[wijnands]

Let's be honest here. It does show album art and when it plays it does sound good. OK, bluetooth is pretty much uselss and it can struggle with big databases.

 

[bclarke22]

Has Fiio “officially” given up on the X1 Gen 2?

 

[bclarke22]

Curious if the X1 gen 2 will work with the A3? Or should I just give up and move on?

 

[bclarke22]

Let's be honest here. It does show album art and when it plays it does sound good. OK, bluetooth is pretty much uselss and it can struggle with big databases.

I think the x1 Gen 2 sounds much better than my iPhone. Future seems fairly bleak tho.

 

[sponsor]

Has Fiio “officially” given up on the X1 Gen 2?

So, seems like @FiiO has some answers to the firmware problems with X1II and X3III.
https://www.facebook.com/FiiOAUDIO/posts/2054473121276877?comment_id=2055634184494104&comment_tracking={"tn":"R"}

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This was the last update, only if @FiiO has any further updates on X1II's status?

 

[Sunhillow]

This was the last update, only if @FiiO has any further updates on X1II's status?

This last update on X1 II is six weeks old.
The only thing I miss on this device is gapless playback for m4a, mp3 and flac.

 

[depp.jones]

Has Fiio “officially” given up on the X1 Gen 2?

Obviously. I switched 2 months ago and didn't miss this device a single day since then. It wasn't that bad but others are so much better now.

 

[James McGregor]

Obviously. I switched 2 months ago and didn't miss this device a single day since then. It wasn't that bad but others are so much better now.

Will never again buy from Fiio, the way they drop support and communication for a product is pretty disgusting, if they want my money then they need to be more professional, they never take responsibility either, it's always someone else's fault

 

[rockstarnot]

Attempting to update firmware per Fiio's instructions, and it bricked my player. Will not update, will not function.

 

[gregorya]

Attempting to update firmware per Fiio's instructions, and it bricked my player. Will not update, will not function.

Have you tried a hard reset/initialization?

Instructions from Fiio site:

In the unlikely case that your X3 2nd gen/X1/X3/X5 produces a system error or frozen screen such that e.g. it cannot be shut down or turned on, please try to hard reset it first, simply by poking the reset hole with an unfolded paper clip;
If you run into a "system error" or something similar while updating the firmware, please perform a reset or forced shutdown (holding the power button on the X3 / X3 2nd gen / X5 for 15 seconds or poking the reset hole in the X1 for 6 seconds) and attempt the upgrade again. If the upgrade still fails, please try copying the firmware to a smaller capacity micro SD card (32GB or under) formatted in FAT32 (e.g. using the player) and attempt the update again.

 

[rockstarnot]

Have you tried a hard reset/initialization?

Instructions from Fiio site:

In the unlikely case that your X3 2nd gen/X1/X3/X5 produces a system error or frozen screen such that e.g. it cannot be shut down or turned on, please try to hard reset it first, simply by poking the reset hole with an unfolded paper clip;
If you run into a "system error" or something similar while updating the firmware, please perform a reset or forced shutdown (holding the power button on the X3 / X3 2nd gen / X5 for 15 seconds or poking the reset hole in the X1 for 6 seconds) and attempt the upgrade again. If the upgrade still fails, please try copying the firmware to a smaller capacity micro SD card (32GB or under) formatted in FAT32 (e.g. using the player) and attempt the update again.

I think I ended up with a hard reset. The player made the microSD card unrecognizable to my PC and I had to re-format it. I used the same firmware download, and this time, it did come to life with the new firmware loaded. I had to completely re-copy the music library I had on the 128 GB card. Anyways, I really wish there was a RockBox port for this device with a better navigation system for folders or Artists.

 

[rockstarnot]

Well, I take back my previous post. While it did recover and took a VERY long time to recreate my media library - after playing through the directory it was in before the whole issue started, the unit froze again. Hard reset required. I pulled the microSD card out this time, to avoid another required re-format of the card, and of course, the media library recreation started and the unit sits unusable as it indexes a 128 GB microSD card. I want my money back. Has anyone ever successfully gotten a refund from FiiO? I don't know what brand to actually trust - I would like a DAP, but if it's going to cost me as much as a 128 GB iPhone, I might as well buy a 128 GB iPhone as a DAP!

 

[James McGregor]

Well, I take back my previous post. While it did recover and took a VERY long time to recreate my media library - after playing through the directory it was in before the whole issue started, the unit froze again. Hard reset required. I pulled the microSD card out this time, to avoid another required re-format of the card, and of course, the media library recreation started and the unit sits unusable as it indexes a 128 GB microSD card. I want my money back. Has anyone ever successfully gotten a refund from FiiO? I don't know what brand to actually trust - I would like a DAP, but if it's going to cost me as much as a 128 GB iPhone, I might as well buy a 128 GB iPhone as a DAP!

Well you can ask for a refund from the company you bought it from, I wouldn't bother asking fiio themselves as they don't really care about customers. It's a bad device in lots of ways, but it's still a lot better than any phone as a dap, they aren't comparable. As I say, bad device, very poor - there's many better options, but phones are still at the bottom of the pile, unless convenience trump's audio quality, which it does for some

 

[gregorya]

The sad thing is that the first generation of the X1 was a great player and a real bargain.

 

[Eric321]

Is it possible to see, overall, what albums on the FiiO X1 has cover art? I'm browsing through mine and it seems to have most of it...but is there a more convenient way then just clicking and playing on it?

If I want the album to have cover art, what type of file do I need to add to the folder?

Thank you.