[soundaware]

I'm in for the youth edition

 Thanks for your interest.
Please kindly wait ……

 

[mochill]

I am waiting patiently

 

[Sound Eq]

so is this a competitor to paw lotoo or more so to fiio x 5

 

[Mython]

  so is this a competitor to paw lotoo or more so to fiio x 5

 
 
Esther would be nearer to Lotoo 5000 than to X5.

 

[Tobias89]

Well x5ii is coming out soon, to be followed by x7. Soundaware has a fight on their hands

 

[Mython]

All the DAP-makers have a fight on their hands. The audiophile DAP marketplace has exploded in competitiveness, this past couple of years,

 

[seeteeyou]

Pre-orders should be live until June 20th and it's only $450 / 2,798 RMB as linked below
 
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=45330321415
 

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And then it's only $500 / 2,998 RMB afterwards, kudos to your generous pricing and it's such a nice surprise when compared to what's happening to this market these days IMHO.

 

[moohunt21]

I'm wondering that sound out of the lineout between both version are difference or not?

 

[Mython]

  I'm wondering that sound out of the lineout between both version are difference or not?

 
Good question.
 
I'm wondering if the sound difference between the different models is achieved via different component choices in the amplification stage, or via different implementation in software domain of the FPGA.

 

[Vartan]

  I'm wondering that sound out of the lineout between both version are difference or not?

+ I'm wondering about lineout frequency response,THD+N, Dynamic Range, SNR and Crosstalk is it same as for HPout? or even better?

 

[mochill]

Now that fiio announced the x5ii, I can't decide between the Esther or x5ii

 

[Tobias89]

Now that fiio announced the x5ii, I can't decide between the Esther or x5ii

Same, but I'm leaning towards fiio now. Especially if there's gonna be a tour for the fiio.

 

[soundaware]

  I'm wondering that sound out of the lineout between both version are difference or not?

 
 

   
Good question.
 
I'm wondering if the sound difference between the different models is achieved via different component choices in the amplification stage, or via different implementation in software domain of the FPGA.

 
The capacitance, chips, implementation in software domain of the FPGA etc are also different for the two editions.
Below different photos of PCB:

 

 

[soundaware]

  + I'm wondering about lineout frequency response,THD+N, Dynamic Range, SNR and Crosstalk is it same as for HPout? or even better?

Above patameters of different editions are totally the same for HP out.

 

[soundaware]

  Same, but I'm leaning towards fiio now. Especially if there's gonna be a tour for the fiio.

If have a chance, you could try both of them, then choose your favorite one.