[Blotto80]

Thanks for the recommendation! I just checked their AliExpress store, but shipping cost (CAD ~$35) more than the cable (CAD ~$21). I'll send them an email and see if they can ship it with something other than DHL.

Also don’t forget to take the import fees into account. If they use DHL you will get hit 100% of the time.

 

[dannytang]

Also don’t forget to take the import fees into account. If they use DHL you will get hit 100% of the time.

Haha, I know. Asking them about e-packet which would be cheaper, for shipping at least.

 

[Papa253]

this may have been asked before, so forgive if thats the case.

Im using a macbook pro and Ive been reading about the bluetooth upgrade firmware but looking at the online instructions they dont seem to be for mac peps like myself.

So my ?? is
1. can macs do this update if so how?

2. if macs do need this update how do I know if I have the new bluetooth update?

 

[Papa253]

Please check the version of the software and upgrade it to the latest version 1.3.3.

how do you check the version on a mac or iPhone or even a samsung note 8?????????????

 

[dannytang]

this may have been asked before, so forgive if thats the case.

Im using a macbook pro and Ive been reading about the bluetooth upgrade firmware but looking at the online instructions they dont seem to be for mac peps like myself.

So my ?? is
1. can macs do this update if so how?

2. if macs do need this update how do I know if I have the new bluetooth update?

Only way to do it on a Mac is to run a Windows Virtual Machine.

how do you check the version on a mac or iPhone or even a samsung note 8?????????????

You can only do it on a Windows PC.

 

[Papa253]

Only way to do it on a Mac is to run a Windows Virtual Machine.



You can only do it on a Windows PC.

thanks now i can stop reading every post on here to find out.

thank you have a great week

 

[MarkF786]

Only way to do it on a Mac is to run a Windows Virtual Machine.

When I tried that approach to update the firmware on my FiiO BTR3, it didn't work.

The Q5 does use a different process for updating the primary firmware, so maybe that would work, but the bluetooth firmware follows the same process as the BTR3.

In the end, I used a Windows computer.

 

[franz12]

I still much like my Q5. It can drive my Ether 2 and Utopia without an issue, though the balanced out is needed for Ether 2.

 

[dannytang]

When I tried that approach to update the firmware on my FiiO BTR3, it didn't work.

The Q5 does use a different process for updating the primary firmware, so maybe that would work, but the bluetooth firmware follows the same process as the BTR3.

In the end, I used a Windows computer.

I haven't tried updating the Bluetooth firmware, but I was able to update the System firmware using a VM in Parallels.

 

[FiiO]

Thanks for the recommendation! I just checked their AliExpress store, but shipping cost (CAD ~$35) more than the cable (CAD ~$21). I'll send them an email and see if they can ship it with something other than DHL.

 

[FiiO]

how do you check the version on a mac or iPhone or even a samsung note 8?????????????

Dear friend,

iPhone:

MAC:

Best regards

 

[dannytang]

Dear friend,

iPhone:

MAC:


Best regards

I stand corrected! And to add to this, the about page on the iPhone only appears when Q5 is connected via UBS-lightning.

 

[Bookutus]

Where can i find this screen?

 

[dannytang]

Where can i find this screen?

With the Q5 connected via USB, go to Settings > General > About

 

[Durus1]

Hello. I bought Fiio BTR3 and I was very happy with the sound. I decided to improve the sound even more and bought the Fiio Q5. The problem is that the Fiio Q5 sounds much louder, but not better than BTR3. Even the output from the iPhone SE is comparable to Q5. That's why it does not make sense to wear Q5 along with the iPhone SE. I tried Q5 in the car, even at the home HiFi, but the sound was dissatisfied. Do you have any similar experience? The headphones use Sennheiser Momentum 2 and Sony YBA-2 in-air. I hear Deezer, mp3 and Flac. Thank you for your opinion.