Hellkitchen
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Well, i don't agree with this totally, i think these companies are still learning to give a proper 0 glitch dap but they
are still not there.
but software wise going from fiio to ibasso to anything else, is very relative to each user, thats why i always measure it first by sound quality and then an acceptable software.
i could mention some things from the top of my head, the touch screen of the dx50 is amazing, if i got a long list of artists or songs, i keep scrolling a wheel on x5 for god knows how long, just to reach some song, it has been suggested for an ipod like fast character scrolling, but how many firmwares out and this havent been adressed.
also for dx50 you get other custom firms and rockbox, on the x5 it is just the normal software, which started by the way with so many glitches and they have been trying hardly to iron them out, and still no one gets all what he wants.
iam not a fan boy or biased in anyway, but iam just mentioning that it looks the same with each company, for me i prefer the dx50 with rockbox, but the x5 amp sound quality is very much capable, so i will just use the x5.
i also got the shozy alien, while it sounds very nice but it took months to discover how it works exactly while there is no provided manual or anything from the company, we discovered some playback modes by luck too.
So inbrief, if you like the x1 sound and software better you should go for it, while at some other place someone might just do the opposite.
i dont know if you own the x1 or not, but if you dont then may be after you buy it, you will still face other problems in the software, that leaves you unsatisfied.
For what I remember the DX50 touchscreen started to be "usable" after some updates. The first versions were terrible.
As I said I love my DX50, the sound quality is great as well as the features (line out, coax out, nice internal amp, nice design) but I need to use it under rockbox to avoid sound stuttering. At the beginning I thought it was my SD card but since under rockbox it doesn't have this problem it shall be another original firmware's fail.
I only listened the X1 for few minutes so I don't know if I like the SQ but it seemed good. I'm not sure if I will go with FiiO or not but, for sure, I will consider more the user experience the next time I'll buy a DAP.