[oAmadeuso]

Loving this little player since giving up Apple and a disastrous music experience with Windows phone....
 
Just wondering if this transfer speed is the same everyone else is getting or i've got issues?
 
It's class 10 card so would expect fast transfer speeds.
 
Also i'm using it on a pair of akg k550's would I get much of a benefit with the E11K amp?
 
I'm running on fumes money wise so don't want to buy unnecessary kit.
 
Thanks in advance!

 

[clee290]

Are you transferring stuff with the micro SD inside the X1? If you are, try using a micro SD card reader instead as I've heard it's faster.

 

[Music Alchemist]

I agree. Try transferring to the card first, then simply insert it into your DAP.
 
Also make sure the card is formatted to FAT32.

 

[oAmadeuso]

I'll give that a go, cheers.
 
I formatted the card with the Fiio and it's FAT32 i've checked.

 

[ivanfix]

Tranfer music directly to the device is a very slow process, far below the  speed of the USB 2.0 standard. I don't understand why.
Insert the Micro SD into the PC solves the issue but is inconvenient for those who use the silicon cover removing it every time...

 

[Marlene]

First of all, save your money and don´t buy the E11K as the X1 is perfectly capable of driving your K550 (actually a good match since the slightly muffled X1 balances out the slightly glaring treble of the K550).
 
But invest it in a card reader. I´ve made good experiences with a Transcend RDF 5 (USB 3.0) - transfers will be A LOT faster.

 

[oAmadeuso]

  First of all, save your money and don´t buy the E11K as the X1 is perfectly capable of driving your K550 (actually a good match since the slightly muffled X1 balances out the slightly glaring treble of the K550).
 
But invest it in a card reader. I´ve made good experiences with a Transcend RDF 5 (USB 3.0) - transfers will be A LOT faster.

I've not got a card reader at the moment, but i'll give it a try next time I see one hanging about.
 
I've pretty much decided to not get an amp, seeing as I never take the X1 past 50% it seems a bit redundant now I think about it.
Been playing with the graphic equaliser to get a better sound instead. (not that I find the sound bad at the moment)
 
I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to this so I am just trying to "invert" the graph from Headroom
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0362/2465/files/akg_k550_frequency_response.png?4612

 

[hifi nub]

  But invest it in a card reader. I´ve made good experiences with a Transcend RDF 5 (USB 3.0) - transfers will be A LOT faster.

Yup, this is exactly what I use. USB3: RDF 5 Transfer speeds on a 10 class are max 18MB/s and min 7MB/s. USB3: I have seen with a SDCZ80-016G-A75 reach 80-100MB/s.
RDF 5 can be found for like 7 bucks at newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208939
 
Transferring through the USB cable to the device probably copies around 3MB/s.

 

[Marlene]

  I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to this so I am just trying to "invert" the graph from Headroom
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0362/2465/files/akg_k550_frequency_response.png?4612

 
The X1 is more than strong enough for the K550.
 
And just a slight suggestion: you already bought a pretty balanced headphone, you don´t need to correct perceived frequency errors. I myself didn´t buy it in the end because my ears started to sweat after 5 minutes of wearing them and because of the slight treble glare. But mostly it was how it was sitting on my head and that it caused sweating. Other than that it´s a very good headphone that isn´t in need of corrections.
 
Furthermore, if you have a look at a second frequency response (and the resulting correction) -> http://en.goldenears.net/13746 , you´ll find that frequency plots can be interpreted differently.

 

[Marlene]

  Yup, this is exactly what I use. USB3: RDF 5 Transfer speeds on a 10 class are max 18MB/s and min 7MB/s. USB3: I have seen with a SDCZ80-016G-A75 reach 80-100MB/s.

 
I have roughly 48 MB/s write and 60 MB/s read on a Sandisk Extreme and 19 MB/s write / 48 MB/s read on a 'normal' MicroSD. Frankly, I never expected how much high speed - especially the first card - would improve convenience. So the purchase of the RDF 5 was one of the best things I ever did.