The FiiO X1 Discussion and Help and Support Thread |192K/24B|100mW | LO | inline remote

[Brooko]

  I've done no A/Bing mate, just listening to X1. 

 

 
Yeah - the little sucker is kind of addictive eh.

 

[H20Fidelity]

   
Yeah - the little sucker is kind of addictive eh.

Haha yeah man, I love it. It really is too cool for school with all these features and settings. The build is top notch, the sound is well above that of an iPod or most Cowons I have heard (eg S9, J3) imo.

The size and form factor is just awesome. I especially like the way album art shows and they've taken advantage of the full screen for it. I've been running around showing people saying "See this?? $100!"

Love this little thing! (mostly with Altone200) I think I'll just leave them together.  

 
 

 

[Exesteils]

I've been running around showing people saying "See this?? $100!"

This is me 48 hours ago

 

[H20Fidelity]

Just a question..

I had read comments the battery meter isn't currently accurate? Is this correct or is there a mix up.

I read something about a members unit going flat at 2 bars battery or something?

 

[x RELIC x]

Just a question..

I had read comments the battery meter isn't currently accurate? Is this correct or is there a mix up.

I read something about a members unit going flat at 2 bars battery or something?

I can't speak definitively for the X1, but my X3(sold) and X5 both have this 'issue'. FiiO has stated that the battery guage is a simple measure of remaining voltage and therefore not very accurate. I would agree with this. As far as I know most li-ion batteries that give a percentage or are very accurate include an information chip. My guess is that FiiO doesn't have the resources or decided to skip these batteries for cost reasons.

 

[H20Fidelity]

I can't speak definitively for the X1, but my X3(sold) and X5 both have this 'issue'. FiiO has stated that the battery guage is a simple measure of remaining voltage and therefore not very accurate. I would agree with this. As far as I know most li-ion batteries that give a percentage or are very accurate include an information chip. My guess is that FiiO doesn't have the resources or decided to skip these batteries for cost reasons.

Well, if that is the case I'm not too concerned, providing the meter reaches about 1 bar (preferably) before each charge. I usually charge my devices once they reach around 1 bar (1/4) so let's see what happens over time. I don't need 100% accuracy, long as I know the unit is reaching quite a low level. 

 

[quartertone]

No comments on the inconsistent headset functionality?

 

[nekromantik]

Im kinda worried about the mixed posts about the amount of low end bass on the X1.
I listen to electronic music so need a lot of bass, not as much as hip hop and currently use dunu 1000s iems.

 

[Brooko]

There is plenty of bass.  Was listening tonight with my Altones, and they were thumping.

 

[nekromantik]

  There is plenty of bass.  Was listening tonight with my Altones, and they were thumping.

Its strange how some people say there is not much and others say there is lots.
Need to get to the bottom of that. 

 

[Lieon]

  Its strange how some people say there is not much and others say there is lots.
Need to get to the bottom of that. 

I guess this depends on pairing and personal tastes. To me, the X1 sounds pretty bass centric, it has ample punch although at times a little uncontrolled. But for $100? I'm not complaining

 

[bobby12]

I don't think people were complaining about it lacking bass. I thought the complaint was lack of sub bass or bass detail/control.
Most users, including me, reported increased bass.

Anyway, if your IEMs have nice bass you'll hear it. If not, and you want something more bassy, then maybe you just picked the wrong IEM

 

[nekromantik]

I don't think people were complaining about it lacking bass. I thought the complaint was lack of sub bass or bass detail/control.
Most users, including me, reported increased bass.

Anyway, if your IEMs have nice bass you'll hear it. If not, and you want something more bassy, then maybe you just picked the wrong IEM

 
Sub Bass is what I like.
My IEMs have plenty of bass, I got the Dunu 1000s which are known to be good for bass.

 

[darkarn]

Im kinda worried about the mixed posts about the amount of low end bass on the X1.
I listen to electronic music so need a lot of bass, not as much as hip hop and currently use dunu 1000s iems.

I do listen to electronic music too and am testing the X1 as part of the world tour.

I can safely tell you that there is bass, caveat is that I am using the Beyerdynamics Custom One Pro, which is good on bass due to its bass selector but not that good for sub bass.

 

[nekromantik]

I do listen to electronic music too and am testing the X1 as part of the world tour.

I can safely tell you that there is bass, caveat is that I am using the Beyerdynamics Custom One Pro, which is good on bass due to its bass selector but not that good for sub bass.

Shame no one here has similar IEMS to mine to see if there is much sub bass or not.
At the moment my choices are X1 or Sony A16.