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Ok, after a quick 10 minute inspection the build is solid one of those "wonder how they did it this cheap" situations from Chinese market, the player feels great in the hand and has a little weight to it which makes it feel quality so to speak. Everything on my unit is working fine, the card sits flush and it switched on no problem.
 
Now, the UI took a little while to work out and I'll go into that further when finally get to the bottom of it but there might be a little double handling buttons such as when I adjust volume I need to press the centre button to return to the now playing screen (otherwise it seems to stay there). The way folders work is a little awkward though nothing a little practice shouldn't help.
 
The sound is good! Clean, wide soundstage, no bass-roll-off with T-Peos H-300, it sounds clean detailed better than a Clip and up around Colorfly C3 levels from the first 15 minute listen I had. There's no problem with the sound, they've got that down really well.
 
I'll pop back in later but I'm really pleased with: 
 
Build.
Sound

Edit: Once you adjust the screen timeout then the volume adjusting screen times out back to the now playing screen? It appears because that wasn't set it was causing the screen to stay there? Anyway, its no problem.

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inszy said:

Any hiss on iems?

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I've only used H-300 (I think about 32ohms) atm and I couldn't detect any, actually there's a decent black background. It's definitely not a hiss festival that I can hear and I've been listening for it. Maybe other IEM though as it's been mention.

It has a unique sound which you'll often find in these audiophile DAP like Colorfly C3 etc. I really like it and can only see people going a bit mental over the folder navigating Interface.

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Start up time is quick - about 3 seconds from switch on to the now playing screen.

On boot up X2 goes directly to the now playing screen at a resume position where you switched the unit off. (so it auto-resumes that track position)

When playing a folder skipping between tracks is dead silent (no pop or click like C3)

No gapless, but transition to the next track is quick about 1-2 seconds.

When pausing / skipping tracks the volume fades out rather than stopping dead.

Playing albums has been fault free -every one of my 16/44 FLAC files play, skips smoothly.
 
You can also see the kpbs for each track on the screen and format (mine says FLA)
 
OLED Screen is bright and well lite like Colorfly C3.

My opinion is the firmware's pretty much bug free however I cannot help feel the folder sorting design could have been easier. To back out through the menu there's a backslash key / at the top of each folder you must press to back outwards, this is the only way I can see backing out of each folder menu? Pushing that aside you're going to have no problems with the sound, it sounds pretty good in areas like separation soundstage, detail and that unique touch I mentioned.
 
I'll pop back in later again, see if I can find any glaring bugs or faults.

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kova4a said:

  So no major issues - sounds nice. Hopefully my x2 will arrive soon too, although it seems it hasn't been dispatched yet, which is weird given that we ordered the same day a couple of hours apart.

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Nope, nothing major to report, there's also no worrying about bass roll-off. I was listening to some tracks earlier with H-300 and the sub-bass was rocking, I mean pounding deep, tight and textured. so there's no problem here. It might not be the most detailed player in the world and for $55 USD we never expected to be, (think a bit more than a Clip or half way between Clip and C3) but.... (and a big but) what it does - X2 does very right, areas like competent separation, soundstage, that nice bass impact I mentioned all contribute towards a great presentation. One could say from my few hours with the player it makes the most of what its got and emphasise those areas. it sounds more 'audiophille' than either a Clip or X1 which is kind of what you'd expect from a Chinese player focusing on the audiophille market.
 
(keep in mind all these impressions are with one IEM - T-Peos H-300 which is very transparent and bright so judging the tonality of X2 I need something more neutral)

Am I pleased for $55? Hell yeah, really happy with the outcome so far.
 
You should email them Kova, I would check it out.

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whoever said:

Vs alien Soundwise?

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I just had a quick listen between the two players with Fidue A83.
 
X2 is smoother warmer (as in bassier) and less engaging than Alien, more relaxed or laid back, maybe a touch rolled off in the highs. This probably explains why I'm having such good results with the overly cool analytical H-300 hybrid. This also means X2' isn't quite as detailed, but on a technical standpoint X2 isn't really far behind in instrument separation and maybe even edge out on soundstage width as you see me keep mentioning these as strong points.
 
