The difference is in build quality, better mechanism, lower noise, better frequency response and much better output power according to previous statements made by Fiio. Autoreverse is something that's not really needed, besides most autoreverse walkmans have imperfect azimuth unless they have...

It will obviously going to have a belt in it as it will use the typical Tanashin clone mechanism. It's heavily modified according to Fiio, but it's still the same basic mechanism essentially, so it does use a belt. As for opening it, yes this is yet another argument to put the case together...

First on my list would be a DAP, as it's the type of product that gets less attention and DAPs would benefit from a "revival" in my opinion. A DAP with iFi's in-house sound and features like xBass/xSpace will likely be appreciated by many. Second on the list would be a portable CD player as we...

I'm not asking to share these specs now, rather it's a suggestion of which specs should be published when the product will be finalized and released. There's no doubt Li-ion is the better one as far as chemistry goes. But, by far, its main downside is cells aren't truly standard. While there...

This inaccesible, non-removable battery is a trend that needs to be stopped ! While I can understand the argument of lithium chemistry providing higher density than NiMH and the argument flat cells use space better (don't buy any of these arguments for a cassette player), there's no valid...

@FiiO Willson Thanks for sharing the specs. Would be interested to see an output power specification into a standard 32ohm load (in mW) as the output voltage can be misleading when you're not specifying into what load impedance that is measured. Would also like to see a frequency response...

I think what Fiio is doing here is making a so-called Minimum Viable Product (MVP). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product It's a strategy more and more companies use, definetely not specific to Fiio or Chinese companies. Personally, I don't have a problem with the idea of MVP...

A license from Dolby is required, on all vintage walkmans/recorders/decks that have Dolby NR we can see the following text: "Dolby Noise Reduction manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories licensing corporation. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories...

Dolby B is desirable, but I clarified in post #151 why it's not achievable. Playback only is fine, focus should be on the sound quality (low noise preamp, good head, etc.). 8 hours of battery is also fine, don't think battery life is hugely important on such device mostly because cassettes...

The point is very simple actually: to make the device repairable. So if battery is not user replaceable, at least make the device easy to open. A product that is hard to open and battery is non-replaceable is to be trashed when the battery dies. It's just the way it is. Let me give you an...

There are plenty of new releases on cassette, from indie artists to mainstream ones. Bandcamp, cassette dedicated sites (like the one mentioned in post #130 - page 9), artists' websites, etc. offer such for sale. This would be a very nice feature as it doesn't require any special components nor...

Confirm the playback issue in 3rd party apps fixed. SoundCloud in Firefox did not work for me before and works fine now. The Shanling app is generally working better: library update is quicker, app doesn't seem to crash anymore if playback is pressed immediately after boot. Unfortunately the...

@Shanling I seem to have an issue with displayed battery percentage in the OS while the device is charging. When I charge the device, the red LED lights up and the lightning symbol appears on top of the battery symbol. However the displayed percentage stays the same for a very long time until a...

If with the same cables problem is only occuring on this device then it's likely the tolerances of the female jack on the device itself are the issue. Found specs of a 3.5mm jack (see pic attached) and the tolerance is +/-0.3mm on the total length, while sleeve's dimensions tolerances are within...

On mine it depends on ambient temperature a lot. When ambient temperature is higher than normal and/or the device doesn't have good airflow it tends to get very hot. This happens regardless of volume, even if I use it only as a DAC, it still tends to get hot in the above mentioned conditions...

The only gain that exists on the Gryphon is when you switch into the turbo mode (volume 100+). This is obvious as the noise floor suddenly increases when switched into that mode. This was also confirmed by iFi to be the case on this thread. However, what you are stating is not because of the...

The battery is made by 2 cells put in parallel: a smaller one and a bigger one. In order to replace it you will have to buy these 2 cells separately and wire them in parallel yourself while keeping the original connector. There was a discussion about this on this thread, but it happend a while...

Do they offer the battery separately or just as part of a repair service ? 60USD seems ok to me as it's only 1/10 of the device's MSRP, so clearly not in the territory of wondering if it's economical to fix it. Question is how much would the total cost be, as even if you buy just the battery you...