Gtfo and stay happy

what do you think about them?

@@SP-df1nm watch the review.

How is it? i am thinking about getting one for my 4xx. I have a e10k now.

Same combo, waiting for the k5 to be delivered

I didn't like mine ... was missing so much details compared to my other stack ... and some bass are better with the FIIO K5 but natural bass are lost with it ...

i hated my fiio k5 pro so much because it adds low end and cuts the detailed high end of every headphones i have tested. I hate it so much!

What headphones do you use with the zen?

Well, there is also that other guy in his neck of the woods, that guy who looks like Abe Lincoln, but the iiWi Review dude is pretty damn good!

Wow, no pressure then. 😅 But K7 is coming in for a review...

Don't worry. Lusya is still great. You just have to say NO to very passionate youtubers. :D

@@iiWiReviews becouse of that Lusya I sold my Massdrop LCX plus SDAC !!! this is insanley great sound for 20€, thank you for discovering it

Just got them and I definitely agree with what you're saying about them. My headphones sounds best at around 1 o'clock on mid gain

I don't have X6 at the moment but going by the memory K5 pro is more detailed if the headphones are transparent enough and offers better bass control. But it's paying several times more to improve things a little bit. Just like the whole hifi hobby always is. :D

@Dmytro Gorobets I am a noob as well, but I actually prefered the E10k (Olympus 2) over the iFi Zen Dac which is about the same level as the K5 Pro. So I guess there probably isn‘t really much of a difference though I‘m gonna get my K5 Pro in a frw days and will compare the two as well, so I‘ll update at that time.

@@nepomukullmann3013 Thx for reply, I tried K5 with HD800s already and it was a ok combo :)

Hi, thanks! I would choose K5 pro over DX3 pro for sure. On the other hand, I never heard DX7 pro so can't really comment on it.

Hope you'll like it. I'm from Serbia (South-east Europe) so that's the accent. Cheers!

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Well, I haven't made that exact compassion but I really believe your thinking is spot on. :)

@@iiWiReviews in theory should not all be the same? how can digital signals differ?

I haven't yet but hope to get Cobalt soon.

Hey did you end up buying the Fiio? I currently have the Dragonfly Black, and I'm in the same situation as you described above. I believe my HIFIMAN Sundara has more untapped power, which could be done by pairing it with a Fiio K5 Pro

i have the R1700bt and sadly are not the best speakers. I mean they are good for the price and being active powered and all, but you cant expect too much. Their bass is very bloated and "losse". I suggest that for 200e (or a bit more) you should simply check for better speakers.

Fiio M11 is 88mw at 300 ohm through its Balanced output and the K5 is 150mw at 300 ohms

Haven't heard Heresy or 3+ but E30 and Magni 3 worked absolutely great together. Atom was also very good but not as good and dynamic to my ears as Magni 3. And this is based on listening, I don't comment or support Sinad scores...

Thanks. It should pair just nicely. You can use either optical or coaxial digital connection to connect Zen Blue and K5 pro, witch-ever suit you more. That's the most logical way, connecting them digitally. But if you ever wish to play a little bit and switch from a relaxed velvety sound of internal K5 pro's Asahi Kasei DAC to a bit more sharp and feisty sound of internal Zen Blue's Sabre DAC - you can try connecting them with a pair of analoug RCA interconnect cables (D/A conversion is done in Blue in that case and analog signal goes to K5 pro amp). Cheers!

@@iiWiReviews Thank you! So in short - Analoug RCA will use Zen Blue's DAC and when using Digital Coax or optical, it'll use the K5 DAC system. Helps me out a lot in understanding these things. Cheers

Yes I've listened it in few occasions... To my ears K5 pro matches quite well with Beyerdynamics... It's smoothness combine well with their sparkliness.

I am using exaclty that combination and recommend it. The Fiio has enough power to drive them quite comfortably without using the gain, with gain to the first setting i wont go over 2/3rds.

Thanks. I think they're very similar in terms of sound quality, both providing warmer and laid back sound. It's just that K5 pro is clearly more powerful. If you're using easy to drive headphones I don't think it matters much, but for cans that like to be driven K5 pro will pull ahead.

