My old FiiO X3ii’s in need of a battery replacement again. First time I had it done under the extended battery replacement warranty with amazon and FiiO. But that’s long expired l. Saw this video where the guy puts a 4800mA battery in his X3 but can’t tell if it’s an 1st or 2nd gen. Anyone know...

I use my Schiit stack (Magni 3 and Modi 3+, also have a Vali 2) primarily in my cube at work and have been wondering if there already exists, or if others have made their own “cabinet” to store and operate their Schiit stacks out of so they can pull em out and put all the stuff away at the end...

I’m looking to get a second DAP for work so I can semi retire my aging FiiO X3ii to the car. My setup is DAP>Schiit Vali2 (with mouse ears and chrome dome as my favorite tubes)>Sennheiser HD6XX. I also have a pair of HIFIMAN HE-400i’s I use once in a while. What’s something comparable to the...

I’m looking to get a second DAP for work so I can semi retire my aging FiiO X3ii to the car. My setup is DAP>Schiit Vali2 (with mouse ears and chrome dome as my favorite tubes)>Sennheiser HD6XX. I also have a pair of HIFIMAN HE-400i’s I use once in a while. What’s something comparable to the...

I’ve been though a few FIIO X3ii’s and my current one may not last much longer. While browsing on amazon i saw the M7. I’m starting to think about pulling the trigger on one and getting a 512 micro sd too. The price is right. How’s the DAC sound in these and do they have a dedicated line out or...

Anyone know how to fix the latest version of dBPoweramp? The company just upgraded to version 17.1 and as soon as they did that my cds will no longer rip on either the old or new version.

I’ve been using my FiiO X3ii and Schiit Vali 2 for 3-4 years now. Originally I was only playing mp4a’s and mp3’s from my player. Recently I started reloading certain favorite CDs onto my computer as FLAC files at 44.1kHz 16 bit. Also recently I’ve started downloading some choice albums from HD...

Just saw Drop(Massdrop) has the Darkvoice 336SE for $200 right now. Is it worth jumping on one of those or building a Bottlehead Crack? I own a pair of Sennheiser HD-6XX and have been driving them with a Shiit Vali2 with 6SN7GT Tung-Sol mouse ears and have been in hog heaven. But I’ve been...

Just picked up a new computer and started loaded CDs to FLAC with dBpoweramp. I’ve noticed when copying high def files to my X3ii it’s SUPER slow - like 700kbs-5mbs. Is that because the USB port on the X3ii is not 3.0? Would it be faster to take the micro sd card out and stick it in a usb 3.0...

I just bought a pair of Sennheiser HD6XX’s from massdrop a few months ago. Right now I’m driving them with a Schiit Vali 2, rolling mostly between 6SN7GT mouse ears and 6SN7 chrome dome. To my ears the 6SN7 size tubes really outshine the 6922’s and ECC88 size tubes in the Vali 2. But I’ve been...

Anyone notice the latest HD6XX’s from mass drop? Up $20 and now made in Romania. Was just curious if there’s a sound/quality difference between these and the $200 ones made in Ireland for the last however-many-years?

What’s the must-have gold standard of IEMs? What’s a good model of IEMs with a sound profile similar to the revered Sennheiser HD650s? I love that “dark”, relaxed sound. I’m looking for something that’s not too bright - I don’t need any boosts to the sibilance in my 70s rock’n’roll...

I’ve been an owner of FiiO X3ii’s for over two years now (I’m on my 3rd one due to issues with durability) Before that I had run nothing but iPods for 10 years. I had been out of a FiiO for 7 weeks while waiting on a replacement from the company and just got my new X3ii this weekend. In that...

I’m on my second X3ii. First one lasted a little over a year before the line out jack failed, second/current one just died today, 10 months into ownership. This one gets smoking hot while charging, won’t charge over 50% and randomly says there’s no sd card in the slot. This time I thought I was...

Late last year I purchased a brand new Magni 3 because I was kinda interested in the new volume potentiometer and also in hearing a pure solid state amp. Right outta the box I was blown away by the Magni 3’s wide soundstage and extra detail to the bass guitar that it provided. However it also...

I’m about a year and a half in to being a lite-audiophile. Although kinda new to this, I’ve owned Grado SR-60s for over 20 years and 80i’s for about 5. Last year when I took the plunge officially, I bought a FiiO X3 ii, Schiit Vali 2, Genelex Golden Lion 12ax7 and a pair of HIFIMAN HE-400i’s...

Ok so I’ve been into audiophiling for a little over a year now. I started out with a FiiO X3 ii, a Schiit Vali 2 and a pair of HIFIMAN HE-400i’s. Since then I’ve also picked up the new Schiit Magni 3. Last Christmas I anticipated getting a Schiit Modi Multibit and bought a custom made coax cable...

what’s the difference between the two X3 ii’s on amazon? As far as I can see the listing titled Newest edition is exactly the same as the 2nd gen, it just costs $20 more.

So I’m having an issue with my FiiO X3 ii line out jack where the left channel cuts out whenever there’s slight movement to the plug in the line out jack. My FiiO’s only a year in two months old. For maybe 6-8 months of it’s life I’ve always plugged in either the line out cable in my car or my...

I’ve owned a Vali 2 with a Genelex Gold Lion for just over a year now. I just picked up the Magni 3. Normally I run my FIIO X3 II direct into my Vali then to my HIFIMAN HE-400i’s. What would be the easiest and best setup to A/B these two amps? Would it be kosher to use an 1/8 male end that goes...

First off my setup is a FIIO X3II into a Schiit Vali 2 driving HIFIMAN HE-400i. I'm listening mostly to classic R'N'R, prog rock and metal. For the most part this setup sounds perfect but with the FIIO in general I find "S"'s to be extremely fatiguing with certain songs, artists and albums. I've...

I'm relatively new to the audiophile world. I just got my FIIO X3II earlier this year, a Schiit Vali2 and a pair of HIFIMAN HE-400i's about a month ago. However I've always been an avid music collector and have a massive collection of rocknroll, funk, jazz, blues, country etc mostly in CD form...

Just got my new pair of HE-400i's. I am just blown away by these cans. Just read the manual and saw where the company recommends 150 consecutive hours of burn in time. Can I just start using these cans and let them burn in while I'm listening to music thru them all day at work? I'd love to be...

Now think I've finally got my search down to these two cans. Once again for classic rock'n'roll, british rock, Black Crowes, Rolling Stones, Humble Pie, Zep, and metal which cans are the way to go? I'm using a FIIO X3II into a Schiit Vali 2 with the Genalex Gold Lion to power the cans.

I've narrowed my search down those these two cans to pair with my FIIO X3II->Schiit Vali 2. Been running my old Grado SR80i's for about 5 months with my FIIO and a couple months with my Vali 2 and I'm ready to step away from the eardrum drill press of the Grados into a darker can. I've been...