caprimulgus
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I don't see what other codec one would need.
Lack of aptX LL is unfortunate for movies.
Are you working for FiiO?
But yeah, 100% - I need AptX-LL (for gaming / movies).
I don't see what other codec one would need.
Lack of aptX LL is unfortunate for movies.
Its amazing to see the btr5 finally being released. They withheld it for close to a year to avoid eating into their own market with the q5s, m5, etc. But now the Qudelix-5K is also coming. The 5K will make the btr5 irrelevant in a few months unless it gets a decent price cut. Kinda want to see Fiio eat the consequence of their strategy. You can't just win both sides.
The BTR5's info and a teaser video was released in Chinese social media about the same time as the event for the m5&m11's announcement. People here were just confusing the details with the M5. The first release date was also May. The btr3 vs es100 comparison is not valid as the es100 is a better and more expansive product while the 5k is a better product but will cost the same as the btr5. Not sure about the rest of the world but both the ES100 and Fiio products are shipped by Amazon on Amazon US and they are everywhere on Taobao for China.You kinda lost me there on the timing. As I recalled, We first heard of BTR5 around March (which turn out to be a mix-up with M5). The first ETA was set on July, then pushes back to September. So at most we were only waiting for BTR5 for 6 months.
As for relevancy - I think we need to look back the case on BTR3 vs. ES100. By all mean ES100 is better than BTR3, but there are still people buying BTR3 nonetheless. It isn't just the price difference but also ES100 is actually not that easy to buy outside of a few region. For example, my ES100 is a grey import from the U.S., so I have to pay extra for shipping (and risk custom tax as well) while warranty could be an issue. On the other hand, FiiO has much better market coverage across the world and make it a less risky buy for many. I suspect Qudelix might have the same issue as EarStudio where audiophile will pick it up on a heart beat but more casual user are likely go for something more accessible in their local market.
The BTR5's info and a teaser video was released in Chinese social media about the same time as the event for the m5&m11's announcement. People here were just confusing the details with the M5. The first release date was also May. The btr3 vs es100 comparison is not valid as the es100 is a better and more expansive product while the 5k is a better product but will cost the same as the btr5. Not sure about the rest of the world but both the ES100 and Fiio products are shipped by Amazon on Amazon US and they are everywhere on Taobao for China.
We can estimate the btr5 with all the LG phones even all the way back to the V20. They all use multi 9128. As for the 5k's dual 4377 it could be close to the m5 but I don't think its much of an advantage anyway. I think the most significant improvement over the btr5 is that the 5k uses the qcc5124 which is much more efficient and capable than the older csr8675. It also adds all the aptx standards even aptx adaptive.No one has heard the final version of 5K nor BTR5 yet, so I won't be too quick to judge simply based on a few line of spec.
We can estimate the btr5 with all the LG phones even all the way back to the V20. They all use multi 9128. As for the 5k's dual 4377 it could be close to the m5 but I don't think its much of an advantage anyway. I think the most significant improvement over the btr5 is that the 5k uses the qcc5124 which is much more efficient and capable than the older csr8675. It also adds all the aptx standards even aptx adaptive.
Just saw that you also from Malaysia. You'll get the one from taobao? Fiio price here is very different from China. The Q1MK2 is same price for China and Malaysia. But the Fiio M5 and BTR3 is cheaper in China. I hope the price for the BTR5 would be the same with Q1MK2.Another quick update, estimated price for BTR5 is around $99.
P/s: dual clocks (crystal oscillators) and FPGA.
Just saw that you also from Malaysia. You'll get the one from taobao? Fiio price here is very different from China. The Q1MK2 is same price for China and Malaysia. But the Fiio M5 and BTR3 is cheaper in China. I hope the price for the BTR5 would be the same with Q1MK2.