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@billsmith8113 4 жыл бұрын

Skipping to the 30 mark defeats the whole purpose of a Z review.

@Serenity1297 3 жыл бұрын

@Barry Barry then it would no longer be a Z review if he did not ramble and cuss way too much.

@EdreiZahari 4 жыл бұрын

The best (read: most entertaining) Z Reviews vids are clearly: - Is a good unit to buy because it make sound go right. - Bitch for 25 minutes about flaws.

@skengasaurus 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite is when all he focuses on in a DAP is how fast the OS is.

@JohnCiaccio 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoy his singing.

@suba6639 4 жыл бұрын

How did you managed to comment from 2 days ago, what the heck

@EdreiZahari 4 жыл бұрын

@@suba6639 Join Z's $5 Patreon and above and get access to all his reviews early. Also $10 a month gets you into his Private Channel where you also get all his personal answers to questions, vid/voice snippets of things, and advice from other more knowledgeable audio peeps.

@suba6639 4 жыл бұрын

Oh okay that makes sense

@mumblingshovel7584 3 жыл бұрын

thank you zeos, i just bought this along with the hd 6xx and they will arrive within the next week. thanks for being such a great resource for quality and entertaining reviews on all of your videos. take care and i don't doubt ill stop watching even after buying this. keep this channel exactly the way it is.

@dominick253 4 жыл бұрын

You're like the sloppy mechanic of audio. I love it!

@iluvj00 4 жыл бұрын

Like a Scotty Kilmer?

@jacobpeck9372 4 жыл бұрын

@Ashley Wright you don't know who Scotty Kilmer is do you.

@McbrydeWithaY 3 жыл бұрын

The AvE of audio

@louis1443 3 жыл бұрын

Great video what I love the most is the honesty keep up the good work

@TedTabaka 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for reviewing this!

@martydom9820 4 жыл бұрын

Love that setup! Thank you for the review, I'm really new to audio and needed a review and found it. Thank you again

@2010johnking 4 жыл бұрын

RMAF was good. It was cool to meet you and BS about a few things like the THX AAA 789 amp.

@FTGTapGod 4 жыл бұрын

RMAF went great! Definitely my favorite room at the show and I know I'm not alone in that. My girlfriend was able to figure out what speakers and headphones she wanted in your room which was cool. Hope you're able to do it again.

@FTGTapGod 4 жыл бұрын

@Bhotrim My girlfriend really liked the Sennheiser 58X out of everything she tried actually. For me the Hifiman EditionXX and Koss ESP/95X were my takeaways.

@pierrebroccoli.9396 4 жыл бұрын

You are a legend. Listening to you comment on my new Fiio FH5's thanks to your review and my finally crunching the purchase which will make my travels great. Thanks.

@rossanderson4156 3 жыл бұрын

Copped one of these for like 125 bucks last week, this is the only review of the unit that matters btw

@kyleleung333 4 жыл бұрын

They have a NC wireless headphone coming out next month. I tried it on their booth, it's quite amazing. Either NC ability or the LDAC support.

@Dazen101 4 жыл бұрын

I swear looking to upgrade audio equipment is like ripping your hair out. No reviewer gives it to you straight and they just all ramble.

@CallumSk8er 4 жыл бұрын

Sean Thompson I feel you. I’m going crazy looking for a dac amp with input selection

@knifen2478 4 жыл бұрын

Its called "Passion"

@solderbuddy 4 жыл бұрын

@@CallumSk8er schitt modi uber 2 with magni 3+ is a good combo or any amp

@benozzy003 3 жыл бұрын

Bc sound is subjective after a certain point

@d0nj03 3 жыл бұрын

@@CallumSk8er Sybasonic UAU07A and its clones like the M-Audio Super DAC and Logilink UA0211 have an input selection switch, but they're far from the highest-quality headphone amps. At least my Logilink sounded too veiled for me so I had to move on, despite the yes-god-finally presence of both an input switch and an output switch and a large-ish horizontal volume knob. Other than that, only if you can accept high-distortion DAC/amps for prices above 300+ USD and can deal with the awkward ordering process, you could go for an Audio-gd from the NFB or R/R2R families, and again you would have input and output switches.

