[r31ya]

The second surprise is the upgraded 2021 version of the Flagship Portable HiFi Bluetooth DAC and Amplifier BTR5.
The new BTR5 2021 takes an all-new ES9219C DAC, which has better performance and stronger decoding ability. While ensuring low power and higher SNR, it is capable of handling MQA decoding. The wireless experience starts here right now!

Do the 3.5mm have more power now?

 

[397324]

I'll probably end up getting one, as we all know the hardware is more important than the music, but will we hear a difference walking down the street or in the Gym or whatever portable use we use our existing BTR5's?

 

[rlw6534]

I'll probably end up getting one, as we all know the hardware is more important than the music, but will we hear a difference walking down the street or in the Gym or whatever portable use we use our existing BTR5's?

Probably not...

But I do think the new ES9219C DAC is a good move with all the integrated features and efficiency. Same as the Shanling M3X, BTW.

 

[r31ya]

I'll probably end up getting one, as we all know the hardware is more important than the music, but will we hear a difference walking down the street or in the Gym or whatever portable use we use our existing BTR5's?

oh my god, did they fix the antenna?
on LDAC mode putting the BTR5 in difference pocket with my phone can cause connection issue during jogging.
I heard BTR3K have better Antenna, this upgraded BTR5 hopefully does too.

 

[carpler]

My current BTR5 also suffers too much in bluetooth connection and I'm about to sell it and look for a more efficient replacement in this aspect.
A pity because the sound is really satisfying.

 

[397324]

My current BTR5 also suffers too much in bluetooth connection and I'm about to sell it and look for a more efficient replacement in this aspect.
A pity because the sound is really satisfying.

Do you have a shortlist?

 

[rlw6534]

Do you have a shortlist?

not carpler, but I would say the Shanling UP5 is what has prompted the BTR5 update. There always the Qudelix 5K as well.

 

[397324]

Thanks. The Qudelix 5K isn't exactly a looker.

 

[ilianto]

Yeah, I'd love a comment as well from Fiio about the antennas. I'd love an upgrade and gift the old one to a friend or relative.

 

[397324]

I had the BTR5 in that little pocket in my jeans and my Samsung phone in the inside pocket of my coat, and it was dropping out. I put the BTR5 in the normal jean pocket, and it worked fine. lol.

 

[Chris Kaoss]

Do the 3.5mm have more power now?

Propably.
It should be on par with the V-Series in high gain mode with.
But this also applies to the former Dac used.
Hopefully FiiO has worked on it.

 

[Radio81]

oh my god, did they fix the antenna?
on LDAC mode putting the BTR5 in difference pocket with my phone can cause connection issue during jogging.
I heard BTR3K have better Antenna, this upgraded BTR5 hopefully does too.

I hope so. I can usually get about 30ft of range from the BT source before my BTR3K starts to cut out. Would love more power from the BTR5, but need the range more.

 

[brayanbix]

i have the fiio btr5 and i dont know but the btr5 model 2021 looks like a mid-model upgrade, only dual dac change and give it a mqa capabilities but they don't even specify mqa x4 or x8 decoding, is fpga chip continue there or it changed?, xmos 208 chip have any performance improvement? i don't think so, and the battery, more milliamps? i don't think so either, the CSR bluetooth chip is the same as the previous model, if it could include a qualcomm QCC5120 or QCC5124 bluetooth chip (like qudelix) and include a 4.4mm balanced output or replace the 2.5mm balanced output (i hear it is less used). This is just the same btr5 as always, perhaps this model is due to the lack of stock of the es9218p chip, but the price will do a lot here, if fiio wanted to launch a new version of the btr5 due to the lack of stock of any chip fiio should have taken the opportunity to really improve it (more than a year has passed sience the original btr5 launch), now i see btr5 2021 model looks less versus the competition, unless fiio has a hypothetical btr5k or btr7 like a real update coming soon. I will honestly prefer the shangling up5 because this is a real evolution taking all that is fiio btr5 2021 model and adding almost something like qudelix chip (the qualcomm QCC5120 which is a better bluetooth chip than CSR8675).

 

[Pavel124]

Второй сюрприз - это обновленная версия 2021 года Flagship Portable HiFi Bluetooth DAC и Amplifier BTR5.
В новом BTR5 2021 используется совершенно новый ЦАП ES9219C, который имеет лучшую производительность и более мощные возможности декодирования. Обеспечивая низкую мощность и более высокий SNR, он способен обрабатывать декодирование MQA. Беспроводная связь начинается здесь прямо сейчас!

When will it be on sale?

 

[ClieOS]

8219C is almost spec by spec the same as 9218P, beside adding MQA support (*which really only required a change in the chip digital filter setting). The name themselves say as much. That's not much of any upgrade if you ask me.