[mochill]

Yes we need more impression on the fiio x5ii.

 

[x RELIC x]

How more clear can it be worded?

1. Extract and copy X5II.fw to the root directory of an µSD card on THE LEFT µSD SLOT (slot 1) of the X5 formatted in FAT32.

2. Power off the X5 and make sure that the X5 is adequately charged before attempting to update.

3. Hold the upper left button of the X keygroup while pressing the power button to begin the update process. (you may release the buttons when the update dialog shows)

But I'm glad it worked now, DecentLevi.  

I'm afraid that isn't clear enough.

 

[JaZZ]

I'm afraid that isn't clear enough.

 
Yeah! 

 

[mochill]

Do you all you high gain or low gain

 

[xsk3l3t0rx]

Do you all you high gain or low gain

HI gain, all day, err'day. it seems to sound better to me. Then I started to notice other people corroborated the same findings as I did. It has to do with the X5II op-amps running in their desired voltage range. However, don't just take other people's opinions as fact, try it yourself, and see if you can tell the difference. If you can't, it doesn't mean you're "wrong" it just means that you don't hear the difference, and that's fine too, because you'll be the guy still listening to your tunes while everyone else's X5II is charging because their batteries are dead, lol.
 
p.s. @Brooko @JaZZ @Dobrescu George 
 
This is the best punctuation/spelling/grammar you are going to get out of me. I love all of three of you Thanks for making this forum fun!

 

[mochill]

I was going to use high gain anyway because low gain would not suffice for all my high impedance gears and power hungry gears

 

[koan1011]

High gain here as well.
 
I find low gain loses some detail in the sound.
 
I use low gain on the amp when I have that connected as H+H is too sharp.

 

[Brooko]

Low gain for me unless the headphones need the high gain.  If I want the illusion of more detail, I simply turn the volume up a smidge.  Those who've done proper volume matched testing will know where I'm coming from 

 

[SoundSquare]

Just received my X5 II today, i ordered it to replace my X5 first gen who has an issue with the headphones input (it pauses the playback when i move the X5 a bit too much)
So much has been told about it yet so i'm not gonna make a review but i find the sound difference between the X5 and X5 II more obvious than what i read in most reviews. Ive been listening to it with Nuforce Primo8 intras and Philips Fidelio S2, and i must say that i'm more impressed with the 2nd gen in terms of sound. wider soundstage and a bit more clarity. It does make a difference to me. 
Also very happy with the clockwheel that finally doesn't drive me furious as the original X5 one was. 
 
One thing annoying is the SACD ISO feature which only works with stereo SACDs, otherwise when playing a multichannel SACD it fails to get to the stereo layer. 

 

[DDDamian]

  Just received my X5 II today, i ordered it to replace my X5 first gen who has an issue with the headphones input (it pauses the playback when i move the X5 a bit too much)
So much has been told about it yet so i'm not gonna make a review but i find the sound difference between the X5 and X5 II more obvious than what i read in most reviews. Ive been listening to it with Nuforce Primo8 intras and Philips Fidelio S2, and i must say that i'm more impressed with the 2nd gen in terms of sound. wider soundstage and a bit more clarity. It does make a difference to me. 
Also very happy with the clockwheel that finally doesn't drive me furious as the original X5 one was. 
 
One thing annoying is the SACD ISO feature which only works with stereo SACDs, otherwise when playing a multichannel SACD it fails to get to the stereo layer. 

Congrats. And agreed it would be nice if it could read the stereo layer of mch SACDs!

 

[Nik 1977]

Regarding the gain issue what's people's thoughts on what gain i should use for my headphones.
They are Sony mdr 1r's.
Thanks

 

[cehowardNote3]

Regarding the gain issue what's people's thoughts on what gain i should use for my headphones.
They are Sony mdr 1r's.
Thanks

I am a newbie, and I quickly found out that hi-gain is the only way to go for me!

My Note 4 gives up nice SQ when wired to anyone of my 3 sets of headphones (in my sig ). However, when my headphones are wired to the X5ii, it blows away my Note 4, more detail and clarity.

Also from reading this forum, I see no need to hook up my FiiO E18 to equation, as the X5ii seems to have power to spare in driving my 3 sets of headphones.

Just my 2 cents!

 

[osiris1]

Regarding the gain issue what's people's thoughts on what gain i should use for my headphones.
They are Sony mdr 1r's.
Thanks

if 60/120 on high gain blows your ears up, it's too much

 

[Dobrescu George]

  if 60/120 on high gain blows your ears up, it's too much

I am using around 60/120 with ie800 and 80-90/120 with ultrasone dj one pro. On high gain. 

 

[KLJTech]

I use the High Gain setting all the time (dead silent background) regardless if I'm using my Westone W40's, B&W P7's or the HE-400/500's. I know that with the IEM's I almost never go any louder than 60-65 for any length of time.