[richardstring]

Hi,
Cool that was it. Updating now.
Thank you
Do I have to leave the sd card in the player?

Don't remove rockbox file in sdcard. It's required for xd x3 to run.

 

[red71rum]

Hi,
Cool that was it. Updating now.
Thank you
Do I have to leave the sd card in the player?

Glad to help. Rockbox resides on the card so you would not want to remove it while it is updating.

 

[yacobx]

does the line out still work with the rockbox firmware?

 

[Bob A (SD)]

  does the line out still work with the rockbox firmware?

Of course.  Why wouldn't it?  
 
Only change is that it doesn't default to 100% (1.5V) output like the factory firmware..  It reflects whatever volume setting you have for your phones but can easily be ratcheted up to full output.  Just remember to throttle back before you switch over from line out to phone out or your ears may get quite the shock.

 

[yacobx]

 

  does the line out still work with the rockbox firmware?

Of course.  Why wouldn't it?  
 
Only change is that it doesn't default to 100% (1.5V) output like the factory firmware..  It reflects whatever volume setting you have for your phones but can easily be ratcheted up to full output.  Just remember to throttle back before you switch over from line out to phone out or your ears may get quite the shock.

That is weird. Id prefer it to be an actual line out disconnected from vol control lol.

 

[j0p3Y]

  That is weird. Id prefer it to be an actual line out disconnected from vol control lol.

Me too, otherwise there's no difference between headphone-out and line-out.
So would be great if Rockbox would have a fixed output volume. But in no way a dealbreaker for using Rockbox

 

[yacobx]

 

  That is weird. Id prefer it to be an actual line out disconnected from vol control lol.

Me too, otherwise there's no difference between headphone-out and line-out.
So would be great if Rockbox would have a fixed output volume. But in no way a dealbreaker for using Rockbox

Im sure its an easy thing to write into the code. With enough requests they will do it. I hope this actually turns into a legit thing. X3 rockbox'd will be a popular thing.

 

[zooryme]

I asked XVortex to return LO volume back to 100% but some russian guyes asked him not to do that.  

 

[yacobx]

I asked XVortex to return LO volume back to 100% but some russian guyes asked him not to do that.  

Do you know why they did?

 

[XVortex]

Because the line-out @ not 100% volume sometimes provides a better sound quality.

 

[seanwee]

  Because the line-out @ not 100% volume sometimes provides a better sound quality.

Wowers 

, never knew that.

 

[AudioNewbi3]

  Because the line-out @ not 100% volume sometimes provides a better sound quality.

o.0 Never knew that!
What volume do you recommend we use for line out? 70% 

 

[slowpickr]

  o.0 Never knew that!
What volume do you recommend we use for line out? 70% 

Just got my new X3 up and running yesterday.  Copying my track library over to it now.  I'm used to the Fiio X1 where you have to use line out with an amp.  Curious now to see how the X3 performs using LO direct with headphones.  Going to make sure the volume is turned way down though.  Also, going to search for some good resources on getting the full potential out of Rockbox.

 

[MandoBear]

Curious now to see how the X3 performs using LO direct with headphones.  Going to make sure the volume is turned way down though.  Also, going to search for some good resources on getting the full potential out of Rockbox.

Headphones will probably sound rubbish driven from the line out. Reason - line out is designed to drive an amplifier input with an impedance of about 50k ohms, not a headphone of about 16 - 600 ohms, so you don't get the necessary damping factor and the frequency response will probably be off.

 

[slowpickr]

Headphones will probably sound rubbish driven from the line out. Reason - line out is designed to drive an amplifier input with an impedance of about 50k ohms, not a headphone of about 16 - 600 ohms, so you don't get the necessary damping factor and the frequency response will probably be off.

Well I tried it. Didn't sound like rubbish. But, I think HO is the way to go without an amp. Will try it later with my Cayin C5. Thus far, I'm really impressed with this player. Can already tell it performs better than the Fiio X1 I used to own.