@RadioactiveModder 3 жыл бұрын

Listening to this with my m40x's connected to my K5 pro. :)

@Can-hq3iy 3 жыл бұрын

how does it sound ?

@bigpotato7804 3 жыл бұрын

Dude we have the EXACT same setup. I just ordered 6XX on Massdrop thou :)

@Ray-bn7hr 3 жыл бұрын

I too have an m40x and some edifice speakers. If i go for this will it drive power enough for speakers?

@alinoo1 2 жыл бұрын

The easy down and hard up switches makes sense, don't wanna accidentally slap up the gain a level, but slapping it down is fine. Just turn it up again. Stops you from blowing up your headphones

@jesusacosta3505 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing a great job at Rocky Mountain Audio Show. I enjoyed all the work you guys did .

@thevindictive6145 3 ай бұрын

So agree with powdered properly and loudness. Hence the difference between a desktop DAC and a dongle DAC. And even then decent desktop DAC is sometimes just not enough.

@lorcro2000 4 жыл бұрын

The large dead zone in the beginning of the volume turn is probably a feature, not a bug. This way you won't accidentally turn it to the point where you turn if off if you want it to be quiet. Same thing with the K3 I have, the beginning of the rotation near the on/off switch does nothing.

@philmissy1 4 жыл бұрын

being a piece of shit could be labeled as a feature.

@kyle1538 4 жыл бұрын

@@philmissy1 stop replying fuck head

@MeGyChaN3 3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't find the link for the pen, but I found it thanks.

@velko2433 3 жыл бұрын

It is very nice unit, sound great and its plenty of power. I use it with Hifiman HE4XX.

@PerfmonX64 4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree that the BasX-A100 is the amp to have for running T50RP's single ended. However, 3 of the 4 sets of T50RP's that I have are wired for balanced. As a result, I ended up selling my BasX shortly after getting the 789. I found the 789 had enough power to get the job done when running them balenced, and be clearer and cleaner overall. The bass on the A100 was probably a little better then the 789.

@OSD07 3 жыл бұрын

Sir could you please suggest ME WHICH I SHOULD GO WITH FiiO K5 pro or iFi ZEN Dac. THANK YOU

@robertbradley6393 3 жыл бұрын

Great review! You taught me things! Thanks Man.

@Penpen2crayon 4 жыл бұрын

I'd been looking for an upgrade to my Origen G2 output power-wise as well as eliminating the extra step of turning the knob fully to 100% when switching over to Pre-amp Out to go to my integrated amp and then onto the passive speakers...yes this has the power and the velvety DAC chip but the fact it outputs to both the quarter inch and the "not actually line-out" RCA outs means the Micca Origen remains on my desk for now

@1Patient 4 жыл бұрын

Zeos has a lot of work ahead 😀

@IItechnikaII 4 жыл бұрын

I like the look of it but i wonder if its worth upgrading from my Fostex fs 3da.

@SlkSub323 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for review! What device is better: this or Fulla 2?

@masterxyr 4 жыл бұрын

first and foremost, you're not by any means a loser, quite the contrary, you're our beloved Zeos. now that we've got that out of the way, and I know most of this review is practically a message for Fiio, this is the most anti-selling sell I've heard of a product, because you're still giving it a seal of approval, but, gee, is it hard to still be motivated to buy it after all the little nags you've addressed and shone light on. I agree with all the particulars you've observed, and it could even have bluetooth. However, from your words and others I've heard (indistinguishable from atom +kadas board) , it's a very clean dac and a very clean amp with 1.5 AND a decent knob, and I think I might just finally be pulling the plug on this one as it's priced to my wallet and ticks all my boxes - though I reeeeally love the design of the el amp, it's so much more $$ here in my neck of the woods.

@TheLilPorkChop 4 жыл бұрын

perfection :)

@Vonliktenstien 4 жыл бұрын

The Micca Origen has the switch as well. Gotta love never having to unplug your headphones if you don't want.

