Honestly, the biggest point of not having to buy an expensive DAP is my own individual inability to hear/perceive any difference from one device to another.

Well, my point is, I admire those who can hear the difference. Haha XD

Good for your pocket    Bad for the economy 

Boss, that doesn't count if my ego is too big that I have to own it besides SQ issue...
Like... its design is super cool? And also maybe I somehow convinced to "hear" the improvement after reading so many reviews online?
Haha. If I'm very practical, I guess I won't be spending so much on audio gears already 

Anyway, can't wait for X5. Finally Fiio did something which really looks like iPod 

X3 is probably one of the most power DAP there is (well, beside X5 anyway), but it does suffer from the warm sound. I reckon FiiO has gotten X5 to a very ideal place. It is totally neutral and it is more powerful than most portable amp. Of course it still won't drive 600 ohm headphone very well but I don't think there ain't that many people who carry those headphone for portable use any way. I was listening to X5 pairing with E12DIY yesterday and concluded that the benefit of carrying an extra amp is pretty much not there. As mush as I love the E12DIY (I have the MUSES02 in it), X5 is just as capable. It is one of the rare occasion where you have a DAP with good output, excellent SQ and yet doesn't cost an arm and leg. Color me impressed. Now why can't companies that charge double / triple the price design the some thing similar? I am not asking ZX-1 to be as powerful as an X5, but at least gives it a decent 50~100mW output which would have warranted the price tag

my review for X5 is published

http://www.head-fi.org/products/fiio-x5-hi...r/reviews/10383

my review for X5 is published

http://www.head-fi.org/products/fiio-x5-hi...r/reviews/10383

hope you guys like it...even my cant cover everything as the review time i have is quite short...really hope i can get 1 soon

That unit is not from fiio arrangement right ?

arh..yes...Joe decided to give SG team a separate review unit after much persuasion from me and SG review team now have 6 persons...i am gonna pass my review unit to the 2nd reviewer by tomorrow..

Lol then no need send to sg d then that selangor guy

hope you guys like it...even my cant cover everything as the review time i have is quite short...really hope i can get 1 soon

in your opinion, is X5 good to be used standalone without amping?

those tried it said it's implementation is better than x3, who knows it might be true

btw pre-order price announced at RM1450, like.. wow..

i was expecting below 1k

in your opinion, is X5 good to be used standalone without amping?

yes...X3 need to pair with amp..

but X5 alone is good enough 

the price for SG pre-order is already set at 479...

If give you choose between X3+E12DiY vs Standalone X5, which one you would prefer in terms of SQ?

both have their uniqueness...i want both~