Pre-order of the new BTR5 has began in China, price is expected to be about the same as the original BTR5. Judging from the ads, the new BTR5 is indeed almost identical to the old BTR5 in circuit design, change from ES9218P to ES9219C probably has less to do with any actual upgrade but the fact that ESS is phasing out ES9218P and replacing it with ES9219C in an effort to push MQA to a wider audience. FiiO probably understands this and thus doesn't even bother to change the model name, as this is in essence more of a mid product lifecycle reversion rather than an true model upgrade.. In any case, I'll sit this one out as I see no valid reason to "upgrade" otherwise.
Yes, the new BTR5 is only a reactive adjustment due to the shortage of chips
Compared to the old BTR5, the following changes were made.
1, change the DAC to ES9219C and add MQA support
2, added a convenient "Phone DAC" mode, can be more convenient for cell phone decoding (already launched is the Android version, soon the Apple version will also be launched)
3, standard with the C-C OTG cable, in addition to the function has also done some optimization
Although there are changes, but compared with the old version of the difference is not significant; so do not recommend the old version of the user update;
can wait for BTR7, the new BTR7 is expected to be on sale in January 2022
Yes, the new BTR5 is only a reactive adjustment due to the shortage of chips
Compared to the old BTR5, the following changes were made.
1, change the DAC to ES9219C and add MQA support
2, added a convenient "Phone DAC" mode, can be more convenient for cell phone decoding (already launched is the Android version, soon the Apple version will also be launched)
3, standard with the C-C OTG cable, in addition to the function has also done some optimization
Although there are changes, but compared with the old version of the difference is not significant; so do not recommend the old version of the user update;
can wait for BTR7, the new BTR7 is expected to be on sale in January 2022
Yes, the new BTR5 is only a reactive adjustment due to the shortage of chips
Compared to the old BTR5, the following changes were made.
1, change the DAC to ES9219C and add MQA support
2, added a convenient "Phone DAC" mode, can be more convenient for cell phone decoding (already launched is the Android version, soon the Apple version will also be launched)
3, standard with the C-C OTG cable, in addition to the function has also done some optimization
Although there are changes, but compared with the old version of the difference is not significant; so do not recommend the old version of the user update;
can wait for BTR7, the new BTR7 is expected to be on sale in January 2022
Not that I don't agree, just that I don't think any manufacturer can approach the level of Qudelix's coding ability without major investment into a software team. It will take an exceptional software engineer to do what Qudelix does and generally this level of engineer is very hard to come by in China (*they usually work for big software company with much higher pay than what hardware company can offer).
When you plug in your phone or charger, BTR5 will prompt you whether to charge, if you choose yes, then it will take power from your device, at this time consume the power of your device will be faster (so we recommend that you choose “yes” only when you connect the charger)
If you choose “no”, then BTR5 will only decode and only use its own battery, at this time, he is equivalent to some specialized decoder (such as DC04, W2, etc.), at this time, the benefit of BTR5 is not to consume the power of the phone
So I personally call it "Phone DAC mode"
This function is actually available in BTR5 before, but he can only open and close in the APP, not very convenient
Not that I don't agree, just that I don't think any manufacturer can approach the level of Qudelix's coding ability without major investment into a software team. It will take an exceptional software engineer to do what Qudelix does and generally this level of engineer is very hard to come by in China (*they usually work for big software company with much higher pay than what hardware company can offer).
We actually have more capable software engineers as well;
however, we differ from Qudelix in that we are more of a utility-based product that meets the needs of most users.
On the other hand, they have fewer products and do more in-depth and more detailed areas. They may be more competitive in one area, but the whole team is not necessarily more competitive than us
We actually have more capable software engineers as well;
however, we differ from Qudelix in that we are more of a utility-based product that meets the needs of most users.
On the other hand, they have fewer products and do more in-depth and more detailed areas. They may be more competitive in one area, but the whole team is not necessarily more competitive than us
I think most devices never fully charge their batteries. The display is just to calm down OCD of consumers. Most of the times, powers stored in the battery is 5-10% less than what is displayed on the screen.
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