[Mr Trev]

 

Monkey gone to heaven?

 

[mdh994]

So if you buy a headphone amp or dac for the X3 would it combine all powers to be the ultimate machine?
So if you buy a e17 would it use both the amp and dac of the x3 and the e17 or would one cancel out the other?

 

[x RELIC x]

So if you buy a headphone amp or dac for the X3 would it combine all powers to be the ultimate machine?
So if you buy a e17 would it use both the amp and dac of the x3 and the e17 or would one cancel out the other?

The X3 has the same DAC and a slightly more powerful amp than the e17 (they essentially have the same sound signature) so it would be a waste to pair them together. Go for a more powerful portable amp like the e12 if you need to drive difficult headphones like planars, or else just use the X3 knowing it sounds like a better e17.

Edit: More direct to your question, they don't cancel out simply because you can only use one DAC or the other. DAC from the X3 or e17, not both. Similarly you can use the amp in the X3 or the amp in the e17 (or double amp but that would sound worse than using one amp - cleaner sound).

 

[nekromantik]

Is Rockboxed DX50 better then X3?
In the UK the DX50 is slightly cheaper then X3.

 

[mdh994]

The X3 has the same DAC and a slightly more powerful amp than the e17 (they essentially have the same sound signature) so it would be a waste to pair them together. Go for a more powerful portable amp like the e12 if you need to drive difficult headphones like planars, or else just use the X3 knowing it sounds like a better e17.

Edit: More direct to your question, they don't cancel out simply because you can only use one DAC or the other. DAC from the X3 or e17, not both. Similarly you can use the amp in the X3 or the amp in the e17 (or double amp but that would sound worse than using one amp - cleaner sound).

yea alright then, I only started getting into this audio stuff last month so i am still learning,
I only have m50x's and Shure 215's so nothing really needs power, just curious

 

[x RELIC x]

yea alright then, I only started getting into this audio stuff last month so i am still learning,
I only have m50x's and Shure 215's so nothing really needs power, just curious

No worries. Just remember, once a signal is converted from digital to analog with the DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) it'll stay that way and then it's on to the amplifier.

The X3 amplifier is plenty powerful enough for your headphones/IEM.

 

[mdh994]

Does anyone have any screenshots of the new v3 firmware?
curious to see what it looks like before i buy one, i might even get x5 or downgrade to x1 with e17

 

[Mmet]

Monkey gone to heaven?

Yes it rests in peace after its X3 got the playlist support and 5 band eq

 

[Luc33]

  Hey guys.
After reading this forum for a while,  a couple of months ago I decided to finally buy the X3. 
I love the sound quality, like every one else, but I do have one important complaint, and I was wondering if you guys could help me:
My X3 freezes very often. I like to listen to songs on 'shuffle', and I skip them constantly. Unfortunately, my X3 freezes every time I start skipping songs... If I wait about 4 seconds in the song to skip it, it usually won't freeze, but if I skip away (like I'm used to do with the Clip+) it eventually freezes, sometimes just after the first or second 'skip'.

Anyone experimenting anything similar? Any ideas on what might be causing it?

I'm using a sandisk 64 microsd card, and the new firmware.

Thanks in advance  

 
an update, for what it's worth:

I have since deleted all my music from the device and sd card. I am now keeping only FLACs with no embedded album art. That way, the device is super responsive and quick, and hasn't frozen since, not even once. 
(my previous 'music' folder contained mostly mp3s, and a bunch of occasional random non-audio files... jpegs, even .docs or whatever I had in that folder in my computer, which is probably what was causing the X3 to freeze so often, I assume.)

And some suggestions:
Would be nice to have an option to disable album art display on the next firmware (deleting it can be a pain, and song skipping is so much slower with album art display). Would also be nice to be able to access the sound settings from the quick menu (to change bass / treble without having to navigate til there.)

 

[garcsa]

Hi there,
Switched the X3 to my beloved Marantz SR4500 coax digital in. The sound is quite acceptable with MS902s. But 192/24 doesnt work. Just curious - anybody have something similar? 

 

[jimmers]

  Hi there,
Switched the X3 to my beloved Marantz SR4500 coax digital in. The sound is quite acceptable with MS902s. But 192/24 doesnt work. Just curious - anybody have something similar? 

When tested by HiFi World the digital output was found to be max 96k (maybe the design logic was that some DACs can accept a max. of 96k and it was thought better to limit output at that than to have it not played at all)

 

[garcsa]

Thanks,
 

 

[betula]

Any idea to combine the truthfulness, space, awesome mids and highs of line out with the more interesting (coloured?) and joyful bass of headphone out? (especially with electronic music)

 

[MisterCats]

So, after much delay from UPS (mostly my own fault), I have received my very first DAP. I had and ruined a pair of Yamaha EPH-100s and am using some Shure SE215s until I can comfortably afford some Sennheiser IE80s. In my 1 hour of experience, I am in love. Deeply, madly in love. Will update as I go along (just not tonight. Tonight's drink time)

 

[originalsnuffy]

 Originally Posted by bestula /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
Any idea to combine the truthfulness, space, awesome mids and highs of line out with the more interesting (coloured?) and joyful bass of headphone out? (especially with electronic music)
 
Comment:  line out to equalizer or live with the headphone out