[Raketen]

Well that's a shame, I thought it's something that makes it stand out. Oh well, I guess it's still an improvement in sound quality from what I had.

Guess I have better but M3 sounds relatively good IMO. I'm still hoping they make a mkii with better buttons, screen & UI someday.

Incidentally, they just released the firmware 2.0... maybe that will help with your lag?

 

[rdr123]

Guess I have better but M3 sounds relatively good IMO. I'm still hoping they make a mkii with better buttons, screen & UI someday.

Incidentally, they just released the firmware 2.0... maybe that will help with your lag?

I believe the lag issue is due to the processor which is too weak to load a larger cover art for example, it takes a second to load on the screen. I've updated to 2.0, no changes. Did you try the X1ii? That's basically an improved M3 from what I can tell, the matchbox like figure of the M3 is one of the things that annoy me, wish it had rounded corners at least.

 

[FiiO]

FiiO releases the new firmware FW1.2.1 for X3MKIII：https://www.head-fi.org/threads/fiio-releases-the-new-firmware-fw1-2-1-for-x3mkiii.861582/

The following changes and improvements have been made to the FW1.2.1 compared to the FW1.1.4：

1. Fixed issue where the player might crash with black screen sometimes when entering the Category menu or pressing the Return button;
2. Fixed issue where there would be white noise or abnormal sound output when adjusting the Custom Equalizer;
3. Fixed issue where the left and right channel might get reversed for the coaxial output after certain operations;
4. Fixed issue where Artist and Album info of the .iso tracks could not be correctly recognized;
5. Fixed issue where the sleep timer would still take effect when the player was connected to the computer in Storage mode;
6. Fixed issue where the UI display might be incorrect in some cases;
7. Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Firmware download: Click here.
(Download the firmware 1.2.1 from the "Download" section at the bottom right of the page)
How to upgrade: Click here.

 

[xCJx]

FiiO releases the new firmware FW1.2.1 for X3MKIII：https://www.head-fi.org/threads/fiio-releases-the-new-firmware-fw1-2-1-for-x3mkiii.861582/

The following changes and improvements have been made to the FW1.2.1 compared to the FW1.1.4：

1. Fixed issue where the player might crash with black screen sometimes when entering the Category menu or pressing the Return button;
2. Fixed issue where there would be white noise or abnormal sound output when adjusting the Custom Equalizer;
3. Fixed issue where the left and right channel might get reversed for the coaxial output after certain operations;
4. Fixed issue where Artist and Album info of the .iso tracks could not be correctly recognized;
5. Fixed issue where the sleep timer would still take effect when the player was connected to the computer in Storage mode;
6. Fixed issue where the UI display might be incorrect in some cases;
7. Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Firmware download: Click here.
(Download the firmware 1.2.1 from the "Download" section at the bottom right of the page)
How to upgrade: Click here.

Hi,

I've asked recently your support team about introduction of the replay gain feature in the FiiO X3's FW and I was told that it'd be added in the next release. As I don't see any mention of it here, can you confirm if I understood correctly? Has the replay gain been integrated in this release? If not, is it planned for a subsequent one?

To all current FiiO X3 users: Have some of you started to use this new release? Any return about bug fixing, improvement of the UI's general responsiveness, etc.? Just to precise: I don't have the FiiO X3 myself but I'm considering it as I'm looking for a new DAP at the moment.

Thanks in advance!

 

[FiiO]

Hi,

I've asked recently your support team about introduction of the replay gain feature in the FiiO X3's FW and I was told that it'd be added in the next release. As I don't see any mention of it here, can you confirm if I understood correctly? Has the replay gain been integrated in this release? If not, is it planned for a subsequent one?

To all current FiiO X3 users: Have some of you started to use this new release? Any return about bug fixing, improvement of the UI's general responsiveness, etc.? Just to precise: I don't have the FiiO X3 myself but I'm considering it as I'm looking for a new DAP at the moment.

Thanks in advance!

Dear friend,

It is planned for a subsequent one. Sorry if bringing inconvenience to you.

Best regards

 

[JWolf]

Replaygain is important when listening to random tracks in the car. So please add it right away. It should have been there from day one. I was thinking of upgrading to the X3III, but without replaygain, forget it. Not a hope in hell.

