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FiiO X1 High Resolution Digital Lossless Media Player (Black)

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  • Professional quality Texas Instrument PCM5142 DAC and Intersil ISL28291 OP amp
  • Bright and easy to read 2" color LCD display. Custom user interface with color themes
  • Durable lightweight aluminum chassis, metallic buttons with concentric grooves, scroll wheel of textured rubber
  • Internal 1700mAh battery for over 12 hours of use on a full charge. Charges through micro USB port
  • MicroSD slot that supports SDXC cards, currently up to 128GB, large enough to hold your entire music library

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The player supports five lossless audio formats including APE, FLAC, ALAC, WMA and WAV at up to 192kHz/24-bit as well as MP3, AAC, OGG VORBIS The X1 is made from lightweight yet durable aluminum alloys. It's smaller than a bar of soap and weighs just 3.7oz so it's easily portable - plus, a black silicone case or clear plastic case(in newer batch) is included for storage or transport of the player The X1 has a classic scroll wheel and X keygroup layout, with an operating system customized around the scroll wheel. The built-in 1700mAh 3.7V Lithium-polymer battery lasts for up to 11 hours on a charger under version 1.0 firmware. It charges in about 3-6 hours

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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363 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality, sound quality, value, and ease of use of the portable audio player. They mention that it's built pretty well, sounds fantastic, and is a dedicated music player that doesn't break when dropped. Some are happy with playability, and storage space. That said, opinions are mixed on performance, and appearance.

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58 customers mention42 positive16 negative

Customers like the quality of the portable audio player. They mention it's built pretty well, dependable, and solid. Some say it'll hold up to being dropped. Overall, customers say it is a very good replacement for the iPod and provides rich, deep, and smooth sound.

"...Got it out of the box, put in a memory card, fired it up. It was wonderful. I tried it in the car using the line out feature...." Read more

"It's an OK unit...sounds good, inexpensive, decent battery life, dependable BUT:1. Font on the interface is ridiculously tiny2...." Read more

"...As for the player itself, it seems solidly built and time will tell if it sounds as good as advertised. I hope so for the price I paid." Read more

"...Some songs were being skipped like they weren't on the card but I could play them manually...." Read more

55 customers mention48 positive7 negative

Customers like the sound quality of the portable audio player. They say it sounds fantastic, especially when using a 24bit.flac file, and is a high quality music player. Customers also mention that there is absolutely no background hiss.

"...Not as flexible as it might be but has glorious sound.My old music player, a Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, is starting to go...." Read more

"...Jeff Beck's "Blow By Blow" (175/24) sounded exceptionally vinyl-like...." Read more

"It's an OK unit...sounds good, inexpensive, decent battery life, dependable BUT:1. Font on the interface is ridiculously tiny2...." Read more

"...Pros:Very high quality sound output: taken everything I've thrown at it..." Read more

19 customers mention19 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the portable audio player. They mention that it's better than the inexpensive DAC they've used with their tablet that has full USB host. They also say that it is a good deal for the price and a great player for low compression or lossless music.

"...The Fiio player is the undisputed champ. It's better than the inexpensive DAC I've used with my tablet that has full USB host support...." Read more

"It's an OK unit...sounds good, inexpensive, decent battery life, dependable BUT:1. Font on the interface is ridiculously tiny2...." Read more

"...This X1 Unit is every bit worth it's Price for Quality Sound,and Build on A Budget for A DAP Player. Most DAP's are very Costly for sure...." Read more

"...although not perfect it works well and is fairly intuitive.... Great player for the $ ... I was impressed by the sound quality.. but remember,..." Read more

18 customers mention18 positive0 negative

Customers find the portable audio player very intuitive, simple, and easy to use. They say the file system is easy to manage, and the player is fairly easy to load. Customers also mention that the interface is not too bad, and that the buttons are easy to access. Overall, most are satisfied with the ease of use and recommend it to others.

"...It has a bunch of great features, the build seems solid, the user controls are similar (but better than) to the Fuze...." Read more

"...The FiiO X1 is just such a device. Simple, effective, with expandable media; to completely change the playlist is as simple as swapping storage..." Read more

"...If you are looking for a simple, tactile (no touchscreen, all physical buttons) MP3 player then I cannot recommend this enough, though it may not be..." Read more

"...it is super easy to use. It is truly intuitive...." Read more

15 customers mention15 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the playability of the portable audio player. They mention that it is an excellent player, with a high quality headphone amp. They also appreciate the line out, a sleep timer, and good durability. Overall, customers find it to be an entirely satisfactory media player with plenty of playtime.

