[FiiO]

Fiio coming out with a new color of btr5.

Yes! Limited Edition Collectible BTR5 Mirror of the Sky Edition:

Best regards

 

[FiiO]

@FiiO, I haven't ordered from FiiO on Aliexpress, maybe you have a better shipping arrangement than other vendors I've used? How long does your free shipping on Aliexpress take to deliver to California for example?

In my experience it takes so long to get things from Aliexpress - unless we opt to pay a huge shipping cost which makes the transaction too costly - can you please stock the BTR5 on Amazon again, that's where I bought my BTR5:
https://www.amazon.com/FiiO-BTR5-384K-Bluetooth5-0-Headphone-Unbalanced/dp/B07ZK3M6XK

Right now it says:
"Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock."

While the BTR3k on Amazon says:

"In stock on May 28, 2020. Order it now."

Shipping with Prime is so much easier and delivery is so much faster than ordering from AliExpress, can you please allocate more units to Amazon? I'd like to recommend the BTR5 and BTR3k to friends here in the US, but few if any of them will be willing to order from AliEexpress to the US.

Thank you!

Hi,

We have sent small amont of BTR5 to Amazon last week. So if you would like to get one from Amazon, you may pay attention to the stocks.

Best regards

 

[psikey]

Did you do a blind test on those formats?

Sure did. Can easily hear the difference if using sensitive IEM's.

Its easy to force BT connection type on the BTR5 using with my S10+/V30/ZX507, but also listening straight out of an old iPhone I have and a PC with its limited BT.

LDAC 990 Vs LDAC 600 maybe not so much difference really.

 

[psikey]

I have, equipment and material dependent, the improvements are there, but it is not night and day.

What you listening with? Its really noticeable when using my SE846's or K10U's, not if using some standard pack-in earphones or even my old Klipsch X10i (via the BTR5 or previous BTR3 I had).

Can even hear the improvement with my Audeze Mobius over LDAC with S10+ vs BT out of the iPhone or PC.

 

[hmscott]

Yes! Limited Edition Collectible BTR5 Mirror of the Sky Edition:

Best regards

Hi,

We have sent small amount of BTR5 to Amazon last week. So if you would like to get one from Amazon, you may pay attention to the stocks.

Best regards

What about the BTR5 "Sky Edition"? Will any be shipped to Amazon (or?) for US sales? Where is the best place for us to find one?

Update: I found the BTR5 "Sky Edition" on FiiO's AliExpress Store listing for the BTR5 as another "color" option @ $128.79:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000316761086.html

 

[Kentajalli]

What you listening with? Its really noticeable when using my SE846's or K10U's, not if using some standard pack-in earphones or even my old Klipsch X10i (via the BTR5 or previous BTR3 I had).

Can even hear the improvement with my Audeze Mobius over LDAC with S10+ vs BT out of the iPhone or PC.

I have UE700, q-Jays , both very similar and BTR5 - I just ordered a Chord Mojo, awaiting delivery.
Generally BT has a rounded, easy to listen to signature to sound. Fine detail is glossed over and so on.
But on familiar good recordings, where I know certain detail is there, LDAC sound more open in general compared to say SBC.
But the range I get from LDAC 990 is so limited that I wonder about its practicality - maybe it is my phone!
On SBC I get about a good 8-10 meters , on LDAC 990 only a foot or two.

 

[megabigeye]

You're notice that the BTR3k will be available May 28th is now missing... are more coming BTR3k's to Amazon soon? When?
https://www.amazon.com/FiiO-BTR3K-Bluetooth-Headphone-Unbalanced/dp/B085XT3V3X

Without the protection of FiiO as a seller on Amazon we get scalpers selling into the void left by FiiO, right now there is one (山西童贸易有限公司 - Shanxi Children's Trading Co., Ltd.) - selling the $69 BTR3k @ $107.99:
https://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Earphone-Headphones-Lossless-Playback/dp/B086JX771S

For buyers here in the US perhaps FiiO could provide enough quantities and stock locally in the US? Not just for BTR3k / BTR5 but other products as well.

Does FiiO USA sell product through other outlets, other than Amazon?

What about the BTR5 "Sky Edition"? Will any be shipped to Amazon (or?) for US sales?

