FiiO_X1 High Resolution Lossless Music Player (2nd Generation) (Black)

I have used the iPod Touch and iPod Nano for several years, but was disappointed with them as music players. Of course, iTunes lets you organize your tunes well, but these players.... both of mine had engine-RPM-whine through the Aux cables, even though I installed chokes, when using them with my car stereo. My Samsung Galaxy S5 was pretty good, but I wanted better; I did some digging and found this Music Player reviewed online. I took a shot and ordered this model, and at the moment I couldn't be happier with the performance. To my ears, the player is much better than my iPod or Android phones, and the Aux cable in my SUV no longer plays engine-RPM-whine with music.Be advised, though, that creating Playlists on this device is excruciating if you depend on the native software. After some online searching, I found this site which explained making Playlists for the FiiO X1 with some no-charge downloadable software they recommended. The Playlist information is available, but Amazon won't let me put the website in this review. I followed the steps faithfully, and was soon creating multiple, long playlists for this player with ease. Now I REALLY like this product.I found this model very well made, perhaps even heavier than my Galaxy phone, but elegant and simple in functions. The case is metal, and appears to be very robust. Probably a downside in long-term use is needing to scroll through interminable lists of Albums or Artists, looking for a specific choice, with the central Wheel. I have more than 5,500 tunes on my player, and if I hadn't found the method for creating Playlists I show above, I would be frustrated with actual use of this product. I think the music reproduction is good enough to merit the 5-Star recommendation I've given.

Let's just jump right in.Pros:- Looks really, really nice. It's also nice that the inputs/ports, and buttons are each consolidated to a single side of the device. The original X1 had a port, or a button, on every edge of the device. It was a bit awkward if you were holding it (especially if you were holding it at the gym, and you sweat a lot; I was always paranoid about water damage).- It's got everything the original X1 had going for it, for a damn good price. SD card lets you have a ton of music on one device. Audio quality is phenomenal (through the headphone/line jack). Allows for lossless file types. Relatively easy to use.But it's not all great:- Bluetooth is spotty. It DOES work, but not very well. I've tried my bluetooth headphones with 2 other devices, and the X1 II is the only device that sometimes drops signal even when the device is literally touching the headphones. It's not awful, but it's not great, either.- Bluetooth connection to your car does NOT stream ID3 tag info. Which is kind of a bummer. My phone can stream artist / album / song name, no problem, and it's 3 years old at this point.- It's SLOW. A lot slower than the original X1, so I don't really understand why, since I don't really see what has changed from the last version, aside from adding Bluetooth (it's slow even when Bluetooth isn't turned on). Sometimes changing to the next track takes a full 3 seconds before the input is recognized, and something happens. Browsing is a bit slow as well. (Yes, I'm using the latest firmware).- The touch wheel is not perfect. It's kind of frustrating to move just ONE space in any direction, it always seems to move two spaces instead. The physical click wheel worked better, but it definitely didn't look as nice.Oh, and a few tips:- Vehicle mode does NOT mean you can plug it in to your car's USB port and it will play through it. Read the manual; vehicle mode means plugging the device in will default it to "charge the battery" mode instead of "mount storage for file transfer" mode.- Let the X1 format your card for you.- Use MediaMonkey. Not only is it great for organizing your music collection, it'll make moving files over to the X1 easier.- You don't actually HAVE to update the media lib. You can "browse files" without updating the library, it just goes through the SD card folder by folder, and you can play music that way. Updating the media lib is only needed to grab/log ID3 tags, and use the category browser (to search by genre, etc).- Yes, updating the media lib takes a while. Just be patient, it only has to do it once every time you add music.- Leave bluetooth off until you need it. It'll start up faster. A LOT faster.I'm still giving this thing a 4 star review, and here's why:- Occasionally spotty bluetooth functionality isn't a dealbreaker for me. Sound quality is noticeably better when you go direct in (not the X1's fault, that's just how Bluetooth audio is), so I usually just use that.- Browsing / song skipping speed will likely be corrected in future firmware updates. FiiO is usually pretty good about that. If it isn't, it's really only a minor inconvenience, because....- Despite the minor complaints and not-so-perfect touch wheel, this is STILL a very solid and well-made, very attractive portable media player with EXCELLENT sound quality and massive storage space potential for a RIDICULOUSLY low price.What makes me really like FiiO is that they offer a competitive product at an extremely reasonable price. I've been looking for a high capacity, well-made music player for a long time, and for the longest time the only option was an iPod touch. And that's, what, $400 for 128 GB of space? Since they don't even sell old-school iPods anymore? I don't need a video player or portable gaming thingy, I already have a smart phone.Or, you could buy a FiiO X1 II and a 128GB SD card for $140.I'll go with FiiO every time.

