Thanks for the reply. The stax have a voltage of 580 and Kingsound 550, as far as I'm aware they are both pro bias (5pin). SO in theory they should work, I'm still unsure if I should pull the plug though, in the fear of breaking either the SRM 252 of Kingsound H3. Im getting the H3's second for...

Hi all, Im looking into buying the Kingsound H3s. I already have a star system (L300 and arm 252 amp). I was wondering in the H3s will work with the srm 252 amp?

Hi all, Im looking into buying the Kingsound H3s. I already have a star system (L300 and arm 252 amp). I was wondering in the H3s will work with the arm 252 amp?

Hi Andrew, my apologies for such a late reply. I'm comparing the Watson to the iFi iCAN SE. From my experience the Watson is the 'fun' amp out of the two. The iCAN SE is very linear, neutral and I would say presents the music with very little to no colouration from source. Not quite analytical...

The Elears make an excellent pairing with the Watson. Listening to the Elears on anything else in my arsenal is almost pointless. Not that the Elears need more bass, but my goodness, the Watson adds such depth and texture to the bass. Mids are much more musical and lush as well. Detail retrieval...

This also sometimes happen to me. I leave it off and fully charged to find the next morning the battery has drained...The only thing I can think it might be is that I didn't turn it off 'properly' or somehow it turned it self on again and just played music all night, therefore draining the...

I have the same album but in DSD 128. Sometimes I get the hiccups and skips like you mentioned previously but its not track or file specific (I think). It's a bit annoying but I can live with it. I have many other 24/192 files on the X5 and they play fine.    Honestly I'm unsure what the issue...

Which album? I have many of her albums also from HDtracks and have no issue. 

Fair enough, I look forward to your impressions. I'm unsure whether its worth getting an decent optical cable. What iems are you using with the Fiio?

Nice! do you find the SQ is better with coax instead of 3.5mm line out?

Completely agree with the comparison of the iDSD BL and Fiio X5iii @Dsnuts. Going back and forth between the two numerous times, it was difficult pin pointing major differences. However, overall I would say that the iDSD BL is more refined, mature, think of it as a big bad brother. Ever slight...

How is it that you prefer it?

Are you getting enough juice to power full size cans wth the stack?

Hi @FiiO ,   I greatly appreciate the feedback, not just to me, but to all the Head-fiers that you've replied too, really excellent customer service.    Since my post I've updated to 1.1.4     1. Most of my songs are AIFF, WAVE some Flac and DSD. The issue is less prominent since...

Thank you for replying @Croptop    I have upgraded to 1.1.4 and there are now less issues.    1. The pause in playback is significantly reduces, my library is still relatively small on the x5, around 2500 tracks.   2. Thank you for the recommendation. Your first was what I was looking for...

Thank you for replying @Gerryhatrick    49cents seems like a good deal! have you tried any of the purchased effects? 

Ok, I'll do that and see if the issues reside.   Thank you for commenting @JWolf 

To @FiiO or anyone who might have the answers.    Ill skip the pleasantries and get straight to the point.    I've had the x5 for 3 days now and am currently on version 1.1.3 of the software.    Some problems/questions:   1) If I pause the player for an extended time upward of 10-20...

Can anyone confirm that this has enough juice to power the Hifiman HE500 or Fostex t50rp mk3?

Many thanks for replying at such speed. I wasn't aware that other people had the same issue and read on the thread to power it off. All is good now, just transferring some music onto the SD card. Hopefully all will run smooth.    Again, thank you for the reply and information. 

Hi all,    Just got my X5 iii and after charging it to full I updated to the latest firmware via wifi. It downloaded and installed no problem. After the firmware update screen (little green android thing) it got stuck on 'MCU upgrade failed'. Its still stuck on it now and has been for 10...