It actually pairs really well with A83 similar to H-300. I think if you're looking to replace Alien for $55 that's not going to happen as we know that unit performs terribly high for its price. If however, you're like me always looking to mix n match tonality on that quest for synergy between IEM and DAP then X2 is going to have a place for you.
 
For example, my H-300 has just found a new long time partner with X2. (I will leave them together because their tone sits well)

I've also noticed X2 has a relay switch like found on common amps and iBasso units, that click you hear on start up switching the amp section on/off. For those who don't know what this means bassically there's no loud pop on start up because this relay switch inside X2 prevents any current reaching the IEMs.

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Theres some fancy repeat options.

Normal.
Repeat one.
Folder.
Repeat all.
Random.

When a folders finished playing it seems to start again at track one. Maybe it just stops if all files within a folder are played once. (I was checking the last track to see if it bounces to the next folder).

Alright, it appears if you change the the repeat option to 'repeat all' it then plays the next folder after the final track.

 

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Volume goes from 0/40, with a 32ohm hybrid I usually hang around 15-20 depending on the albums mastering. You can also go very low in volume for quiet listening. So nothing to worry about, everything's been accounted for. I really don't know how true the 250mW @ 32ohm rating is and would handle it loosely atm although It seems more powerful than an iPod Touch, Sansa Clip or Cowon player. 
 
 

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arvan said:

  Anyone tried it wit a 64gb+ SD card?

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wokei said:

Maybe @H20Fidelity can help verify whether 64gb works or not ...?

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64gb cards confirmed = working. 
 
Btw: There's no scan time its almost instant start up, the player quickly says initializing for about 1-2 seconds and that's it straight to the now playing screen. I'm still really really enjoying this little unit, though patiently waiting for others thoughts.
 
I also think we're going to get more than the rated 10 hour run times, because I've put over 5 hours on my unit so far with FLAC and I've only lost 1 of 4 battery bars. My unit hasn't missed a beat either its been completely smooth sailing.

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moracajay said:

,@H20Fidelityis this better than Kogan's sound quality?

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Different. 
 
Kogan is very detailed especially in the upper mid-range, it's quite bright, clear, kind of aggressive with that wow factor, some people really admire this sound. But Kogan's downfall (to me) which we don't really mention is it's not the most polished sounding product, its technical ability such as separation, bass impact, dynamics aren't completely at heart with the player. X2 is smoother, warmer and less detailed by a percentage, but its technical ability is more complete. Someone completed their homework whilst the other wandered off to play GTA 5 online.
 
I was comparing X2 to X1 last night, the instrument separation and mid-range coherency was apparent over X1, the FiiO sounds rather confused whereas instruments roll off the tongue with X2. But in saying this, X1 probably took the lead in detail, take vocals for example, hearing deeper into Norah Jone's voice.
 
X2 does enough, and some more. 

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I completed a small comparsion between Kogan and XDuoo X2 quite a few pages back. I still feel the same about it.
 
I think X2 is simply a more polished product. Its UI runs smoother and the sound is more 'complete'.
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/748909/xduoo-x2-small-lossless-player-with-microsd-and-oled/135#post_11228457
 
In other news, I connected my Shure SRH440 to X2 this afternoon and incredibly impressed with the results, especially the driving power this little unit has, areas like dynamics are completely intact. I think it's quite safe to say most lower impedance full-size headphone won't have much problem. Even at 28/40 volume I wouldn't go much louder.
 
My thoughts on it handling full-size headphone (and the sound) are quite positive. For those thinking its just an IEM - DAP, think again (within reason) I think people who would like to drive headphones like Sennheiser Momentum, Amperior, Vmoda etc would have no problems with X2.


 

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bark snarly said:

Has anyone tried the x2 with an external amp?
If so how did it pair with it?

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Haven't tried any amping, won't be long before someone does.
 

nyditch said:

  I've been looking into this DAP and have found all answers I wanted except one.I can't find anything that says if it has shuffle or not, and if so, if it's a decent shuffle (or if it'll play the same song as the first track every time). Any owners have input on this? Thanks.
 
EDIT: Also, what does the EQ look like? Is it just a few mode selections, or does it have band adjustment?

