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Dec 22, 2013 at 10:08 AM Post #2,536 of 19,652
Thanks folks @ Tokyo for sharing.
 
@Currawong, thanks for the impression and summary.  when demoing with Parterre, may I know what gain setting of X5 did you use?
 
Dec 22, 2013 at 10:08 AM Post #2,537 of 19,652
anakchan said:
Sadly today I didn't get a chance to. The only time I did was yesterday. But I did ask one or two other HF members to have a listen to it.
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Anak, come on, since you posted a photo of two, i lost my sleep. The only way getting it back would be to hear how X5 sounds and how it compares to Sony :wink:

Seriously on photos i like Sony looks better, more refined and polished DAP. Fiio looks more akin industrial design item, bricky if i may say so?

But big and biggest question is sound quality for sure.
 
Dec 22, 2013 at 10:37 AM Post #2,538 of 19,652
gintaras said:
Anak, come on, since you posted a photo of two, i lost my sleep. The only way getting it back would be to hear how X5 sounds and how it compares to Sony
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Seriously on photos i like Sony looks better, more refined and polished DAP. Fiio looks more akin industrial design item, bricky if i may say so?

But big and biggest question is sound quality for sure.
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Hehehe....ok well both SQs are different naturally. If anything i'd probably say the X5 has more of a 901-type signature where the mids are warm whereas (as some of you have read in the ZX1 thread) the Sony seemed to have a tad of the mids recessed a little. The resulting is the X5 feels a little closer staging but not by too much. The X5 does excel in imaging.
 
I'm gonna admit I didn't seem to hear anything out of the ordinary for the low and high end which kinda implies that it's quite full sounding - no roll offs anywhere that was glaring.
 
I had a smooth operation with the GUI and with the physical buttons/scrolls. Someone said they liked the metal wheel and I have to agree that I do too. Coming from the HM-901 where I do find the wheel a little finicky, the X5 scrolling is smooth and I actually do like the grated texture for better grip. Naturally I wasn't going crazy in scrolling so I can't tell if I'll have a sore or highly polished thumb by the end of of my use of it but I really do like the grip texture.
 
Currawong did encounter a OS hangup but a reboot fixed it. Bear in mind it's only a prototype so hopefully the distributor will provide feedback to the maker to fix.
 
Dec 22, 2013 at 10:41 AM Post #2,539 of 19,652
anakchan said:
   
Hehehe....ok well both SQs are different naturally. If anything i'd probably say the X5 has more of a 901-type signature where the mids are warm whereas (as some of you have read in the ZX1 thread) the Sony seemed to have a tad of the mids recessed a little. The resulting is the X5 feels a little closer staging but not by too much. The X5 does excel in imaging.
 
I'm gonna admit I didn't seem to hear anything out of the ordinary for the low and high end which kinda implies that it's quite full sounding - no roll offs anywhere that was glaring.
 
I had a smooth operation with the GUI and with the physical buttons/scrolls. Someone said they liked the metal wheel and I have to agree that I do too. Coming from the HM-901 where I do find the wheel a little finicky, the X5 scrolling is smooth and I actually do like the grated texture for better grip. Naturally I wasn't going crazy in scrolling so I can't tell if I'll have a sore or highly polished thumb by the end of of my use of it but I really do like the grip texture.
 
Currawong did encounter a OS hangup but a reboot fixed it. Bear in mind it's only a prototype so hopefully the distributor will provide feedback to the maker to fix.
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Finally, some actual user impressions instead of complaints about looks.
 
Dec 22, 2013 at 10:45 AM Post #2,540 of 19,652
Anak, thanks, danke, domo arigato :D

Please keep your impressions coming. Especially curious since you find x5 closer to HM901 so question is how close this is?
 
Dec 22, 2013 at 10:47 AM Post #2,541 of 19,652
anakchan said:
   
If anything i'd probably say the X5 has more of a 901-type signature where the mids are warm whereas (as some of you have read in the ZX1 thread) the Sony seemed to have a tad of the mids recessed a little. The resulting is the X5 feels a little closer staging but not by too much. The X5 does excel in imaging.
 
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yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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now making the wait even more unbearable...
 
I like the flashy new Sony but the impressions so far kind of put me off a bit of being "too clean".... the selling price of X5 makes it more of a safe bet...i have no idea why I need another DAP when I am pretty content with 901, no freeze or anything unusual for weeks now!
 
Dec 22, 2013 at 10:47 AM Post #2,542 of 19,652
gintaras said:
Anak, thanks, danke, domo arigato
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Please keep your impressions coming. Especially curious since you find x5 closer to HM901 so question is how close this is?
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Hehe....
 
methinks it is no accident if the X5 is tuned to sound similar to the current (alleged) king-of-DAPs (SQ-wise).
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Dec 22, 2013 at 10:55 AM Post #2,543 of 19,652
gintaras said:
Anak, thanks, danke, domo arigato
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Please keep your impressions coming. Especially curious since you find x5 closer to HM901 so question is how close this is?
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The impressions were done only one time at the E-earphone event. I hope more HF members who attended the event will share their impressions here. I may try to push my luck with the distributor to see if I can borrow the X5 for a short while but since they only received one (I think?) there's little chance they'll agree to that.
 
Dec 22, 2013 at 11:11 AM Post #2,546 of 19,652
hm... could it just be different sound sig? btw, this is cheaper than the AK100 ... I dont even think AK line should serve as reference when discussing audiophile DAP... DX100 or HM901 maybe more relevant...just imo
 
Dec 22, 2013 at 11:14 AM Post #2,547 of 19,652
Was there an option to play all from the sd cards? I have the X3 and I can only play all from the internal memory. It sounds like it could be an attractive option at the price it is supposed to go for. It's a good time to be in the market for a dap :D
 
I'm not sure if I can wait until March for the release of this. I think it's between this and the Sony ZX1 for me. 
 
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