[che15]

Anyone have any idea where I can buy an X5 ?
Thanks

 

[Rhythmy]

I'm sorry it might be my lack of understanding of English, but some people say the sound signature of X5 III is smooth and I don't really get that.. What do you mean by "smooth"? Does it mean flat or neutral without any emphasis on sound?

 

[Dobrescu George]

  I'm sorry it might be my lack of understanding of English, but some people say the sound signature of X5 III is smooth and I don't really get that.. What do you mean by "smooth"? Does it mean flat or neutral without any emphasis on sound?

 
It means that the top end is smooth. Hard to say in words. 
 
The top end compared to X5ii is like the top end of HD598 and HD650 is compared to HD800 - you own all from your profile. Does this make enough sense? 

 

[emptymt]

  I'm sorry it might be my lack of understanding of English, but some people say the sound signature of X5 III is smooth and I don't really get that.. What do you mean by "smooth"? Does it mean flat or neutral without any emphasis on sound?

when you hear music from a good source, often the DAC in the unit will draw out the details in the music, this can be many things (good and bad, imperfections, etc) and from many things(bright DAC, poorly mastered music, etc), including among them sharp edges in the sound that can sound unpleasant at times, and contribute to listening fatigue.
 
when people say that it is smooth, generally it means that those sharp edges/spike is tamed a bit, which can be done with many approaches, makes the notes thicker, reducing sibilance region, etc.
 
you can say that you lose some details(in a way) since those imperfections are part of the music as well sometimes(eg. music that is not mastered carefully and so has lot of harshness in it), but those imperfections does not sound good and needs to be eliminated for the sake of music enjoyment.
 
The X5 III has a smooth sound but it is not overdone and details still shine through without being harsh and fatigueing.

 

[jonlad1]

   
 
Some friends suggested us to make the bands a little closer together to stack with a variety of amps and DACs.   
 
We use our current stacking kit  to stack with Mojo well , as the following pics , how do you think about it ?
 

 
 
Looks like the Mojo could slide out easily to me. Its only supported on the top edges
 
@fiio - if you push the mojo on one of the long edges, does it slide out of the bands easily?
 
Appreciate you including support for the Mojo though!

 

[Rhythmy]

   
It means that the top end is smooth. Hard to say in words. 
 
The top end compared to X5ii is like the top end of HD598 and HD650 is compared to HD800 - you own all from your profile. Does this make enough sense? 

  when you hear music from a good source, often the DAC in the unit will draw out the details in the music, this can be many things (good and bad, imperfections, etc) and from many things(bright DAC, poorly mastered music, etc), including among them sharp edges in the sound that can sound unpleasant at times, and contribute to listening fatigue.
 
when people say that it is smooth, generally it means that those sharp edges/spike is tamed a bit, which can be done with many approaches, makes the notes thicker, reducing sibilance region, etc.
 
you can say that you lose some details(in a way) since those imperfections are part of the music as well sometimes(eg. music that is not mastered carefully and so has lot of harshness in it), but those imperfections does not sound good and needs to be eliminated for the sake of music enjoyment.
 
The X5 III has a smooth sound but it is not overdone and details still shine through without being harsh and fatigueing.

 
Thank you guys, I think I understand. So I guess I could also say "warmer", right? For me it is the appropriate term to describe HD598/650 compared to HD800.

 

[good sound]

 


Some friends suggested us to make the bands a little closer together to stack with a variety of amps and DACs.   

We use our current stacking kit  to stack with Mojo well , as the following pics , how do you think about it ?

Looks like the Mojo could slide out easily to me. Its only supported on the top edges

@fiio - if you push the mojo on one of the long edges, does it slide out of the bands easily?

Appreciate you including support for the Mojo though!

It certainly does appear that the Mojo could get pushed out, but I don't know about easily.

It also appears that you could slip one corner of each of the outer bands to the outer edge of the Mojo which would enhance how secure the Mojo is.

 

[ngoshawk]

Looks like the Mojo could slide out easily to me. Its only supported on the top edges

@fiio - if you push the mojo on one of the long edges, does it slide out of the bands easily?

Appreciate you including support for the Mojo though!

Or move one of the cables onto the long edge and all sides have a band. I like the set up.

 

[FiiO]

Who has any luck connecting x5iii to mojo with usb cable to play dsd without problems. (DOP)

Hi Djsenjaya ,
 
The DOP  will be added in the coming firmware , we will try our best to complete it in next month.

 

[che15]

  Hi Djsenjaya ,
 
The DOP  will be added in the coming firmware , we will try our best to complete it in next month.

Any Idea how I can get one like now?
Thanks
Cesar

 

[FiiO]

I have the mojo , where can I buy the x5 gen 3, can't find it anywhere.

Hi che15,
 
We are shipping  the X5 3rd gen to our sales agents , for more details ,please feel free to view this news : http://www.fiio.net/en/story/535
 
Please kindly contact our local sales agent in your country.
 
So sorry to keep you waiting.

 

[FiiO]

  Any Idea how I can get one like now?
Thanks
Cesar

Che15, could you kindly tell us where are living now?

 

[FiiO]

   
i think you can do much better. Having said that i think this is the right path. Do you mind stacking A5 with this kit at some point and posting a pic please.
 
EDIT: I wish my drawing skills were as good as my imagination

 

[superuser1]

 

   
i think you can do much better. Having said that i think this is the right path. Do you mind stacking A5 with this kit at some point and posting a pic please.
 
EDIT: I wish my drawing skills were as good as my imagination

 
looks awesome! really nice. thank you for the pictures! 

 

[Rhythmy]

@FiiO Could you post some more photos of red version? Thanks.