Just wanted to jump in & say I ordered the E12A as soon as I heard about the Muses. I love my E12DIY but it doesn't come with the Muse opamps & I didn't want to take the chance of getting 'fake' ones, plus the E12A isn't priced that much over what buying 2 new Muses would be. Micca was selling...

Does anyone know if there's a way to use the OTG function on the X5 to, say, access a flash drive while at the same time charging the X5? I've seen a very few cables that purport to allow this for certain Sony & Samsung models but I haven't seen anything for just a generic micro-USB port. The...

While I loved the sound of the E18, the X5 is a big step up in audio quality, plus it's a DAP while the E18 is only a DAC. I always liked the sound of the E18, so I was excited when I read that FIIO was going with dual 'Burr Brown' DAC chips in the X5. They also did a significant upgrade in both...

There are bars for the battery level?  Geez, now I'm going to have to get out ye olde magnifying glass and check out what's on the screen...   I guess that means I'm going to have to put my 'vote' in for user-selectable Font size so that people with bad eyesight can make whatever is shown on...

This was posted 3 days ago, but I'm a bit behind in checking all the posts in this thread. I just wanted to comment because I'd wondered the same thing about some of the slightly negative comments posted by people immediately after receiving the X5. I'd wondered if the X5 simply needed burn-in...

I finally got an answer to my posted question but I'm not going to post it since I got no input from anyone about this most basic question. I finally talked to somebody knowledgable about audio (and he even asked if I spent a lot of time on Headfi based on my question!) & was steered towards the...

For the people commenting on the X5's sound after only a few hours of listening, is it possible that you just need to let the player burn-in? I've experienced this most recently with the DX50. The DX50 sounded really 'thin' at first but the sound improved after several day's of play. It still...

The sound signature is different for all of those amps. I have the E11, E17, & E12DIY. IMO the sound is E12DIY> E17>E11. I was really disappointed with the E11's sound. But that's just my opinion. The different amps have different combinations of opamps and buffers in them which contribute to a...

Does anyone know if the X5 has OTG functionality? I think that FIIO says something about OTG but I haven't been able to find any posts about anyone using OTG to connect to a flash drive or whatever. Maybe I'm misunderstanding what FIIO meant about OTG, but the ibasso DX50 has OTG and I can...

I have to correct my previous post about B&H's ad showing the X5 shipping on Thursday. I checked their site and they're back to listing the X5 as simply on pre-order. I guess I made another assumption that Thursday meant THIS Thursday... I guess it means just that it will ship on a Thursday...

If that's not personal, I'd hate to see your posts when you do decide to go personal :)  As for the so-called smear, I'd think that most people reading my posts here can recognize the difference between reporting negative facts & lashing out in a negative fashion. I'm only trying to help other...

 You should contact FIIO's tech support. They're very helpful & can answer your questions. The W1 is a nice product. I've seen them still for sale at a few places but nobody seems to be talking about them much.

No need to get personal, please. I've only posted what B&H told me. I placed my preorder with them because I read about it here on headfi. I believe other people should know what B&H has told me about their delivery date. Now if you are trying to imply that the other companies such as MP4nation...

B&H has had the X5 advertised for preorder since at least March 1. As of April 2, when I chatted with a B&H rep, they have absolutely NO date for receipt of the product. I would strongly suggest if you are in a hurry to get the X5, go with a company that is actually going to receive a shipment...

  The "Buyer Beware" refers more to the fact that B&H advertised and took money for the preorder of an item which they don't have any known delivery date for. They were the only ones taking preorders back on March 1 & I foolishly assumed that this meant they were going to be receiving the X5's...

Yes, they charged me. I checked my Paypal history and the charge is there. I'm still waiting on the refund, too. Perhaps they don't charge credit cards if you pay that way but they certainly place the charge on Paypal. I'm not sure they could process a future payment through Paypal, which...

I'm so jealous of you people who ordered form MP4nation! I made the mistake of placing a preorder with B&H back on March 1, thinking that that would get me in on the first batch of X5's to the US. Boy was I wrong. I just chatted with a B&H rep and was told that they had absolutely NO frigging...

I just chatted with a B&H rep and was told that they have NO date for receipt of the X5. None. Considering that I placed a preorder with them back on March 1 because I wanted to get one as soon as possible, I was less than pleased to discover that B&H wasn't on the list of companies that would...

It sounds like you got a defective X3. I'm surprised that FIIO didn't ask you to return it. They've always been very helpful whenever I contact them for tech support. But I haven't had any problems with the X3. I've had mine since shortly after they came out in the US and it's been problem-free...

While technically there's supposed to be a way to connect to the internet while also connected to the WIFI drive , it's not obvious how to actually do it & I haven't really tried that hard to get it set up that way. I don't really want to browse the internet from the tiny screen of my Sony...

I have both players. IMO the sony sounds better than the X3 although I primarily listen to FLAC files since mp3s generally sound worse. The Sony has a better amp, too, as it doesn't benefit as much as the X3 when I use the lineout through a good portable amp like the FIIO E12DIY or the JDS' C5...

Welcome to the search for the right sound. I'm also trying to do that but I'm still not sure if I need to try a different amp or the DAC... Anyway, with my current DAP's, I've found that the FIIO E12DIY actually has a warm-ish tone while still providing a nice clear sound. I've just started on...

Still nothing. I've been playing around with the FIIO E12DIY and found that it has a substantial improvement on the overall sound when bypassing the amps on my DAP's (particularly the X3 and DX50). So maybe it's the amplifier that's the missing link in my search for a wide soundstage with a...

I bought the V-MODA Crossfade LP Over-Ear Noise-Isolating Metal Headphone in December when Amazon had them on sale for $75 (right now they're listed at $130). They're very comfortable & I love the sound. Normally I use IEM's but it's nice to have the headphones for when I want to give my ears a...

I don't have a complete answer for you but I'd like to share that I have a problem with certain high-end IEM's in that if they aren't inserted absolutely correctly the sound is awful. I often just use my simple Sony XBA-2's rather than my more audiophile Westone 4's because I just don't want to...