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FiiO Q5, Flagship DAC/Amp, an Dual DAC, USB/Optical/Coaxial/Line in, share the same amp module with X7.
Feb 21, 2019 at 12:38 AM Post #2,851 of 3,173
Enjoyed reading the posts here about Fiio Q5. Previously I used Fiio e12, now I got a Q5 too, the Bluetooth mode sounds really good connecting to my Google Pixel 2 XL with HD audio on and use Qobuz hi res streaming as the source. I have Sennheiser HD598, Momentum 1 Over head , HD 25 Amperior , AKG Q701, they all sound really good with Q5, but I feel my AKG Q701 need more power, so my next step is to get a AM5 and Fiio CL06 for the DAC connection from my phone, should hear better result.
 
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Feb 21, 2019 at 4:42 AM Post #2,852 of 3,173
fgfgfg0923 said:
Yea, they said that new amp is approaching, but still What, I wanted one of these!
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Dear friend,

Thank you for the kind interest on our products.

Stay tuned! The new amp with 4.4 port will be released in April if everything goes well! :dt880smile:

Best regards
 
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Feb 22, 2019 at 2:20 AM Post #2,853 of 3,173
I am so happy that I can set up the USB connection from my Windows 10 to my Fiio Q5 now and being able to listen to Qobuz Hi Res music in DSD mode using my AKG Q701 headphones (here is the link of my Qobuz output setup screenshot : https://ibb.co/wJs0PXK ), the difference of the sound between using the foo_dsd_asio output in Qobuz and using the Speaker (FIIO Q5) output is HUGE, maybe because one is running in DSD mode and the other is in Windows Wasapi mode only. However the DSD light on my Q5 didn't come on when I play 24bit 192KHz tracks, does anyone know if that's normal? Thanks in advance.
 
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Feb 22, 2019 at 11:35 PM Post #2,857 of 3,173
NovaFlyer said:
Correct, 24/192 is not DSD. It is great quality though!
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Yes, especially from USB->DAC, previously I used Google Chromecast audio with my Fiio E12, and then I tried Google Chromecast audio use Optical cable connect to Fiio Q5, and I think I like the sound from my computer USB to my Fiio Q5 better.

By any chance, has anyone compared Marantz HD-DAC1 with Fiio Q5 before?
 
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Feb 23, 2019 at 5:13 AM Post #2,858 of 3,173
HulalaHifi said:
You are right, it's not, I got confused :) I wonder how to get DSD music from Qobuz streaming, or if that's even possible.
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To my knowledge - no-one streams DSD natively. Bandwidth would be a big issue. Why are you fixated on lighting the DSD light? DSD does not mean better quality.
 
Feb 23, 2019 at 3:12 PM Post #2,860 of 3,173
With any music, it’s about the mastering - not the container. People get hung up on bigger numbers without realising what they mean. Most DSD was actually recorded as PCM then converted (dumb eh). There is a fractionally small amount of natively recorded DSD, and that is generally mastered very well. But it’s mostly non mainstream.

A compressed DSD version vs a well mastered aac256 (quality lossy) version of the same track - the well mastered one will always sound better. The container means nothing, and for playback - anything over 16/44 is beyond our hearing anyway.
 
Feb 23, 2019 at 8:33 PM Post #2,861 of 3,173
I've run into a problem with the bass boost sounding distorted and diminishing the highs and mids.
I can say for sure if sound was distorted before the 2 updates "bluetooth, FW"

I don't recall seeing any posts regarding this issue, so I sent it back to AMZ for a replacement.

Has any one experience this problem???

I would like to know before I do any updates on the new 1?

Fyi, new 1is here and sounds like it should.

I will not update it till I get some clarification from you all and FIIO.
 
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Feb 24, 2019 at 12:03 AM Post #2,862 of 3,173
Brooko said:
… and for playback - anything over 16/44 is beyond our hearing anyway.
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Don't tell people that, there are members of head-fi who think they are genetic anomalies who somehow can hear beyond the threshold that binds all the rest of us.
 
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Feb 24, 2019 at 4:58 AM Post #2,863 of 3,173
HulalaHifi said:
More for testing the device, plus I haven't listened to DSD before :)
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You want to see the green light, I get this :)
Go here https://www.nativedsd.com/information/welcome
Follow the instructions and get your NativeDSD Sampler for free.
Install USB Audio Player Pro on your Android phone, set the DSD mode to "Native DSD" and the green light will go on.
There are also DSD capable players for iPhone, of Foobar2000 for PC.
 
Feb 24, 2019 at 10:32 AM Post #2,864 of 3,173
Papa253 said:
I've run into a problem with the bass boost sounding distorted and diminishing the highs and mids.
I can say for sure if sound was distorted before the 2 updates "bluetooth, FW"

I don't recall seeing any posts regarding this issue, so I sent it back to AMZ for a replacement.

Has any one experience this problem???

I would like to know before I do any updates on the new 1?

Fyi, new 1is here and sounds like it should.

I will not update it till I get some clarification from you all and FIIO.
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Did you confirm what version your replacement unit is running? You may be surprised if it is the version you thought was problematic. Worth looking into.
 
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