Where are you located? I'd be willing to attempt a repair for the cost of postage.

Nothing special. More limited than most recent budget daps, such as no onboard delete and no direct volume buttons. On the positive side very cheap and decent control layout. Not bad, but better ones available for a few dollars more.

I have two of them. I bought the latest not too long ago, can't remember if it was ebay or Amazon (I'm in USA). I like that it has a larger screen than the current standard for extreme budget players. The controls could be a bit more intuitive but overall it's a nice player for on the go...

I had the same issue and went through the trouble of reloading the original bootloader and then reinstalling Rockbox from scratch. It worked, then it happened again and I didn't bother with it after that. I consider it a bug in the native bootloader and I don't think Xduoo is going to do...

I would say they are closely matched soundwise and any differences you perceive will depend on a lot of things that I won't be able to duplicate such as which iems or headphones you use, preferred sound settings (each player having a wide variety of settings) etc. Having said that and keeping in...

I had (and have) the exact same problem with my X3. There's a procedure on XVortex's site to reload the original bootloader which solves the problem. I don't remember it now but if you have a problem finding it let me know. Anyway, like I said, it solved my problem, but then it re-occured. I...

Oh brother! Next you'll be telling us you've started wearing lipstick! (j/k)

It should work if you're careful. Good luck!

Take a tiny, tiny, TINY amount of superglue or epoxy and apply it to the tip of a torx 5 screwdriver and insert it into the stripped screw, Hold it very steady and wait for it to set. You should then be able to remove the stripped screw. You have to get a small enough amount of glue on the...

Probably a Google search. @Catherine: Cyan or black?

Next you'll be telling us you got a black N3!

That's why I prefer folder navigation: it puts the choice of organization in the hands of the user. For example, you could have top-level folders for Genres, then Artists below that, then Albums, and finally songs. I wish Tag navigation worked that way, so choosing a Genre first presented you...

In Mick's case, he'll always be able to get "$ome girl$".

Do you want a capable, well-designed dap at a good price, or do want a capable, well-designed dap at a good price that's also a chick magnet?

  "My beer is Dos Equis. My N3 is Cyan."

'Cyan N3    Chosen By Women       Owned By MEN.'

I was thinking of getting the cyan as well, I just couldn't quite get there before hitting 'buy'...I was damn close though!

OK, do you have hot air desoldering? I have a soldering station that has that and a temperature controlled soldering iron. The technique I would use is: 1: secure the board to a flat surface with tape 2: make a 'mask' with heavy cardboard with cutouts that expose only the switches and their...

This would be a fairly easy job if you have the right equipment, not so much if you don't. I have a desoldering/soldering station that would make short work of it. Where are you located?

I can't speak to all IEM's but the ones I'm using (Tennmark Dulcimer, Narmoo S1), listening to Beethoven symphonies, 16/44 FLAC (lots of silences), there is dead silence, each section (string, woodwind, percussion, etc.) is well-represented spatially, and plenty of micro-detail in solo instruments.

I found that burning in the player for a few hours 'developed' the bass far better than the EQ. It may sound unbelievable, but I can't deny what I heard. Out of the box the bass seemed to lack authority; a few hours of listening and it was like looking at a polaroid develop in front of your...

Provided you didn't damage the physical switches on the circuit board there's an easy fix for this that will also make reassembly easier. First assure you didn't replace the volume buttons with the front deck buttons, then when you insert the volume buttons into the chassis for reassembly, hold...

I like the versatility that is part of the N3's DNA: 3-level gain setting, AptX bluetooth, dual coax/usb digital out, side-mounted physical controls - all well thought out and implemented with a sound engine that brings all that versatility back to the bottom line that makes it all worthwhile...

Not much written as of yet about the sound quality, so let me be one of the first...   1. Definite improvement with a few hours burn-in. 2. Overall impression: 'Neutral' which to me is good. It means the personality of your headphones will come through, and the sound you perceive will be...