"...is switchable from headphone to line out, a sleep timer, a high quality headphone amp (no outboard amp needed for most low impedance cans), and NO..." Read more

"...Build Quality: it feels like a product my great grandchildren could use someday..." Read more

"...It comes with a nice silicon sleeve. The build is fair and the scroll wheel seems a bit loose. The screen is adequate for reading and navigating...." Read more

"Great little player! I like the fact that it has an expansion slot so you can control the size of your player. Easy plug and play music transfer...." Read more

13 customers mention10 positive3 negative

Customers like the storage space of the portable audio. They mention that it holds a lot of songs, has an easy ability to expand memory, and has an expansion slot. They also like that the capacity is controlled by the user.

"...The FiiO X1 is just such a device. Simple, effective, with expandable media; to completely change the playlist is as simple as swapping storage..." Read more

"...the capacity of a 64GB SD card is HUGE!..." Read more

"...The capacity is controlled by the user and I got a very large SD card to load all my music...." Read more

"...There is no internal storage. I have used two different brands of 128GB MicroSD cards and they both work fine...." Read more

33 customers mention12 positive21 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the portable audio device. Some mention that it works well, sounds fantastic, and functions as designed. However, others say that it stopped working and would not turn on.

"...It still takes time to change from playing a song to selecting "Genre" or "Artist", but once in the mode, it's bunches faster...." Read more

"...The FiiO X1 is just such a device. Simple, effective, with expandable media; to completely change the playlist is as simple as swapping storage..." Read more

"...COMPLETELY DEAD. I, only now, have seen a few other reviews which mention this, apparently FATAL, flaw in the circuitry??!! WTH????..." Read more

"...and it sounds fantastic!Also works great in the car with an AUX chord for playing any tunes you want...." Read more

8 customers mention4 positive4 negative

Customers are mixed about the appearance of the portable audio player. Some mention that it's well-designed with plenty of customization potential, while others say that it displays album art in an odd fashion and is crudely designed.

"...The good: this is a well-designed player with plenty of customization potential...." Read more

"...I noticed when the music started playing is that the album art is not fully displayed on the screen...." Read more

"...Nice touch!It also comes with a small plastic tray that protects the back without adding any noticeable weight or bulk...." Read more

"...The issue is so many of them are so crudely designed that it barely feels worth it to buy them...." Read more

Nice compact unit - well made with plenty of features
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Nice compact unit - well made with plenty of features
I bought this to replace an older MP3 player, and I've been very pleased with it. While it's UI (user interface) isn't perfect, the overall product is very good.The quality of construction and fit and finish are excellent. Particularly welcome is that it came with several screen protectors, including one that is pre-installed. Nice touch!It also comes with a small plastic tray that protects the back without adding any noticeable weight or bulk. This is a small unit. It easily fits into my a shirt pocket. While I didn't buy this for its compact size, it is something to note.I've had no problem adding many songs. It's a slow process even with USB, and it's because you are adding gigabytes of data.The display is quite nice, and there are several color schemes. I'd like to see some larger fonts. I'd also like to see a better way to enclose the Mini-SD memory card. Perhaps a small door that flips upward. And the Mini-SD card would slot into place rather than the pressure spring that is widely used.I'm very pleased with the audio quality of the files. You should keep in mind that your speakers or headphones play a major role in how these files sound. I just bought some Sennheiser CX-400 II earbuds, and the X1 has no problem driving them loudly. With several headphones, there wasn't enough volume, and the X1 probably could benefit from pairing it with a headphone amp.After you add music to the Micro-SD memory card of your choice, be sure to rescan the folders, unless you've set that option to "Automatic." Depending on how many files are on your card, this could take a couple of minutes to scan and index.I like that it has the option for gapless playback, which really makes the listening experience for a number of albums in which one song leads directly into the other.The rotating rubber ring doesn't depress. It merely allows you to navigate your songs. I'd like to see the Creative Zen approach of allowing you to flip through your albums by major letter A, B, C, D, etc. That would make navigating a large number of albums a quicker process. The rubber is soft to the touch with soft detents (clicks). It also allows you to quickly lower or raise the volume.Overall, I have no major complaints - just a couple of suggestions here and there.I really like this unit and can see me using it for years to come. I already have begun re-ripping all of my CDs.
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Joel Fritz
5.0 out of 5 stars Scary good for the price
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2015
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Executive Summary: Amazing for the price. Not as flexible as it might be but has glorious sound.