As was mentioned in another review, the scroll wheel takes a bit to get familiar with, and it would be nice if there was a little more "tactile feedback" on the buttons such as a raised dot in the middle of the button in the center of the scroll wheel so you are sure you are pressing the center button and not the scroll wheel without having to actually look at the player, but other than that, it works very well.My primary purpose in purchasing a new MP3 player was that I wanted one with Bluetooth capabilities. This one fit the bill. The screen is big enough to display most of the information needed and to my untrained ears, the sound quality is pretty good. One complaint I read in other reviews is that the Bluetooth sometimes gets a little strange. I noticed a pattern and I agree it is a little odd. If it is already paired with something, and whatever it is paired with gets turned off, it seems to have problems re-establishing the Bluetooth connection. When this happens, I just turn the player off and back on and then it connects just fine. Another complaint about the Bluetooth is that it takes too long to pair up after it is turned on. Since this is the only Bluetooth device I use, I don't really have anything to compare to it, but it does seem to take longer than it should from the time I turn it on until I can hear the music. But, to be clear, I consider that to be a very minor issue.So, over all, I am satisfied with the player.

Je l'ai acheté en remplacement de mon iPod Classic 120Go, en fin de vie à cause de la batterie.Vu le prix du remplacement de la batterie chez Apple, et que je n'avais pas envie de remettre autant d'argent je me suis tourné vers ce FiiO.J'adore la flexibilité de la carte SD plutôt qu'un disque dur.Pour l'instant je suis à 128Go, mais on peut très bien imaginer partir avec 2 cartes de 128Go ou utiliser des 256Go.Je l'ai utilisé en Bluetooth et en filaire, nikel aussi au niveau du son (Mp3 pas encore testé le FLAC)Le seul reproche que je peux lui faire, mais grâce aux commentaires amazon j'étais prévenu, viens de la molette un peu trop sensible et de la mise à jour de la bibliothèque très longue quand on a une carte SD de 128Go pleine. Sachant qu'à chaque ajout, même d'une chanson, il reprends toute la bibliothèque de zéro.

Absolutely delighted with ease of use, sound quality and design of this excellent little gadget. Definitely recommended

Since there are plenty of reviews written in English I choose to do this on in Spanish.FiiO X1 es un reproductor compacto, de alta calidad, que usa microSD y que es capaz de reproducir archivos de hasta 192kHz/32bit. Como referencia, un CD es 44.1Hz/16bit. Este reproductor no tiene memoria interna y si se usan archivos de música no-comprimida el usuario requiere una tarjeta de memoria de gran capacidad. Al momento de esta revision, estoy usando una de 8 Gb y solo caben 10 albums de 96Hz/24bit.Le doy una calificación de 5 estrellas porque es un producto cuya calidad de construcción (metal) se siente solidad, es fácil de usar, y la música que reproduce suena muy bien. El manual incluido es simple pero se puede descargar una versión más completa del sitio de FiiO.Ya realice una actualización del firmware y fue simple y rápida. En el paquete se incluye lo necesario para usarlo e incluso protegerlo (un par de skins, un case y dos protectores de pantalla). Esto último, un mi opinión, le ganan la última estrella.Recomiendo el uso de audifonos cerrados, o in-ear para apreciar todo el detalle posible presente en tu música.Edición: Olvide mencionar que no he usado MP3 o ningún otro formato de compresión. Supongo que los reproduce bien pero lo adquirí para reproducir música SIN compresión.

