[JK1]

  EU prices are almost always 20% higher due to customs, import fees and other fees (electronic garbage disposal)...

If you think EU electronics prices are high, some emerging market countries put huge luxury taxes on electronics that might even double the price or more!

 

[esm87]

Social services.

EU prices are almost always 20% higher due to customs, import fees and other fees (electronic garbage disposal)...

I really thought this may be for me, not at that price, unless I acquire a foreign market product, reviews pending

 

[GREYH0UND]

EU prices are almost always 20% higher due to customs, import fees and other fees (electronic garbage disposal)...

Not really...eu prices are usually only about 10% more

 

[esm87]

To be honest, the other things I have bought from outside the UK such as flashlights etc, earphones, Always convert accordingly, never extra compared to other markets, strange. Oh well, can always arrange to pick one up from abroad if wants be

 

[JamesFiiO]

sorry, the retail price is decided by our agents but not fiio. of course we can suggest how much they should sell. so all the price we reply is not the final price. very sorry about that. 

 

[esm87]

sorry, the retail price is decided by our agents but not fiio. of course we can suggest how much they should sell. so all the price we reply is not the final price. very sorry about that. 

its not a problem, just surprised, not saying it is overpriced either. When you work out the conversion it just seems a big jump. Reviews will be cool to read and it does look a fantastic puece of kit

 

[Riley Beale]

Fiio.  Does the volume have a setting to lock it so it doesn't blow your eardrums out if the X5 3 is in your pocket or bag and gets bumped?

 

[JamesFiiO]

  Fiio.  Does the volume have a setting to lock it so it doesn't blow your eardrums out if the X5 3 is in your pocket or bag and gets bumped?

 
will add this features soon, of course it does not matter for oversea market cause we are not going to ship the new X5 outside China right now. 

 

[Nick1971]

Looking a touch expensive now, especially as I only got the x5ii 6 weeks ago. And its £100 more than the Cayin i5 which gets good reviews. Also the X7 is only £80 more with the AM3 in the UK.

 

[Riley Beale]

   
will add this features soon, of course it does not matter for oversea market cause we are not going to ship the new X5 outside China right now. 

Fantastic.  Thanks James!  I would love to see the red X5 3 come to the U.S. market by the way.  I love red.

 

[HombreCangrejo]

  sorry, the retail price is decided by our agents but not fiio. of course we can suggest how much they should sell. so all the price we reply is not the final price. very sorry about that. 

 
Yes, but it's more difficult to understand when I'm seeing that DX200 has a retail price of $869, and the official retailer in Spain is taking pre-orders at 869€. Yes, different companies, but same market. I could understand a 10% jump but, at this price, I'm feeling something is not very fair.

 

[JamesFiiO]

   
Yes, but it's more difficult to understand when I'm seeing that DX200 has a retail price of $869, and the official retailer in Spain is taking pre-orders at 869€. Yes, different companies, but same market. I could understand a 10% jump but, at this price, I'm feeling something is not very fair.

 
 
yes, I can understand but it is not our rule to set the retail price also it is illegal to us to do that. 

 

[simon740]

Who cares,  489€ is still a good price for such a product.

 

[etoilebiscuit]

james, will there be a gold version in the future?

 

[GREYH0UND]

Who cares,  489€ is still a good price for such a product.

Based on what?
I m no expert but i m pretty sure that SQ is quite important when judging an hi res player...
And as it is right now we haven t seen a proper review yet.