o0genesis0o
Headphoneus Supremus
No bluetooth problem with my unit. Sometimes one of the earpiece is not connected when opening the case, unlike the AirPod Pro that connect every time. However, closing and opening the case again fixes the problem.
[FiiO FW5]HiFi True Wireless Armature Balanced Earbuds,96kHz/24bit Snapdragon Sound, LHDC support, Flagship TWS chip Qualcomm QCC5141 + independent AKM DAC/Amp AK4332
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Rescue911
New Head-Fier
Yes, it happens, but rarely.
Almost constantly, the headphones just fall off - it infuriates, especially in a fitness (bodybuilding) club. There hasn’t been a single workout yet so that they don’t fall off, at least once.
I have to get distracted, reboot everything: bluetooth, soft player, headphones.
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helmutcheese
Headphoneus Supremus
Updated at 2023-06-16
FW5 v1.52 download link: Click here
The following changes and improvements have been made in the new firmware:
1. Added support for Bluetooth codec LDAC
2. Miscellaneous bug fixes.
FW5 v1.52 download link: Click here
The following changes and improvements have been made in the new firmware:
1. Added support for Bluetooth codec LDAC
2. Miscellaneous bug fixes.
o0genesis0o
Headphoneus Supremus
Hey, it finally has LDAC.
anli
100+ Head-Fier
In fact point 2 is more interesting for me. Is there a fixed bugs list?
helmutcheese
Headphoneus Supremus
Not sure as still come out the case with 1 or both sides not powered on.
LDAC in Windows not very stable, past 660, they did state this FW may not be 100% stable on all devices, but it seems ok on Android (the odd glitch) but TBH aptX Adaptive is better IMO and both are 24/96 on the FW5's.
I did factory reset them twice to be sure.
EDIT: Nope getting as bad on Android also, the longer they play the worse it gets to the point they simply stop audio and just stutter, try again FiiO.
Wonder how poor the battery life will be now as it is about 5.5 hours real use with aptX Adaptive.
LDAC in Windows not very stable, past 660, they did state this FW may not be 100% stable on all devices, but it seems ok on Android (the odd glitch) but TBH aptX Adaptive is better IMO and both are 24/96 on the FW5's.
I did factory reset them twice to be sure.
EDIT: Nope getting as bad on Android also, the longer they play the worse it gets to the point they simply stop audio and just stutter, try again FiiO.
Wonder how poor the battery life will be now as it is about 5.5 hours real use with aptX Adaptive.
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SynaestheticA
500+ Head-Fier
Can you turn LDAC off after the update? Otherwise I just might not update
LDAC stability has seemed to me like a problem people have always spoken about but kept demanding regardless
LDAC stability has seemed to me like a problem people have always spoken about but kept demanding regardless
anli
100+ Head-Fier
helmutcheese
Headphoneus Supremus
From the UTWS5 thread where I also posted the news about LDAC but will keep my posts here now.
I will keep my posts from now on in the FW5 thread, just wanted to let you know about the update and my issues and remember this is experimental not final.
I think he is overthinking what FiiO said, and they can only get LDAC working with a Snapdragon sound for these then they need to give up.
As i said my FiiO Neckband (BT 5.0) and other LDAC earbuds all work fine on Android and Windows, but TBH I am not bothered about LDAC and the aptX family of codecs is fine for me.
My phone does not support SnapDragon (FiiO do not claim it has to but do mention it can help due to the bandwidth), Andprid has had Android support for years well berore SnapDragon and all others work inc my FiiO's neckband.
I will keep my posts from now on in the FW5 thread, just wanted to let you know about the update and my issues and remember this is experimental not final.
I think he is overthinking what FiiO said, and they can only get LDAC working with a Snapdragon sound for these then they need to give up.
As i said my FiiO Neckband (BT 5.0) and other LDAC earbuds all work fine on Android and Windows, but TBH I am not bothered about LDAC and the aptX family of codecs is fine for me.
That's because those are not QCC5141 earbuds. It's as simple as that. Qualcomm messed that stuff up, so they even had to invent QHS. All Qualcomm TWM earbuds will have the same issue with high bitrates. Qualcomm is to blame here, not FiiO.
The funny part is that LHDC has the exact same issue and therefore the highest bitrate option was simply nuked. Is it FiiO who messed up? Nope, they don't even have the source code for LHDC, it was provided by Savitech in binary form.
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I downloaded update but I can't choose LDAC, it always going back to aptx...
yes, now it has LDAC. But my FW5 has crack noise when play with LDAC...
helmutcheese
Headphoneus Supremus
Did you reset earbuds via the Buttons?
No, thx!
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