[Koolpep]

What if you start it without the micro sd card and then go about for a while?

Theoretically a great idea but since the new X3II has no internal storage - there is not much you can do...without a memory card

 

[Brooko]

  Theoretically a great idea but since the new X3II has no internal storage - there is not much you can do...without a memory card

 
Yes  - but to troubleshoot its an excellent idea.  If the X3ii boots and operates normally without the sdxc card, and only glitches when the card is being operated, then it at least points to where the problem may lie (incorrectly formatted card, or corrupt files, erroneous tags etc) 

 

[SallymaeHogsby]

Any chance the FW for the X3 2G gets the genres right for ALAC?
 
It's just a minor complaint for me. It hasn't stopped me from buying two X3s (1G) and one X1. (for work, home, and commuting )

 

[Koolpep]

   
Yes  - but to troubleshoot its an excellent idea.  If the X3ii boots and operates normally without the sdxc card, and only glitches when the card is being operated, then it at least points to where the problem may lie (incorrectly formatted card, or corrupt files, erroneous tags etc) 

Yes, you are right, it's actually very good trouble shooting practice. And thinking about it you could also just use the DAC functionality via USB to keep it on...
 
Cheers,
K

 

[Joe Bloggs]

Dear all (including preview unit owners),

The official release firmware version 1.0 for the X3 2nd gen may be downloaded here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jldzobwsvemjafv/X3%202nd%20gen%20FW1.0.zip?dl=0

It may be used on preview units as well as retail units.

Best regards,
Joe

 

[Brooko]

Thanks Joe - was there any changelog from 0.22beta?

 

[Frederick Wang]

At first I switched from the samsung evo tf card to a 16g sandisk card, x3 loads the music without a glitch, but the background noise is audible when the volume is above 35, unbearable when i jack it up to 45.
 
Then I switched back to the samsung, formatted it with x3, the hangup problem was solved, and, there is no background noise at 45. So I tried formatting the sandisk, noise was also gone. 
 
It turned out that the formatting-tf-card is so important and so contrary to intuition, it deserves at least bold letters on the brochure. @JamesFiiO
 
Also, great work on the x3 sg, I don't consider myself easy to please, but I'm very content with what I'm hearing in my headphone, at 200 bucks, it's absolutely a fantastic deal.  

 

[Frederick Wang]

  At first I switched from the samsung evo tf card to a 16g sandisk card, x3 loads the music without a glitch, but the background noise is audible when the volume is above 35, unbearable when i jack it up to 45.
 
Then I switched back to the samsung, formatted it with x3, the hangup problem was solved, and, there is no background noise at 45. So I tried formatting the sandisk, noise was also gone. 
 
It turned out that the formatting-tf-card is so important that it deserves at least bold letters on the brochure, plus it's not in line with most people's experience. @JamesFiiO
 
Also, great work on the x3 sg, I don't consider myself easy to please, but I'm very content with what I'm hearing in my headphone, at 200 bucks, it's absolutely a fantastic deal.  

Also, please put the resetting button on the brochure... 

 

[Koolpep]

  At first I switched from the samsung evo tf card to a 16g sandisk card, x3 loads the music without a glitch, but the background noise is audible when the volume is above 35, unbearable when i jack it up to 45.
 
Then I switched back to the samsung, formatted it with x3, the hangup problem was solved, and, there is no background noise at 45. So I tried formatting the sandisk, noise was also gone. 
 
It turned out that the formatting-tf-card is so important that it deserves at least bold letters on the brochure, plus it's not in line with most people's experience. @JamesFiiO
 
Also, great work on the x3 sg, I don't consider myself easy to please, but I'm very content with what I'm hearing in my headphone, at 200 bucks, it's absolutely a fantastic deal.  

Now that is a bit scary since I am switching my micro SD cards between AK100 mk2, X5 and DX50 and I can't reformat them every time. Hearing that the noise floor is affected makes me cringe....

 

[Frederick Wang]

try formatting them first on X3 then use it on other devices? 

 

[Koolpep]

  try formatting them first on X3 then use it on other devices? 

 
The X3II is just a review sample. If I own one then I will see what is the best combination.
 
Cheers,
K

 

[Frederick Wang]

Someone tell me it's not mind trick, but i do hear better sound on samsung evo than on sandisk ultra...
It's apparently cleaner

 

[kleinert86]

If it works for you, be glad about the sound. But this might be a case of nand-voodoo

 

[Koolpep]

  Someone tell me it's not mind trick, but i do hear better sound on samsung evo than on sandisk ultra...
It's apparently cleaner

I work in technology and one side of my brain says: 001001010001011000 always sounds the same, my other side of the brain says: if YOU hear it, it's real, at least for YOU, if nobody else hears it, so what, it's not their ears but yours.

 

[CH23]

I work in technology and one side of my brain says: 001001010001011000 always sounds the same, my other side of the brain says: if YOU hear it, it's real, at least for YOU, if nobody else hears it, so what, it's not their ears but yours.

The bits sound the same, but the circuitry in the chips could cause interference. They shouldn't, but they could.