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Haven't tried shuffle but here's the options in the repeat setting.
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/748909/xduoo-x2-small-lossless-player-with-microsd-and-oled/105#post_11222475
 
Possibly Random is what you're looking for. How this works whether be the entire card or folder I cannot tell and too busy to sit down and patiently wait for songs to finish and shuffle. This would cost you money actually for me to try.
 
EQ is just presets, (like Apple) no 5 band EQ.
 
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You can also delete single files or folders guys.
 
 
How it works is X2 has two menus. One you access by pressing the "menu" button whilst music is "paused". (file management)
 
 

 
 
 
 
 The other you access pressing the "menu" button while music is playing. (Menu)
 

 
 
Four lines/files at a time whilst viewing your files.
 
I also worked out the "menu" button works as the "back" button in this section for backing out of a folder and back to cards root menu etc.
 

 
 
 
And I kid you not I'm well over 10 hours now and still rocking 3 of 4 battery bars.
Either this battery is going to go flat with a faulty reading very soon or someone seriously screwed up the spec sheet stating 10 hours.
 
 

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Running GR07 MK2 atm, this thing has got some power!

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djscope said:

   
Try it with some full sized cans and see how it goes.

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Need to leave some fun for the others, I feel like I'm overwhelming the thread, but also helping potential buyers. =)

I have come across my first two problems with XDuoo X2.

1) Two folders/albums I added to my card which play on all other players said ' format error' (or something along those lines). I know there's nothing wrong with them. First thing I did was open MP3Tag and remove their tags. They worked no problem after this. Keep in mind almost every album on my card has tags and other albums I've added work no problem (with tags) 
 
Bit of a mystery there.
 
2) Not sure if my charging/data port is just new or there was some dust but the player disconnected from Windows for no apparent reason, it then re-connected and I needed to do a scan of the card.

I think for me now, its so easy to just remove card (and faster) I'll do that from now on.

Also, X2 adapts the same file sorting by date as Colorfly C3 and IHIFI 760. So get your drive sort program ready

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Tried driving 100ohm ER4S tonight, the little guy can do it but not to the degree my JDS C421 amp can. The Etymotic is probably a true test to any DAPs internal amp section, whilst they definitely went more than loud enough or louder than my listening level at 35/40, they were lacking dynamics and authority, but rest assured the little XDuoo gave it everything he had!  GR07 MK2 on the otherhand as I've lightly spoken about are driven by this little thing like a true champion, also a very good pairing. This little champ of a player will make you proud, its really that much fun and taken my FiiO X1's former spot as "the coolest little DAP that ever was"

About you guys dealing with delays, remember we're dealing with lithium batteries and they can cause hold ups at customs. I really think I was just lucky this time round as I've ordered my IHIFI 760 from Penon and it took absolutely ages (some will remember from the thread)

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siamak said:

  I did redo my flac's with compression 5 still problem.
The only thing that worked is I had to convert my flac to wav than back to flac then this new flac was able to work. The other problem is if you send a folder of flac files, 1st one will say format error. 

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Use MP3Tag and remove the tags on those files. I had this problem with 1-2 albums. You do not need tags for this player  as its completely folder browsing based and they're interfering.
 
Keep in mind this is not the case for every album, but it depends on which ripper or decoder was used.
1) Highlight every single folder on your micro sd card by pressing Ctrl + A.
 
2 ) Right Click then open them in MP3Tag.
 
3) Press Ctrl + A again to highlight every file whilst inside MP3Tag. Then right click and press "Remove Tag"

