[Matrix Petka]

FiiL Diva for Bluetooth (with NC) - they are fantastic for travel. And the HD630VB - Sennheiser knocked it out of the park with these. I just wish they were a little lighter.

Sennheiser PXC 550. One of the best I auditioned (tried Bose, Sony, BW before bought 550).

 

[397324]

FiiL Diva for Bluetooth (with NC) - they are fantastic for travel. And the HD630VB - Sennheiser knocked it out of the park with these. I just wish they were a little lighter.

Thanks, Brooko. I have been looking at the 630VB's. They will be for home use only, so not too worried about the weight, or looking like a Cybereman.

I'm also quite keen on the B & W P7 wireless, after reading Twister6's review: https://twister6.com/2016/12/18/bw-p7-wireless/

 

[mbwilson111]

And the HD630VB - Sennheiser knocked it out of the park with these. I just wish they were a little lighter.

With all that I have, why do I still want these?

 

[superuser1]

With all that I have, why do I still want these?

Why MB why! Heck dont ever stop. I like reading your impressions of new HPs, iems and buds Its all about loving the music and going overboard with it.

 

[Silent Xaxal]

Hi All

Are any of you using closed back headphones? If so, which ones are you using?

Regards

Darren

Using the Final Audio Sonorous VI.

 

[397324]

I had a pair of them but was using a QP1R at the time. That combination lacked bass.

 

[Silent Xaxal]

I had a pair of them but was using a QP1R at the time. That combination lacked bass.

Am waiting on a pair of protein leather Ori pads. Will see if they do anything to the bass and isolation.

 

[BobSmith8901]

Sennheiser PXC 550. One of the best I auditioned (tried Bose, Sony, BW before bought 550).

Does anyone have an issue with Bluetooth headphones with a sort of wavering speed in the music, where it sort of goes faster or slower in pitch? In my experience with Bluetooth it seems this is a problem and I tend to avoid this technology as good as it mostly is, noise-wise, compared to 900mhz or 2.4ghz wireless sound technology. Maybe the tech has improved to the point that this issue is gone. How is the X5III in this area? Is the sound steady and not up and down pitch-wise?

BTW, just got my X5III and very impressed by the sound using the native player and also Spotify. Mine came with 1.1.0 FW and I OTA'd to 1.1.7 (with some trepidation) So far so good but I haven't pushed it very hard. Only thing so far is that it is sensitive to proximity to wireless router, much better behavior in wireless mode when closer.

 

[Matrix Petka]

Does anyone have an issue with Bluetooth headphones with a sort of wavering speed in the music, where it sort of goes faster or slower in pitch? In my experience with Bluetooth it seems this is a problem and I tend to avoid this technology as good as it mostly is, noise-wise, compared to 900mhz or 2.4ghz wireless sound technology. Maybe the tech has improved to the point that this issue is gone. How is the X5III in this area? Is the sound steady and not up and down pitch-wise?

BTW, just got my X5III and very impressed by the sound using the native player and also Spotify. Mine came with 1.1.0 FW and I OTA'd to 1.1.7 (with some trepidation) So far so good but I haven't pushed it very hard. Only thing so far is that it is sensitive to proximity to wireless router, much better behavior in wireless mode when closer.

No such issues. Rarely (about 1/50) lost connection only. If you want really good sound, go to Tidal HiRes.

 

[ctruth]

After all these months, pulled out and dusted off my Fiio X3II tethered to the Fiio E12 amp.

Guess what?

Experienced a slightly different but more robust signature than the X5 3rd Gen.

The human brain is the most complicated organic system on the planet. Perhaps in the entire universe.

Hmm..

 

[BobSmith8901]

No such issues. Rarely (about 1/50) lost connection only. If you want really good sound, go to Tidal HiRes.

Thanks, I've been considering either Tidal or Spotify Premium (on free now but you're hobbled on a small device in free). Maybe I'll go with Tidal as it seems the quality is inherently better with hi res.

Did you have any thoughts on how the X5III implements Bluetooth?

 

[Photoman]

Look. I enjoy @FiiO products but one thing is bothering me. I had the X5III since launch. And on there product page they have que feature that was suppose to be added. Nothing yet and we been on many firmwares. And the sluggish of shuffling over 11,000 songs. It's ok when you tap the play normal icon and let the songs play. It's almost two months since we had firmware update.

 

[Soundsgoodtome]

Couple of questions, how does one search this thread for possible answers like the old site? I can't find the search this thread button anywhere!!

Also does anyone have issues with Spotify and the fact that it keeps logging out and deleting 'offline' premium content on their X5-3rd Gen? I've tried uninstalling everything even down to folders, restarting, and reinstalling Spotify. I've cleared the 3 'offline' units associated with my account so that I'm not running into too many devices problem. Yet even after 2 days of trying different things my X5-3rdGen keeps losing the offline audio content I've downloaded. HELP!!

 

[Brooko]

Couple of questions, how does one search this thread for possible answers like the old site? I can't find the search this thread button anywhere!!

Search box top right. When you start typing in it, the box expands, and you have an option to tick "search this thread"

 

[Soundsgoodtome]

Thank you Brooko! Also more details: My Fiio X5-3 has 1.1.7

Couple of questions, how does one search this thread for possible answers like the old site? I can't find the search this thread button anywhere!!

Also does anyone have issues with Spotify and the fact that it keeps logging out and deleting 'offline' premium content on their X5-3rd Gen? I've tried uninstalling everything even down to folders, restarting, and reinstalling Spotify. I've cleared the 3 'offline' units associated with my account so that I'm not running into too many devices problem. Yet even after 2 days of trying different things my X5-3rdGen keeps losing the offline audio content I've downloaded. HELP!!

Search box top right. When you start typing in it, the box expands, and you have an option to tick "search this thread"