FiiO X7 Mk II 2GB RAM + 64GB ROM + ESS9028 PRO + Balanced + DSD + BT 4.1 aptX + Dual mSD + Dual Band WiFi + Opt Out
Jul 26, 2017 at 9:04 AM Post #316 of 6,207
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Still have not touched EQ and likely will not.


My pics are all same angle. Good screen, reflection, warmth to it.

Review will have other shots and vid review will have the whole shabang
 
Jul 26, 2017 at 9:09 AM Post #317 of 6,207




Still have not touched EQ and likely will not.


My pics are all same angle. Good screen, reflection, warmth to it.

Review will have other shots and vid review will have the whole shabang
Playing from Fiio Player or Android Music Player App ?
 
Jul 26, 2017 at 10:16 AM Post #320 of 6,207
@Hawaiibadboy

if possible. pls compare its line out with that of x5 in your review.

generally i keep one dap at a time and make it centre of my system, feeding different portable and desktop amps. so line out performance is important.

I can do that.
I like the X5iii line out to the A5 better than without so i will compare them doing that
 
Jul 26, 2017 at 11:06 AM Post #321 of 6,207
I can do that.
I like the X5iii line out to the A5 better than without so i will compare them doing that
Do you think X5 III sounds better paired with A5 even with sensitive and balanced IEMs ?
If no improvement using A5 if with IEMs, can you also compare X5 III alone with balanced IEMs vs X7 + AM3 with balanced IEMs ?
 
Jul 26, 2017 at 11:07 AM Post #322 of 6,207
I can do that.
I like the X5iii line out to the A5 better than without so i will compare them doing that
Do you think X5 III sounds better paired with A5 even with sensitive and balanced IEMs ?
If no improvement using A5 if with IEMs, can you also compare X5 III alone with balanced IEMs vs X7 + AM3 with balanced IEMs ?
 
Jul 26, 2017 at 11:29 AM Post #323 of 6,207
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EDIT:
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Yes I think X5iii has better dynamics when paired with an A5
 
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Jul 26, 2017 at 11:40 AM Post #324 of 6,207
I can do that.
I like the X5iii line out to the A5 better than without so i will compare them doing that

Great. Thanks a lot.

Do you think X5 III sounds better paired with A5 even with sensitive and balanced IEMs ?
If no improvement using A5 if with IEMs, can you also compare X5 III alone with balanced IEMs vs X7 + AM3 with balanced IEMs ?

I am still rocking fiio x5 classic e12 rig. Cant listen with out e12 regardless of hp or iem used.

Dunno how improved hp stage of x5 iii is. But on classic its ridiculously bad. Especially compared to how good line out is.
 
Jul 26, 2017 at 11:56 AM Post #325 of 6,207
Great. Thanks a lot.



I am still rocking fiio x5 classic e12 rig. Cant listen with out e12 regardless of hp or iem used.

Dunno how improved hp stage of x5 iii is. But on classic its ridiculously bad. Especially compared to how good line out is.
I used to use my X5 I paired to E12 too... But with my sensitive new Togo334, E12 is noisy. And I thought, X5 III was good enough without amping with sensitive IEMs... So the comparison with X7 II + IEMs should be done with "X5 III at it best...", with or without amping I don't know...

Anyway, it cannot be with A5 as it has no balanced headphones out. Maybe A5 II, or A6...
 
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Jul 26, 2017 at 12:43 PM Post #326 of 6,207
I used to use my X5 I paired to E12 too... But with my sensitive new Togo334, E12 is noisy. And I thought, X5 III was good enough without amping with sensitive IEMs... So the comparison with X7 II + IEMs should be done with "X5 III at it best...", with or without amping I don't know...

Anyway, it cannot be with A5 as it has no balanced headphones out. Maybe A5 II, or A6...



i reviewed original x7 when it was released. it had a very competent hp stage back then. i dont think it wouldve changed now. if you plan to use stand alone and balanced is critical, x7 might be too good an improvement. with adding adding an amp i felt x5 pulled ahead depending on amp.
 
Jul 26, 2017 at 12:55 PM Post #327 of 6,207
Hi

I don't know if anyone can answer this at this early stage, but is the FiiO A5 amp good enough to be used with the X7ii in place of its own higher powered amps?

Regards

Darren
 
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Jul 26, 2017 at 10:46 PM Post #330 of 6,207
Hi

I don't know if anyone can answer this at this early stage, but is the FiiO A5 amp good enough to be used with the X7ii in place of its own higher powered amps?

Regards

Darren

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Sounds great.

But the changing amp module system makes stacking unnecessary.

I'm interested in getting the most powerful amp module fiio makes :)
 

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