FiiO X5 3rd gen Review Tour starts right now!!---Android based,Mastering Quality Lossless Playback Hi-Res Music Player

[thatguyuphigh]

I'm looking for a dap that isn't going to slow up when Im browsing through a huge microsd card. As well as one that wont get chopped up playing .dsf files, which my fiio x5ii should be able to play but sometimes will skip for a second. Is the x5iii going to be a player that can do that?

 

[nmatheis]

I'm looking for a dap that isn't going to slow up when Im browsing through a huge microsd card. As well as one that wont get chopped up playing .dsf files, which my fiio x5ii should be able to play but sometimes will skip for a second. Is the x5iii going to be a player that can do that?

Is think this would be better posted in the main X5 Gen 3 that. This thread is just for expressing interest in the tour.

 

[thatguyuphigh]

Is think this would be better posted in the main X5 Gen 3 that. This thread is just for expressing interest in the tour.

Alright I will post it there. Thanks

 

[chafingbuttocks]

-Headphone(s) / earphone(s) you possess: jh audio jh16, beyerdynamic dt1350, hifiman he500, sennheiser hd650, sennheiser hd25ii originals, akg k501.
-Any DAP(s) / DAC(s) / amp(s) you may possess - Onkyo DPX1, Centrance dacport lx, meieraudio stepdance, cayin ha 1a.
-Descriptions and links to review(s) you may have posted: N/A
-Your geographical region - Australia, Melbourne
-Your native language - English

 

[Designer12]

After looking carefully into this, I found out its exterior design is still very questionable for the price. 
It's improved from X5 gen 1 and 2 but still it's outdated... and it comes with an enormously high price tag.

 

[hattrick15]

The price I've seen is $399.  That doesn't seem to be an enormously high price tag.  Have you seen another price?

 

[nmatheis]

After looking carefully into this, I found out its exterior design is still very questionable for the price. 
It's improved from X5 gen 1 and 2 but still it's outdated... and it comes with an enormously high price tag.

Please provide some context for your comment.

 

[Designer12]

  The price I've seen is $399.  That doesn't seem to be an enormously high price tag.  Have you seen another price?

 
$399 is pretty high for a music player. I bought a decent laptop for $299 few days ago.
Well if this is ok with you, then it's fine. 
The main reason I'm bashing 3rd gen design is still Pioneer XDP-100R which has proper 2016 style design and UI. 
Fiio's design still feels somewhat behind time or missing something. I blame its thickness also...

 

[nmatheis]

$399 is pretty high for a music player. I bought a decent laptop for $299 few days ago.
Well if this is ok with you, then it's fine. 
The main reason I'm bashing 3rd gen design is still Pioneer XDP-100R which I think it has proper 2016 style design and UI. 
Fiio's design still feels somewhat behind time or missing something. 

Thanks for the reply. We'll have to agree to disagree. To me the Pioneer looks absolutely ugly. Just personal opinion, of course.

And comparing music player price to laptop price? That's not even apples to oranges. That's like apples to broccoli

 

[Designer12]

Thanks for the reply. We'll have to agree to disagree. To me the Pioneer looks absolutely ugly. Just personal opinion, of course.

And comparing music player price to laptop price? That's not even apples to oranges. That's like apples to broccoli

Japanese brands such as AudioTechnica, Pioneer, Teac usually come with higher quality design... 
They look better than Chinese brands. 
Well, that's my personal opinion... but it's true that Japanese brands are more popular and better recognized. 

 

[Mosauwer]

-Headphone(s) / earphone(s) you possess
:Audeze El8, AKG K7XX, SHP9500, IE80, Pinnacle p1, FLC 8s, some chinese iems and monk plus, Phillips x2 (recently bought)

-Any DAP(s) / DAC(s) / amp(s) you may possess:
xduoo x3, Oppo Ha2,Fiio E12, Schiit modi multibit, Jotunheim, Lyr 2 ( recently bought)

-Descriptions and links to review(s) you may have posted:
http://www.head-fi.org/products/sennheiser-ie80/reviews/17811
http://www.head-fi.org/products/rock-rau0501-in-ear-monitors/reviews/16030
http://www.head-fi.org/products/philips-shp9500/reviews/15881

-Your geographical region (e.g. the city and country you live in): Asia; Bangladesh

-Your native language (and any other languages you may be able to write in): English

 

[hattrick15]

   
$399 is pretty high for a music player. I bought a decent laptop for $299 few days ago.
Well if this is ok with you, then it's fine. 
The main reason I'm bashing 3rd gen design is still Pioneer XDP-100R which has proper 2016 style design and UI. 
Fiio's design still feels somewhat behind time or missing something. I blame its thickness also...

When you see the AK380 listed at $3,499, the price of the new Fiio looks like a steal.

 

[invo]

When you see the AK380 listed at $3,499, the price of the new Fiio looks like a steal.

Sure

 

[Hawaiibadboy]

We should not be paying that much ($400) to enjoy accurate music reproduction
is our brain going to enjoy music 9x more with the ak380?

This thread is for a tour and the folks who apply and all things related to that.
 
There is, I assume another thread for impressions and general discussion. No?
Read the site rules. Ugly, pretty,cheap,expensive...who cares in this thread. Every time folks post I get notified because I am subbed and waiting to see the tour picks and schedule. The AK has nothing to do with this thread whatsoever.
 
Please follow the rules of the site:
From the sites TOS
 

 

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Thanks in advance.
 
**waits for tour info**

 

[Yethal]

-Headphone(s) / earphone(s) you possess: Shure SRH1840, Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro, Koss Porta Pro
-Any DAP(s) / DAC(s) / amp(s) you may possess: Fiio E18, Sound Blaster X7, depending on the timeline I may have an iDSD Micro available
-Descriptions and links to review(s) you may have posted: link
-Your geographical region (e.g. the city and country you live in): Warsaw, Poland
-Your native language (and any other languages you may be able to write in): polish, English
 
Fiio please, before You guys ship the devices, upload the newest firmware available to the devices.