The Qudelix-5K thread
Aug 15, 2020 at 9:08 AM Post #1,202 of 4,750
Aug 15, 2020 at 12:01 PM Post #1,204 of 4,750
Glad to see the much-awaited for PEQ functionality is finally here. So everyone happy with the update & PEQ feature so far? I'm still torn between the 5K and the BTR5. If this new firmware fulfills what everyone's been waiting & hoping for, it might just be the push I need to pull the trigger on the 5K. Thanks in advance!
 
Aug 15, 2020 at 1:05 PM Post #1,205 of 4,750
Glad to see the much-awaited for PEQ functionality is finally here. So everyone happy with the update & PEQ feature so far? I'm still torn between the 5K and the BTR5. If this new firmware fulfills what everyone's been waiting & hoping for, it might just be the push I need to pull the trigger on the 5K. Thanks in advance!
Works fine. Over the air update is like opening a present every update so just for that feeling I would go 5k. App is a must and Fiio sucks at it. There is absolutely a room for improvement appwise with 5k but if you EQ your headphones ever 5k is the one to go.

I have sonarworks, tone boosters morphit on pc, wavelet on android. I made a copy of morphit se846 blue (%50 morphed) profile with curveEQ by sending white noise :
Freq DB
20.00,-1.83
43.09,-2.45
92.83,-1.84
200.00,-1.79
430.89,-3.01
928.32,-1.12
2000.00,1.52
4308.87,3.33
9283.18,3.59
20000.00,3.60

That means I can have reference grade eq profiles on the go easier. That was not possible within a $110 dac until yesterday. Wavelet and viper4android are awesome but when you eq within the dac pricelessly like this it does sound better, also less bulk on phone, more battery life, less compatibility issues, less hassle while switching devices.
 
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Aug 15, 2020 at 4:21 PM Post #1,206 of 4,750
I love the PEQ. Having too much fun with ER4SR in balanced mode :)
 
Aug 15, 2020 at 7:05 PM Post #1,207 of 4,750
Glad to see the much-awaited for PEQ functionality is finally here. So everyone happy with the update & PEQ feature so far? I'm still torn between the 5K and the BTR5. If this new firmware fulfills what everyone's been waiting & hoping for, it might just be the push I need to pull the trigger on the 5K. Thanks in advance!
I have both.
I think of you are like me, not playing around with Any EQ, just putting on LDAC and some ''tweaks''( like putting thé DAC divider level on thé Btr5 to one but nothing fancy) and listen to verry good sounding music, then thé BTR5 Will win. If you like EQ, lots of updates and some querky but verry cool working features, thén thé 5K is thé way to go.
If you are a car lover then i think you can compare them nu thé BTR5 is a Lamborghini, and thé 5K is a Donkervoort, they are both just amazing! But have other purpose, both drive you around, but they are different.
I like both, but use the btr5 more because it's just solid performance without thinking it could get better with tweaking and EQ, with thé 5K you think you can gain something with Eq'ing etc.... And that takes away a part of just listening to music( for you it can ad something! Because you can do more than just listen to music.... It depends what you look for. )
 
Aug 16, 2020 at 1:38 AM Post #1,209 of 4,750
Does anyone know of a thin clip (preferably with adhesive) that could be attached to the front of the 5k in order to use it upside down? I'm considering the 5k, but almost all my cables are straight so I don't think they would be usable with the 5k clipped to my shirt. Also, is the default clip removable?
 
Aug 16, 2020 at 6:16 AM Post #1,211 of 4,750
PEQ iOS update is available on AppStore as of yesterday; However, the Qudelix need another three days to actually arrive 🤣
 
Aug 16, 2020 at 9:17 AM Post #1,212 of 4,750
I have both.
I think of you are like me, not playing around with Any EQ, just putting on LDAC and some ''tweaks''( like putting thé DAC divider level on thé Btr5 to one but nothing fancy) and listen to verry good sounding music, then thé BTR5 Will win. If you like EQ, lots of updates and some querky but verry cool working features, thén thé 5K is thé way to go.
If you are a car lover then i think you can compare them nu thé BTR5 is a Lamborghini, and thé 5K is a Donkervoort, they are both just amazing! But have other purpose, both drive you around, but they are different.
I like both, but use the btr5 more because it's just solid performance without thinking it could get better with tweaking and EQ, with thé 5K you think you can gain something with Eq'ing etc.... And that takes away a part of just listening to music( for you it can ad something! Because you can do more than just listen to music.... It depends what you look for. )
I was on the fence initially and bought the Q5. The main reason for me was physical size. I wanted to keep to the size of the BTR3 I already owned. The Q5 is nearly identical. The BTR5 is over 50% larger.
 
Aug 16, 2020 at 10:46 AM Post #1,213 of 4,750
I was on the fence initially and bought the Q5. The main reason for me was physical size. I wanted to keep to the size of the BTR3 I already owned. The Q5 is nearly identical. The BTR5 is over 50% larger.
Both 5K and BTR5 are pretty small. I like them both. But to me the BTR5 build is superior, if larger.
 
Aug 16, 2020 at 4:41 PM Post #1,214 of 4,750
Some people use magnet under shirt to west it as you please. The clip is not removable. Also I believe that microphone is located on the same side as 3.5 and 2.5 do it has to face up.
Thanks. I've seen the magnet post but I can't use that because I have to wear an expensive device that is sensitive to magnets.

I hope the microphone would still work well enough upside down. Is the microphone volume still configurable like the ES100? Maybe I could find a way to attach a second taller clip over the built in clip to get the 5K far enough down to be usable. Or maybe I could attach a clip rotated by 90 degrees to get the 5K sideways and use it like the ES100.
 
Aug 16, 2020 at 11:51 PM Post #1,215 of 4,750
Mic volume is configurable. I also believe that mic is working better than on ES100 - at least that were opinions on our regional forums.
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