Those problems are not normal. The DX170 is very slow and the user experience suffers for this reason. But otherwise, apps don't usually crash, it doesn't get that hot, and the battery doesn't last 1.5 hours.
It was a seller on AliExpress but they don't do returns
Probably, but I purchased it brand new from a proper audio place it should work properly, if user experience doesn't improve with the 2 apps I use crashing which is the native music app and Poweramp and the slow sluggish nature of the device I will contact the place I purchased it from to see if they can refund me.
Best of luck! I have been close to pulling the trigger on the DX170 several times, but the lack of a Canadian distributor/service center and the various reports of borked devices is causing a lot of hesitation on my part.My spider senses tell me it is going to be odyssey to get a replacement
I don't get it. I would check and try a different card and make sure, with an app, there aren't any errors on the albums or card. I was using mine yesterday and functioning was very fast. Not laggy etc. I use just the Mango player as that suit me and a Sandisk 512GB card.
Sorry too but I too sold mine already. Theres just numerous issues and small minor but annoying ones that made me finally give up. Very unfortunate because I love the sound quality, the form factor, the look and design, also love how clean Mango player looks.
I have the feeling that people are buying SD cards that just aren't fast enough. My DX170 is great, and the only optimization that I currently use is the animations disabled. I think when people shop for an SD card they need to verify that it says on the package that it's ideal for Android devices.
i dont mean mango was laggy i mean the OS in general
Yes definitely, the OS is extremely laggy, sometimes it doesn't even respond to my finger presses, also the Mango player crashes and so does Poweramp which are the only 2 apps I have on the DX 170, my micro SD card is a 1tb Extreme Pro from SanDisk which is a V30, I've tried other micro SD cards by different companies and with the DX170 my music crashes all the time, but when I use Poweramp on my phone with these micro SD cards it never crashes, but I use the DX 170 music player solely for music listening with mp3 and MP4 music files, my phone is too much of a distraction which I multitask on, sound wise the DX 170 sounds amazing both on single and balanced inputs, I just wish the user experience wasn't bogged down by so many issues that the player has, the OS on the DX 170 feels like a phone from 20 years ago, very unresponsive.
Who's it's competition?
DAPs in the $400-800 price range...
I use a dap to listen to music. I want music. And to me, that is what the DX170 is about. Some complained about the WM1Z not having an open system. It is about music and it is very musical and that is why I got it a few years ago.
That's too expensive.
That is simple demagogy. Music can be given to you by your mobile, or a DAP of $50.
