James, any thoughts on the 88khz playback issues? I am unable to play any purchased .flac files from hdtracks with this frequency without static rendering them unlistenable... And looks like others have expressed the same concern.

Thanks, I am definitely having this exact same problem using firmware 1.21. Sounds like it present in 1.22 beta also.

Is there a known issue with playback of 88khz files? My x5 will not play them correctly at all. An example is billy Joel's the stranger purchased from hdtracks. All songs on this album have bad static throughout that is not present in any way when listening on my laptop. Other albums at any...

Just wanted to post and say that I talked to B&H today and they are shipping my X5 tomorrow! I can't wait....I have purchased hundreds of songs from hdtracks and am listening to them on Shure se846 through a 10 year old laptop purchased on a Black Friday special. A garbage computer. I am...