Saw the last few comments - and just want to "balance the ledger" - simply to show that the issues some people are having may not necessarily be fw, or may not be happening to everyone.
3.1.1 beta
Cleared media library first
All my files are meticulously tagged - I have a single micro SD - just aac256 files - artwork is embedded (although I may change this and go to folder only if it helps further increase speed.
6650 tracks in library - 6650 tracks found
Scanning took just under 4 minutes - which personally I don't have an issue with - some may find it slow.
Neutron also scans and plays everything - gapless is perfect
Hiby scan was the quickest scanning (about a minute max), but missed around 40 tracks (I'll need to find what and why). Gapless works perfectly,
With FiiO Music, no crashes so far. Music plays. So far - everything seems to be working - including gapless (although there is the tiniest skip/pause [microsecond] between some tracks - mostly it isn't noticeable). In Neutron and Hiby, it is completely seamless.
One bug in FiiO Music - very occasionally (usually from cold start) press play, music shows playing, no output from H/O. Whenever this has happened - a single reboot fixes it. Happens maybe 1/10. Perhaps I'm simply lucky - but no other real issues.
DAC works - Linux - no drop outs / issues.
I wonder for those having issues, maybe first things to check are:
- Re-download and re-flash firmware
- Try a new Micro-SD, format inside the player before transferring files
- Check tags on your music
For my part, I'll try loading multiple formats on a separate card as soon as I get some time - and see if I can reproduce some of the errors some are experiencing. It would help FiiO (and others) to test if people could leave a little more info - eg:
What types of files you are using : eg if DSD, what type?
What size micro-SD, what brand?
Is music on both internal and external, external only, internal only?
Are there any specific files which are causing issues?
If not scanning everything - can you locate files which have not been scanned - are they specific types, bit-rates, resolutions?
And please be aware - I'm not trying to gloss over or marginalise any issues others have. Just pointing out it may not be universal. And before we automatically blame fw - I'd love to see if we can help FiiO narrow things down a bit more. EG - if DAC issues are Windows only, is it happening to any particular version etc. If scanning - does formatting inside the X7 universally fix? etc.