@mattrismatt 4 жыл бұрын

For casual listening, the Micca Origen is acceptable, but trust me, you'll want to unplug your headphones once you hear how relatively poor-sounding it is. Even the sub-par-sounding FiiO Q1 mkII is noticeably better... and costs less.

@Vonliktenstien 4 жыл бұрын

mattris matt I just use it for gaming so it’s adequate for sure. Cool thing is it has optical out for when I decide to get something better.

@gordonfreeman4491 4 жыл бұрын

The 3-poled input cable for the powerbrick is called a MicKey Mouse plug

@philmissy1 4 жыл бұрын

Clover!

@victorjohnson7512 4 жыл бұрын

I purchased a bunch of those red & gold RCA cables, they are wonderful. And they go perfectly with my red & gold Bellari components.

@nickmimi3631 4 жыл бұрын

I was beginning to think I was the only one who had any Bellari components, i did the same thing w/ those red rca’s!

@Seroplex10mg 4 жыл бұрын

I bought it for 179€. thanks a lot for your recommendation. I'm impress. using DT 990 pro for now. A completely different world (I'm coming from a motherboard chipset)

@faelanman901 3 жыл бұрын

What impedance are the 990's? I'm trying to figure out if this will drive 600 ohm 880's

@trixniisama 3 жыл бұрын

@@faelanman901 Not a great idea. I did this and I regretted it. If you have other headphones with 300 ohm or less, pick up the K5 Pro, but the best you could do with a DT 880 600ohm is to buy a DAC and the Emotiva A100 which I did some time ago, and that changed the sound of the DT 880. It's still too harsh in some music so I'm still searching for ways to reduce the sibilance (like using tubes beforehand).

@Seroplex10mg 3 жыл бұрын

@@faelanman901 dt 990 pro 250 Ohm

@ensiferum1992 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for the detailed video but I still have one question: I have owned a Dragonfly Red for more than two years, but I would like to further improve the sound of both my headphones and my active speakers (Edifier r1700bt) and I would be mainly oriented towards purchase of the Fiio K5 Pro. Do you think it is worth replacing the Dragonfly with the Fiio or would my listening quality remain more or less the same? I would not like to have two identical products and spend money unnecessarily. So ultimately, is the Fiio better / superior than the Dragonfly Red? Thank you.

@loucipher7782 3 жыл бұрын

fiio k5 pro is meant to be for headphone only, i never bother to plug my r1700bt into the RCA out because the implementation is a mess

@kineticdyslexic3093 4 жыл бұрын

modi 3 with jds atom amp, or the Fiio K5? Which setup sounds better, and any real difference in amplification output? I currently have the d10 and d30 with the atom. have been thinking about getting the modi 3.

@yeast4529 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@angelosnofla 4 жыл бұрын

I am planning to use this on my desktop and pair this with my AKG 7xx for music and gaming. Thanks for the review... Btw, I always imagine that you look like Jack Black. hehehehe

@SL1PSTAR 3 жыл бұрын

Did you get this amp? If so how is the experience?

@angelosnofla 3 жыл бұрын

@@SL1PSTAR Yup. This pairs up well with K7xx. I love it. Don't see any reason to replace it any time soon.

@SL1PSTAR 3 жыл бұрын

@@angelosnofla Excellent!! Thank you for the response.

@Kenny_Edmonton 3 жыл бұрын

Great review. I’m look at the fiio 10k did they send you that one for review? How would it compare to the fiio 5k pro?

@luizengrazia5169 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the review! Would you recommend going for a K3 with balanced cable or go K5 Pro with unbalanced? I'm going to use it to power a HE400se😅

@Vaxeri 9 ай бұрын

This is the only dac-amp combo that average audiophile would need for high impeadance headphones. As long as your headphones aren't above 300 ohms, this unit can power them nice and clean.

@gavrielpapas773 2 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to hear the final thoughts, so I skipped to 30:00 . I gave you a like and subscribed. Sometimes I just want to hear the end of a review.

