[ahmonge]

Congrats for your purchase! K5 Pro is one of the best DAC/Amps you can buy under 200$

 

[FiiO Willson]

Congrats for your purchase! K5 Pro is one of the best DAC/Amps you can buy under 200$

You are right, at this price, the K5 Pro is almost one of the best!

 

[nuxos]

Thanks guys! I will use it on a Mac, I guess it doesn't require drivers.

 

[FiiO Willson]

Thanks guys! I will use it on a Mac, I guess it doesn't require drivers.

Not need.you are right.

 

[nuxos]

Ok perfect. I will be glad to have this little beast on my desk! I

It will actually be my first DAC/AMP designed for desktop. I am not anymore into DAP and internal sound card as I said earlier, I should now stay with a desktop setup.

 

[nuxos]

Received today! I will share my first impressions this weekend after a prolonged listening time

 

[ahmonge]

Received today!

Congrats! Hope you enjoy it and share your experience with us.

 

[FiiO Willson]

Congrats! As far as we know, the K5 Pro doesn't have much competition in this price range.

 

[llysender]

I have a new found respect for the k5 pro. I never used the line out besides for cheap powered speakers because i was told that the line out was noisy.

Recently i started bringing the k5 pro around for testing as its light enough to just stuff in the bag. One thing i noticed is that the line out is actually cleaner and more revealing than alot of portable sources.

 

[ahmonge]

Although RCA output hasn't stellar performance (SINAD 82 dB according to ASR review), it's clean enough to be unnoticeable.

 

[mobbaddict]

I have a new found respect for the k5 pro. I never used the line out besides for cheap powered speakers because i was told that the line out was noisy.

Recently i started bringing the k5 pro around for testing as its light enough to just stuff in the bag. One thing i noticed is that the line out is actually cleaner and more revealing than alot of portable sources.

That's why I like this device, it's a great and cheap tool to test various set-ups. I had fun doing various blind tests on it:

• K5 amp versus external headphone amp by connecting the K5 line out to another amp
• Dynamic/planar versus electrostatic headphones by connecting the K5 line out to my Stax amp (not a blind test obviously lol)
• K5 DAC versus external DAC using the RCA input
• Lossless versus lossy files using DSD files through the USB input and OGG files through the optical input

This helped me a lot figuring out the difference between various amps, DACs and formats. And to be honest the difference is a LOT more subtle than what most head-fiers claim.

 

[nuxos]

I am really enjoying the K5 Pro. It feels good to have a great source after almost three years of Spotify/laptop. My previous hifi/gaming setup was the Sennheiser HD650 with a Creative ZxR (w/ modified op amp for better bass), but naturally more focused on video games than music.

Currently using it with the Philips Fidelio X2HR (30 ohms only), low gain is already more than enough. I've tried to "play" between low and mid gain to see any differences. Actually, mid gain was already feeling a bit too loud and forward sound, so I came back to low gain allowing me more accuracy to control the volume. Files come from Qobuz, mainly Hi-Res and CD quality albums. Overall, the K5 Pro is a great improvement and complement to the X2HR, when good quality files are played. Bass are much more controlled and accurate now. Separation and placement of instruments are better too, of course.

I would definitely recommend this device to any audiophile looking for an AMP/DAC under 200$. I will share more complete thoughts later!

 

[ldo77]

I tried the Kbear Believe with the Fiio K5 Pro and it pairs well, with Smooth but detaillled sound.
I think the K5 pro has enough power for the Believe and I like the AK4493's signature.

 

[nuxos]

A pair of IEM can be so demanding? I mean, the K5 Pro is a beast of power to my eyes haha

 

[Ayax]

I am really enjoying the K5 Pro. It feels good to have a great source after almost three years of Spotify/laptop. My previous hifi/gaming setup was the Sennheiser HD650 with a Creative ZxR (w/ modified op amp for better bass), but naturally more focused on video games than music.

Currently using it with the Philips Fidelio X2HR (30 ohms only), low gain is already more than enough. I've tried to "play" between low and mid gain to see any differences. Actually, mid gain was already feeling a bit too loud and forward sound, so I came back to low gain allowing me more accuracy to control the volume. Files come from Qobuz, mainly Hi-Res and CD quality albums. Overall, the K5 Pro is a great improvement and complement to the X2HR, when good quality files are played. Bass are much more controlled and accurate now. Separation and placement of instruments are better too, of course.

I would definitely recommend this device to any audiophile looking for an AMP/DAC under 200$. I will share more complete thoughts later!

I'm also rocking the K5 Pro with Fidelio X2 and I'm very satisfied, hard to find a combo for similar price that gives such nice pack of features and audio quality.