[-Paolo-]

Boy oh boy, I can't wait.

I picked up a 30 GB for $395 Canadian. With taxes and shipping.

We skimped out on ecost due to the reseller ratings

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Will post reviews in a week

 

[slag]

It's an awesome player - best of luck with it

 

[HeavyBassMan]

Great choice, I discovered the X5 form Head-fi reviews and haven't looked back since I got mine.

Did you get the X5L? or X5?.... the extended battery version is worth it IMO.

Anyway, whichever you ordered, I hope you enjoy your iAudio as much as I do

 

[-Paolo-]

I got the X5, figured that I wouldn't need the battery so much. Just whenever I can. Lunch, breaks, studies, etc.

 

[darkninja67]

Congrats and welcome to the club. I own a 30GB non L as well and love it. Get a Zcover case and you will be set.

 

[Igor01]

Congrats! I have an X5 and it sounds just as good with Ety ER4P as does my trusty old iHP140.

Here's a thread on iaudiophile.net forum regarding screen protectors for the X5: http://www.iaudiophile.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6102

I personally don't think it needs a full case, even a minimalist silicone one as the body of the payer is extremely rugged and scratch proof but you would definetely want to protect the screen.

 

[Head Creep]

I just got my X5 (60 gig model) recently, and I'm loving it. FLAC and Ogg Vorbis support, no extra software needed to put files on it, decent video playback (perfect for South Park), and it just so happens that the charger for my Samsung phone works with the X5 as well.

Like Igor said, they're built well, so you really don't need a case. Plus, iAudio is nice enough to include a screen protector in the box. I bought a zCover, and it is good, but it's not really needed (plus, even the clear version is a dust magnet).

 

[pne]

cancel the order and buy mine in the f/s forums! It's like new and will cost less than 395

 

[sant430]

Congrats on your future X5!! I have the 60gb, and it suits me very well. I'm very excited about the developing RockBox for X5 too. I use my SM3v6 with sf5p with it; a wonderful combo right there......

 

[-Paolo-]

I was going for an X5L, but realised I wouldn't need it's full 35 or so hours...

So I settled for the cheaper one.

Next up my UM1's haha

 

[dino9832]

Great!
I received an X5L 20G a week ago. It's been fantastic. You can slowly charge it from the USB cable if need be. And talk about flexible, to upgrade the firmware you just dump the new firmware in a folder and plug in the power adapter. Again, no special software needed. Movies, text, and music can also be downloaded straight to the X5 from a USB memory stick.

 

[dommica]

Is there any chance the X5 is ever going to support ID3 tags? That's the only thing putting me off..

 

[-Paolo-]

Heh, I organize mine as

\mp3\Artist\Album\## - Title.mp3

 

[-Paolo-]

Holy ****, it came in today. My parents just left it on my bed and I saw it when i got home!

Kick ass. I'm having fun with this, but the charger scared me off... The thing has something rattling inside it, so I'm forced to USB charge this puppy. Boy it takes a while.

 

[darkninja67]

Quote:

Originally Posted by dommica Is there any chance the X5 is ever going to support ID3 tags? That's the only thing putting me off..

There was talk of ID3 browsing being added way back. No idea about it now though. Check www.iaudiophile.net

I was "scared" about the file tree browser but now I just rip my CDs properly.