Is there a specific method to disconnect the X5 from the computer while it is in DAC mode? I ask because there is no eject option for the X5 when it's in DAC mode and it freezes up on me every time I disconnect from the computer.
I've been thinking of buying an X5 for sometime now. I presently have a Sony F886 Hi-Res Walkman / Fiio E12 combo, which I love.
I was thinking of buying the new Sony ZX2, with the micro card slot, when it's out, but the X5 would be a much cheaper alternative, and even more storage place.
Has anyone compared the X5 with the Sony ZX1, and if so, how do they compare ? Any feedback much appreciated.
Is there a specific method to disconnect the X5 from the computer while it is in DAC mode? I ask because there is no eject option for the X5 when it's in DAC mode and it freezes up on me every time I disconnect from the computer.
I don't use mine in DAC mode, so I am suggesting this from memory...
In Windows, you should be able to eject the device from the connected USB devices down in the task tray near the clock. You may have to look for the icon as it may be hidden. If you right-click it, it should show the devices connected at the time that you can choose to eject.
With a Mac, I would suggest powering off the X5 before disconnecting it from the computer.
I don't use mine in DAC mode, so I am suggesting this from memory...
In Windows, you should be able to eject the device from the connected USB devices down in the task tray near the clock. You may have to look for the icon as it may be hidden. If you right-click it, it should show the devices connected at the time that you can choose to eject.
With a Mac, I would suggest powering off the X5 before disconnecting it from the computer.
I know which icon you're talking about and it shows up for every other USB device I plug in except for the X5 in DAC mode. I actually just successfully turned off the X5 while still connected to the computer and uplugged it while it was off.
Regarding the album art, I personally did not experience any stuttering during tracks, but definitely experienced lag in track information changes (title, album, artist) between track changes. After I deleted all my embedded art and switched to a single cover.jpg within each folder, the lag completely disappeared. Seemed to save a bit of space too.
My thought is that some of the readers of this forum are technically proficient and can easily add or remove artwork without issue. But quite a few of the people who read this forum might have quite a struggle trying to figure out how to do it. And in the process they may ruin music files that they don't have backed up. The amount of space a cover image takes up is a rounding error when you consider 32k block sizes with FAT32 formatting. The effort one might go through to save what would result in less than one albums worth of space may be worth it to you, but it is not to me.
If I were to encourage someone to do something useful I would advise them to backup their digital music files in multiple places.
Some of the ideas offered as advice around here are just a bit silly and dangerous to those who are struggling with the complexities of not having iTunes manage their lives. And some of the people offering advice around here are at best, the blind leading the blind.
We're discussing at different levels aangen. Of course people should back up their music. I've got mine on a Drobo and in the cloud.
With respect to fine-tuning performance of our DAPs, people have personal responsibility and accountability. I don't wish for anyone to damage their music collection, but if they do trying something beyond their technical levels well... they need to take ownership of that.
I still hear about the Christmas photos I lost before embarking on a crusade to backup all of my files onsite on my Drobo and offsite in the cloud. Not blaming anyone but myself for that and learned a valuable lesson!
I never had any trouble with stuttering with embedded art on my X5. I did have some .jpegs in the folders that contained my DSD files and those did seem to cause a bit of delay (not much) but then we are talking about folders that were already 1.8+ gigs, so....
Oh, and I did't like (at all!) the JDSLabs C5 amp with the X5. To me it ruined the sound (though some here seem to like it). Sold it, as I found the X5 powerful enough on its own.
(No need for an amp with the Pono with iems and lots of cans. And running it from Line Out into my receiver powers my big Kefs quite nicely.)
Maybe I should get a Pono for all my OGG Vorbis files, lol!
Just picked up a used iRiver IHP-140 for nighttime listening device. Rockboxed that puppy, and now she's a FLAC machine with a sweet, sweet LCS remote I can clip to my pillowcase. Thinking of replacing HD with at least 128GB flash memory. Anythingbutipod members have really pushed these with 500GB+ SSDs :blink:
Regarding the album art, I personally did not experience any stuttering during tracks, but definitely experienced lag in track information changes (title, album, artist) between track changes. After I deleted all my embedded art and switched to a single cover.jpg within each folder, the lag completely disappeared. Seemed to save a bit of space too.
Oh my goodness THANK YOU for posting this! I was already lamenting the loss of several easy features coming from my iPod and the lag on ffwd, rew and changing tracks was starting to really get to me. Deleted all album artwork and voila - it's so zippy! Everything is almost instant now. I can't thank you enough!
Oh my goodness THANK YOU for posting this! I was already lamenting the loss of several easy features coming from my iPod and the lag on ffwd, rew and changing tracks was starting to really get to me. Deleted all album artwork and voila - it's so zippy! Everything is almost instant now. I can't thank you enough!
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