FiiO X3 DAP

Raz · **Joined:** Fri Jul 25, 2003 5:53 am **Posts:** 22200

The project is back in full motion, there are some additional pictures flying around FB and Chinese audiophile sites, all of which make the X3 look like a nice bit of kit, but i kind of feel the T51/SFLO2 had better hardware.

J@ck · **Joined:** Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:43 pm **Posts:** 178

News from JamesFiiO:
First batch, only few will be sold in China ( about 100pcs ) to test the market. we plan to ship out the X3 to our agents in China on 24th.
The second batch, 1,000pcs for China market, 1,000pcs for few regions ( not decided yet, but should includes Taiwang and Hong Kong ). ETA: 5th, June
The Third batch, >5,000pcs for the whole world. ETA, 5th, July.

maderin1 · **Joined:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:50 pm **Posts:** 20625

thanks for the update - been along time coming has this player - hope it goes well for them,
im not following this but is it an "audiophile" enthusiast thing or a more general player with some FiiO nods to hi-end quality audio - guess im just wondering, as im sure many are, if there is a market beyond the FiiO curious?? - will be interesting to watch

Raz · **Joined:** Fri Jul 25, 2003 5:53 am **Posts:** 22200

The pictures that are coming out look good, Maderin1 you'll be happy to know it supports album art

maderin1 · **Joined:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:50 pm **Posts:** 20625

- you know me too well - but lets hope one does not have to jump through hoops to get it to show up - still wondering if there is a big enough market for FiiO on this - amps yes as many phones still dont have the power to fuel beats like the HM5 etc etc - well we will wait and see

chengdude · **Joined:** Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:24 pm **Posts:** 1064

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still wondering if there is a big enough market for FiiO on this

Fiio's release schedule for the X3 seems to show they have pretty modest expectations....a few hundred to start, a thousand+ later, five thousand or so in July (if I remember the details correctly). It's a $200 player with a Fiio pedigree, which will certainly go over well with the Head-fi crowd accustomed to dropping about the same or a bit more on a Cowon or an absurd amount more on some overpriced brick from one of the boutique Chinese audiophile brands.

It probably won't do much to sway the skeptics (as epitomized by a lot of the folks on Anything But iPod) who feel a Clip+ will do just as good a job for a fraction of the price. Or the aforementioned Cowon with their huge range of adjustments and audio enhancements.

Raz · **Joined:** Fri Jul 25, 2003 5:53 am **Posts:** 22200

maderin1 wrote:

:) - you know me too well - but lets hope one does not have to jump through hoops to get it to show up - still wondering if there is a big enough market for FiiO on this - amps yes as many phones still dont have the power to fuel beats like the HM5 etc etc - well we will wait and see

Just looking at their interface and some other details, i think the method by which the album art is pulled is similar to the old rockchip media players....can't really remember now if that was a bad thing or now.

chengdude wrote:

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still wondering if there is a big enough market for FiiO on this

Fiio's release schedule for the X3 seems to show they have pretty modest expectations....a few hundred to start, a thousand+ later, five thousand or so in July (if I remember the details correctly). It's a $200 player with a Fiio pedigree, which will certainly go over well with the Head-fi crowd accustomed to dropping about the same or a bit more on a Cowon or an absurd amount more on some overpriced brick from one of the boutique Chinese audiophile brands.

It probably won't do much to sway the skeptics (as epitomized by a lot of the folks on Anything But iPod) who feel a Clip+ will do just as good a job for a fraction of the price. Or the aforementioned Cowon with their huge range of adjustments and audio enhancements.

It will probably sell well unless some theres some major flaw or the reviews are negative (which i don't think it will be). I personally think these 'audiophile' daps are a bit overpriced and you can find many good daps that output very good quality audio which are priced quite cheap. I've personally found having a good portable amp paired with a dap like the clip+ or a ipod touch provide very, very good SQ.

My ideal dream of a player right now would be a smartphone with a wolfson chip and a amp chip, DONE, good sound and i don't need to carry a second device for listening to music in my pocket.

hahaha, i wrote that and totally forgot to mention the one factor that will affect someones portable rigs sound quality are their earphones, a good pair of earphones can make even a plain jane dap sound wundaba.

maderin1 · **Joined:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:50 pm **Posts:** 20625

chengdude wrote:

Quote:

still wondering if there is a big enough market for FiiO on this

Fiio's release schedule for the X3 seems to show they have pretty modest expectations....a few hundred to start, a thousand+ later, five thousand or so in July (if I remember the details correctly). It's a $200 player with a Fiio pedigree, which will certainly go over well with the Head-fi crowd accustomed to dropping about the same or a bit more on a Cowon or an absurd amount more on some overpriced brick from one of the boutique Chinese audiophile brands.

It probably won't do much to sway the skeptics (as epitomized by a lot of the folks on Anything But iPod) who feel a Clip+ will do just as good a job for a fraction of the price. Or the aforementioned Cowon with their huge range of adjustments and audio enhancements.

yeah, i saw they were drip feeding strocks, but development has been on the go for a few years now and i assume a good few pennies spent, is there a big enough market beyond those that collect and "are into" audio hardware? as for the cowon and + crew on ABI lol - its all part of the game i suppose, things just cant be popular if their aint a web battle going on. Audio hardware enthusiasts collectors or hobbyists, their passion is on new and different ways to produce and listen to sound - its all good and they love it and will always look for new stuff, there is no end to it, but its is a select and specialists group and maybe FiiO have let themselves be lead a little down a possible wrong (but right in many ways) path???? - either way i wanna see it as its almost retro

i see that the original X3 thread has burst a blood vessel and went all nasty - man what a place the web is

Raz · **Joined:** Fri Jul 25, 2003 5:53 am **Posts:** 22200

I think there will always be a big enough market to sell devices like the X3, there are enough people who want that next audiophile fix and those who just like lot of gadgets. I expect we'll see a lot of people buying it on our site once it is available in mass.

chengdude · **Joined:** Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:24 pm **Posts:** 1064

Raz wrote:

My ideal dream of a player right now would be a smartphone with a wolfson chip and a amp chip, DONE, good sound and i don't need to carry a second device for listening to music in my pocket.

The just-announced Vivo Xplay goes a (big) step further by cramming in a bunch of desktop-class components: Cirrus Logic DAC, Cirrus Logic asynchronous receiver, and TI op-amp.

FiiO will be fine; given the niche, I would think they're simply shooting to recoup their investment plus a small profit. Then again, they're also confident enough to have announced the X5.

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