[Retrias]

Hisound have came out with the n1 and the n3,  from the look of it,  its not that good imo.  The ui for instance is kinda bad.  The studio v deserves to be on the hall of fame for daps though

 

[audionewbi]

they are upgrading the studio V, but that is for a different thread. I really hope DX50 is released on time. The 3D rendering looks very pleasing. 

 

[AmberOzL]

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Hisound will release a product, they always have their own specific customers, they will not sell as much as other products but they will always have their own strong fan base simply because of the sound.
I myself will wait and see how the market takes on the DX50 and new hisound DAP, I will not experiement no more, AK100 was enough experimenting for this year for me. 

There is FiiO X3 and X5 too. I would put them in front of any Hisound DAP.
 
Therefore I am more interested in DX50 vs FiiO X3 / X5. I have a feeling like X5 vs DX50 would be a better more faur comparison. Though, it is just a guess since we basicly don't know anything about DX50 except a picture.

 

[goodvibes]

Considering how the review preview here stated that the HiSound N3 and Fiio X3 were close in sound quality, I would say that there is definitely some projecting going on here. The anv 3 is still better than a N3 as well.
 
The X5 and DX50 are different animals. None of us know the qualitative differences at this point but the DX50 is made to be a more portable DX100 while attempting to approach the performance of it proven top sibling. The X5 will expand on the X3 with likely more power and better BB DAC etc but will likely not be more portable. It will be a very Fiio, more for less type product. Perhaps the least so as happens as you approach HiEnd but likely still not that similar to the DX-50 in intended audience.

 

[OddJobs]

Found this on a Thai forum:
 
http://forum.munkonggadget.com/detail.php?id=109269
http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.munkonggadget.com%2Fdetail.php%3Fid%3D109269
 
The price is a little bit of cute spec comparison dx100 is not, however, tana is located.

-24/192 playback
- DAC optimized for low power usage, not a statement desktop DAC chip.
- 3.5mm (1/8") Headphone out with the amp section optimized for IEM use, line out for use with a more powerful amp when necessary.
- Super low output impedance, >0.3 ohm, for use with multi-driver IEMs
- Screen and OS like the DX100 (Android 2.3 w. custom software on top)
- Support a wide range of file formats; FLAC, Alac, Wav, Mp3, Ogg etc.
- 32gb of onboard storage (64gb if not too expensive) and MicroSD support.
- Real-world battery life of at least 10 hours of FLAC playback.
- Wifi for music streaming
- Standard micro USB for file transfer and charging.
- $400 to $500 price tag

 

[musicday]

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Found this on a Thai forum:
 
http://forum.munkonggadget.com/detail.php?id=109269
http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.munkonggadget.com%2Fdetail.php%3Fid%3D109269
 
The price is a little bit of cute spec comparison dx100 is not, however, tana is located.

-24/192 playback
- DAC optimized for low power usage, not a statement desktop DAC chip.
- 3.5mm (1/8") Headphone out with the amp section optimized for IEM use, line out for use with a more powerful amp when necessary.
- Super low output impedance, >0.3 ohm, for use with multi-driver IEMs
- Screen and OS like the DX100 (Android 2.3 w. custom software on top)
- Support a wide range of file formats; FLAC, Alac, Wav, Mp3, Ogg etc.
- 32gb of onboard storage (64gb if not too expensive) and MicroSD support.
- Real-world battery life of at least 10 hours of FLAC playback.
- Wifi for music streaming
- Standard micro USB for file transfer and charging.
- $400 to $500 price tag

Well done, thank you for the info mate !

 

[AmberOzL]

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Found this on a Thai forum:
 
http://forum.munkonggadget.com/detail.php?id=109269
http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.munkonggadget.com%2Fdetail.php%3Fid%3D109269
 
The price is a little bit of cute spec comparison dx100 is not, however, tana is located.

-24/192 playback
- DAC optimized for low power usage, not a statement desktop DAC chip.
- 3.5mm (1/8") Headphone out with the amp section optimized for IEM use, line out for use with a more powerful amp when necessary.
- Super low output impedance, >0.3 ohm, for use with multi-driver IEMs
- Screen and OS like the DX100 (Android 2.3 w. custom software on top)
- Support a wide range of file formats; FLAC, Alac, Wav, Mp3, Ogg etc.
- 32gb of onboard storage (64gb if not too expensive) and MicroSD support.
- Real-world battery life of at least 10 hours of FLAC playback.
- Wifi for music streaming
- Standard micro USB for file transfer and charging.
- $400 to $500 price tag

Dude, if it is true, we might have a god darn real winner here.

 

[OddJobs]

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Dude, if it is true, we might have a god darn real winner here.

Just keep in mind it is taken from a web site like this one and could be someone's dream machine too.

 

[AmberOzL]

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Just keep in mind it is taken from a web site like this one and could be someone's dream machine too.

That's why I said if it is true, but you are right. Still looks very promising. Maybe instead of Android they could use something else but, naah nevermind.
 
IEM/CIEM users will be happy if this is the real specs.

 

[Mython]

And nothing said about its potential weight, LOL!
 
 
Anyone like me, who's owned a DX100, will know why I find that amusing

 

[AmberOzL]

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And nothing said about its potential weight, LOL!
 
 
Anyone like me, who's owned a DX100, will know why I find that amusing

Weight is not a problem for most of us I think. The player seems small too, I don't think there is something to worry about.

 

[Mython]

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Weight is not a problem for most of us I think. The player seems small too, I don't think there is something to worry about.

 
 
I disagree. The DX100 is a fabulous-sounding player, so I made allowances for its bulk, but it really did get annoyingly heavy after a while.
 
Its not an absolute deal-breaker if the DX50 is heavy, but it does matter and may very well dissuade some people. It'll certainly make me think long and hard.

 

[zzffnn]

Found this on a Thai forum:

http://forum.munkonggadget.com/detail.php?id=109269
http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.munkonggadget.com%2Fdetail.php%3Fid%3D109269

The price is a little bit of cute spec comparison dx100 is not, however, tana is located.

-24/192 playback
- DAC optimized for low power usage, not a statement desktop DAC chip.
- 3.5mm (1/8") Headphone out with the amp section optimized for IEM use, line out for use with a more powerful amp when necessary.
- Super low output impedance, >0.3 ohm, for use with multi-driver IEMs
- Screen and OS like the DX100 (Android 2.3 w. custom software on top)
- Support a wide range of file formats; FLAC, Alac, Wav, Mp3, Ogg etc.
- 32gb of onboard storage (64gb if not too expensive) and MicroSD support.

- Real-world battery life of at least 10 hours of FLAC playback.
- Wifi for music streaming
- Standard micro USB for file transfer and charging.
- $400 to $500 price tag

^ I would not be surprised if that is really the spec of DX50. Like I said a few pages before, the photo seems to show a wifi symbol. With wifi, Android would not be a surprise. Why Android 2.3 though?

How many miscroSD slots are there (sorry, I cannot open that translation)? And is there power output (to specific loads) rating?

Not everyone considers $400 offerable though. But it may be worth the money if the analog/amp section is as good as something like JDS C5.

 

[Mython]

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 Why Android 2.3 though?

 
Because Android 2.3 only requires a cheap and (more importantly) low-power, CPU to run it. Same story with the DX100, which, iirc, has a single-core 800mhz CPU.

 

[jamato8]

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Because Android 2.3 only requires a cheap and (more importantly) low-power, CPU to run it. Same story with the DX100, which, iirc, has a single-core 800mhz CPU.

I remember when 800mhz was an ultra fast computer. I also remember when 500mb was a huge internal hard drive. :^)