My old music player, a Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, is starting to go. It's an Android phone from the Gingerbread era without the phone. Samsung is out of the music player biz. I've had a couple of Fiio headphone amps and was impressed by what I'd read about the X series players. Got it out of the box, put in a memory card, fired it up. It was wonderful. I tried it in the car using the line out feature. I've previously used two music players, two tablets, and a phone, all of which could play FLAC files, in my car connected to the AUX input. The Fiio player is the undisputed champ. It's better than the inexpensive DAC I've used with my tablet that has full USB host support. Having a true line out makes the OEM car audio system come alive. I tried it with the stereo system in my office/music room, which has a decent set of real speakers, again using the line out. Using the same uncompressed files it was comparable to the sound I get from the DAC attached to my computer. The default sound seems a bit too aggressive to me. It seems to emphasize the high frequencies and bass more than the midrange. The equalizer can take care of that although it's not capable of really big adjustments.

There are some cons. The UI is kinda lame, compared to Android music player apps. It's tag centric which means that too much of the main menu is devoted to tag based play.The wheel is difficult to use precisely. Since the interface is based on text menus where you pick a single option, a set of arrow keys and a select button would have suited me better. You can't queue up a list of folders to play. Since I organize my music by folders and my music files are haphazardly tagged, this can be a problem on long drives. The workaround is to put your list in a container folder. I have large hands and find the controls a bit difficult to access, particularly the on/off and volume buttons on the side.

Things it won't do: Drive high impedance headphones without an amp. It says so in the product description. No Bluetooth. No wifi so no DLNA. I would have liked to see USB host support to enable the use of a SSD or other larger USB storage option. Some people don't like the absence of internal storage. I'm used to using memory cards and don't care. If it came with a TB of internal storage I might be interested. <g>

I haven't tested the battery life. I probably should but I have too many charging sources available. From what I've read the battery life is in line with the manufacturer's claim.
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Krispy Kirk
5.0 out of 5 stars Untouchable $100 Hi-Res Playback Device
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2015
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This was my Christmas present to myself. I've had my FiiO X1 for exactly a week now and feel ready to write a thorough review.

Background: I've owned four portable MP3 players: a Creative Nomad MuVo, an iPod Classic (160GB), and two Zunes (80GB & 120GB). Each had their pros and cons but ultimately they were no better than a cassette Walkman as far as audio fidelity goes. I have been growing steadily more curious about hi-res and its touted ability to sound "like vinyl" except without the surface noise, microphonics, warps, mistracking, and limited dynamic range. Let me just stop and tell you how much I love vinyl. I own many thousands of LPs, and have three turntables (two Pro-Jects and a Technics) installed in different systems around my house. Listening to CDs is done on a "for convenience" basis only (mainly in the car). MP3s I regard as a music format of last resort and something to put on when you just want background noise.

I didn't want to commit to one more digital format just to be disappointed by it after spending a ton of money. So I did some research and discovered that this FiiO X1 was the only affordable portable media player that didn't suck. $100 is less than I've spent on power cables in my main stereo system so I decided to roll the dice. When the X1 arrived I installed a 128GB micro SD card and loaded about 30 CDs on to it that I had freshly ripped (using Media Monkey) to 44.1/16 FLAC files. I slipped on my Audio Technica ATH-M40x headphones, plugged them in, and hit "Play".

Whoa. It sounded exactly like a portable CD player. I was impressed. This was the first time I had heard digital music files that did NOT sound worse than the originals. So far so good! Then I signed up for an HDtracks account and ordered a few hi-res albums. Jeff Beck's "Blow By Blow" (175/24) sounded exceptionally vinyl-like. Fleet Foxes' debut album (88/24) had a roundness, and velvety analog-ness that really complemented the music. Yes's "The Yes Album" (192/24) was jaw-dropping on both headphones and played over my main system. I own a clean first pressing on vintage Atlantic vinyl that I am rather proud of and this hi-res version blew it out of the water. I am sold on hi-res. If you want the sound of good clean vinyl but neither have the gear nor the patience to set up a system to do it right, hi-res is the answer. In fact, most folks (without huge record collections) would likely prefer hi-res to vinyl ten times out of ten if forced to choose.

