Yes, we'd need a A2DP FLAC implementation or something. But my question was actually more about this "dual bluetooth connection" idea. Would be sweet to have a standard for that as well!

Sorry, if this has answered before, I didn't find reliable information. My Galaxy S10 (I think my older S8 had the same feature), the Exynos version (!), supports simultaneously streaming to two different Bluetooth devices. So this isn't dependent on the presence of a Qualcomm SoC. If, during...

Yep, agree as well. It would be worth a small update IMO, even if that's the only thing that's being changed, just to exchange the start up or shutdown sound, so you can tell the difference. Sure, you can always look at the LED indicator, but I'm using this device mostly "blind", so a proper...

I would say that completely depends on what you plug into that line in... If you mean, comparing a device that has an analog line-out and can also output via USB, then it really depends on the quality of the signal of that line-out. Realistically, if we're talking about a PC/Laptop or a phone...

Well, how can I not post in this thread? I have a few questions for FiiO in general, not only about the Q5s, if that's okay. And in case FiiO already answered these questions (or related ones) already in this forum, please, feel free to link me to these posts. I'm curious about the process of...

The effects of network cabling is also horribly underrated. The sound of different Twisted Pair cables for Ethernet alone! It takes a long, long time to explain and understand, but once you've heard the whole story, you'll be able to understand why the internet smells differently on each...

The sound quality of that cheep in your ears after getting punched in the face by yourself will never be equaled by any headphone or DAC or any part of your highest fidelity chain. :D But seriously... The Q5 quite clearly isn't positioned as a "source device" of any kind, meaning it's never...

All right, the mess is made, I agree. :-D We should probably open a new thread for the BTR3 now that it's officially announced with details. The only missing thing on the FiiO site are the specs of all the connectors. Or is there a thread already and I missed it? But yeah, I think we can agree...

I agree with you, and you're right, properly encoded AAC is absolutely transparent to me, even at lower average bitrates than 256 kbps. I don't have a single DSD rip in my collection. But I ripped my CD collection knowing that I'd only do it one time, so with space not being an issue, FLAC is...

Thanks for the clarification. Well, given the price tag and the fact that the USB feature is sort of a "bonus" you get on top of the Bluetooth functionality, it's still a nice feature. I'm assuming the BTR3 will drive sensitive IEMs especially well? So even at CD-level 16 bit / 44.1 or 48 kHz...

Nope. The DAC chip that it's using theoretically supports PCM at 32 bit / 384 kHz, though. See http://www.fiio.net/en/products/98 and https://www.akm.com/akm/en/aboutus/news/20160115AK4376_001/

Yes, I understood that part. :ksc75smile: My question is: Will there be an updated version of the Q5 in the future, which also uses the CSR8675, so it can offer the same range of high quality codecs like the "small" BTR3? The Q5 is a flagship, compared to the BTR3, so it's a bit of a shame that...

Since the BTR3 has now been announced with outstanding support for Bluetooth codecs, will there be an updated version of the Q5, which uses the same Bluetooth chip as the BTR3? This together with USB-C plugs and the updated amp modules would really turn the Q5 into a beast that leaves no wishes...

I guess they mean AAC instead of ACC? HWA is surprising, because except for some Huawei Smartphones nobody on earthy seems to be using this codec... In any case, I'll never buy a FiiO product again, immediately after its release. I still hate the fact that my early BTR1 doesn't support AAC...

I see, sorrry that I didn't check your earlier posts. I have the S8 myself and I'm using it with the BTR1. Luckily, I didn't have any issues with audio drop-outs so far. By default, a Bluetooth audio receiver tells the pairing device which codecs it "understands", and the pairing device/sender...