[superuser1]

Download speeds are low if one is lucky is to be able to access the page. I thought the server problem was rectified?

 

[stenog]

Download speeds are low if one is lucky is to be able to access the page. I thought the server problem was rectified?

I just updated, average download speed was 3 mb/s. The whole update took less than 5 minutes, maybe I was just lucky or one of the first . Don't notice any big difference in performance at the moment.

 

[superuser1]

Indeed seems it was down for only a bit. Downloading and flashing now.

 

[Chris1967]

Downloaded just now, no problems all completed within 10 min.

Turbo Balanced works well, listening to my Sennheiser HD800's balanced now. Noticed that i need about 15 steps lower volume setting.

 

[FiiO]

When using as external DAC, I have set the Windows driver to the file sample rate - 16 bit / 44.1 KHz but the X5 DAC displays 44.1KHz | 24bits. Is this normal?

Hi,
Do you mean bits from the DAC display of the X5III? The X5III always shows the output bit depth as 24bits, even when the song itself is 16 bit. This is because the data is padded to 24bits before sending to the internal DAC and is a known issue.
Best regards

 

[russell finch]

Why no replay gain yet ??

 

[FiiO]

Still no mention of a ‘fix’ for USB audio output.

Hi,
For the usb audio function, our engineer are always keep improving it. However, the usb audio function involve the multi-layer protocol in the audio architecture. Also, in order to be compatible with different DAC devices in the market, we need to test this function in many different devices which is no an easy job.
Actually, a beta version has came up. But the indexes failed to satisfy us and meet our expection. So we won't release it and need to do more tests first.
Besides , X5III is an Android based device which allow users to install kinds of third party APPs. Currently, You Can still use some third party APP (such as Hiby music)to get the usb audio function work.
Please accept our sincere apology For bringing inconvenience to you. In a word, we won't give up the USB audio function and will try our best to realize it soon.
Best regards

 

[Preachy1]

OTA not showing up on my device yet.

 

[Sound Eq]

i cant seem to find a download link on fiio site for new firmware

 

[sjb57]

i cant seem to find a download link on fiio site for new firmware

It is there. In support , x5iii, scroll right hand side.

 

[somnarium]

I will be interested to see if there are any fixes to stubborn sorting and strange character issues. For example, through previous updates Oöphoi shows as chinese characters, except when paired with one other artist.

 

[Preachy1]

Go here:

http://www.fiio.net/en/supports/43

then down on the right under the Download column:

 

[Peter Puget]

I will be interested to see if there are any fixes to stubborn sorting and strange character issues. For example, through previous updates Oöphoi shows as chinese characters, except when paired with one other artist.

The images in the Artist sort are now correct and the correct song counts are shown under each artist. There are still fairly serious deficiencies in sorting. For example, I see the following under my artist list: ( I wish articles like "The" were ignored)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Melodians
The Maytals
The Joe Harriott Quintet
The Plastic Ono Band
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Album sort still groups all albums with the same name together. For example, under the album “Red” the following artists are grouped together:

King Crimson
Taylor Swift
Black Uhuru


I would note that I have two SD cards in use – one 400gb and the other 256gb - approximately 65k titles. Most files are mp3 but I am starting to convert titles to FLAC many of which are high def. I have not noticed much difference (if any ) in performance as I have been adding titles and switching to lossless and hi def files. The only functional area in which speed remains at a very poor level is the search function. At least for me it is so slow I don’t bother using it.

I have notice the Chinese character issue pop up on occasion. I was thinking this happened when using Portuguese language for titles. I just checked and can't see any Chinese characters, although I am not positive I have identified the problem correctly.

I think the ability to sort by “Album Artist” and the lack of replay gain are sorely missed. In addition the ability to read multiple tags – especially in the Genre category but also in Artist category would be a stellar improvement.

Cheers,

[edit for silly typos]

 

[HungryPanda]

My firmware download came at 3mb via my phones hotspot

 

[sjb57]

I will be interested to see if there are any fixes to stubborn sorting and strange character issues. For example, through previous updates Oöphoi shows as chinese characters, except when paired with one other artist.

One of my problem tracks Rudiger has 2 dots above "u" (like German?) and it no longer contains Chinese characters. Likewise, Sinead O'Connor with the accent over the "e" (like Celtic or French) now appears correctly.