[Charente]

Indeed ... I just noticed Massdrop are offering the Aune X1s and powerful X7s balanced amp for $199 ... for a desktop setup.

EDIT: that's a price for each, I believe. Still good value IMO.

 

[juancubo]

Since you are going to use Windows 10, why not purchase desktop gears? The same amount of money will give you much more.

Not much space in the desktop with the turntable..

 

[demond]

Not much space in the desktop with the turntable..

A lot of convenience, I usually use the Q5 on desktop, sometimes with K5.
The DSD can be played with foobar2000, and I'm still satisfied with this sound quality.

 

[int_architect]

A lot of convenience, I usually use the Q5 on desktop, sometimes with K5.
The DSD can be played with foobar2000, and I'm still satisfied with this sound quality.

I'm having the HARDEST time configuring Foobar2000 to use with the Q5. Already had foobar2000 configured for DSD, but FiiO's instructions breaks my setup. I gave up as it was too frustrating. May try again, but not sure it's worth it for my needs.

On another note...

Demond, the Q5 is awesome! It's smaller and lighter than I expected, and the design is spot-on! The power and sound quality are nirvana-inducing for me. I've already convinced two of my friends to purchase. It was especially cool to see the early stages of development FiiO invited the Head-fi community to participate in. Kudos to you and your team. You folks did a great job!

e: added kudos

 

[Dobrescu George]

I'm having the HARDEST time configuring Foobar2000 to use with the Q5. Already had foobar2000 configured for DSD, but FiiO's instructions breaks my setup. I gave up as it was too frustrating. May try again, but not sure it's worth it for my needs.

On another note...

Demond, the Q5 is awesome! It's smaller and lighter than I expected, and the design is spot-on! The power and sound quality are nirvana-inducing for me. I've already convinced two of my friends to purchase. It was especially cool to see the early stages of development FiiO invited the Head-fi community to participate in. Kudos to you and your team. You folks did a great job!

e: added kudos

With adding AMP5, you can even drive LCD-MX4 and even Beyerdynamic Amiron to amazingly delightful levels of clarity and detail, not to mention that sweet neutral yet slightly warm signature!

This has became my main desktop listening combination for now, Q5 has all that power, ease of usage, and it stays in sync with my videos and games without an issue. I'll continue testing it

 

[int_architect]

With adding AMP5, you can even drive LCD-MX4 and even Beyerdynamic Amiron to amazingly delightful levels of clarity and detail, not to mention that sweet neutral yet slightly warm signature!

This has became my main desktop listening combination for now, Q5 has all that power, ease of usage, and it stays in sync with my videos and games without an issue. I'll continue testing it

Don't tempt me! I almost bought the AM5 last week.

 

[FiiO]

I'm having the HARDEST time configuring Foobar2000 to use with the Q5. Already had foobar2000 configured for DSD, but FiiO's instructions breaks my setup. I gave up as it was too frustrating. May try again, but not sure it's worth it for my needs.

On another note...

Demond, the Q5 is awesome! It's smaller and lighter than I expected, and the design is spot-on! The power and sound quality are nirvana-inducing for me. I've already convinced two of my friends to purchase. It was especially cool to see the early stages of development FiiO invited the Head-fi community to participate in. Kudos to you and your team. You folks did a great job!

e: added kudos

Dear friend，

You failed to play the DSD files from Foobar via Q5? Could the DSD light from the Q5 light up?
Can this instruction help: http://fiio.me/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=42714
If not, you could PM us for help as well.

Best regards

 

[FiiO]

Just found a very annoying problem. When Q5 connected to an AptX source, sometimes the sound becomes distorted. I have to turn off the source then turn it back on to make it sound right. The source is Avantree Aptx bluetooth Transmitter.

Dear friend,

In what certain condition or operation would the sound become distorbed? The issue doesn't happen for source without APTX? Did you try other APTX device as well?

Best regards

 

[FiiO]

My Q5 is getting charged while it is connected to the PC as an USB DAC. It is even getting charged by my phone while connected as DAC if I am using the wrong cable.

Dear friend,

The micro USB port on the side is used for charging and Bluetooth update. It's recommended to use DC 5V/1A(or above) charger to charge Q5.The micro USB port at the bottom is used for USB DAC connection with computers or Apple's devices and firmware update in the future.

Note: The USB port at the bottom could be used for charging too, however, the charging current would be relatively lower and charging time would be longer. So we don't recommend to use the port at the bottom for charging.

If the Q5 is charged by you mobile phone, it may because of the cable you use. You may need the cable with following
definition: Micro plug the ID pin need to short with G pin.

You may contact one of our seller(wang@ddhifi.com) having those cable for help.
Best regards

 

[FiiO]

I read all the thread and I couldn't resist
I'm still testing the Q5, so it's too early to write my impressions (first impressions are excellent, though), but I want to ask something that is still not clear:

Desktop usage:
-if I use the microUSB connector on the side and I connect the Q5 to a wall charger (>= 2.0A) and the microUSB on the bottom to the computer, the battery will charge until it's 100% and then the power circuit "bypass" the battery?
Or the battery will continue to stay continuously powered (thus decreasing its life)?
It's a thing that has been discussed in the past, but the answer from FiiO wasn't clear. And I want to be sure that I'm using the Q5 in the best way to preserve its battery lifespan.

Future updates:
-it's not possible to update the Q5 to support LDAC
-it's possible to update the Q5 to support bluetooth 5.0+
-will it be possible to update the Q5 to support aptx hd or it is not supported by the adopted chip?

Q5 aluminum chassis:
-Am I the only one that received his Q5 with (minor) imperfections on the chassis? there are a couple of spots (1-2mm) where it is slightly scratched.

Thanks guys

Dear friend,

The battery would not be charged when it is fully charged 100%. If the current from the usb port of the computer is not enough for normal using of the Q5, the battery would decrease at that time for providing enough power to the Q5.

The Q5 could not support APTX-HD because of the chip limitation.

Best regards

 

[Joseph Lin]

Dear friend,

In what certain condition or operation would the sound become distorbed? The issue doesn't happen for source without APTX? Did you try other APTX device as well?

Best regards

Immediately after connected to Avantree. Always, never failed.

 

[fieryoOo]

If the Q5 is charged by you mobile phone, it may because of the cable you use. You may need the cable with following
definition: Micro plug the ID pin need to short with G pin.


You may contact one of our seller(wang@ddhifi.com) having those cable for help.
Best regards

Are we talking about the id pin on the phone side or the q5 side? Because I have tried a cable that connects my phone (s8 with type c) as host and it does drain battery from the phone.

 

[FiiO]

Immediately after connected to Avantree. Always, never failed.

Dear friend,

The issue doesn't happen for source without APTX? Did you try other APTX device as well?
Just the few second after collection?

Best regards

 

[FiiO]

Are we talking about the id pin on the phone side or the q5 side? Because I have tried a cable that connects my phone (s8 with type c) as host and it does drain battery from the phone.

Dear friend,

On the phone side. You are using that cable but the Q5 is still being charged by the phone?

Best regards

 

[fieryoOo]

Dear friend,

On the phone side. You are using that cable but the Q5 is still being charged by the phone?

Best regards

Yes, the q5 was still being charged. It is not actually a cable, but an otg adapter I got from amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07449RJV8/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1). Its description doesn't say anything explicitly about the id pin, but it did mention making the phone a host so I thought it should work, but maybe it's false advertisment?
Anyway, I then bought the cable for oppo ha-2 from ebay (which hasnt arrived yet) as others suggested, but I do actually want one that's longer (~50cm). Is there any longer cable that's known to work? Thanks!