[vapman]

  can you post some more pics of the Rockbox options if you get a chance pls. Do you think RBing it makes a huge difference?

It's going to be the same as any other rockbox device. Maybe look at the sansa clip for examples though cause the screen is closer to the same size

 

[Centhar]

 
Send
Xduoo these pictures cause it could be a hardware issue.
Might not affect playability now but might affect longevity/integrity of your player

 
Well, I  went ahead and sent the player back to exchange for a new one.

 

[music4mhell]

Guys, i ordered one more Xduoo X3 to gift to lit bro.
When i was using with my Monk+ yesterday, i felt it's a little under powered.
Obviously i can't company my chord Mojo to X3. 
I wanna know, when should i use than Gain(+6 db) option and also which DAC filter should i use ?
All Xduoo X3 users, if you can share your experience, it will be great help, thank you.

 

[waynes world]

Guys, i ordered one more Xduoo X3 to gift to lit bro.
When i was using with my Monk+ yesterday, i felt it's a little under powered.
Obviously i can't company my chord Mojo to X3. 
I wanna know, when should i use than Gain(+6 db) option and also which DAC filter should i use ?
All Xduoo X3 users, if you can share your experience, it will be great help, thank you.

Funny.. I just posted this, and the C3 has a lot less power than the X3 (I think):
http://www.head-fi.org/t/637417/colorfly-c3-discussion-thread/2700_30#post_12552367

 

[yacobx]

Guys, i ordered one more Xduoo X3 to gift to lit bro.
When i was using with my Monk+ yesterday, i felt it's a little under powered.
Obviously i can't company my chord Mojo to X3. 
I wanna know, when should i use than Gain(+6 db) option and also which DAC filter should i use ?
All Xduoo X3 users, if you can share your experience, it will be great help, thank you.

Just get rockbox. It fixes all of this

 

[leobigfield]

Just get rockbox. It fixes all of this

How? Rockbox don't even address those issues because they are not issues at all but just configuration options...???

I stick with the +6dB gain and fast roll-off. You change the gain setting if you feel the volume steps are too high change to the low gain.

 

[lotech]

after reading 208+ pages of this thread, and the dozen or so on the rockbox thread I've ordered the X3 from TomTop for $89.
Now the waiting begins.
 
Since my experience has been mostly with ipod & iphones I don't think the Rockbox UI will be too difficult, kind of a first time
DAP.
 
A couple of questions if I may:
Has anyone played around with OP-Amp rolling as FFarsh suggested? or tried different DAC chip (such as wolfson)?
 
I wrote to Xduoo to see if they ever corrected the pitch error but I'm not holding my breath.
@XVortex did you send Xduoo the firmware fix for the pitch error? It might move them along in terms of fixing their firmware.
and thanks for the work on the RB port.

 

[XVortex]

My x3 rb port is open and source code is available here

 

[waynes world]

I'm highly interested in the X3. A buddy thinks that maybe the Cowan Plenue D would be a nice player. I'm not familar with Cowan or that player, but I'm looking into it. I do though see that it is 3x the price of the X3 

 
I notice that there has already been some Plenue D discussion in this thread, so I will be reviewing that. But if anyone has any further comments or comparisons, I'm all ears.
 
Oh yeah, is it correct that the X3's battery life is approx 8-10 hours? And that it can NOT be charged while being played?
 
Thanks

 

[timb5881]

Does anyone know if the X3 can output a digital signal to run other dac's?

 

[SerenaxD]

Does anyone know if the X3 can output a digital signal to run other dac's?

 
AFAIK no (I wish it had that functionality too). 

 

[leobigfield]

Yes,

I'm highly interested in the X3. A buddy thinks that maybe the Cowan Plenue D would be a nice player. I'm not familar with Cowan or that player, but I'm looking into it. I do though see that it is 3x the price of the X3 :blink:

I notice that there has already been some Plenue D discussion in this thread, so I will be reviewing that. But if anyone has any further comments or comparisons, I'm all ears.

Oh yeah, is it correct that the X3's battery life is approx 8-10 hours? And that it can NOT be charged while being played?

Thanks

Yes, you can play while charging.

 

[waynes world]

  Xduoo hasn't done anything in months and its frustrating as my fear was/is that they are content on letting the Rockbox port take care of everything. Shame really. Forced me to buy a Cayin C5 N5, which is a huge upgrade anyway, so I'm not that sad :) But X3 was great for me outside of the bugs and hard to see screen.

 
Is the Cayin N5 also a huge upgrade in SQ in your opinion?

 

[BadReligionPunk]

   
Is the Cayin N5 also a huge upgrade in SQ in your opinion?

You know, I wouldn't say huge upgrade in sq(sound is subjective) but overall the N5 is a better player IMO. Of course It cost me $300 too. To my ears(which are not audiophile) X3 has a wider soundstage, but N5 is deeper and has more height. Slightly better spacing with N5. N5 bass is also deeper and more thumpy. X3 bass is tighter and more controlled with less extension. Both are pretty smooth up top, but N5 has this attitude/energy that is pretty freaking sweet.
 
At this point with about 50 hours on the N5, I have nothing to really complain about.
 
Hopefully Xduoo will fix the pitch issue on there own and fix gapless playback and then I will buy one again. Its size, power and sound combined with 2 slots are really something that is special in this market. Does anybody even compete?

 

[waynes world]

  You know, I wouldn't say huge upgrade in sq(sound is subjective) but overall the N5 is a better player IMO. Of course It cost me $300 too. To my ears(which are not audiophile) X3 has a wider soundstage, but N5 is deeper and has more height. Slightly better spacing with N5. N5 bass is also deeper and more thumpy. X3 bass is tighter and more controlled with less extension. Both are pretty smooth up top, but N5 has this attitude/energy that is pretty freaking sweet.
 
At this point with about 50 hours on the N5, I have nothing to really complain about.
 
Hopefully Xduoo will fix the pitch issue on there own and fix gapless playback and then I will buy one again. Its size, power and sound combined with 2 slots are really something that is special in this market. Does anybody even compete?

 
Thanks a lot for the input. I'm used to rockbox (on the clip zip) and I would be fine with rockboxing the X3 (so the pitch/gapless issues presumably won't be there for me). My main concern is the SQ, and it seems to be quite decent on the X3 (and even moreso considering the price).
 
I'm annoyed that I lost my $100 Xuelin 770 because it also had very decent SQ. But the UI is fairly primitive, and I really missed it not having physical buttons. I was getting set on the X3, but got sidetracked finding all of these other presumably great players (Plenue D, Cayin N5 etc) which all seem to be around $300US which is quite a jump.
 
Anyway, thanks again!