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I received my X2 yesterday and above is the X2 next to the X1. First thing is that even if it does look so in the photo the X2 is a lot smaller than the X1 but feels solid enough. I have loaded a 32 gig card into the X2 and loaded it with songs for testing. As others have already said the X2 has a warmer sound to it but you can tweak with the EQ if you wish to change which the X1 does not have. I am listening to Flac files on the X1 and 2 and have so far tested with my Soundmagic P21 headphones, Soundmagic E10 IEM and KZ DT3. The X1 as H20 mentioned pops when you turn it on so not having the headphones on while turning it on is a habit I have adopted quickly. The X2 does not suffer from this at all is has a quick fade in and out for power ups and power off. No detectable hiss from any of the headphones tested yet and the SQ differs slightly between both the X1 and X2 and I find the X1 to be brighter (not silly amounts) and the X2 is warmer but both to me sound great. Folder navigation on the X2 is some fun for the first time use of the device, to go up you press sideways etc but no big deal really. Basic interface but much needed if you a big library and this is where the X2 jumps over the X1 waving its hands in the air to get peoples attention. The X1 only allows 1 track skip at a time with a 3 second delay so I only really have 3 albums or a play list on at a time but this didn't bother me too much as the experience was well worth it.  The X2 shows up to the show guns blazing also with its sound quality I feel and at £32 I am surprised at the quality of the product in build and sound, it is just amazing! Personally I prefer the X1 in my hand due to the size and weight but the pro's to the X2 are the ability to jump around your music library with easy and better storage. It will fit in most pockets but would avoid tight ones as the buttons do not lock as far as i can see. Overall I am really pleased with this addition to my collection, a solid build and sound with a cold feel due to the metal surround. 
Been listening to the xDuoo X1 and X2 in a mix and match session, both sound great and the X2 has a warmer sound but I have to give SQ to the X1. It is more punchy and clear in the top end but this is personal preference as I like the sharper sounds. Both are totally great and will be used greatly, Also I love the bulk of the X1 it feels like a sound weapon in the had and you know it purely from touch in the pocket without trying.

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Been walking to work using both the X1 and the X2 for the past 2 days, the X1 I feel has the slight edge on SQ and also feel but you are limited to a play list or (my limit) 3 albums but fits perfect under a sleeve when walking. This allows you instant volume control with your index finger and a thumb to track jump. 

 
The X2 is lovely and tiny but packs a punch, the advantage is the screen and a 32 gig plus of tracks in your hand because of the SD card slot. I dont know about you but I found myself halfway to work before I had picked my music I wanted to listen to! Also I found it lost in my pocket and pressed up against my wallet and paused it so now I have an empty pocket for it. It does not take long before you know the navigation for track skipping by touch though and although the volume is not as responsive as rolling the volume knob on the X1 it good.  Because of its size I fumble a little but no big deal but I prefer to sit back in a chair after work with the X2 so the X1 is my walk to work device. 

 
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hqssui said:

  Does it come with a customizable Eq? I read in one of H20' post that it doesnt.

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No it has pre set EQ choices Natural, rock, pop, soft, classic and DBB more than enough for most people but I have hardly touched it as the music comes through nicely balanced anyway. 

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Biggest headphones I have at this time are the Soundmagic P21 and the Sennheiser HD229 and it powers them with no issue at all, it really has some kick to it for the size, I have been listening to Pink Floyd Obscured by clouds and it is a wonderful experience. I still love my xDuoo X1 but this is taking all my time in music at the moment.
 

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I have the xDuoo X1 and X2, I use. Program called music bee to rip my flac files an these players are fine with it. Still just drag and drop the folders when loading though.

 



 


 

Just got mine, still haven't tested it. My first impressions on the build quality - it feels nice and solid in the hand although the premium feel is kinda diminished by the rattling buttons. The buttons have a nice click but are pretty loud, especially the play button. Also is the mirror cover of the screen supposed to be all in micro scratches, kinda looks like my old zippo lighter that has seen its fair share of wear and tear

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Ok, so I gave it a quick listen and played around with its controls and UI. The interface seems decent - will need some time getting used to as the transition from the playback screen is not the most intuitive but might be just me coz I also have issues with rockbox. It's folder-based and coming from colorfly c3 I know exactly where my stuff is. The UI though is a but sluggish and doesn't speed up when a button is held down, so unless the firmware is updated there will be a lot of CLICK-CLICK during the navigation through the menus or folders, which might get a bit annoying - both physically and audibly. There doesn't seem to be a lock function but the buttons actually require a decent amount of pressure, so accidental presses in the pocket shouldn't occur much.
The sound is warmish and quite smooth and a bit on the soft side, which makes it sweet and musical. Not too bad for a $50 small DAP. It's definitely not as powerful as it's nowhere near fiio x3's power as the specs suggest.
Oh, and there seems to be a protection relay inside as there is an audible click noise when turning the player on and also going going to the main options screen and about 5 

