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Offline waltmon

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Are Fiio x3 players any good?
« on: November 11, 2014, 09:30:21 PM »
I like that they are multicodec and have coaxial out. Can they be Rockboxed?
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Re: Are Fiio x3 players any good?
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2014, 09:03:09 AM »
Quote from: waltmon on November 11, 2014, 09:30:21 PM
I like that they are multicodec and have coaxial out. Can they be Rockboxed?

why would you need it to be "rockboxed?"
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Re: Are Fiio x3 players any good?
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2014, 09:24:08 AM »
Did some more reading on these last evening. Had no idea how high end an item these were...the 5x is really sweet.

Upon first glance, I thought there was a possible recorder application.  Very cool players.
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Re: Are Fiio x3 players any good?
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2014, 05:23:44 PM »
I really like my X3 the extras on the x5 didn't warrant the higher price tag for me. 

Quote from: waltmon on November 12, 2014, 09:24:08 AM
Did some more reading on these last evening. Had no idea how high end an item these were...the 5x is really sweet.

Upon first glance, I thought there was a possible recorder application.  Very cool players.
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Re: Are Fiio x3 players any good?
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2014, 03:29:21 AM »
Aside from the digi out, why not just use an M10?
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Re: Are Fiio x3 players any good?
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2014, 08:10:14 AM »
I had an x3, thought it sounded too cold/sterile so I returned it.
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Re: Are Fiio x3 players any good?
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2014, 08:52:09 AM »
I have an X1 and so far i am very happy with the unit.
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Re: Are Fiio x3 players any good?
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2014, 09:02:30 AM »
Is the x3 still limited to 64g cards or has a firmware update fixed that?
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Re: Are Fiio x3 players any good?
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2014, 10:58:06 AM »
Quote from: tgakidis on November 13, 2014, 09:02:30 AM
Is the x3 still limited to 64g cards or has a firmware update fixed that?


The firmware has fixed it.
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Re: Are Fiio x3 players any good?
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2014, 11:53:23 AM »
Quote from: StuStu on November 13, 2014, 10:58:06 AM
Quote from: tgakidis on November 13, 2014, 09:02:30 AM
Is the x3 still limited to 64g cards or has a firmware update fixed that?


The firmware has fixed it.

Thanks, just ordered one.  I like the x1 alot but the screen is alittle small for my aging eyesight  :P
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Re: Are Fiio x3 players any good?
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2014, 12:12:22 PM »
New model takes 2 - 128 GB cards...lotsa space
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Re: Are Fiio x3 players any good?
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2014, 06:41:19 PM »
I have an X1 and X3.  Like them a lot.  The interface on the ipod is still better, but I just load shows and full albums on these players, so they work just fine.
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Re: Are Fiio x3 players any good?
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Re: Are Fiio x3 players any good?
« Reply #13 on: November 22, 2014, 08:17:24 AM »
I just checked these out last night. The x5 has [2] micro SD card slots, and you can put up to 128GB cards in EACH slot. 256GB in a small, portable Hi-Res auido player? Um, FUNK YEAH lol ;D 8) I might get a Fiio X1 like Ted was selling yesterday, just to get me started. I'm sick of itunes mainly, and just want something simple I can just drag/drop files into, rather some other proprietary shit like itunes again :P 8)

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Re: Are Fiio x3 players any good?
« Reply #14 on: November 22, 2014, 09:25:27 PM »
I just jumped in the pool and bought an x3 because of the digital out, which the x1 lacked. Now I don't have to convert down to my sansa clip and can go to a dac when visiting friends.
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