@RAFAEI_ 4 жыл бұрын

I'm using this coupled with a pair of DT 990 Pro's 250 Ohms via USB from my PC. All volumes maxed out and highest gain. It starts clipping/rattling (only left side of the headphones) if volume passes 3 o' clock position on bass boosted songs only. The thing is - it's not too loud as you describe in the video - I feel like it's almost enough, but not quite... In comparison, my £10 KZ-ATE chinese IEMs sound comfortable on highest setting up to the 12 o'clock / 1 o'clock position. I really was expecting a lot more power based on your review.

@Staffy_ 3 жыл бұрын

salvador rafael Tuberosa should I get the k5 for my dt990s?

@RAFAEI_ 3 жыл бұрын

@@Staffy_ I had received a used pair from Amazon most probably. Sent them back and got a brand new pair. The issue with the rattling is gone. I can recommend the K5 with your DT990s if you use some sort of equalizer. I use DFX (software). It's good enough for adding bass and treble (believe it or not I enhance the treble). You'll turn the volume up to the 3 o' clock position (max out to 5 o' clock position in some tracks). It's enough for listening. Not crazy loud though, but I think that's because the 990s are open back. The K5 is about perfect if you don't want to risk getting deaf on the long term.

@jeffberg8015 4 жыл бұрын

Damn. I've been using the K3 for quite a while but wanted to boost the power so just ordered an JDS Atom which will probably be fine, but after seeing this I'm having a little buyer's remorse.

@mac2105 11 ай бұрын

Those Mickey-Mouse power connectors have driven me nuts before as well, that was for another small device (tiny samsung netbook)

@dg1886 4 жыл бұрын

I use the dock in the old K5 with Fiio X5 2nd gen player. It’s charging and doing the DAC work

@victorq1046 4 жыл бұрын

I have the same setup, sounds great to me. Use it with my Grado 125i and my original Sennheiser Momentum. Also connected to my Peachtree M25.

@JohnHutton532231 4 жыл бұрын

Same here. When I got the K5 Pro, I transferred the K5 with the docked X5ii to the bedroom for evening listening.

@snkmoorthy 4 жыл бұрын

I have an X3 III on K5 dock, doing line out to a speaker. The USB on the back of the K5 is just a pass through to the DAC on the X3 or any other device FiiO makes that is compatible with the K5. Not much advantage to this setup other than it charges the DAP while playing sitting on the K5.

@EtherealoNe1 4 жыл бұрын

You sound like the Joker of audio equipment... and it's awesome.

@mistersurrealist 3 жыл бұрын

He's the Jim Sterling of audio equipment.

@iiiraz3riii654 4 жыл бұрын

great review keep up the good work. I have just received my fiio k5 pro i was wondering if you could give me some help. I noticed you have the input on COAX/OPTICAL IN is that the best input when using a headset for sound quality over just using the USB input settting? I mainly game so it would be great to know if its worth me buying the extra cables to get the maximum sound quality out of the k5 pro. my headset it is paired up with is beyerdynamic DT 990 PROS TIA.

@trixniisama 4 жыл бұрын

@@AJM345 But there's a risk of jittering right ?

@iiiraz3riii654 4 жыл бұрын

@@AJM345 thanks for the advice. I did end up just sticking with usb. I'm new to this scene of audio Haha thanks again.

@allNicksAlreadyTaken 3 жыл бұрын

The head-camera literally makes me motion sick, so I have to scroll down to the comments and only scroll up when it sounds like something interesting is shown.

@d0nj03 3 жыл бұрын

You can also watch it with the page zoomed out to like 50%, and only zoom in when there's something interesting.

@jhbrett 4 жыл бұрын

OG K5 does not have a DAC. USB on the back is for the doc connector on top.

@FreetimeReport 4 жыл бұрын

13:45 For what it's worth, I used to have the original K5 dock. It's listed on Amazon as being (or having) a DAC, but it didn't. It was an amp only. If you own a Fiio DAP (like the X1 or X5 I had), you could put it in the dock, connect the K5 to your computer, and use the docked DAP as your external DAC. I tried and thought it all was meh. Anyway, listing that unit as a DAC/AMP was always misleading.

