A35/36 support:
AAC (Non-DRM)
AIFF
ALAC
DSD
FLAC
HE-AAC
Linear PCM
MP3
WMA (Non-DRM)

X1ii suppports:
Lossless：
APE(Fast): 192 kHz/24 bit;
APE(Normal): 96 kHz/24 bit;
APE (High): 96 kHz/24 bit;
FLAC: 192 kHz/24 bit;
WAV: 192 kHz/32 bit;
Aiff：192 kHz/32 bit;
Aif:192 kHz/24 bit;
WMA Lossless: to be supported by future update;
Apple Lossless: 192 kHz/24 bit;
Lossy compression：
MP3、AAC、WMA、OGG....

So actually for me the main difference are:
1. X1ii supports APE, which is a quite comon lossless format.
2. A35/36 supports DSD (PCM conversion)

between sandisk sansa jam and fiio m3, which one is recommended?

Seems like Fiio m3 offer a lot of great features as a portable player. Anyway I have not personally review any of these products.

Can consider top up a bit and go for the Hidizs AP60. Size is as tiny as M3 and also comes with a high quality earbuds.
Support DSD plaback, 2-ways bluetooth and 2-ways USB in and out. Sound signature is clean and neutral.

how about Sony NW-A25 ? some shop selling 599

If your budget is up to 600, ya it's worth to try. A25 has been stopped production so the price is dropping.

M currently using iPod. Looking for a good dap and a pair of headphones

Currently using fiio ex1 iem with my iPod and axon 7.

Would like to ask if it's an upgrade from iem to over ear headphones (ath mh40x)

If I'm getting a dap, where is the best source to get lossless sounds?

You can try tsdm. www.tsdm.net. It's a chinese forum that people shares hi-res music files. Even 24bit. The downside it that it's all in chinese.

Hey bro.. Thanks for the tips.

Any ideas if i should upgrade my DAP from iPod? Any good recommendations?

Depends the IEM you use, and depends on your preference. If you use standard apple earbuds, I would suggest upgrade your IEM 1st. In the end it is always:

IEM>Player/amp>Music Files>Cables

cables are the last snake oil you need.

I'm Currently using IEM Fiio EX-1.

Thinking if i should upgrade it? I am more towards clarity, crisp, sharpness, then bass.

I listened to mostly pop musics. Went through the site you shared, most of the musics are from anime right?

I have the best IEM for you if you are interested I am a DIYer. My IEM have all you mentioned above. And the sound improves proportionally with the player quality. Check my DIY thread. It is using a Shure SE535 shell. The bass doesn't go as deep as dynamic earphone but the vocal and treble is tuned exclusively by me. If you are interested I can sell it to you.

This post has been edited by ziixtreme: Dec 28 2016, 01:11 PM

There are also non anime songs. No point downloading 24bit anime songs as Japanese recordings sucks bigtime. With a good set of earphone you will hear all those recording flaws.

Which one should i go:

Iphone + Portable DAC like mojo
DP-X1
Or just buy good DAC mobile phone like V20

Budget below 3k

guys, need recommendation. currently using FiiO X1 1st gen with E11K portable amp, and headphone is mdr-100aap. looking to get new player with wireless option so can upgrade to mdr-1000x in the future.

should i go for NW-A35 or X1 2nd gen?

Mojo + Poly with the iPhone as control

Depending on the quality of your music, your current wired setup will still sound better than the wireless options you are considering

Hi everyone,

For Spotify users, other than the smartphones are there any "upgrades" available? eg dedicated player with android/wifi capabilities

Thanks everyone

iBasso DX200
Pioneer XDP-300R
FiiO X5iii

Planning upgrade from Iphone/Ipod/macbook + Dragonfly Red(Dac+amp).
Which portable player now could produce sound as good or better than Dragonfly Red?
Single player good for portable. TQ