The good: this is a well-designed player with plenty of customization potential. The first thing anybody who buys one should do is download and install firmware version 1.6. It totally eliminates the dreaded "click wheel lag" that was the most common complaint about FiiO players. Once you do that, you'll have a hard time finding anything else to complain about. Yes, the screen is small. No, you can't rearrange the icons. But keep in mind that this thing retails for under $100. That's less than you'd spend on a night out with your significant other. Also, there is an equalizer, a balance control (unheard of in MP3 players), an output jack that is switchable from headphone to line out, a sleep timer, a high quality headphone amp (no outboard amp needed for most low impedance cans), and NO HARD DRIVE. That last part is important so I'll repeat it: these new generation hi-res players rely on solid state memory. No more "killing" them with a drop to a hard surface! Battery life seems about equal to either my iPod or Zune (when they were new) - I find myself putting it on the charger after about three days' use.

Bottom line: you have to spend about twice as much to get a better player (the FiiO X3 ii). If you are still listening to cruddy MP3s on an old iPod, or worse, your phone, you are doing it wrong. But, if you care about music and already own good headphones and a bunch of CDs or FLAC files, the FiiO X1 is the best way for you to get a taste of the "good stuff" for mere peanuts. Bravo FiiO! You've created a world-class device.
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Magoyo
5.0 out of 5 stars Maravilla de reproductor
Reviewed in Spain on October 11, 2016
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Es un reproductor estupendo, con una calidad muy buena.
El sonido es genial, el tacto tambien, la rapidez de funcionamiento es digna de mencionar. Pasa las canciones casi al instante, no como otros que se lo tienen que pensar cuando les mandas adelantar o cambiar de cancion.
Buena autonomia de bateria.
Viene con un kit de fundas y pegatinas para ponerlo a tu gusto.
Merece la pena gastarse mas dinero que otros mp3 porque al final te acabas comprando 2 o 3 mp3 porque no acaban de ir bien o son de calidad mediocre. Si te gastas algo mas de dinero a la primera con este, solo te lo vas a gastar una vez porque no te va a hacer falta ningun otro.

Ah, y un punto super importante para mi, la tarjeta micro sd. El poder meterle la memoria que quieras es fundamental. Otros mp3 vienen limitados por su capacidad, 4, 8 gb los que mas. En este todo depende de la micro sd que le pongas. Esa sera tu memoria. Y al precio que estan las micro sd ahora puedes tener una gran capacidad por muy poco dinero.
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JCLR
5.0 out of 5 stars JCLoperena
Reviewed in Mexico on June 18, 2016
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Excelente servicio, tanto de Amazon como del vendedor (Audiofilia) es mi tercer producto con ellos y su servicio es excelente, el producto sin daños, mucho antes del tiempo programado. Ampliamente recomendado, el equipo FIIO no es un celular, comparado con (note2, note 4, s3, s6 Edge Plus, Iphone 5, 5s, 6 y 6plus) con player como Hybi, Neutron, jetaudio, Hiby, Onkyo en vers de paga, no hay comparación, la música suena muy diferente, solo lo he probado con unos xiaomi pistón v3 y unos sony MDR, así que la siguiente compra es un mejor par de audífonos, hay repros con mejores prestaciones, pero sin duda para una persona que busque mejorar la experiencia de audio es una opción perfecta. Lo pensé por varios meses después de comprar el FIIO E6, una amplia recomendación para este equipo.
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Martin Hudon
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent sound in a simple yet well built unit.
Reviewed in Canada on January 5, 2016
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Short on functionality, this player is aimed at a person who simply wants to listen to high quality audio on the go. Perfect fit to all quality headphones under 100 ohms.

I was blown away by the sound quality provided by it coupled with a Fiio Aspen E17 headphone amp. Very impressive teamwork!
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Da Fonseca Romain
5.0 out of 5 stars Rapport qualité/prix ultime
Reviewed in France on September 17, 2016
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Etant passionné par l'audio et la bonne qualité du son, j ai voulu tenté l expérience Fiio avec ce baladeur audiophile. Avant j'utilisais simplement un ampli de cette marque pour soulagé le smartphone, hors la j ai sauté le pas pour voir si vraiment ce genre de produit rivalise avec un smartphone haut de gamme vu son prix très accessible.
Effectivement c'est le jour et la nuit, ce Fiio X1 couplé a mon ampli E11k je redécouvre encore la plupart de mes artiste favoris. Après 1 mois d’utilisation voila ce que j'en pense.
Esthétique: Très propre et soigné avec des matériaux de bonne facture, les boutons fonctionnes bien, rien qui flotte ou qui peut faire douté de la qualité a long termes, tout est placé pour être relativement ergonomique et le poid est très léger (plus léger que mon galaxy S7).
L’écran est lisible et de bonne qualité, juste niveau résolution c'est vraiment le strict minimum, vous attendez pas a des details de fou sur l affichage de vos pochettes d album même avec un format parfaitement adapté, le rendu couleur est basique et le contraste très pauvre (noir qui sont gris foncé même au plus faible de lumière) mais honnêtement je m en contre fou c'est pas pour mes yeux que je l ai acheter...

