[apaar123]

When is the next gen releasing?

 

[etoilebiscuit]

actually, did FiiO ever mentioned if only their x7 will have streaming functions or lets persay the x3 3rd gen may have it. 

 

[mixtressrae]

First time posting! I've really enjoyed sorting through the head-fi forums and am REALLY digging my x3II. Sounds like Fiio is a pretty cool company as well. 
 
I'm a lastFM user and was wondering if there's a way to get the x3II to scrobble with lastFM. I'm assuming because fw 2.0 generates a "recently played" playlist that it is somehow keeping track of play-counts, so maybe the functionality is there? Does anyone know?
 
Also, I'm hoping someone will have suggestions for good IEMs that are relatively budget-friendly (not > $150) paired with x3II. My sound preferences tend towards slightly warmer and bassier (not overpowering vibrations, just that sort of subliminal weight) profiles with a bit of crispiness and crunchiness if that makes sense. IEMs I have on-hand are Bose SoundTrue Ultra, V-Moda Remix and Moshi Mythro and they just don't sound great with what I know the x3II is capable of. My comparison here is with Audio-Technica ATH-m50x which are the most "high-end" headphones I have personally ever been able to afford/test but for portability, I'd like to have a great pair of IEMs.

 

[hong]

  First time posting! I've really enjoyed sorting through the head-fi forums and am REALLY digging my x3II. Sounds like Fiio is a pretty cool company as well. 
 
I'm a lastFM user and was wondering if there's a way to get the x3II to scrobble with lastFM. I'm assuming because fw 2.0 generates a "recently played" playlist that it is somehow keeping track of play-counts, so maybe the functionality is there? Does anyone know?
 
Also, I'm hoping someone will have suggestions for good IEMs that are relatively budget-friendly (not > $150) paired with x3II. My sound preferences tend towards slightly warmer and bassier (not overpowering vibrations, just that sort of subliminal weight) profiles with a bit of crispiness and crunchiness if that makes sense. IEMs I have on-hand are Bose SoundTrue Ultra, V-Moda Remix and Moshi Mythro and they just don't sound great with what I know the x3II is capable of. My comparison here is with Audio-Technica ATH-m50x which are the most "high-end" headphones I have personally ever been able to afford/test but for portability, I'd like to have a great pair of IEMs.

 
If you like the m50x, you could try the IM-50 as well, apparently they have similar sound signatures, and are the in-ear versions of the m50x.

 

[Lionlian]

Does this device sound about the same or worst when used as an usb dac?

 

[Dr Jekyll]

A little birdie at the Indulgence Show said that the X3III should see a release by summer of next year, with a third generation of the X5 in pre production.

 

[Zweistein]

Does this device sound about the same or worst when used as an usb dac?

There's a thread on the fiio forum discussing why, in particular circumstances, it actually sounds better as DAC than when playing on its own. There is no answer, it's a mystery.
 

the firmware update process starts before any of the customisation gets on stage.

 

That's misleading. The initial logo displayed before even the firmware update begins, depends on the previously installed firmware version. That graphic must be in the sys.bin file packed in the firmware file. If Fiio didn't make sure that binary is securely signed, and didn't implement a fallback mechanism, and if there is a way to block the boot process at all, then I guess one could brick the player with a dirty firmware.

 

[Zweistein]

 

Thank you for your kind words.
 
Also, I didn't like the mess of files I had built up from the various versions, so I finally wrote the script code to apply the 2.0 theme in the 1.4 format (FiiO renamed and moved some files for the better in 2.0).
 
So now my 1.4 firmware has the same themes 1 and 2 as in the 2.0 firmware. Themes 3, 4 and 5 are what themes 2, 3 and 4 used to be in 1.4, i.e. multi-coloured themes with fish, pacman, and ugly palm tree respectively. Now I kind of like those fish again...

 

[gabri3l3]

I'm trying to set up my new X3 as a USB DAC. I installed the drivers, edited foobar output settings but I get no sound out of my speakers. What I'm doing wrong?

 

[Rob80b]

  I'm trying to set up my new X3 as a USB DAC. I installed the drivers, edited foobar output settings but I get no sound out of my speakers. What I'm doing wrong?

First obvious question... did you go to system settings and change the "USB mode" from "storage" to "DAC"?

 

[Zweistein]

Second obvious question... you did connect your amplifier to the line out of the X3 and you do get sound when the X3 plays tracks on its own?

 

[gabri3l3]

 
First obvious question... did you go to system settings and change the "USB mode" from "storage" to "DAC"?

Absolutely. First thing I did

 

[gabri3l3]

  Second obvious question... you did connect your amplifier to the line out of the X3 and you do get sound when the X3 plays tracks on its own?

Yeah that was it. Newbie question

 

[gabri3l3]

Another newbie question coming your way: I'm messing with the EQ and the sound doesn't seem to change; what do I need to do?
(Yeah I plugged the headphones on the left)

 

[FiiO]

  Another newbie question coming your way: I'm messing with the EQ and the sound doesn't seem to change; what do I need to do?
(Yeah I plugged the headphones on the left)

Hi, gabri313
You are changing the EQ when playing music in X3II but the sound without change, right? 
If the sampling rate of the songs is higher than 48kHz, we have set the equalizer to invalid since EQ adjustment for high sampling rate songs would sometimes cause system delay.