[flamesofarctica]

It's about €223 here in Thailand - is that a good deal then?

That seems good to me, less than I got mine a year ago, and it's a fantastic dap. I don't use IEMs much, mostly earbuds. Sounds fantastic with the balanced VE Asura 2

 

[Andykong]

How bad really is this hissing noise?

It's hard to quantify because the user feedback varied, I would say the hissing is audible at quiet passage if you are using IEM with at 105db or above, but not causing serious disturb to most music genre. With IEM at 110dB, you start to hear the faint hissing sound even during regular playback and causing different level of disturb to users.

 

[Andykong]

That seems good to me, less than I got mine a year ago, and it's a fantastic dap. I don't use IEMs much, mostly earbuds. Sounds fantastic with the balanced VE Asura 2

I don' think you'll hear the hissing with VE Asura2 even in 2.5 balanced.

 

[specKtre]

How bad really is this hissing noise?

It is quite noticeable when N5 is paired with CA Andromeda or smthng similiar. I haven't experienced any hiss problems with hybrids (like FLS8) or BA with impedance 24ohm or higher.

 

[Icekuma]

It's hard to quantify because the user feedback varied, I would say the hissing is audible at quiet passage if you are using IEM with at 105db or above, but not causing serious disturb to most music genre. With IEM at 110dB, you start to hear the faint hissing sound even during regular playback and causing different level of disturb to users.

Thanks. So as Long as find IEM < 110 BD, I will be safe? This does not apply to over the ear?

 

[regit]

Am I right to say that Equalizer does not work with 24bit tracks? Any way to workaround this? Thanks!

 

[Andykong]

Am I right to say that Equalizer does not work with 24bit tracks? Any way to workaround this? Thanks!

Not sure about 24bit , but the EQ is limited to 48kHz and below, it's implemented in digital domain, MY processor is not powerful enough to handle HiRes playback and EQ at the same time.

 

[thefitz]

Does anybody know if the N5 will read off of an external hard drive if you plug it into the USB port?

 

[ForgottenSpy]

Does anybody know if the N5 will read off of an external hard drive if you plug it into the USB port?

N5 does not support OTG, so it won't.

 

[thefitz]

N5 does not support OTG, so it won't.

Thanks for clarifying

 

[edb]

My N5 has a problem recently. I have two SD cards, both worked fine in the past. But recently, N5 has a hard time reading APE files on card 1. When I clicked on a APE file, it attempted to read it, but then complains that the file format is not supported; sometimes, it is even not able to read the folder structure. A hard reset usually solves the problem, but the same problem develops again after a short while. I tried card 2, the APE files work fine. I checked both cards using my PC, they are flawless.
BTW, card 1 is sandisk purchased from official Amazon, card 2 is Samsung EVO come with the used N5 I bought from a head-fier.

Does anybody have similar issue?

 

[Fra Diavolo]

So after a year and a half, my N5 refuses to charge up. The orange light flashes as if it's charging, but the indicator shows 0 percent charged. Now it won't even power up, it turns on but then turns off immediately. I ordered a new USB cord on wishful thinking that the cord went bad, but I really have my doubts this will make a difference. I'm still waiting for the cord to arrive. Is this the end of the line for my N5?

 

[nmatheis]

So after a year and a half, my N5 refuses to charge up. The orange light flashes as if it's charging, but the indicator shows 0 percent charged. Now it won't even power up, it turns on but then turns off immediately. I ordered a new USB cord on wishful thinking that the cord went bad, but I really have my doubts this will make a difference. I'm still waiting for the cord to arrive. Is this the end of the line for my N5?

How long have you left it plugged in for? And are you plugging into a computer USB port or a dedicated USB charger that plugs into the wall?

 

[Fra Diavolo]

Thanks for your response...I had it plugged in for several hours. I've tried the computer USB port and the wall plug. Same result for both.

*Edit to say several hours of charging for each method, wall plus/computer USB.

 

[nmatheis]

@Fra Diavolo - Sorry to hear that, bro. Maybe @Andykong has some advice for you? Seems like battery replacement is an option, and if it's just a battery that clips in it should be relatively easy.