Hi, returned this player because i couldn't get it's dac function to work with my pc. I have been told, that it doesn't support USB 3.0 ports as dac, but it doesn't work even with 2.0 ports, so i presume it doesn't support windows 10 as well. Some drivers, something in bios, maybe different...

Hi, can you recommend me players, which: have warm sound signature can drive full sized headphones without amp have USB DAC function ?   What i have already had or tried and why i didn't like them: Fiio x3 1st gen - one of my first high res players..not sure how it sounded Sony A15 - not...

Hello, i recently bought Fiio x5 II and wondering if i should sell my cheap stereo amplifier with build in DAC and buy new amp with coaxial input and use X5 as DAC with my PC. But im afraid that having connected the player all the time and draining and recharging its battery will shorten battery...

Hello, i bought cheap 6.5mm jack adapter for my portable headphones so i can use them with stereo amp. It is very unstable connection. First i thought my amp must have loosen up headphone output somewhat but it does with second amp as well. One touch to the adapter or cable or sometimes not even...

Hi, i want to buy a stereo amp, which i want to connect with pc. One of those: https://www.audioholics.com/amplifier-reviews/yamaha-a-s301-501-701-801-integrated-amplifier-preview . First three differs with power and all have optical input. The fourth one, the most expensive one, has also USB...

hi, i would like your opinion on whether to buy cheap smartphone with amplifier or go for expensive one with good audio chip? I have 0 experience with amps so please forgive me if i will write nonsense.   Im looking tu buy first smartphone. I can have ordinary cheap one (old Xiaomi Redmi 2)...

hi, i got av receiver connected with toslink (optical cabel) with sound card in my pc. DTS and Dolby digital 5.1 works like charm but when i play stereo in flac, wav, mp3 it sounds much worse. I think it's because sound card is doing decoding and not receiver. When dts or dolby digital is in use...

another of those... i know   I lack any audio related education, but i spend many hours reading about audio stuff and did my fair share of listening.   Marketing of high resolution audio is ********. Sony and others tries to advertise it for non-audiophile masses with flashy slogans and...

Hello,   i would like to know more about problematic with sample rate and it's changing. My portable music player can do max 24bit/48khz, so i need to downsample any 88,96,192khz material. I have basically two questions. What software should i use? Is foobar enough? And should i downsample...

Hello,   my cable has broken and i want visit some audio shops tomorrow and try get them recabled. I wonder if you could give me some general tips and maybe advice what kind of cable would match my gear.   headphones: audio technica es10 - impedance 42ohm, sensitivity 102 dB SPL/1mW, 53mm...

Hello!   I decided to store all my music in 16/44 wav format because:   - i have plenty of space - i don't care about id3 tags - it is recommended for my portable player by manufacture not to use files with high compression (maybe because of low processing power or memory or whatever) - i...

Hello, i would like to ask two technical question: 1. If im converting flac to wav, or wav to flac, is there any danger, that there can be some degradation during this process or is it like ziping and unziping file? 2. Is there any danger of degradation when i convert 24/96-192 to 24/48 using...

I want to buy earphones for my sister for her Walkman Nwz S638F. What are the most popular allrounders in this low budget category? Until now, she had Creative EP 630. I would like to buy something one level better now. Thanks for your input

Hi, here comes another topic on high-res music.   More i read, less i know. People are saying, that its nonsense, marketing scum. They got the point, but 95% of people also listens ****ty music in ****ty mp3 with ****ty dynamic on ****ty equipment. Reading theoretical articles gets me nowhere...

Share your findings of high res digital albums, which doesnt participate in loudness war. Please avoid discussion about (non)significance of "high res" and dynamic range. There is plenty of topics on headfi for that.   Requirements for "high res dynamic album" no vinyl rips 88khz+ sampling...

Hello, could you share some tips on good music in hi res format? It can be SACD, Bluray or digital download. Just no vinyl rips. Im especially eager to get my hands on some classical orchestral music which is not recorded live in front of coughing audience.   So far from my collection i can...

I want to try, if i can hear difference between cd quality flac and hi-rez flac. Could you help me please to find some tracks? It has to be same version of song. Same format, same dynamics, same mastering.

I would like to ask you to share with me and with others one or two of your favourite albums, which you dont only like because music itself but also because of album sonic qualities. Please specify mastering version and format. Only digital format please. No vinyl rips. No long lists of your...

Hello, does anybody use lyrics with X3? Does it support lyrics from id3 now since new firmware or still only lrc format? And where can i get these lrc?

Hello, could you advice me please, on how to passthrough music from PC in flac format into AVreceiver using toslink (optical cabel)? In other words: how to eliminate any impact of my cheap gaming soundcard (Creative X-FI) on final sound quality of my setup (PC-optical cabel-AVreceiver-speakers)...

Hi, i seek some info about high gain feature on fiio x3. I thought it just adds more volume for high impedance headphones, so i ignored this feature but recently i did some listening and find out, that i like sound of my es10 (portable closed 42ohm hp with 53mm drivers) more with high gain.  ...

Im just asking cause my earcups on ath es700 can swivel in just one direction. When i dont listen them i got them around neck...problem is....i dont want to wear them with shiny cups on bottom cause i could sratch them with my jacket.... soooo a big problem :)...it would be ok,  if i reverse...

Hi, i tested 96/24 vinyl rips in flac against 44/16 flac on my fiio x3 portable player and i came to conclusion, that 96/24 rips sounds quite better. More natural sound of some instruments and less sparky/synthetic heights. But on the other side, every vinyl rip i listened was full of more or...

Hi, im new here. Hope im in right part of forum.   Some time ago i decided to buy proper portable combo and bought Cowon x9 and ATH ES700. I cant compare it with nothing of same or higher price range so not sure how good choice it was but i expected a bit more. I think if Fiio E12 Mont Blanc...