[tin427]

all i need is a thin, thin, and thin transport

 

[Mython]

@ James:
 
 
The discussion is a little heated in this thread, about who wants what features, etc., but I hope you are at least reassured by the growing speed of this thread - it does demonstrate that quite a lot of people are eager to see Fiio (or another company!) produce a specialised pocket transport device.
 
As you know, I was asking for a company to make a transport device, 2 years ago, and, although you and I don't always see eye-to-eye about specific features, I would like to thankyou for finally stepping forwards and taking this niche seriously, for all us audiophiles who desire the flexibility of a single transport capable of operating with many different DAC-Amps. I appreciate your willingness to consider making something (almost) none of your competitors have.
 
 

 

[Replicant187]

@ James:


The discussion is a little heated in this thread, about who wants what features, etc., but I hope you are at least reassured by the growing speed of this thread - it does demonstrate that quite a lot of people are eager to see Fiio (or another company!) produce a specialised pocket transport device.

As you know, I was asking for a company to make a transport device, 2 years ago, and, although you and I don't always see eye-to-eye about specific features, I would like to thankyou for finally stepping forwards and taking this niche seriously, for all us audiophiles who desire the flexibility of a single transport capable of operating with many different DAC-Amps. I appreciate your willingness to consider making something (almost) none of your competitors have.

+1

 

[Pictograms]

@ James:


The discussion is a little heated in this thread, about who wants what features, etc., but I hope you are at least reassured by the growing speed of this thread - it does demonstrate that quite a lot of people are eager to see Fiio (or another company!) produce a specialised pocket transport device.

As you know, I was asking for a company to make a transport device, 2 years ago, and, although you and I don't always see eye-to-eye about specific features, I would like to thankyou for finally stepping forwards and taking this niche seriously, for all us audiophiles who desire the flexibility of a single transport capable of operating with many different DAC-Amps. I appreciate your willingness to consider making something (almost) none of your competitors have.

Very true!

 

[Mr Trev]

  so we have couple decision with you guys, now it is the next question about the screen, as all you can understand, a bigger screen help more in the UI and choose one music from thousands of music, but it also consume more power and also more size. 
 
 
now we have some options
 
 
1, a 2.4inch TFT like our X1/X3 with a wheel (maybe touch control or mechanicel ).
 
 
2, a 3.2 inch IPS screen with a wheel.
 
 
3, a 3.2 inch touch IPS screen 

I guess I'd vote for a touch screen, but only if you keep some buttons (rew/fwd, play/pause, volume). I'd also like to see a vertical orientation like the gen 1 X3. Makes scrolling through a long list easier when you can have more than 3 lines on screen.

 

[vapman]

 
I guess I'd vote for a touch screen, but only if you keep some buttons (rew/fwd, play/pause, volume). I'd also like to see a vertical orientation like the gen 1 X3. Makes scrolling through a long list easier when you can have more than 3 lines on screen.

Yes, a couple buttons would be important, cause otherwise one might as well just use a smartphone.
 
would be great to have just a few basic functions for stuff where you don't want to put the device in your pocket and have track skip, volume mess up, etc.
 
Also, 3.5mm coaxial optical out with make this a sure fire purchase personally.

 

[x RELIC x]

It looks like they are going to make the coaxial and optical output a shared port, similar to how A&K share the headphone output with optical. Looks like a great space saver.

 

[headwhacker]

  so we have couple decision with you guys, now it is the next question about the screen, as all you can understand, a bigger screen help more in the UI and choose one music from thousands of music, but it also consume more power and also more size. 
 
 
now we have some options
 
 
1, a 2.4inch TFT like our X1/X3 with a wheel (maybe touch control or mechanicel ).
 
 
2, a 3.2 inch IPS screen with a wheel.
 
 
3, a 3.2 inch touch IPS screen 

 
Hi James, look at the Mojo thread, except for the AK100, everything else looks awkward in a stack. 
 
If you can make the transport the same dimension as the Mojo and fit a 3.2-inch IPS touchscreen, all necessary control buttons on the sides and please no scroll wheel (It will be just a waste of space compared to a touchscreen and side buttons)
 
Then you deliver the perfect transport combo in terms of size and features.

 

[Ritvik]

I moved from stacking the PAW500 with my Mojo to the AK100 recently, simply because they stack in a better manner. A transport that would stack well with the Mojo, coupled with a more fluid UI and a larger more responsive screen would sell like hot cakes!
 
Is battery life a big concern? Once your DAC/AMP or DAP is out of juice the whole rig is rendered unusable. I'd rather have nice large screen.
 
How would you stack it with different devices though? Assuming the whole front of the transport is the screen, strapping a rubber band on there isn't going to be very practical. A Fiio modular stacking kit? 

 

[originalsnuffy]

Well, after this product is done maybe FIIO can take the concept and add a great DAC section and a decent amp and have the next generation X3 or X5.

 

[f4phantom2500]

The mojos fat enough on its own please do NOT make the transport the same thickness. Height and width would be nice, but not thickness. And i think width matching is more important than height matching, so height should be the least critical dimension. I just think with all these requrements being asked theres gonna have to be compromises to size, especially with extraneous features like a touch screen. But quite a few people seem to want it.

Of course, you now realize this is asking them to make this thing ideally for use with a product that is competitive with one of fiio's own upcoming products. But i guess if it could stack cleanly with the mojo or q5, then its just a super awesome benefit.

 

[vapman]

i personally don't want the touch screen but i do want the mojo form factor
 
i mean i almost bought a moto droid micro to match the mojo dimensions,

 

[Replicant187]

The mojos fat enough on its own please do NOT make the transport the same thickness. Height and width would be nice, but not thickness.

i second this.

 

[x RELIC x]

The mojos fat enough on its own please do NOT make the transport the same thickness. Height and width would be nice, but not thickness. And i think width matching is more important than height matching, so height should be the least critical dimension. I just think with all these requrements being asked theres gonna have to be compromises to size, especially with extraneous features like a touch screen. But quite a few people seem to want it.

Of course, you now realize this is asking them to make this thing ideally for use with a product that is competitive with one of fiio's own upcoming products. But i guess if it could stack cleanly with the mojo or q5, then its just a super awesome benefit.

i second this.

of course, if the battery life is 20 hours, we can control the thickness to about 10mm. 

That's less than half the thickness of the Mojo.

 

[JamesFiiO]

  @ James:
 
 
The discussion is a little heated in this thread, about who wants what features, etc., but I hope you are at least reassured by the growing speed of this thread - it does demonstrate that quite a lot of people are eager to see Fiio (or another company!) produce a specialised pocket transport device.
 
As you know, I was asking for a company to make a transport device, 2 years ago, and, although you and I don't always see eye-to-eye about specific features, I would like to thankyou for finally stepping forwards and taking this niche seriously, for all us audiophiles who desire the flexibility of a single transport capable of operating with many different DAC-Amps. I appreciate your willingness to consider making something (almost) none of your competitors have.
 
 

 
 
yes, this maybe a chance to us but I am not sure what's going on in the future.