I really have no idea, all the tracks play without problems on all my devices!
Syncing in parts could help just loading a song at a time, otherwise, I could never know which is the problematic file...
Yes, this was the plan - however I did read that it didn't sound quite as wonderful as USB DAC than it did using it as DAP source. But with my 42-year-old ears I bet I can't tell the difference........
I've owned an e17 that I sold because of the X3, and sold the X3 because of the X5. Not simply to fund the upgrade, but because of the SQ upgrade made it redundant to hold on to each piece of gear.
The X5 is a lot better than the e17 IMO. The one and only thing I miss is the hardware based bass/treble control.
As a USB DAC the X5 is very good and sounds pretty much the same as a DAP, with the caveat that not all USB ports are created equal. There is inherent noise in computers and that seeps it's way in to the signal path from quite a few USB ports which can cause hiss, pops, clicks, etc..
I've owned an e17 that I sold because of the X3, and sold the X3 because of the X5. Not simply to fund the upgrade, but because of the SQ upgrade made it redundant to hold on to each piece of gear.
The X5 is a lot better than the e17 IMO. The one and only thing I miss is the hardware based bass/treble control.
As a USB DAC the X5 is very good and sounds pretty much the same as a DAP, with the caveat that not all USB ports are created equal. There is inherent noise in computers and that seeps it's way in to the signal path from quite a few USB ports which can cause hiss, pops, clicks, etc..
Hmmm, the headphone port's outer ring should be signal common, which may not be ground, kind of a nebulous concept here, but it should be at the same potential as ground.
Anyway, it shouldn't hum, makes me wonder if the PC design has a problem!
Hmmm, the headphone port's outer ring should be signal common, which may not be ground, kind of a nebulous concept here, but it should be at the same potential as ground.
Anyway, it shouldn't hum, makes me wonder if the PC design has a problem!
That'll be it. We had a massive discussion on this in the Bottlehead Crack thread (I think) recently and it came down to ground issues in the PC. It can be really tricky to find and solve the exact culprit.
Yeah man, that's a grounding problem!
If you think about it, most PC manufacturer's were not thinking about you when they design the PC.
And when I say "you", I mean guys like use who want to improve the sound by plugging a fancy DAC into their el cheapo USB port on their computer.
That'll be it. We had a massive discussion on this in the Bottlehead Crack thread (I think) recently and it came down to ground issues in the PC. It can be really tricky to find and solve the exact culprit.
Yeah man, that's a grounding problem!
If you think about it, most PC manufacturer's were not thinking about you when they design the PC.
And when I say "you", I mean guys like use who want to improve the sound by plugging a fancy DAC into their el cheapo USB port on their computer.
Might be a file size issue. Is it bigger than 2GB? For some reason the file size limit on the X3 dropped from 4GB to 2GB with v3 of the firmware so the X5 might have the same limit.
Might be a file size issue. Is it bigger than 2GB? For some reason the file size limit on the X3 dropped from 4GB to 2GB with v3 of the firmware so the X5 might have the same limit.
yes it should drive them no problem. you can increase the gain on the X5 if it doesn't get loud enough for you. i'm not too sure what the figures for the output power is though
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