[paulguru]

With HD6xx the bass is boosted once plugged to K5 ?

 

[Unfie]

  With HD6xx the bass is boosted once plugged to K5 ?

 
In comparison to what? Straight X7 to HD 650? I'm not sure about any particular bass boost, but there's more oomph in general. You could even keep it on low gain and still be able to drive it if you turn up the volume. I have it on mid gain right now.

 

[Zenophix]

Completely sold out on amazon hopefully after the chinese new year they'll come back in stock.

 

[Unfie]

  Completely sold out on amazon hopefully after the chinese new year they'll come back in stock.

Yeah, sorry...I did my part in contributing to that. 

 

[paulguru]

   
In comparison to what? Straight X7 to HD 650? I'm not sure about any particular bass boost, but there's more oomph in general. You could even keep it on low gain and still be able to drive it if you turn up the volume. I have it on mid gain right now.

Compared to your others amps

 

[Unfie]

  Compared to your others amps

 
I haven't had it for a full day yet, but I like the Valhalla more. I don't know if it's because the Valhalla drives the HD 650 better, or it's simply the tube flavor. Anyway, that shouldn't be surprising since K5 is a lot cheaper. I don't have the Valhalla on me so I can't do direct comparisons, though. The K5 has its purpose for me since I will be traveling a lot and want something more portable (luggage-wise).

 

[mykupyku]

I have just ordered the x7, and a day after, i find this thread. Oh my wallet...
I have the fiio e10k, and im using it with my active bookshelf speakers and an svs sub. Can i use the k5 and x7 with them? Im guessing i will be using the rca's but will it work?

K5 can be preamp via RCA, sound volume can be regulated on the active speakers

 

[springbay]

The Swedish Fiio retailer is taking forever to get the K5, so I'm looking for other options.
 
So I have a question about the power brick.
Does it come with adapter plugs for US, UK and EU sockets, or is the power brick region specific?
I need a brick with EU plugs, so I'm hesitant to order from Amazon UK if I need to get a separate power brick.
 
Thanks for any clarification.

 

[Ultrainferno]

  The Swedish Fiio retailer is taking forever to get the K5, so I'm looking for other options.
 
So I have a question about the power brick.
Does it come with adapter plugs for US, UK and EU sockets, or is the power brick region specific?
I need a brick with EU plugs, so I'm hesitant to order from Amazon UK if I need to get a separate power brick.
 
Thanks for any clarification.

 
The one I got from Fiio came with the Chinese plug. I had to steal borrow my wife's laptop cable for it to work. I'm sure they'll ship the correct plugs to the EU by now.

 

[springbay]

   
The one I got from Fiio came with the Chinese plug. I had to steal borrow my wife's laptop cable for it to work. I'm sure they'll ship the correct plugs to the EU by now.

Thanks. but I think I need to rephrase my question.
My main concern is if the units sold by Amazon UK comes with a dedicated UK plug or if it comes with adapters for EU sockets.
I suppose the K5 sold by German Amazon will have an EU plug, but they wont ship the K5 to Sweden, while Amazon UK do.
I guess I can always get a EU brick later on, but I hate picking up goods from my postal office (all eager to try it out) just to find out that I can't use it until I get a spare part.

 

[Ultrainferno]

 
Thanks. but I think I need to rephrase my question.
My main concern is if the units sold by Amazon UK comes with a dedicated UK plug or if it comes with adapters for EU sockets.
I suppose the K5 sold by German Amazon will have an EU plug, but they wont ship the K5 to Sweden, while Amazon UK do.
I guess I can always get a EU brick later on, but I hate picking up goods from my postal office (all eager to try it out) just to find out that I can't use it until I get a spare part.

 
Or you can get the spare part in advance

 

[CH23]

mine came in the mail today!
 
still waiting for my X7 to land here (literally)
 
so right now i'm using my X200 with the X5 as DAC, 3.5mm line out to RCA connector on the back of the K5, and PS1000 on my head
 

 

[Dobrescu George]

  mine came in the mail today!
 
still waiting for my X7 to land here (literally)
 
so right now i'm using my X200 with the X5 as DAC, 3.5mm line out to RCA connector on the back of the K5, and PS1000 on my head
 

 
It is sad that the original X5 was not compatible with the docking mechanism. 
 
Does it sound good? Is it smooth or bright? Black background?

 

[CH23]

   
It is sad that the original X5 was not compatible with the docking mechanism. 
 
Does it sound good? Is it smooth or bright? Black background?

i don't really want to make any sort of comparison at the moment, the cable between the X5 and K5 isn't of very high quality, and there is a lot of computery stuff here.
 
but.
 
the amp is a bit warm, and i can hear some hiss when i turn the volume up.
 
soundstage is pretty damn good though.
 
ask me again when my X7 arrives
 
 
one thing that i find a bit strange: the blue light is red when you turn it on, but then turns blue. that's okay, but the amp takes more time to actually work, so you could potwentially turn the volume up as you expect sound already.

 

[Dobrescu George]

 
i don't really want to make any sort of comparison at the moment, the cable between the X5 and K5 isn't of very high quality, and there is a lot of computery stuff here.
 
but.
 
the amp is a bit warm, and i can hear some hiss when i turn the volume up.
 
soundstage is pretty damn good though.
 
ask me again when my X7 arrives
 
 
one thing that i find a bit strange: the blue light is red when you turn it on, but then turns blue. that's okay, but the amp takes more time to actually work, so you could potwentially turn the volume up as you expect sound already.

 
Thanks a lot for letting me know!