[yugas]

It feels great in the hand, much better looking in person, and VERY light.
The UI is more or less same as the PAW Gold, sound is more forward, musical and engagin but of course not as "high-end" as the PAW Gold, not that solid and very deep bass. For the price it is a real killer, much better than the DX90 from my point of view. Battery life seems to be pretty good, after 4 hours of playing (from 100%) I have now 82%...
 
PAW 5000 vs. AK100 II (size comparison)
 

 

[peareye]

Was it under 300 euro?

 

[yugas]

Was it under 300 euro?

Price is about 400 usd

 

[peareye]

Thanks....I can afford that.

 

[EmpJ]

interesting...good price

 

[peareye]

  interesting...good price

are you thinkin' what i'm thinkin'
 
bring this one in too, jeremy!

 

[DOC2008]

The DAC of Lotoo PAW 5000 is a audio codec TI TLV320AIC3105 (Low-Power Stereo CODEC with 6 Inputs, 6 Outputs, HP Amp and Enhanced Digital Effects)

 

[prot]

It feels great in the hand, much better looking in person, and VERY light.
The UI is more or less same as the PAW Gold, sound is more forward, musical and engagin but of course not as "high-end" as the PAW Gold, not that solid and very deep bass. For the price it is a real killer, much better than the DX90 from my point of view. Battery life seems to be pretty good, after 4 hours of playing (from 100%) I have now 82%...

PAW 5000 vs. AK100 II (size comparison)

Could you post some paw vs. dx90 details ?

 

[yugas]

Could you post some paw vs. dx90 details ?

Hi, both are good DAPs for the price, but I prefer the simple UI and response of the PAW 5000, it is also more of my sound preference, with a better vocal performance and more musical sound.
I like to click the "start" button and ready to play in 2-3 seconds, that's a pleassure...

 

[goodvibes]

I liked my DX90 as well but it lacked some musical color for lack of better word. I heard lots but never really got as involved as I wanted.

 

[prot]

Hi, both are good DAPs for the price, but I prefer the simple UI and response of the PAW 5000, it is also more of my sound preference, with a better vocal performance and more musical sound.
I like to click the "start" button and ready to play in 2-3 seconds, that's a pleassure...

I liked my DX90 as well but it lacked some musical color for lack of better word. I heard lots but never really got as involved as I wanted.

Thx for the update. Dx90 was one of the most warm/musical daps that I tested so I guess I'll have to test the Lotoo too .. may be too 'musical' for me .. or just right.

Maybe one of you can post some more details...
Is the lotoo SD parser faster?
Is the lotoo faster/easier to use (find an album, playlists, etc) ?
Some more detailed bass/mids/highs comparisons?

 

[ASpencer]

 
For the price it is a real killer, much better than the DX90 from my point of view.
 

How does this compare to FiiO's reference DAP the X5?  I'm curious since both the PAW 5000 and DX50 seem to straddle the same price range as the X5.

 

[Cryok95]

Had a chance to audition one of these. Really really musical sounding dap. With balanced output it's pretty amazing. Simply hard to beat at it's price point now. If you are aiming for a balanced dap below $1k, just get this and you won't regret it ☺

 

[ASpencer]

I was told that it's now scheduled to ship at the end of July.

 

[fnkcow]

Gone pretty quiet around here... So I'm assuming it will still probably be shipped end of July earliest..