@POVShotgun 3 жыл бұрын

Finally! Same here it’s really misleading. I bought it and spent a solid hour trying the usb to no avail. Realized I bought the k5 instead of the k5 pro. Was pretty annoyed.

@dougadams3147 2 жыл бұрын

I've been using a the K5 with a Fiio E 17k Alpen dac in the dock for years until the battery just blew up on me the other day. I guess I'll get this now. So yeah, I' m the one using the DAC in the old K5. haha.

@KhairiHamed Жыл бұрын

That's about to happen to mine so I'm looking for an upgrade

@hristiantodorov3923 4 жыл бұрын

Can you modify the EQs on the PC and then output it through the USB to the Fiio ?

@dhanslee 4 жыл бұрын

If I connect my speakers through the pre-out, it produces noticeable hiss sound that is audible in both speakers and headphone. I'm not sure if it's my unit that is defect or not. If I don't use the pre-out, the hiss sound is gone completely.

@robertkirkpatrick1826 3 жыл бұрын

Just bought this based on your video but having issues. The I have dt990’s hooked into the Fiio k5pro and have to max the volume knob with the gain at level 3 to barely equal my ht omega eClaro sound card. What am I doing wrong ?

@ceccatoj 4 жыл бұрын

I came for the 30 mark but couldn't bring myself to jump forward.

@TheMstwntdLMSV123 4 жыл бұрын

Skip to 30 mins to get his thoughts cause I'm super busy Save video for later for pure entertainment

@any1alive 4 жыл бұрын

Well. i jsut got these along with the Dakoni Blue i got on special. i hope it will be good. just gotta wait untill they arrive. Fromw hative seenon prices, i hope i didnt get ripped x.x for something that is better for the price.

@itsmedrav8579 4 жыл бұрын

So are argons mk3 single ended on jds labs atom a bad idea?

@noenken 4 жыл бұрын

The E09K actually had line-out AND pre-out. So, the K5 is a step back in that way. Also none of the older ones had a DAC, they all relied on the portable unit to do that. That is why the amps have USB, it's a passthrough to the dock.

@POVShotgun 3 жыл бұрын

@blsessex there’s a k5 review and it’s covered there

@Xbox360mIRC Жыл бұрын

Does this have more output than the Qudelix-5K when used as a USB dac to headphones? Is it 2.0 Vrms or 6.4Vrms? Like can you use it as both an amp and USB dac with the 6.4Vrms?

@Xeltos 3 жыл бұрын

Would this be alright with the Kanto TUK? Currently using a AudioEngine D1 i had lying around with the optical hooked into my TV and then the RCA into my TUKs. Works great but i have the Sundaras and i find i could use about 15-20% more volume as i find i'm maxing the volume on the D1 on alot of songs.

@travellerseko 2 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, This is a great review. I try to get info as much as possible. I wanna ask you a question. I’ll have 2 setups, portable and desktop. Can you please tel me if below ones ok? Or any other recommendation? 1) portable: - Ipod 6th gen classic (120 gb apple lossless) - Fiio E10K Olympus - Sennheiser HD569 2) Desktop: - Audio Technica At-lp120x USB Lp player - Fiio K5 Pro - Hifiman HE400se or Sennheiser HD599

@Atuzor 4 жыл бұрын

I'm considering purchasing this. I'm not an "audiophile" but I do appreciate above average sound. I just bought Philips X2HR and the V-Moda Boom Pro mic. From what I understand, if I ran the splitter into this amp/dac then the mic into my PC, it would cause a buzz in the mic. Is there any way around this besides getting a different mic? For amp/dac with mic inputs the options seem pretty limited. I do also have some Overnight Sensations at my desk powered by a small Dayton Audio amp so something that I could switch between speakers/headphones would be ideal. Any suggestions for a bit of an audio noob? :D

@obeliskt1024 4 жыл бұрын

How does this compare to the baby fiio q1 mk2? I'm using it as a desktop dac/amp...

