SonicDefender, Great post! You rightly point out the vast difference between sighted and blind listening tests. Like you I have spent decades assembling a really good home hi-fi system - ATC speakers, naim amps, a Gyrodec turntable with an SME arm. I've spent years listening to good...

Gosh thanks for that reply Lantian - I hadn't realised that wireless headphones were such a big leveller in terms of the hardware! I guess it explains why so many enthusiasts stick with cabled headphones where various bits of hardware can make a big difference and the quality is ultimately...

Thanks Ian - so just to clarify: Are you saying that bluetooth IEM's handle not only the DAC but also the amplification too because if that's the case then even spending £700 on a Fiio M11 Plus won't give me any better sound quality than my phone with my bluetooth earbuds??? If on the other...

I am a home hi-fi nut who loves good sound and has a pretty good home hi-fi system, however portable audio isn't my area of expertise so I need some answers! Traditionally for portable music I have used a Fiio X3 mk2 with cabled Dunu IEM's and it's served me well. I recently acquired some...

Longtime Fiio user and still running my Fiio X3 mk3 into Duno Titan 1 IEM's. Recently acquired some Cambridge Audio melomania bluetooth IEM's and having tried them with my phone (Oppo A9 2020) I fell in love with walking around without cabled headphones! I also use my Fiio as the main music...

Based on advice here I was going to get an M6 but they're completely out of stock everywhere in the UK at present and we fly out on holiday next week so I've ordered her an X1 which reputedly has better sound quality than the M3K. The M7 is just too expensive and in any case the X1 is...

Hi, I currently use a Fiio X3K mk2 which I love and am looking to buy a FLAC player for the missus for an upcoming holiday. I was just going to buy her a Fiio X1 but notice they seem to have launched a whole new range of M series players with seemingly higher specs for a lower price. I'm now...

Just wanted to say I fixed the X3 mk2 by downgrading to 1.6 firmware and then upgrading again to 2.0. Thank goodness Fiio keep earlier firmwares on their website!! Might help somebody else with similar problems though. Right off to the Poll with my music! Saxon

FIIO X3 MK2 WOE!! I have a Fiio X3 mk2 which I love. I am away on holiday in the USA and while here have been using my Fiio via USB in a 2018 Ford Mustang hire car. The Fiio has been working great and all the songs can be accessed via the Ford Mustang touchscreen and played through the car...

Hi guys,   I had a Fiio X3 Mk2 which I loved very much with my Dunu Titan 1 IEM's.  Unfortunately somehow (and I still don't know how or where) I lost my player and I have just replaced it with a new X3 Mk2 and this time a bigger 200GB Sandisk card.  I was just driving home and using the...

I have a Fiio X3K and have been trying to setup some playlists.  I wanted to build a playlist on the player but can't find a way to name them e.g. driving tracks, Beatles favourites etc but all I seem to be able to do is to end up with playlist 1, playlist 2 etc.  Is it possible to rename the...

My Fiio X3K just arrived as has my brand new Samsung 128GB card.  Can anyone tell me how much the Fat32 v Exfat format of the card matters.  Card came pre-formatted as ex-FAT - will it work on the X3K and will it sound as good as FAT 32?  If I should reformat it can somebody tell me how to do it...

Well the Fiio X3K has just arrived but I'm a little unsure if I can switch on before it's fully charged - the instructions imply to charge first and then switch on but I can't really see why or how it should make any difference.  My 128GB Samsung card is mounted awaiting formatting on the Fiio...

Thanks for the information - it is appreciated.  As for picking up some cheapies in China unfortunately I never venture out of Europe so that's a no-go.    It always tickles me that people always assume that airline pilots spend their life shopping the world or being seduced by nubile air...

Thanks Brooko,   The Duno headphones look really good and seem to have stunning reviews on Amazon too so I'm certainly very tempted by those.  The only reservation I have concerns buying off a company I have never heard of.  It slightly worries me just how much genuine engineering knowledge...

Hi there,   I'm an audiophile with a medium range Naim hi-fi system (NAC102/HICAP/NAP250 amps, Naim CDi CD player, Michell Gyrodec Rega RB600 Audio Technica AT-OC9 for vinyl, Logitech Squeezebox touch and Matrix Pro DAC streamer, Naim SBL speaker system.  For headphone listening at home I use...

OK I've had a Fiio E7 portable amp/dac for a while Last night I bought an Iphone 4s 32GB from a mate.   What I would really like to do is take a digital signal from the iphone and put it into the Fiio E7 thus using the E7 DAC and amp but seems I can only do this if I jailbreak the phone - is...

Well folks the Mullard's are here and have only just plugged them in 30 mins ago.  My initial impression is that there's a little more detail, definately more low end information in the bass region and a more defined soundstage with less vagueness about the imaging which was already extremely...

Well chaps you've convinced me - based upon such strong recommendations I have now ordered a pair of Mullard Military spec 4010's and will get them this weekend.  I'm rather looking forward to trying this - now any recommendations for the power tubes or are these less important for the sound...

Well at around 1600hrs UK time my Little Dot MK3 arrived from China - meaning it took around ten days from ordering to delivery, but considering that I emailed dave only about 36 hours ago to check on progress and he said mine had completed testing and would be despatched in the next shipment...

OK I'm an audiophile with fairly mid-end Naim system (NAC102/NAP250/HICAP/SBL) fronted by a Michell Gyrodec for vinyl and a Naim CD player.  The Naim system is also integrated into the AV system with a Yamaha AV receiver and indeed the Naim's drive the SBL's for the front channels while the...