[ClieOS]

Status update:

1) While Shanling UP2 and Hiby W5 have not been officially available yet, they can be obtained relatively easily. UP2 has already been fully released in China and W5, while still claimed to be in pre-ordered stage, can also be ordered and already being delivered by Hiby.

2) ETA for FiiO BTR5 has been pushed back to around August.

 

[ClieOS]

Adding FiiO M5 - while built as DAP, it actually seems to also fulfill all the criteria as a Hi-res BT adapter, including the ability to take call.

 

[Ynot1]

No dac though.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/329...08-4f0d-a11a-9c5cc4fafbec&transAbTest=ae803_3

 

[ClieOS]

No dac though.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32996995824.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.1.f79bd451lFnqwx&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_7_10065_10130_10068_10547_319_10546_317_10548_10545_10696_10084_453_454_10083_10618_10307_537_536_10059_10884_10887_321_322_10103,searchweb201603_52,ppcSwitch_0&algo_expid=0d63df40-2708-4f0d-a11a-9c5cc4fafbec-0&algo_pvid=0d63df40-2708-4f0d-a11a-9c5cc4fafbec&transAbTest=ae803_3

If it doesn't take phone call, it can't be counted as a BT headphone adapter.

 

[ClieOS]

Hiby W5 just arrived

 

[Cevisi]

Hiby W5 just arrived

Wow i waiting for a nice review

 

[cesdag]

Very curious how the W5 compares with es100.

 

[ClieOS]

Don't have time to write long review, but I will try to start writing up short bulletin style impression on the Hi-res BT adapter I have, including ES100, BTR3, TempoTec Blue, W5 and probably UP2 (which hopefully will be here by next week).

 

[ClieOS]

Shanling UP2 is here.

Haven't got a chance to listen to it yet - will need to charge it up first, then do a firmware upgrade later.

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[Update] ArtExtreme R7 added to the list

 

[caprimulgus]

Ooh, didn't see this thread! ClieOS, you have more info on BTR5 than FiiO themselves are willing to share with us (nothing!).

(Strange that FiiO is happy to share sneak peak and info to their Chinese audience, but won't provide any comment whatsoever to us here!)

Interested to see how the UP2 compares to the BTR3, but really I am holding out for BTR5!

 

[Punslayer]

NF Audio NFA-L1 | 3.5mm SE | Qualcomm CSR8675 + ES9038Q2M | aptX-HD, aptX, SBC | BT5.0 | MSRP: $145

Do you have a link for information on this one? I'm a little curious, but can't find anything.

 

[ClieOS]

Do you have a link for information on this one? I'm a little curious, but can't find anything.

I think I might have mislabeled it - NF Audio is actually an IEM company, this one is from another company called NF HiFi. You can find on their Taobao's store here.

It is actually a very intriguing BT adapter - well ahead of its time in design, but also quite expensive and didn't support LDAC, otherwise it would have been almost perfect.

 

[Punslayer]

I've been looking at NF Audio IEMs lately, which is what piqued my interest. That does look interesting though, even without LDAC.

 

[ClieOS]

Update with impression. See 2nd post here.

 

[DanWiggins]

I think I might have mislabeled it - NF Audio is actually an IEM company, this one is from another company called NF HiFi. You can find on their Taobao's store here.

It is actually a very intriguing BT adapter - well ahead of its time in design, but also quite expensive and didn't support LDAC, otherwise it would have been almost perfect.

Aha! We found out where all those excess Pebble watch screens went!