[Marco Angel]

Ok guys, I'm here just to see how btr5 evolved and compares to my es100
I use the ldac codec and adjust a little he bass via its eq. Also loves how the eq settings is stored in the device and of course, how clear and unprocessed sounds, at least to my shure se846.

Hopefully this btr5 surpasses the es100 not only in power but in quality, usefull features, and maybe in battery life (ldac + 2.5 balanced)
Happy listening

 

[FiiO]

May I ask Fiio to clearly inform us (living in Europe) how much does the BTR5 cost if it will be available for European distributors?

Dear friend,

The MAP in Europe is 119.99EUR.

Best regards

 

[FiiO]

Are the build in microphones isolated from the housing?

That was the most annoying part on the ES100 for me while using the ambient mode on them.
The use of ambient mode while listening to music is a great benefit at work.
But the scratching noise of the housing is odd.

Does the btr5 has similar function with mics?

Thank you for an answer.

Dear friend,

The BTR5 doesn't have environment mode.

Best regards

 

[FiiO]

 

[TooPoorForHiFi]

... waiting... for... US... Release...

 

[FiiO]

 

[Sisyphus]

When can we actually buy this?

 

[Jayden16]

Eagerly awaiting the release in Australia

 

[archy121]

1. High Performance DAC ES9218P*2

2. Flagship Bluetooth chip CSR8675

3. FPGA clock management，dual independent crystal oscillators

4. Bluetooth 5.0 with full format support

5. Independent control chip XMOS XUF208

6. USB DAC supporting up to 384kHz/DSD256 native

7. Double-sided 2.5D glass with OLED display

8. 3.5mm+2.5mm headphone outputs

9. Intelligent control with FiiO Music app

10. One-touch NFC pairing

@FiiO

Any chance of seeing MQA Audio support added in the future ?

This would be the killer feature that would lift it completely above competition.

Still waiting on a proper BTR5 review.
Hopefully some owners on her can put a post together with possible comparisons against likes of ES100, BTR3, iPhone and Android (LG DAC)

I presently use LG V30 as my source and curious how BTR5 will compare when connected to it using USB C. This phone also uses an ES DAC but has no balance out.

 

[FiiO]

@FiiO

Any chance of seeing MQA Audio support added in the future ?

This would be the killer feature that would lift it completely above competition.

Still waiting on a proper BTR5 review.
Hopefully some owners on her can put a post together with possible comparisons against likes of ES100, BTR3, iPhone and Android (LG DAC)

I presently use LG V30 as my source and curious how BTR5 will compare when connected to it using USB C. This phone also uses an ES DAC but has no balance out.

Dear friend,

We will report your feedback to the engineer. But we are not sure whether the MQA Audio support could added in the future or not.

Best regards

 

[FiiO]

 

[Marco Angel]

@FiiO when the EQ in ldac codec? Any date?

 

[FiiO]

Dear friend,
Since the audio processing process of LDAC is more special than other Bluetooth formats, we are still doing related debugging, and strive to achieve the same effect as other Bluetooth formats, but it will take a certain amount of time.

Best regards

 

[ClieOS]

Any chance of seeing MQA Audio support added in the future ?

If you want MQA support on USB DAC mode, actually using UAPP will give you that. However, MQA over Bluetooth is kinda unpractical.

MQA is not a BT codec, so whenever you listen to to MQA music, the music will first being decoded by the app / program on the smartphone / PC to PCM, then it will be re-encoded to one of the BT codec (SBC / AAC / aptX / aptX HD / LDAC, depends on what your smartphone / PC is supported) and send to BTR5, then it will be re-decoded back to PCM and send to the DAC chip to turn into analog sound. The issue is that the communication between your smartphone / PC to the BTR5 has to be one of the BT codec, and none of them support MQA and none of them are true lossless (*LDAC will resample on default). So even though. you can play MQA on the smartphone / PC, eventually the extra detail from the MQA is likely going to be lost when it is sent over BT via BT codec. Until some Qualcomm included MQA into future apyX version or Sony update LDAC to be compatible with MQA, there is really noting much I think FiiO can do about it.

 

[504960]

When it will be in the AliExpress official store? I wanna buy it!