[BruceBanner]

For the Lotoo PAW 5000 EQ:

1. Press ATE/PMEQ button
2. Rotate wheel and then press center button to scroll thru then select from ATE, PMEQ, PMEQ Off, or PMEQ Management
3. Rotate wheel and then press center button to scroll thru then select from about 6 options including Dental (if you selected ATE) or about 12 options including 4 User EQs (if you selected PMEQ) - User EQs are settings of the parametric EQ you’ve set in advance via PMEQ Management
4. EQ now in effect, but you’ll want to push another button to leave EQ mode.

Cool, that helps, thanks for that. So... in theory, could you navigate to point 4. and stay there, without leaving EQ mode, so that you can then toggle EQ mode quickly again if need be? I wouldn't care for example to see Album art or track details etc, if you could still change volume and skip track whilst remaining in EQ mode that would be acceptable (does the screen turn off)?

 

[JayceOoi]

I love my paw 5000 mkii, the listening via balanced compared to an opus dap it was so much better

Seriously? Better than Opus? That's great news for Lotoo.

 

[the diode]

Is there a place the MKii in the US that this can be purchased from? I have not been able to find any so far.

 

[ruthieandjohn]

Is there a place the MKii in the US that this can be purchased from? I have not been able to find any so far.

https://www.amazon.com/LOTOO-Blueto...1516065501&sr=8-1&keywords=lotoo+paw5000+mkii offers it shipped for free from China. US distributor theevolutionofsound.com seems only to offer the original Lotoo PAW 5000.

 

[the diode]

Looked at this. Still being shipped from outside US.

https://www.amazon.com/LOTOO-Blueto...1516065501&sr=8-1&keywords=lotoo+paw5000+mkii

 

[JesvsR]

Do you know if the 5000 MkI does it have USB DAC function with the newest firmwares, or if it will have it on the future??

 

[akira281]

I recently bought the mkii from a China source. I took a chance because it was priced right where I wanted pay, had a relatively simple UI, all button navigation and supposedly good sound so I had high hopes. Rather than doing a full review I will post my impressions.

The good:

• Small size and light weight is great.
• Button navigation is fine but confusing even after using it for a while
• Lots of sound adjustments including gain, damp and volume
• Very powerful: could easily drive full size Senns 580
• Equalizer is very effective though I wish it could combine two of the different sets
• Sound is very good but not anywhere near the top of the line DAPs. Won't get into detail because of large problems below. I could be satisfied with it for a while.
• OS is fast. It reminds me of the old PalmOS.
• The colors on the screen are good as long as the unit is not tilted.
• Nice build quality

The bad:

• The screen is a low-res TN panel so it highly susceptible to vertical movement where the screen can disappear. It only has 3 brightness settings.
• Track metadata cannot be read. It won't display any track info such as album name or artist, only the track name and bitrate data
• Album art cannot be displayed if embedded in the tracks. They must be copied to the folder in a specific format. I had variable success here but refuse to redo my entire library
• Album covers are only displayed with the top 2/3, cutting off the bottom third. But because of the screen's low-res the covers are pretty useless since text cannot be read
• Reset button uses a pin hole so you need to carry a pin or paper clip with you in case it freezes.
• Lots of sound adjustments - too many options. Getting the right option for each track was too much hassle.
  
• Most serious is that the mkii I owned frequently froze. For example I would be using the buttons and all of a sudden the buttons would become unresponsive but music would continue. The only way to stop it is to use the pin hole reset. (firmware 7.1.0.5)
• No USB DAC mode (excusable at this price point)

I really wanted to like this device, but In its current state I could not keep the 5000 mkii. It's poor resolution on artwork, lack of ability to read metadata including embedded artwork and constant crashing is unacceptable. The OS is just too primitive and I refuse to carry a paperclip with me to fix the freezing. Unless my device was defective I don't believe this unit is ready for prime time. It needs a lot more work, software wise and a much better screen quality.

Warning: If you buy from a Chinese source and need to return it, the price can get to be expensive as I found out.

 

[HungryPanda]

I have embedded art in all my files and a 600x600 .jpg in each folder. My MK II has no problem showing art

 

[akira281]

I have embedded art in all my files and a 600x600 .jpg in each folder. My MK II has no problem showing art

Interesting. None of my embedded only covers did and the dealer informed me that it must be a separate file in the folder. I use iTunes to embed the art.

 

[puworld]

Hi, does anyone have any experienc using 1More Quads (earphones) with a PAW 5000? Good/bad - let me know please. Thanks

 

[cattlethief]

just ordered Paw 5000 from Joybuy for £129 free shipping,seems a great price!!

Looking forward to comparing it with my on otg source at the moment my Kenwood MGR-A7,
which is about the same size and weight.

 

[gazzington]

Is that the new version or the old one?

 

[cattlethief]

Is that the new version or the old one?

I would guess it would be the old one. It will probably take about 2 weeks to deliver but I have dealt with them before without any problems.

 

[gazzington]

How does this dap compare to dx80 sq wise?

 

[HungryPanda]

I like both DX80 and Lotoo Paw 5000 MK2, the Lotoo seems more energetic to me with the DX80 being more neutral