At first, I'm very thankful to FiiO for giving chance to use and review this great portable music player.
I'm owner of the FiiO X3 1st, E3, E7 and E9, so I know how FiiO made great DAPs and portable amps.
This X3 2nd gen is one of the greatest DAP which FiiO made than ever, I thought.FiiO always give us variety of choice of hi-grade DAPs and portable amps at an affordable price.
There's no doubt that X3 2nd gen give us great experience with great cost performance.
I know the package of E3, E7, E9 and X3 1st, and FiiO products' package designs are becoming more cooler and cooler.
But I have to say that it is NOT easy to open retail box and other boxes.
For accessorise, there includs follwing things,
・micro USB cable
・A digital out to coax cable(4pin plug)
・3 type of stickers.
・Warrenty card
・Quick start guide
・spare screen protecters
I wrote I own X3 1st, so I have to compare and tell you how X3 improved from 1st gen to 2nd gen.
You know X3 1st's sound is warm and musically with thick Bass and cleaar High (in Japanese we say sound like this for "Don-Shari, ドンシャリ")
Comparing to X3 1st, X3 2nd's sound is cleary sound, monitor like sound I think.BUT more musically than X5.
X3 2nd's sound inclination lie between X5 and X3 1st.
I forgot to write, sound resolution improved from X3 1st, nealy X5.(But X5 is still better than X3 2nd)
hmm, I wrote X3 2nd improved its sound resolution from X3 1st.
Then, I'll write X3 2nd's own sound quality.
These reviews based on the set of X3 2nd and Etymotic Reserch ER-4PT.
High:
X3 2nd's high sound area is very clear, as X3 1st and other FiiO products.
Its' female vocal quality is very well, brought up free of all care.
Bass:
X3 2nd's bass is smarter than X3 1st, it's tight, solid, but I did't feel unsatisfying.
I can hear enough bass line, but this bass line is not superfluous.
Overall and comparing to other DAPs:
Right, X3 2nd's sound is clear and bass line is very tight.
For sound resolution and soundstage, X3 2nd improved from X3 1st.
At last, I'm very proud to became the member of reviewer.
Actually, I bought X3 2nd and it is already arrived and I use the unit everyday.
Thank you FiiO!Giving us great chance and great unit!
I'm owner of the FiiO X3 1st, E3, E7 and E9, so I know how FiiO made great DAPs and portable amps.
This X3 2nd gen is one of the greatest DAP which FiiO made than ever, I thought.FiiO always give us variety of choice of hi-grade DAPs and portable amps at an affordable price.
There's no doubt that X3 2nd gen give us great experience with great cost performance.
Unboxing...
THE REVIEW
Package
I know the package of E3, E7, E9 and X3 1st, and FiiO products' package designs are becoming more cooler and cooler.
But I have to say that it is NOT easy to open retail box and other boxes.
For accessorise, there includs follwing things,
・micro USB cable
・A digital out to coax cable(4pin plug)
・3 type of stickers.
・Warrenty card
・Quick start guide
・spare screen protecters
Comparing to X3 1st and X5
I wrote I own X3 1st, so I have to compare and tell you how X3 improved from 1st gen to 2nd gen.
You know X3 1st's sound is warm and musically with thick Bass and cleaar High (in Japanese we say sound like this for "Don-Shari, ドンシャリ")
Comparing to X3 1st, X3 2nd's sound is cleary sound, monitor like sound I think.BUT more musically than X5.
X3 2nd's sound inclination lie between X5 and X3 1st.
I forgot to write, sound resolution improved from X3 1st, nealy X5.(But X5 is still better than X3 2nd)
Sound Quality(phoneout):
hmm, I wrote X3 2nd improved its sound resolution from X3 1st.
Then, I'll write X3 2nd's own sound quality.
These reviews based on the set of X3 2nd and Etymotic Reserch ER-4PT.
High:
X3 2nd's high sound area is very clear, as X3 1st and other FiiO products.
Its' female vocal quality is very well, brought up free of all care.
Bass:
X3 2nd's bass is smarter than X3 1st, it's tight, solid, but I did't feel unsatisfying.
I can hear enough bass line, but this bass line is not superfluous.
Overall and comparing to other DAPs:
Right, X3 2nd's sound is clear and bass line is very tight.
For sound resolution and soundstage, X3 2nd improved from X3 1st.
At last, I'm very proud to became the member of reviewer.
Actually, I bought X3 2nd and it is already arrived and I use the unit everyday.
Thank you FiiO!Giving us great chance and great unit!