@neferiusnexus 4 жыл бұрын

Speaking of chipsets... I wonder if the AE-7 is worth upgrading from the AE-5

@sainaveenbali 4 жыл бұрын

If I hook this to my laptop and that output from dac to yamaha spdif will that have any advantage ( yamaha had broken burr dac) please share

@rockyp3917 3 жыл бұрын

Just want to say you are Awesome, Zeos

@GamersGuard 2 жыл бұрын

Hello!!! In about 3-6 months I think re-open the cooling chamber in my ASUS G513QY laptop to repaste my CPU and GPU. When I will do it, will have to redo K5 PRO which I used on my VRM and VRAM silicones? Thank you!

@jordanvladimirov8448 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Z , can you tell me, Topping MX3 or FiiO K5 Pro is better for home PC/Music/Game/Movie headset amp/dac ?

@PacificoAllDay Жыл бұрын

I have the K5 with Senheiser HD 650 headphones. The output is coming from a 2021 macbook pro. Evrything sounds good but my issue is that I want to get more bass out of these headphones. Looking for any tips on that.

@danielthakorlal9425 4 жыл бұрын

Great review mate, keep 'em comin'. Quick question(s): what happened to your Panda Stack? Also, perchance will you review the other smsl stack (the white one?)?

@jamesbittle2138 4 жыл бұрын

I believe he gave it to his brother.

@cyberbarbaro 3 жыл бұрын

can I use the Fiio k5 lo listen music from my mobile phone only without switching on my pc? Or do I need a dac/amp with bluetooth?

@NoFlightZone 3 жыл бұрын

What Voltage level is the FiiO K5 Pro putting out so to speak? Im a complete neewb at all of this... Im planning on finding a DAC amplifier to use with my Audeze Mobius headphones for my PC mainly. Ive read things about the Mobius, that you shouldn't use an amplifier that sends out more than 1.8V, for it to be safe for the Mobius built in amp. I dont know? Also not not too low Voltage. Not sure what to think about this? Anyone?

@Jowurel 4 жыл бұрын

I was about to pull the trigger on a Dragonfly Red. But now I’m having second thoughts. Might buy this instead

@nicolashamouche6132 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Many thanks for all your great videos on YT. What do you think between Fiio K5 and IFi Nano black Label? Would it be a good idea to plug a Meze 99 to listen? Or which on budget headset? Regss Nicolas

@anotherhabit 4 жыл бұрын

Are you still going to make a video on analog. The u turn looks like it's not getting any use.

@milanmilasinovic6711 Жыл бұрын

What would you say comparing this one to the Ifi Zen DAC V2?

@deadsoulgaming7115 2 жыл бұрын

wow you have nice hand writing

@davidmthekidd 4 жыл бұрын

Thiking of Pairing this with my Sundara and the Klipsch R-15PM and turntable. Is this a good choice?

@ElRobin 3 жыл бұрын

How did it work out for you man? Thinking of getting into hifi and getting K5 + Sundara

@ceddy1031 3 жыл бұрын

I have the Tannoy Gold 5 Active speaker. Can I connect the XLR from the back of the Tannoy to the Fiio K5 Line out on both left and right speaker ?

@alberto798 4 жыл бұрын

Just bought it yesterday lol For europeans its a must buy, cause JDS doesn't sell here, so there isn't any rival

@tasmania9576 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have a recommendation for Denon 9200 Headphones? Thx

@Randon03 4 жыл бұрын

Moving your head like that - so much is making me dizzy... but i like your review thank you!

@juliangst 4 жыл бұрын

2:40, wow this was the worst pronunciation of 'Nordschleife' I've ever heard xD

@philmissy1 4 жыл бұрын

wow who gives a fuck

@commanderrussels2612 4 жыл бұрын

I just call it Hitler’s Car Club

@juliangst 4 жыл бұрын

@@commanderrussels2612 lmao

@juliangst 4 жыл бұрын

@@philmissy1 German people :)

@ryanc3368 4 жыл бұрын

Nord-sleeve lol

@Samuell1124 3 жыл бұрын

Should I get this or the ifi zen dac, I’m new to audio don’t really know much about them