I got my BTR5 at bhphotovideo.com, which is in NYC (if you've never been, the store is quite an experience). Looks like it's currently in stock. Unfortunately, it cost $150 there for some reason.
I was willing to pay a little more because I like B&H, but it'd be nice if FiiO regulated their prices a little more closely. I can't imagine that B&H would be pleased to know that other retailers have lower prices. All the other FiiO items they stock there seem to be the usual price.

EDIT: just realized you were talking about the BTR3K, which B&H don't appear to have in stock.

 

[HipHopScribe]

A retail price is only a suggestion. FiiO could decide not to use distributors who don't adhere to the suggested retail price, but they're playing in a pretty small market and they probably don't have a lot of leverage to enforce the suggested price, especially outside of their native market.

 

[hmscott]

I got my BTR5 at bhphotovideo.com, which is in NYC (if you've never been, the store is quite an experience). Looks like it's currently in stock. Unfortunately, it cost $150 there for some reason.
I was willing to pay a little more because I like B&H, but it'd be nice if FiiO regulated their prices a little more closely. I can't imagine that B&H would be pleased to know that other retailers have lower prices. All the other FiiO items they stock there seem to be the usual price.

EDIT: just realized you were talking about the BTR3K, which B&H don't appear to have in stock.

Thanks for the heads up on B&H carrying the BTR5 and not the BTR3k. Last I looked B&H were out of the FiiO M15 (I got my M15 as a bundle from China - Hifigo.com), and B&H were out of the BTR5 and B&H doesn't have a product page for the BTR3k.

B&H is a great store, and yes I have been there a few times long ago. I do buy from B&H whenever the product is closer to their specialties - photography and video.

For audio I prefer to support boutique audio shops - online and in person - like Hifigo.com, it's great when you can find a good group of people to support, like @FiiO.

 

[d73b3e]

A retail price is only a suggestion. FiiO could decide not to use distributors who don't adhere to the suggested retail price, but they're playing in a pretty small market and they probably don't have a lot of leverage to enforce the suggested price, especially outside of their native market.

Native, domestic price for BTR5 is $80 =)))
Edit: I was wrong, mistaken with FH1s

 

[hmscott]

Native, domestic price for BTR5 is $80 =)))

Native where? Links?

I've always seen $109.99 as the MSRP for the BTR5, even from FiiO:

"At only $109.99 it can be an excellent Christmas gift for your audiophile friends that don’t have a smartphone with a headphone jack."
https://www.fiio.com/newsinfo/357741.html

 

[HipHopScribe]

I assume they mean the price in China (converted to US dollars)

 

[hmscott]

I assume they mean the prince in China (converted to US dollars)

Not sure what you meant, that the BTR5 is $80USD equivalent on sale in China? Not that I've ever seen, it's always been $109.99 or higher - mostly higher. Link?

FiiO is currently selling the BTR5 for $129 on their AliExpress Store (with a case) along with the BTR5 "Sky Edition" for $128.79
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000316761086.html

Hifigo has dropped their BTR5 (without a case) price to $119.99 - from $149.99 @megabigeye
https://hifigo.com/products/fiio-btr5-dual-es9218p-dac-native-dsd-decoding-bluetooth-amplifier

 

[HipHopScribe]

I doubt the price on the international website for Hifigo or Aliexpress reflects the domestic price for the Chinese market, but I don't know

 

[d73b3e]

Not sure what you meant, that the BTR5 is $80USD equivalent on sale in China? Not that I've ever seen, it's always been $109.99 or higher - mostly higher. Link?

FiiO is currently selling the BTR5 for $129 on their AliExpress Store (with a case) along with the BTR5 "Sky Edition" for $128.79
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000316761086.html

Hifigo has dropped their BTR5 (without a case) price to $119.99 - from $149.99 @megabigeye
https://hifigo.com/products/fiio-btr5-dual-es9218p-dac-native-dsd-decoding-bluetooth-amplifier

The correct conversion is 698 CNY ~$98.xx. I misread the BTR5 with some thing else from FiiO. Here is the link: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=604099078511&scene=taobao_shop&sku_properties=5919063:6536025