[xuan87]

   
I believe FiiO has stated that the new X5 will be the same price as the current one.  However, this DAP definitely seems interesting since I have never heard a Burr-brown chip before.
 
I kind of agree that UI isn't that big of an issue as long as its passable.  I also have no use for the wifi capabilities as well since I don't use any streaming services.  The more simple the device the better.  If I really cared about all the other features, I would probably rather just use my phone for them than anything else.
 
However, I do understand how paying so much for an item that doesn't really do much other than play music is hard to justify in most cases.

 Except that in this case, I found the UI (on someone else's unti) to be really really bad and not passable. Which was what stopped me from getting it in the first place. But this Massdrop price......
 
Comes down to the question of Jack of all trade or master of one.

 

[SashimiWu]

 Except that in this case, I found the UI (on someone else's unti) to be really really bad and not passable. Which was what stopped me from getting it in the first place. But this Massdrop price......

Comes down to the question of Jack of all trade or master of one.

That's disappointing. Definitely a tough decision to make since great sound quality doesn't mean much if you can't easily access your own music. Maybe the QA360 that just dropped would have been a solid pick.

 

[rontant]

I can live with the bad UI if it gives me the "Shuffle All" function. That's the only thing that discourages from using my L5 everyday. 

 

[Cryok95]

Any new information about the new model being released soon?

Also, have the issues regarding the black spots on the screen been resolved?

 

[JohnYang]

Updated with 1.0.0.6 firmware. Quite a update, still, no sorting =(.
Check out OP for download and change blog.

 

[rontant]

L&P has not even uploaded 1.0.0.6 to their website. Thanks to you John, we have this first hand access to it.  

 

[rontant]

Be advised that this firmware resets the UI to Chinese and wipes out the custom key settings. 
 
Here are the steps to set the language back to English:
 
1. Touch the Gear symbol at the upper right part of the screen to go to the Settings menu.

 
 
 
2. Settings menu would look like this. Touch "ADVANCED".

 
3. Touch "LANGUAGE"
 

4. Touch ENGLISH to select.
5. Touch the Back Space symbol (Arrow at the top left) to get out of the Language setting screen. You should see the interface now in English.

 

[rontant]

Also, have the issues regarding the black spots on the screen been resolved?

 
Sad to say that the black spots on my L5 is slowly spreading and the battery indicator at the top right corner of the screen is now gone. Some form of a screen cancer I think.
 

 

[Vartan]

 

Also, have the issues regarding the black spots on the screen been resolved?

 
Sad to say that the black spots on my L5 is slowly spreading and the battery indicator at the top right corner of the screen is now gone. Some form of a screen cancer I think.
 

that's not good

 

[philk34]

It looks like an hardware issue of the screen.
No software can solve that IMHO.

 

[Shawn71]

   
Sad to say that the black spots on my L5 is slowly spreading and the battery indicator at the top right corner of the screen is now gone. Some form of a screen cancer I think.

So bad....atleast now isn' t the time to get it replaced?....

 

[Cryok95]

So bad....atleast now isn' t the time to get it replaced?....

Yeah I think he should get it replaced. x2

 

[Cryok95]

Any idea what is the output impedance of this player?

 

[Zaroff]

  are you really going to be interested in a DAP ecosystem that requires you to create an offline playlist on your computer from whatever streaming service you subscribe to, save the playlist in a compatible file format, and slowly load it onto your device? Of course not. 

 
Yep, that's me. Absolutely. I like to own my music and have it at my disposal however I please. But then again, I'm a dinosaur. Good luck listening whenever those servers are down, you're on a train somewhere where the signal is subpar, or plain inaccessible.
Me, I'll deal with my prehistoric files, thanks

 

[JohnYang]

Any idea what is the output impedance of this player?

Less than 0.1 Ohm