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Yeah, definitely better sounding than a clip but of course comes with a lot of the usual drawbacks. For one, I'll actually have to buy a separate microsd card for it as I have a lot of hi-rez stuff and while the clip handles everything you throw at it and just downsamples it and so it has no issues with the 24-bit files I use on my c3, the x2 doesn't, which means a lot of format error messages. Also, I might be extremely accustomed to the c3 to a point it's become a second nature to use it but the c3 is a lot snappier and the x2 definitely needs a speeding up function when a button is held pressed coz while pressing the buttons really fast  helps, it's definitely not the best solution. Otherwise, it's a cute little player that definitely sounds good for the price, definitely not c3 good but still good.

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That's what I'm talking about and yeah apparently it's also a dust magnet

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The battery just died, so from my test: 1) about 14 hours of constant playback at max volume with lossless files; 2) the battery indicator is not accurate - when it get at two bars there are about 2 hours of playback left.

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Ok, chiming in here since I finally got a chance to listen to mine (had it in the package from Penon together with T2 since Monday, but only got a chance to listen to it now).  I do agree with H2O on most of the comments, except I found that I have to press middle Play/Pause button twice in order to pause the track, but it resumes with a single click.  I'm happy the firmware is upgradable because I'm pretty sure they will have to fix some glitches.  Also takes a bit getting used to, like for example moving down the list you need to use left/right nav buttons instead of up/down.  But not a show stopper.
 
I like a little relay click on start up and fade in/out effects as well    Overall, build quality is SOLID!!!, though when you shake X2 you can hear buttons rattling (they are a bit loose, by design).  OLED screen is bright and with a nice contrast, and when off - mirror reflective, kind of neat.  Sound quality is WARM and SMOOTH, but still very clear (better than Clip Sport, for sure!).  In comparison to FiiO X1, xDuoo X2 is warmer and has less sparkle in treble.  Overall staging is wide.  I only had 5min to play with it before the work, and tried it quickly with Titan 1 - it's a match made in heaven for bright headphones.  So definitely would be great for Titan 1 or A83 or any other bright or analytical IEMs.  But for something warm like DuoZA or A71 or CKR10 - might not be a good idea, though I still have to test it out.
 
Will do more listening tonight, but so far I'm impressed with a sound quality considering most of my other DAPs are bright/brighter (X5, AP100, N6) and until now X1 was the only go to for brighter IEMs.  Btw, I didn't hear any excessive hissing with my very brief listening session of Titan 1 and T2.  I mean, X2 doesn't have a perfect dark background, but it's not bad at all.  Actually for a warm/smooth little matchbox size mp3 player it sounds surprisingly clear.  I just hope they straighten out firmware because my unit is a bit inconsistent with responses to single button clicks.

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ndburley said:

  I thought that but on careful inspection i pealed off the screen guard that was on it, polishes up lovely now.

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Oh, screen guard was off right away!  It does clears things up quickly... for a second and than back to a smudged screen.  But who cares?!?  This little matchbox sounds pretty good!  Did a quick test with DuoZA - very impressive performance without loss of the details or soundstage width.  It is on a warmer/smoother and less aggressive side, that's for sure.  But it's done in a very tasteful sweet way, as Kova pointed out.

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kova4a said:

  Just got mine, still haven't tested it. My first impressions on the build quality - it feels nice and solid in the hand although the premium feel is kinda diminished by the rattling buttons. The buttons have a nice click but are pretty loud, especially the play button. Also is the mirror cover of the screen supposed to be all in micro scratches, kinda looks like my old zippo lighter that has seen its fair share of wear and tear

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Not sure about scratches, but fingerprint magnet for sure; smudges all over the place
 

 

 
Oh, and for size comparison next to Clip Sport
 

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h20fidelity said:

Member DJScope has purchased X2 just for his Havi mainly, he will provide answers soon. My gut says it will, pretty easily, they should also benefit from X2's somewhat punchy bass. If the soundstage of X2 and Havi work together it could be very special. But I'm just playing it by ear.

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... and member "twister6" can confirm it drives B3 Pro 1 like a champ!!!   Only had it at volume 20 (which is 1/2 of the max volume).  Excellent pair up with Havis!!!

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