[Allucid]

The X1 has dual line out / headphone out.
Got the tour model, props to FiiO it's really interesting to combine the two.

 

[rontant]

I wonder if Fiio has any plan to include options for surround sound effects (such as Club, Hall, Arena, Live concert) in the future, something similar to Sony Walkman players. I know this is a wishful thinking but... one can wish, right? 

 

[Dobrescu George]

Why would you want a bad software dsp, when you can have good headphones?...

 

[rontant]

Why would you want a bad software dsp, when you can have good headphones?...

Because I cannot afford really good headphones.

 

[Chris J]

I wonder if Fiio has any plan to include options for surround sound effects (such as Club, Hall, Arena, Live concert) in the future, something similar to Sony Walkman players. I know this is a wishful thinking but... one can wish, right? 

Personally, I do not like those surround sound effects.....
They are just not my thing!

 

[fzman]

  I wonder if Fiio has any plan to include options for surround sound effects (such as Club, Hall, Arena, Live concert) in the future, something similar to Sony Walkman players. I know this is a wishful thinking but... one can wish, right? 

 
please don't.  not now, not ever....    argh.

 

[rontant]

   
please don't.  not now, not ever....    argh.

 
 

Personally, I do not like those surround sound effects.....

They are just not my thing!

 
It is just an option that can be switched on or off, so what's the problem? Just off it if you don't like it.
 
I remember years ago, having only small loudspeakers and living in a broom closet, the Pioneer Reverberation amp SR-303 was a real life saver for poor smelly cats like me. Most my rich friends just didn't need it because they can afford the $4,000 Magna Planar speakers with McIntosh pre and power amps in their dedicated stereo room at least 5 times the size of my miserable broom closet I lived in.
 
I like Sony Walkman players because they have this Surround sound option to cater for poor men like me.

 

[kino lau]

I have the Pelican 1020 and my X5 with E12a fit perfectly bundled together with HS6 kit installed.

I do the exact same thing. I got the pick and pull foam (and an extra in case) originally just for the X5. I haven't felt the need to swap out foam, I just place the X5 on the bottom with the 12A banded on top. Works perfectly, except that the only part of the HS6 that I use are the rubber feet.

 

[Styx2]

  I do the exact same thing. I got the pick and pull foam (and an extra in case) originally just for the X5. I haven't felt the need to swap out foam, I just place the X5 on the bottom with the 12A banded on top. Works perfectly, except that the only part of the HS6 that I use are the rubber feet.

Yea I think it's a perfect fit. It's strange how the volume knob on the E12A rest perfectly between the inner grooves of the foam as if it was built for the X5. I was unaware of the foam you mentioned, but I haven't felt the need to change anything since it fits so good in the case in it's combined configuration. I separate my X5 and the E12A using the rubber bands that come with the E12A and I combine them with the rubber bands from the HS6 kit. I never use the rubber feet because they always seem to slide off. I was using the FIIO case but I disliked separating the X5 and E12A daily to pack them away in that case.

 

[KSB1978]

It seems my problem was due to a dodgy TF card after all. Getting a Sandisk Ultra has fixed the issue.
I'm contacting Kingston about a refund on the other ones.
 
Lesson learned. Don't cheap out on a medium.

 

[BubbaBob]

Options use up processing power that is better used for more worthwhile functions.

 

[CH23]

It seems my problem was due to a dodgy TF card after all. Getting a Sandisk Ultra has fixed the issue.
I'm contacting Kingston about a refund on the other ones.

Lesson learned. Don't cheap out on a medium.

When i read stuff like this, i'm always happy that i spend that extra €10

I feel sorry that you needed to spend twice though

Options use up processing power that is better used for more worthwhile functions.

yes but who decides what is worthwhile?

 

[fauxfreshness]

  It seems my problem was due to a dodgy TF card after all. Getting a Sandisk Ultra has fixed the issue.
I'm contacting Kingston about a refund on the other ones.
 
Lesson learned. Don't cheap out on a medium.

 
One other issue is the possibility of counterfeit cards that show up more often in the higher capacities.  I typically stick with SanDisk, and I've read of those who bought "SanDisk" cards that might have actually been from that manufacturer, but were hacked to report a new size and then re-screened (or just a new sticker) declaring reading the wrong size.  Just another hassle to look out for and hopefully get a vendor that's trustworthy (and competent) enough to get the right distributors.

 

[Ripvanlink]

   
One other issue is the possibility of counterfeit cards that show up more often in the higher capacities.  I typically stick with SanDisk, and I've read of those who bought "SanDisk" cards that might have actually been from that manufacturer, but were hacked to report a new size and then re-screened (or just a new sticker) declaring reading the wrong size.  Just another hassle to look out for and hopefully get a vendor that's trustworthy (and competent) enough to get the right distributors.

When I buy cards on Amazon, I would first check to see if there are favorable reviews and how many there are. If there are lots of them, I would trust the company supplying the cards more. If there are none or bad reviews, esp. after the new cards have been out for a while I would naturally have little reason to trust them.

 

[Chris J]

There is a lot of back and forth WRT how many files you can easily access on an X5

Let's try this:
All you X5 fans out there, what kind of files do you actually have on your X5?

I have approx. 1,000 iTunes files
100 or 200 files which are FLAC CD rips
80 Hi Rez files from HDTracks, 96/24 and 192/24