Lo adquirí para sustituir mis vetustos iPod 5g y iPod Touch después de muchas satisfacciones. Hacerle un apaño al 5ª gen (cambiarle la batería y poner un adaptador SD o CompactFlash para sustituir el disco duro interno era más caro que buscar otras opciones). Aunque me gusta Sony, no me convencía de nuevo no disponer de una ranura microSD y visto que Apple ha decidido descuidar a sus clientes de iPod dejándonos casi sin apenas opciones para música portátil salvo otro iPod Touch o iPhone, decidí buscar un reproductor lossless. Llevo casi un mes con el FiiO X1 II y estoy encantado. Cualquiera que venga de iPod lo va a notar, no hay comparación posible en la usabilidad, pero es digno. La rueda (ahora táctil) es algo sensible pero te haces con ella (no soporta comparaciones con iPod, claro), y tiene muchas opciones de configuración. Es algo lento de respuesta aún usando microSD rápidas y de calidad (soporta hasta 256GB) pero lo mejor es su sonido. He probado sobre todo ficheros ALAC y algo en AAC y suelo utilizar para el reproductor auriculares Sennheiser MX365, HD 239 (32 Ohms) y Audio-Technica ATH-M40x (35 Ohms) y estoy encantado. Lo mejor es no necesitar ningún software propietario para trasferir la música al aparato. Muy correcta la presentación tanto la caja (con código para verificar su autenticidad) como el propio producto. Bien acabado y con el detalle de incorporar una pequeña carcasa de plástico translúcido y dos pegatinas protectoras de la pantalla (una viene ya aplicada solo es necesario retirar el protector de la misma). Se ha calentado un pelín en carga y visto que la batería es LiPo (muy ligeras, con gran capacidad de entrega y descarga rápida, pero algo delicaditas) creo que hay que tener cuidado con el cargador USB que se utilice (el fabricante recomienda máx. 2A) pero sobre todo no usarlo mientras está cargando para evitar forzar la batería y reducir la vida útil de la misma. Quizá utilizar en el reproductor baterías de ion-litio hubiera aumentado algo el peso de la unidad, pero se hubiera ganado en robustez y vida útil. Veremos cómo va evolucionando y la garantía o servicio técnico si fuera necesario en el futuro, aunque visto el precio del reproductor no es para preocuparse mucho. Es bastante probable que pruebe en breve un X3 Mark III (DAC independiente por canal) o superior. Me está gustando la experiencia de sonido con el FiiO. El vendedor Zococity envía un correo prestándose a tus preguntas e interesándose por tu satisfacción con la compra. Si estás considerando un reproductor portátil que acepte música en formatos sin pérdida creo que es una muy buena opción.

Low and behold, the new budget king DAP is here, replacing my on-the-knees Sansa Clip Zip, rockboxed.Overview:Yes, this is the cheapest HiFi budget DAP you can find in the indian market. I was torn between the Shanling M1, Cayin N3 and this. Almost finalized on Cayin N3, but it's difficult to obtain in india, and it was slightly more expensive than X1. Apt-X on bluetooth was also there on N3, but I thought I don't use BT altogether. And only thing that was stopping me from getting this was the slow and sluggish UI, and lack of gapless playback. But then, Firmware 1.6.0 was launched, and it boasted of gapless and much more smoother UI. Seeing the reviews, I ordered this DAP.As soon as I got this, I updated to FW 1.6.0, so I don't know how slow this DAP was before that, but after FW 1.6.0, it's response time is really good. There are some general hiccups here and there, and I hope they add variable sensitivity of the scroll wheel in the future updates, as browsing my large music directory through scroll wheel takes up a lot of time. Boot times are good, with the DAP ready to play in about 10 seconds. But thumbs up for the Options and the UI for this DAP.I didn't test the Bluetooth on this device due to absence of any bluetooth speaker/earphones with me.Build:The DAP boasts of a complete aluminium build, and feels like a solidly build device. Good to hold in hands due to the smoothened curves on the sides, buttons are tactile and with good feedback, has some weight to it, so gives you some confidence for the build. Overall, a pretty solid device, though almost 4 times the size of my previous Clip Zip, with no attaching clip on this one.Sound:Now comes the main part, how does it sound.My test gear for this was: Vsonic VSD5 (earphones), Philips SHP8900 (headphones).One word, Marvellous. A definite upgrade from my Sansa Clip Zip, rockboxed. As Sansa Clip Zip with rockbox on was considered to be unbeaten in the budget game, I was skeptical at first on how much of an improvement I could expect from this, but it blows away all my hesitation as it's way ahead of the Sansa in the sound game.Tested with various songs, but the most prominent difference I first noted was in the Led Zeppelin "Immigrant Song". Those who have heard the song would know that it's really thrashy and harsh in the beginning, with a lot going on in the intro, and a rise in bass as the vocals emerge. The Sansa clip zip sounded exactly like that, thrashy in the beginning with overpowering bass on the vocals, and everything mashing up with each other. Switched to FiiO X1, and bam, everything sounded so clean. There was much better separation in the intro, the bass was perfectly controlled with the vocals, and the thrashy highs were much more bearable with this DAP. Almost sounded like my laptop on foobar2000 with WASAPI.In short, in comparison to Sansa Clip Zip, this had more controlled lows, resulting in more forward and clearer mids, smoother highs and better soundstage and separation, resulting in a much better sound than the previous budget king.Battery:Haven't tested the battery much, but it seemed to hold well in my couple of hours session of testing them. Though reviews suggest they should give you somewhere between 10-12 hours, so that's what I am expecting.Verdict:You can't go wrong with this DAP, latest firmware really improves the responsiveness and adds gapless playback. Only things to add for me are sensitivity option for the touchwheel and replay gain. Apart from that, this is the best option in the indian market right now for the budget DAP hunters. Go for it.