@asrigascanbe 3 жыл бұрын

Would like to know the answer to this as well

@BunnyslippersEUC 4 жыл бұрын

Zeos...do another platinum review. Somebody please send Zeos the Kinki Vision THR-1. Priced a bit higher than the Cayin. K5 pro is great for people starting to get serious with listening with headphones. For me it's probably great for using with my PS4. But I already have to much amplifiers. Balanced doesn't improve the sound that much with headphones. InEars with multiple drivers improve with stronger clean amplification. But I don't mean balanced. I mean proper single ended amplification, like with my Rupert Neve. I bought the almost vintage Musical Fidelity M1HPA secondhand. It has a proper line-out and a pre-out and a useless usb-in. It has no gain switch and is single ended. But it can properly power my T50rp Mark3 at 50% volume. It is classA. It sounds a bit like a tube amp. The sound is slightly warm, with sweetness in the top and it opens the soundstage.

@rehakmate 2 жыл бұрын

I got a little confused with the RCA line out part, so can I use these as a DAC to my stereo amp via RCA?

@joshuasterling2144 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I use it for powered monitors and you could run it to a input for an amp as well.

@lorcro2000 4 жыл бұрын

I dunno, the more I think about it the more I think the pre-out is a feature, not a negative. The only thing you need to set up some desktop speakers then becomes a dumb amp without any volume controls. But in that scenario it should definitely either output sound front or back.

@joshuasterling2144 2 жыл бұрын

I use it for headphones and JBL monitors. Just get a wifi power strip to plug up you powered speakers and sub and your good to go.

@HunchoDC 4 жыл бұрын

Would this be better than a jds atom and ol dac combo?

@Steger13 4 жыл бұрын

Ok im sold on this but last question, can i us it on speakers (EDIFIER Studio R2730DB? Or should i get the Sennheiser GSX 1000? Thanks

@perfect-compliance 4 жыл бұрын

What did you end up going with? I'm not happy with the gsx1000

@JohnCiaccio 4 жыл бұрын

I'm still waiting on the PowerDAC V2. Come on Z I know you have it.

@nariwashere8549 4 жыл бұрын

Should i get the Sabaj D4, or Fiio K5 pro?

@nariwashere8549 4 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me how high the Output heaphone impedance for a 250Ohm Headphone is? I wanted to buy these or Schiit Hel or aTopping DX3 Pro?

@dawidg5695 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@deathward990 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Z nice review. I am recently looking to hook up my Audioengine A2+ and S8 system to a tv. Which DAC should I go to K5pro or the Audioengine D1?

@4dchessplayer516 4 жыл бұрын

New T-shirt "Zeos did a thing!"

@WarEagle256 2 жыл бұрын

Stuck on making a decision between the k5 pro or Schiit magni heresey/modi 3+ stack would love some advice. Thanks for the review

@levrac68 2 жыл бұрын

I have the K5 Pro ESS and the Heresey/Modi... Can't go wrong with either since they both sound great, but with the schiit you can add the Loki EQ if that's what you're into or upgrade either the DAC or AMP down the road. Whereas the K5 is all in one, no EQ and no upgrading. For me, I like the K5 better for it's cleaner footprint and more versatile connections. The volume knob is a lot nicer too. I have no problem powering my Sundaras, 660Ss or HD6XXs with either.

@BornIntoThis20 2 жыл бұрын

@@levrac68 Still no auto switch/mute on the RCA line out when plugging headphones on the ESS version? thanks

@levrac68 2 жыл бұрын

@@BornIntoThis20 correct

@Hailala1 2 жыл бұрын

@@levrac68 how about K5 pro ESS vs topping dx3 pro+?

@levrac68 2 жыл бұрын

@@Hailala1 I don't have the topping, but I've heard good things about their sound quality. I'm on the fence for an A30 right now.

@MosoKaiser 4 жыл бұрын

Good that you mentioned where the TL;DW part starts, but to be honest, you could really use working off of some kind of script or framework. Over half an hour? You could have gotten all the meaningful stuff said and shown in around _third_ of that time. Oh well, at least you're not wasting time doing editing & stuff.