[Dobrescu George]

Hi, guys!

Anybody in here tried pairing up a Topping NX1A with the X1ii? Any thoughts with the synergy? I'm planning to cop an X1ii some time in the next couple of weeks.

 
There's a chance you will even like X1ii better alone.  sound better alone 

 
The sound is really really good, especially at its price poiint. 

 

[BoomBap08]

   
There's a chance you will even like X1ii better alone.  sound better alone 

 
The sound is really really good, especially at its price poiint. 

But for just the heck of it (lol), any idea what amp is good to pair with the X1ii?

 

[crabdog]

  But for just the heck of it (lol), any idea what amp is good to pair with the X1ii?

Sassy2 

 

[Dobrescu George]

  But for just the heck of it (lol), any idea what amp is good to pair with the X1ii?

 
Any amp you actually like 

 
FiiO A5 is pretty well regarded, FiiO E12A is a cool AMP. Those that are cheaper might not sound better than X1ii itself, I don't joke when I say it is really good 

 
I mean, at its price, I have not heard a better DAP yet. 

 

[BoomBap08]

   
Any amp you actually like 

 
FiiO A5 is pretty well regarded, FiiO E12A is a cool AMP. Those that are cheaper might not sound better than X1ii itself, I don't joke when I say it is really good 

 
I mean, at its price, I have not heard a better DAP yet. 

Thanks! One last thing though, how would you compare this to the Xduuo X3 - sq alone?

 

[Dobrescu George]

  Thanks! One last thing though, how would you compare this to the Xduuo X3 - sq alone?

 
No idea 

 
Xduuo DAPs haven't reached Romania so I cannot say as I've never held them both side by side 

 

[afico]

hello guys, for the same price would you prefer a x1 2nd or a x3 first gen?
the dac in this last one is for sure better plus it has digital and analog output..

 

[tjl5709]

For those running blue tooth speakers.
 
How much battery life do you lose running Bluetooth versus just using a 3.5 mm cord with BT off?
 
(tried searching but found nothing.)

 

[gemmoglock]

  hello guys, for the same price would you prefer a x1 2nd or a x3 first gen?
the dac in this last one is for sure better plus it has digital and analog output..

I went for the X1 2nd gen because I was worried about warranty issues and I liked the touch wheel design of the x1 ii. Also digital out wasn't that important to me.
 
However if you are not worried about warranty, you may be able to pick up a refurb/secondhand x3 II at the same price. That was something I could try but decided not to do

 

[bruce1967]

It's been a long time now since the last firmware update. I thought they would have made the UI nice and zippy by now.

 

[peskypesky]

  It's been a long time now since the last firmware update. I thought they would have made the UI nice and zippy by now.

two months isn't that long, is it?
 
as for the zippy UI, that may never happen. 
 
 
Thanks to comments here, I got a 1st generation X1 a couple of weeks ago, and I love it. The 2nd gen sounds like a prototype that shouldn't have hit the market.

 

[bruce1967]

 
two months isn't that long, is it?
 
as for the zippy UI, that may never happen. 
 
 
Thanks to comments here, I got a 1st generation X1 a couple of weeks ago, and I love it. The 2nd gen sounds like a prototype that shouldn't have hit the market.

A couple months is pretty long but you're probably right that the UI will never be zippy. If they could do that I think it would have been done by now.

 

[peskypesky]

 
A couple months is pretty long but you're probably right that the UI will never be zippy. If they could do that I think it would have been done by now.

Yes, maybe it has to do with the new OS they used? I think I read something about that.

 

[docholliday]

 
Yes, maybe it has to do with the new OS they used? I think I read something about that.

The Cayin N3 uses the same OS and is really smooth. Sitting it side by side with the X1-II makes the X1 seem even slower. So, yes, it can be done and it has been quite a while waiting now!

 

[bruce1967]

 
Yes, maybe it has to do with the new OS they used? I think I read something about that.

Maybe they are unable to figure out how to speed it up with the new OS or maybe the processor they used isn't fast enough.