Interface: Simple, rapide, efficace. Une roulette propose la lecture en cour, recherche par catégorie, recherche par dossier, paramètres audio et enfin paramètres système. Je ne vais pas rentrer dans les détails de chacun mais tout est simple a comprendre et c'est très intuitif.

Audio: Une petite merveille, tout les fichiers que vous disposé sont lu par cette appareil, du petit mp3 jusqu au format hi res 24bit.
Le son est propre, détaillé et peut importe la taille du fichier il le lis sans temps de latence ou de chargement.
Le lecteur possède plusieurs equalizer prédéfinis classique ainsi qu un mode utilisateur (custom), d'ailleurs j aurais apprécié d en avoir plusieurs ( au moins deux, un pour le casque et l autre pour les intra)
On dispose d une sortie casque qui fait également line out et d un port accueillant une micro sd jusqu a 128gb.
L'avantage qu on remarque de suite c'est qu il ne déforme pas le son peut importe le volume, gros problème habituel des smartphones, ici la dynamique est respecter que vous ayez des intra sensible ou un casque a forte impédance. Pour les casques gourmands je recommande quand même l ampli.

Conclusion: Produit au top pour son prix, je l'utilise aujourd’hui principalement avec un Sennheiser Momentum M2, et couplé avec l ampli e11k c est une merveille, une fois les bons réglages trouvé on décroche plus.
Attention, sachant que ce produit traite fidèlement la musique je conseille du mp3 320kb MINIMUM, même si le mieux reste du fichier lossless type flac, wav etc... Le truc avec se genre d appareil c'est que si vous avez un bon casque bah les musique avec des défauts vous allez les entendre encore plus, c est pour cela qu il faut privilégié les bons formats pour redécouvrir la musique sinon l achat de se produit est inutile. Pareil pour le casque, si c'est pour branché des écouteurs entré de gamme a 15€ ou un casque "merdique" resté sur votre smartphone ou un baladeur moins chère. L écosystème doit être complet et adapté, c est un baladeur de moyenne gamme donc il faut un ampli de même et un casque qui tiens la route.Vous attendez pas a ce que le baladeur face tout le boulot et qu il sublime un produit limité...
Une fois le format audio, le casque et le baladeur bien assorti, je vous promet le résultat !!!

Trucs et astuces: Utilisé des appuis long sur vol+/vol- écran éteint pour passé ou revenir sur un titre.
Sur la piste en cour de lecture et écran allumer, rester appuyer sur le bouton central pour afficher le volume et utilisé la roulette pour modifié celui ci.
Rester appuyer sur le bouton retour a partir de n importe quel endroit pour revenir a l’écran principal.
Rester appuyer sur le bouton option a partir d une recherche dossier pour afficher l alphabet ( pratique quand il y a masse de dossier et qu on cherche un truc dans le milieu...)
Bonne écoute ^^
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Amarnath Venkatesh
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Eargasm, IPod killer
Reviewed in India on February 20, 2016
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If you got a good pair of in ear monitors or headphones you are in for a treat. Absolutely blown away by it's sound stage.FLAC plays flawlessly than any other device I've heard including high end mobile phones and iPod. Brilliant and sensitive equalizer gives you variations unlike any other music player. The firmware is updated to 1.6 when i got it and the jog wheel works very precise so no worries and no trouble of updating .The interface might not be everyone's cup of tea but the sound is all i care about so no complaints for me on that.The display is 2 inch and it's big enough for everything that's need to be shown including album art and track navigation .You get two separate out puts for earphones and auxiliary connection to external speaker with amplifier or earphone amplifier so exceptional sound output of both fronts.overall it's a bang for Buck at 7500 rupees and it will send the iPod straight to the bin !!
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