Who does one listen to .... why can't people just make it simpler.. sigh!!
Have had a DX160 for a couple of days. Some comments:
- Sound quality is Excellent; both on 3.5 SE and 4.4mm balanced with music from MicroSD Card.
- Wifi was fine to get latest updates. Surprised that it shows Only 3 bars out of 4 when 4 feet away from router. But 34.8-36.5 Mbps download 42.6-44.4 Mbps upload speeds look good. Signal stayed about those same speeds until I got about 27-30 ft away with 2 walls in between. At that location sudden drop to 15.8 Down / 10.4 Upload. (Until 5 feet before that point, was getting same good speeds listed above.)
- Bluetooth is a weaker than my Hidizs AP80. With clear light of sight, can get LDAC to Earstudio ES100 At about 10-12 feet. With my back to the DX160, and the ES100 on my chest, usable distance drops to about 6-8 feet. (This was to test the signal strength drop; as signal has to go through/around my ca. 165 lb body.)
- Bluetooth Testing a cheap pair of Bluetooth earphones SBC only, could not get drop free connection @ 1 ft away. (FYI, These same earphones go out 30 feet and through walls with my LG-G6 sending Bluetooth.) (Was expecting/hoping these to sound clear out to 20+ feet...)
- I had the sound stop completely on some DSD files. Player would shows time on the music still advancing, but sound stops. 3 songs from same album have done this. Sound quality was good while playing. Restarting PLAY again the files sometimes play flawlessly. Unsure what might be causing this. I do not have much DSD so not a big deal for me. Same DSD files play flawlessly on the Hidisz AP80, and on the LG-G6.
- Had one flac file stutter for a microsecond in middle of song. Re-played the track and no stutter. Never had this on other players. Only happened that 1 time. WIFI was on, but was not using it. No Apps Installed by me.
- I do not normally stream music. If there is a free way to do this, I could test some. Wifi Speeds look more than fast enough music, and good range to around 25 feet and 1 wall (16" 2X4" Wood framed, Sheetrock on both sides).
Did not try to use the DX160 as a Bluetooth Receiver.
Great Sound and worth the price. (But if you want to use bluetooth, recommend using any smartphone. As even cheap ones like my Old ZTE Axon 7 Mini have Much Better Bluetooth Signal Strength.)