Love the new color! Looking forward to some comparisons with xDSD, which I currently use on the go, but wish it could be smaller, and don’t mind losing the Bluetooth.

And probably the numbering of FW versions - you don’t go from v5 to v7 for a patch without functionality upgrade.

Thanks for the insight. I think that makes sense now - for anyone wants to conveniently enjoy full-size headphones in a hotel room, in a office desktop, or simply anytime and anywhere in your house or backyard, the Diablo looks like a very good companion to move around with you. Well I guess I...

I love my Signature - though technically the DAC section is not as good as Hugo 2, but the amp section is very good, and the sound signature is even more enjoyable to me than H2, that I don’t miss my H2 at all when I’m with the Signature. Having said that - with IEMs and very efficient HPs I...

China MSRP was just announced - CNY 12999. Approximately USD 2000 (or should I say USD 1999).

Key points: Fully balanced MQA decoder

Though extremely happy about my iDSD Signature and would never trade the blue for the red, but this one does look promising. I remember when the Signature came out iFi claimed that they had “maxed out” the existing design, so there must be some fundamental changes, apart from the color? Maybe a...

Not sure if the price raise (if it’s true) has something to do with the Chinese Yuan appreciated a lot compared to US dollar recently? The China MSRP for FiiO products stays very stable. I remember a few years back when the Chinese Yuan depreciated massively compared to US dollars, the price of...

Well I have to admit that I don’t have the trained ears to answer this, so here’s just my very personal thoughts: speaking of details, I feel these two IEMs do not differ very much technically in the mid range; but FD5 sounds like the mid range stands out among all frequencies, while T8iE has...

Yes and it’s also listed in the manual.. so probably mandatory for the bass boost.

Can’t say.. I’m a low volume listener and never had these worries; sorry. Yes N3 definitely has more bass, but technically FD5 is the better IEM. I’m listening from the 4.4 output from iDSD Signature, but it’s not authentic balanced as far as I know; yes I haven’t tried the bass boosted config...

Side by side with T8iE MkII: I’m listening to T8iE with comply tips and copper cable, so my T8iE may be slightly warmer/ darker. I think T8iE have very different sound character from FD5: T8iE is slightly V-shaped, especially with the bass significantly boosted; FD5 is neutral, or maybe...

Yes, especially for some IEMs of super small size, it’s either the vacuum feeling or doesn’t seal, and I had to go with the foam tips.. Glad FD5 has found a perfect size to have the ear hold it steady but not too big to cause discomfort - at least for my ears.

Update - well I woke up today realized that I was playing with XBass on with my iDSD Signature, that’s how I came to the conclusion of “a hint of warmth” and “deep bass”. Without it, FD5 sounds very neutral to me. I edited my previous post and sorry if I misled you! But I had to say, with XBass...

Got mine yesterday! Only a few hours in and I’m not getting enough sleep this week so don’t take my impressions too serious! First impressions: technically it’s very strong at this price, very strong. The sound is neutral with a slight hint of warmth; bass is fast and clean, not overpowering...

Think I could confirm on this one - below is taken from FiiO official Weibo account, and it says “beryllium coated suspension + DLC dome”.

From what I heard in the Chinese publish live broadcast, it is the opposite of the above picture - the center dome is DLC and the outside is beryllium coated.

Ha ha I knew I read it somewhere!

Two hours in.. so far so good. Not sure if it’s been mentioned here, but the new color is so gorgeous looking - not the massdrop midnight blue I expected, but the iPhone 12 pro midnight blue, and it’s much better in your hands than in the promo photos. Tons of power.. even with DT 1990 PRO I’m...

Just got mine today, and it is similar to what bflat got here - the channel imbalance goes away before 10 o’clock.

Thanks Andy. Can’t say I have a clear idea of thread count for sheets, never A/B tested them lol, but I kind of get what you mean.. like flat white vs latte? :beerchug:

Thanks for the comprehensive answer. I was really leaning towards E01 because most of my IEMs are single ended, but the adapter you mentioned in your review and the similarity between E01 and “SE” E02 really made the choice much harder! So the advantage of E01 is the class A amp option, while...

Thanks for the write-up; great review as always. E01 has a superior DAC than E02, but it seems that it does not make significant differences? And do you notice any difference between the A/B amp sections in both cards?

Hi, could you describe a bit more about H2 being far better than E02? I am considering a DAP with warmer sound to compliment myH2, and am looking at N6ii w/ E01 (I figure it would not be far off from E02); it would be great if only you could describe what makes you think H2 is superior. Thanks...

OK so it’s Solaris Titanium..