Reddit mentions of FiiO X5 High Resolution Lossless Music Player

Fiio X1. Actually made for sound quality as opposed to many players I have seen. They have a whole line of DAP's (Digital Audio Payers) ranging from the entry X1 to the more audiophile grade X5. Great reviews, hands down the best company to go with, imho. Solid aluminum with a warranty and 2 micro sd cards.

X1 $105
X5 $350 ish

I always advocate heavily for the FiiO X5 over the iPod Classic. It has a very similar interface, it's cheaper (now), and it supports lossless audio formats (FLAC etc). Produces much better sound and is in general a better buy.

So this iPod classic being discontinued business has really left my life in tattered little bits and pieces as I'm sitting here trying to resuscitate my dying iPod for the umpteenth time. I wish I was given some kind of warning. I know it's irrational to take this out on the human race but it really is our failure that high capacity MP3 players aren't in adequate demand. MP3 players had such an awful start before Apple came in and once the iPod happened you'd figure it was just a matter of time until other companies would jump in and the thing would just keep evolving from there. But it just winds up being shit, shit, shit, shit, iPod, shit shit shit shit shit and here we are now.

I don't get where things went wrong you guys. It's a device where you take your music library, put it on the thing, and you take it with you wherever you go. You take every album you own with you wherever you go and we just let it sit there. And now it's gone and I don't know what to do. What took its place? Streaming? Streaming? I don't want to live my life under the threat of buffering and I don't want to have to now seek out a phone, get a new plan and pay extra money month to month just to do what I was doing without it.

I look online for alternatives and it's like, people recommending 8gb devices and phones. Motherfucker I don't want a phone I want an MP3 player argh. I just want like 80 to 160 gigs on a working device. Alright I'm calm now, my iPod is back in order after about the 6th reset. It's warm. This is my life now. It didn't used to be this way.

Is there life after the iPod? Has anyone moved on to something else that's any good? Money is becoming less and less of an object for me with each time my iPod fails. I see the FiiO X5 get brought up from time to time, though I hear tell it doesn't support playlists which is really unfortunate but heard it sounds really good. I might just have to settle for someone's greasy used iPod or something. I don't know. These are sad times.

EDIT: And it's dead.

You're better off getting something like the FiiO X5 for $350.

http://www.amazon.com/X5-Resolution-Lossless-Music-Player/dp/B00I4Q9S32

Buy the X5 plus two SD cards and enjoy. Or buy an X3 and one SD card.

This is one I saw. Its $350, and takes two SD cards. 128 GB Sd cards are about $100, so all told its about $550. I think its possible to find 128 GB SD cards at $70 so it could be as low $490. A bit out of my price range.

EDIT: plays FLAC. yay!

He's probably talking about this: http://www.amazon.com/X5-Resolution-Lossless-Music-Player/dp/B00I4Q9S32

There's also this one: http://www.amazon.com/Fiio-X3-Mastering-Quality-Wolfson/dp/B00E9O6C96

I don't think it comes with any onboard memory, but it can hold up to two 128GB SD cards, supports all kind of file formats, and has a much, much better DAC and amp than the iPod. The downside is almost definitely going to be its UI, which has been historically abysmal in the DAP market.

FiiO has a few

http://www.amazon.com/X5-Resolution-Lossless-Music-Player/dp/B00I4Q9S32/ref=pd_ybh_11

256GB Total storage possible

Bad move for them but it could be beneficial for consumers like myself who don't want to deal with Itunes and other compatibility issues. The Ipod classic has been the go-to music palyer for high capacity storage. Hopefully things like the Fiio x3 and x5 or Sandisk Sansa clip+ see their opening and take advantage.

It looks like the only alternative is the X5: http://www.amazon.com/X5-Resolution-Lossless-Music-Player/dp/B00I4Q9S32/ref=sr_1_3?s=mp3&ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=1-3&keywords=mp3+player

If your Ipod ever kicks the bucket check this out: http://www.amazon.ca/X5-Resolution-Lossless-Music-Player/dp/B00I4Q9S32/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418228906&sr=8-1&keywords=fiio+x5

[might be worth a look] (http://www.amazon.com/X5-Resolution-Lossless-Music-Player/dp/B00I4Q9S32)

I can definitely recommend the Sansa Clip Zip. Great sound quality, twice the battery life of any smartphone, cheap, and a max of 128+8GB with a 128GB microSD card. Put Rockbox on it and you'll love it. Don't get the Sport version, you can't rockbox it and the software is still a little buggy.

There's an Mp3 player out there with 2 microSD slots, supporting 2x128GB cards right now, and they promised support for 256GB and 512GB cards when they become available. It's an expensive device but it's an "audiophile" product with amazing sound quality.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/FiiO-X5-MP3-Player-DAC-Black/dp/B00I4Q9S32

Also, this exists:

http://www.amazon.com/Manufacture-Sdhc-micro-Reader-Extension-Cable/dp/B0085GGO92/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1407656580&sr=1-2&keywords=sd+to+microsd+adapter

https://www.amazon.com/X5-Resolution-Lossless-Music-Player/dp/B00I4Q9S32

I had the same issues/wants as you, and got one of these guys (not the same kind, put up the amazon site just as reference) a few years ago. takes miniSD (two slots on my model) and has a battery life for days. The spinner wheel on the one I got (X1, I think, its packed in my suitcase right now, or I'd go look) turned kinda wonky after a year or so. Still works, and I probably just have to clean it. Winamp or equivalent, or just drag and drop as a mass storage devise to upload songs.

My friend is recommending either of these players with the FiiO Q1 isntead:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I4Q9S32/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=

or

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017I5NONY/ref=s9_dcbhz_bw_g422_i2_sh

You should check out the FiiO X5. Amazing sound quality (audiophile DAP), and fantastic storage (up to 256gb).

Rio Karma (only used now): https://www.ebay.com/p/Rio-Karma-Gray-20-GB-Digital-Media-Player/48120886

FiiO X3 / X5, maybe: https://www.amazon.com/X5-Resolution-Lossless-Music-Player/dp/B00I4Q9S32

How about something like the fio x5. It only take micro sd but this will be shrunken soon enough.

https://www.amazon.com/X5-Resolution-Lossless-Music-Player/dp/B00I4Q9S32