FiiO Q5s Bluetooth 5.0 DSD | 768K/32Bit DAC Amplifier for iPhone, iPod, iPad & Computers with Coaxial/Optical/USB/Line/Bluetooth Input
August 20, 2019 - Comment
Q5s Bluetooth DSD-capable Amplifier Product Features Dual AK4493EN DAC chips for the ultimate in decoding performance, supporting up to 768kHz/32bit and native DSD ; Audiophile-grade components designed for a wonderful, melodious sound that is just pure ecstasy for your ears. Apple MFi, Hi-Res Audio and aptX certified, supporting decoding for iPhones, iPads, computers, WM-PORT Sony
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A Worthy Upgrade to your Portable Setup The Fiio Q5s is the successor to the original Q5, and the more brolic sibling of the Q1 Mark II. The Q5s features new DAC AKM4493 DAC Chips, more inputs, more BT codecs, and a different stock amp module than it’s predecessor. Is it any good, and is it worth the cost over cheaper options?TL;DR – Heck yes. This DAC/Amp is about a fully-featured as they come. It’s also solid as a rock, has playback controls, balanced outputs, (almost) every BT codec imaginable, and it sounds darn good…
Outstanding DAC/Amp! I have become a little carried away with DAC’s, looking for the ideal. While that does not exist, this one comes mighty close. I was happy with my iFi xDSD, but I developed a problem. Hoving received the Beyerdynamic T1 v2, I was pining for a reasonable way to use this in balanced mode, yet portably so. There are many balanced amps out there, but they are almost all stationary by design. The FiiO Q5s fits my requirements nicely. It easily drives the 300-ohm Beyerdynamics and has enough power…
Defective cable. App does not work. No Customer Service. When I first used this I found that the Lightning to USB micro cable was broken. I also found that the app which lets you control the Overall functions does not work. The app works fine on my older Q5 but not on this new one. Therefore I can not even use the Blue Tooth function properly. Fiio does not seem to have any Customer Support because they will not respond to my eMails. I had to return the device which is a shame because it has so much potential if it just had Customer Support for…