 

[FiiO]

Replaygain is important when listening to random tracks in the car. So please add it right away. It should have been there from day one. I was thinking of upgrading to the X3III, but without replaygain, forget it. Not a hope in hell.

Dear friend,

We can not confirm the time of adding the replay gain for the X3MKIII. We will report to the engineer and try to add it in later firmware update.

Best regards

 

[FiiO]

FiiO releases the new firmware FW1.2.4 for X3MKIII：https://www.head-fi.org/threads/fii...are-fw1-2-4-for-x3mkiii.861582/#post-13752460

The following changed and improvements have been made to the FW1.2.4 compared to the FW1.2.1.

1. Added the USB DAC adaption to Mac computers;
2. Added Italian language support;
3. Improved the random stutter issue when playing some APE tracks locally;
4. Changed the "Reset media library" option (under System settings) to "Reset database" (you can use this option to reset the media library and also the Bluetooth data);
5. Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.

How to upgrade: Click here.

Please visit the X3MKIII support page and download the firmware 1.2.4 from the "Download" section at the bottom right of the page.

 

[David_L]

Very disappointing.

No fix for replay gain or the playlist resumption bug I reported.

Over 3 months after 1.2.1 & no significant functional improvements, in fact there haven’t any significant improvements in the software since launch.

Sadly another example of good hardware let down by poor software and a company that doesn’t seem to care for its customers.

After all the hype at launch the X3MKIII is looking more and more like abandonware. I

 

[David_L]

Three months on from the 1.2.4 & still waiting for any significant new functionality, and no feedback from FiiO.

I notice over on the FiiO forum some users have already given up on the product, can’t say I blame them! I’ll be keeping mine because it is “adequate” for my current needs but it will be the first and last FiiO purchase for me. If I ever consider I need to upgrade, the X5 & X7 will not be considered.

You live and learn.

 

[David_L]

Now 5 months since the last update and still no new firmware or even a response from anyone from Fiio.

It’s beginning to seem that Fiio have abandoned the X series in favour of the new shiny M models.

It’s clear they see their customers as “suckers”. Just how they think that someone who they have shafted with their “support” of an X model would even consider another Fiio is beyond belief.

 

[438555]

Got one of these about a week ago specifically because it has coax output. I wanted a transport for my desktop rig at work (bifrost multibit, dx7s, jotunheim), and was getting annoyed at the stuttering playback via lightning to USB adapters on my iphone and ipod, So I went with the fiio, as it was the cheapest one I could see with digital output that could simultaneously charge. My Sony A17 player works really well to these DACs with the walkman->USB cable, no skipping or stuttering on any sampling rate, but you can't charge it while playing and playing music through that cable drains battery in less than 4 albums.
So far I like this X3 mkIII for this purpose. It does take a while to scan when I add new music, but I don't have to do that too often, and unlike the A17 and Pono, it doesn't force a full scan every time you reboot it. I updated to the 1.2.4 firmware before loading anything on it, so I can't comment on any earlier firmware. I've also only used it to drive headphones directly for a little while (a pair of beyerdynamic T5P), for those it obviously has plenty of power, and I enjoyed the sound quite a bit for the Tool, Pink Floyd, and Rush that I listened to.
Connecting it via coaxial to either the dx7s or bifrost was straightforward, and it does a good job at all the sampling rates I have (44, 48, 88, 96, and 192 are ones I've tested). There is a small delay <1s when switching sampling rates, but other than that no stuttering, etc. Gapless works with all the lossless files I've put on it. I haven't tried any AAC or MP3, so I can't comment on the small gap other people have reported there, but I can say I wouldn't be surprised if there were some gap with AAC. Apple players are so far the only ones where I've experienced flawless gapless playback on AAC
Navigation is decent, at least with the ~3000 or so songs I put on it. I do have a few CDs with 50-100 tracks and there's a noticeable delay when navigating to that album before the track list appears, so I guess that's down to the processing power. But since I'm generally putting on a whole album and listening to it rather than switching constantly, it's not a huge deal.

 

[haoyuan]

Manufacturing of this device has been discontinued according to official Fiio channels