people who will say you are biased because you paid out of pocket and don't want to feel like an idiot for spending so much money on the gear.... 
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Jan 20, 2014 at 2:45 AM Post #409 of 1,895
I was on the tour, but pulled out due to school clogging up my schedule. But yeah, I was aware of the cost of the tour and what was expected.
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Ahh, its all good my man. College is a time consuming place. You gotta pull out every now and then, even if you really don't want to. 
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Good luck my man
 
Jan 20, 2014 at 2:52 AM Post #410 of 1,895
Ahh, its all good my man. College is a time consuming place. You gotta pull out every now and then, even if you really don't want to. :p

Good luck my man

Thanks, Pandababez! :wink:
 
Jan 20, 2014 at 7:10 AM Post #411 of 1,895
FiiO X5 added to head-fi's equipment list
http://www.head-fi.org/products/fiio-x5-high-res-portable-music-player

Let the impressions roll in! :L3000: I'm looking at you, tour members :wink: (when you're ready of course)
 
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Jan 20, 2014 at 9:04 AM Post #413 of 1,895
i'm still waiting patiently, nothing in my mail yet
 
Jan 20, 2014 at 10:31 AM Post #414 of 1,895
  I am only talking about microdetailing. The HM901 does other things better.
I believe some 901 owners will be receiving theirs later this week, so we can have more opinions later.

Doesn't matter to me personally because the size of the 901 is a non starter. My guess is that the 901 has a nice open perspective with great texture while the X5 is very detailed and solid with a high boogie factor. Tends to be the character of their DACs though the Sabre certainly doesn't lack detail. It can be on the smooth side rhythmically.  I tend to gravitate towards solid (not etched) boogie when it's an either or. Timing or tempo is tops for me if other aspects are not considerably different. What the music is doing is more important to me than where it's coming from. I always wondered about the dual DAC designs and their worth in a DAP. I get the advantages of them but I suspect you can get more from an all in one dap with greater attention elsewhere. I had an AK120 and liked it a lot but it was the only game in town for a while. Both it and the 901 do the dual dac thing and I'm sure there's some benefit. I just wonder if that was the way to get the most benefit.
 
Pure speculation on possible differences.
 
Jan 20, 2014 at 7:58 PM Post #417 of 1,895
FiiO X5 added to head-fi's equipment list
http://www.head-fi.org/products/fiio-x5-high-res-portable-music-player

Let the impressions roll in!
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I'm looking at you, tour members
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(when you're ready of course)

 
"...You have the right to remain silent, and anything you say can and will be used against you...".  LOL
 
 

 
Jan 21, 2014 at 1:08 AM Post #418 of 1,895
"...You have the right to remain silent, and anything you say can and will be used against you...".  LOL


More like "You better speak up when the time comes (you WERE chosen into this tour for writing a review on our player...), and anything you say and don't say can and will be used against us" :rolleyes: Such is life as a manufacturer :frowning2:

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New X5 demo video filmed by yours truly :D
http://youtu.be/bI2zu495TkI

[VIDEO]http://youtu.be/bI2zu495TkI[/VIDEO]
 
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Jan 21, 2014 at 3:02 AM Post #419 of 1,895
i wonder where is the Asian review unit now?
 
Jan 21, 2014 at 3:11 AM Post #420 of 1,895
hkfriends had received it before anyone else here. He's been a bit quiet about it :p
 
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