The market of HighRes players is quite clear and is apart from Sony actually of higher-priced companies like Consonance (Opera Audio), iRiver, HiFiMan or the "New Comer" iBasso or Neil Young's Pono dominated.
FiiO from China has brought in addition to the X3 and X5 an affordable alternative to the X1 in the market, which does not need to hide.
FiiO himself was surprised by the quick success itself, which is the initial price increased from 89.90 to now up to 109.00.
The favorable FiiO X1 combines positive his two bigger brothers at a low price and even has the ability to be controlled with an Apple compatible headset (Pause, Forward-back).
Features:
No internal memory (with the latest firmware up to 128 GB on MicroSD card)
No headset, no radio or other gimmicks like games etc.
Display protection foils (one is even glued).
Black Silicone Case
Colour Silver, soon in Champagne.
For but Pure music enjoyment by the brand-new converter PCM5142 from Texas Instruments with support for the following:
APE, FLAC, WAV, WMA, ALAC, MP3, AAC, OGG Vorbis, MP2 (up to 192kHz / 24bit)
More information:
Noise Ratio: 110 dB
Headphone impedance 16 to 300 ohms
Dimensions: W 5.7 H 9.6 T 1.4 cm
Weight 106g
Battery life 11-15 hours
The design is, I personally find the iPod Classic ajar and it is processed überdurchnittlich well. The metal case makes a solid impression and the display is very easy to read.
The menu system is a bit strange and the fact that are only supported with the latest firmware update playlists, you realize that the focus was rather placed on the sound quality. That does the enthusiasm with me but no harm, because I am doing dub themselves as sound enthusiasts.
The menu of the FiiO X1 can also be selected if the 3.5 mm jack of X1 is used for the operation of headphones, or if the X1 alternatively outputs a fixed line-out signal. Thus, the player can also be used as a player for HiFi systems or in the car on the line-in (AUX) port on the car.
Sound:
Portable Player and Ear headphones were so far always as a compromise between sound and movement during sports.
Should anyone connect to this player quality headset that will determine a new listening experience even if MP3 tracks.
I myself use the ingenious RHA MA600i ear headphones a Scottish Klangschmiede which also are plus inexpensive.
Equipped with highly finished self-converted music (Flac) of SACD and Blu-ray audio as "Kraftwerk Minum-Maximum", "Dire Strate - Brother in Arms" or "Pink Floyd-Devision Bell"
I've seen my blue wonder.
Crystal clear highs, voices and instruments are properly localized and sound as natural as if the singers are in front of a.
You can hear details out suddenly that one has not perceived through loudspeakers.
Compared to a Sandisk Sansa Clip Zip or there are worlds between the players, despite having the same music file and headphones, you get the feeling as if someone had pushed centimeters thick curtains in front of the source and the singer-doubles were exchanged for the original (madness !).
If you close your eyes, you feel like you're sitting in front of the home stereo system with its closed headphone system because so light and airy as the player with my ear headphones RHA strikes up, it really verschlägt a language.
The bass is extremely clean and deep and is bone dry and you feel the bass is equal to massage the peritoneum, but realized that it is not possible with the headphones.
It's really a revelation on what most small room is now technically possible.
The X1 is a quantum leap and at a bargain price of around 100th
I would have liked as Acoustic bat paid twice for this player
Who thinks that he hears no difference between MP3 and Flac, should set this player (perhaps the RHA headphones for about 60), because even people who are deaf in one ear, would the difference in sound with this player, in my hear opinion.
Conclusion: On sale and reference in the price range up to 300)