@@iiWiReviews I am using Sundara, which I've heard are harder to drive. I think I'll go with K5 Pro then.

K5 pro

I would rather take Modi 3+ and pair it with Magni you already have. That should be better than K5 pro.

Yes Adrian you can :)). There are some good Windows apps for that, I used APO. Still returned the Fiio, couldn't properly drive my Sennheiser 380 pro on the bass part

@@echimadrian2007 hi bro, i also still noob in this audiophile thingy. i have e17k pair it with my m50x. somehow when i connect my headphone directly to my pc, i can use the APO eq. but when i connect it to my e17k, the eq doesnt effect my headphone at all. it seems like the e17k bypass the APO software. any idea on this?

@@missmataleo hey mate. sorry, no idea

Yeah, I'd like to do that comparison too. Hope my budget allows it sometime soon.

Modi 3 and Heresy stack far better in objective tests.

Your stack is clearly better than K5 pro... It would be a downgrade.

it is,but i would tell you to get the 4xx, ive had both, and at the same price is way better than the m50x,it sounds warmer, has huge soundstage(specially with this amp),and it even sounds flatter than the m50s, i really couldnt be happier than i changed them, its just another level

Thanks! Yes you can use your own DAC by using line input.

@@iiWiReviews SUPER! I have the dt 880 250 ohms..you know..THANKS!

In reality DX3 pro has plenty of power to drive anything you like. But I prefer K5 pro because it just sounds better to my ears.

@@iiWiReviews Perhaps you should test them with really high impedance headphones. I've got a Fostex T50 (unmodded) lying around here.

Hi, I haven't noticed any on my unit but it's a pretty common thing when physical potentiometers are used for volume control (instead of digital attenuation) so I experienced it with a lot of other models such as EarMen TR-amp or Schiit Magni 3. It's just physical pins sliding over conductive layer and it doesn't bother me much personally.

By playing high resolution files. Just be sure to use exclusive mode so your OS doesn't downsample everything to some default bit depth and but rate.

Yes you can, just the way you described it, through RCA inputs. Cheers!

Just install Fiio drivers and choose it as a default playback device. That's all, no need to uninstall SB... You can switch and compare them at will.

I haven't heard those cans so not really sure how would they match. But K5 pro has enough power and kinda warmish sound signature that should compliment Beyerdynamics quite well.

@@iiWiReviews Thank you very much for the reply.God bless you ,specially in these times of trouble.Peace

These are the exact set-up I'm going for. Either the Magni 3 with Topping E30 but it's a bit costly to buy both rather than buying K5 PRO on its own(at least for me cause I live in Canada).

From my experience, with several in-ear and over-ear headphones (from neutral to warm sound signature) - K5 Pro has neutral and smooth sound, with hint of warmth, to keep musicality. If some headphones has neutral to cold sound signature, that's the way they will sound with K5 Pro (smooth enough, though), and the opposite - if I'm using warm sounding headphones, sound signature with K5 Pro is just like that - very musical, warm but very detailed and clean. This FiiO has great dynamics and punch/slam for the price and very powerful AMP, that easily powered K240 Sextett (600Ω). But, for that kind of vintage/retro ''beast'' headphones (including DT 880 600Ω), technical specs of AMP maybe is not optimal, I've heard that Sextetts like vintage AMPs with verty high output impedance, but my K240 Sextetts still sounds very good, detailed and musical, with excellent mid-range. And very loud, even at mid-gain. You can find more info for K5 Pro + power hungry planars etc. here: soundnews.net/amplifiers/headphone-amps/fiio-k5-pro-review-student-fi/ I have no problem with sensitive in-ear headphones, no audible hiss. I can even use medium or high gain for some of them. For this price (up to $200), K5 Pro is excellent purchase, for huge majority of headphones. As a DAC (line out) is still good, but there are better options for speakers in this price range. As a combo device, this FiiO is really great. Clearly better and much more powerful than cheaper devices, like old E10k or FX-Audio X6 MK1, which I still own and both devices are still very good for 60-80$. I really like E10k, such a powerful and small device, with musical sound signature, but K5 Pro is simply higher class.

Yes, Zen DAC has better line-out (RCA out for speakers) in my opinion. K5 pro is best when used with headphones.