First of all, no, my account was not hacked. This is Doc.
A few months back, my iPod Classic had a hard drive failure and left me without a dedicated music player. After doing research, I decided to go with the FiiO X5 second generation. I wanted to make sure I was happy with it after a few months before giving it my stamp of approval.
Link on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZWAC25E/Link to their website:
https://www.fiio.net/en/products/41For those of you familiar with the iPod classic, I will do a pros and cons of the X5 compared to the iPod. After a few months, the pros outweigh the cons, but I want to give you the information I have.
Pros:+ Can play all the formats an iPod can, in addition to several others including FLAC.
+ The sound quality is better than the iPod. The same file on the same headphones sounded less tinny. The X5 has three sound processing chips, and the end result is a better sound.
+ Does not use the unnecessary anti-piracy system the iPod uses, and instead uses the same file system that computers use. This means you can just drag and drop things into the memory cards.
+ Can store up to 256 GB of songs. Memory is in the form of MicroSD cards, so two 128 GB cards = 256. I heard it only recognizes up to 128 GB, so bigger cards may be wasted. Still, 256 > less than 160 (since the OS and games and stuff take up some of that 160 on the iPod).
+ Can be used for data storage.
+ Uses microUSB connection
+ Has built in line out port for use with other electronics / car stereo.
+ Built in customizable equalizer
+ Playlists are easier to use.
Same:= Uses same files as iPod, including and uses same metadata as iPod (artist, album, song name, track number, genre, etc.)
= Gapless playback
= Holds a good charge, can play in low power mode.
Cons:- Adding new songs requires the library to update in order to incorporate the added tunes. Right now I have about 16000 songs, and updating the library takes about 10-15 minutes.
- The scroll wheel is a physical wheel, and it can there is no way to scroll quickly.
- Albums with multiple discs may need to have their track numbers redone. It will play all track 1s, then 2s, etc.; so you have to number them all sequentially.
- Slightly bigger and heavier than an iPod (not by much).
There are probably more pros and cons that are not coming to mind as I type this, but if you have any questions I'd be happy to let you know my opinion.