FiiO is focused on product quality, adheres strictly to ISO9001 standards in quality management and works hard to attain the lowest repair-related product returns rate.Įven though just like with the M3K model (review here) the M5 (currently available in black, blue, red, silver and titanium colors) is based on the low-power X1000E dedicated IoT Processor by Ingenic (MIPS-Based XBurst cores clocked at 1GHz with 64MB LPDDR) which also allows it to be used as a USB DAC (digital output and converter to analog by external circuit) with support for audio sample rates of up to 384KHz32bit/DSD128 this time over FiiO paired it with the AK4377 advanced DAC by ASAHI KASEI MICRODEVICES (32-bit with built-in VELVET sound technology headphone amplifier) which supports a maximum sampling frequency/resolution of 768kHz/32-bit (PCM input) with an SNR of 128dB and -109dB distortion (THD+N). Meanwhile, the Chinese “ 飞傲 ” is the transliteration of FiiO, indicating the positive and innovative spirit as thriving as spring. The brand name FiiO is composed of Fi(fidelity from HiFi) and iO(number 1&0), representing the real feeling and convenient life that digital brings to life.

FiiO has been steadily leading the Hi-Res music player market for many years now and today with us we have one of their latest entry-level models, the M5.įiiO was established in 2007 and has experience in researching and developing countless portable music products of different types, and sell FiiO-branded products through sales agents worldwide. Seriously, if we exclude the rather short period just over a decade ago when people would buy low-cost MP3/MP4 players (well to be fair smartphones weren't really used for that back then) there's never been such interest in this market ever before (even more impressive however are the sales numbers of high/ultra-high end music players). Popularity of Hi-Res (high resolution) music players has reached new heights, not only because of their internal dedicated DACs and processors which result in much higher audio clarity/precision (always compared to low/mid-end smartphones) but also due to their long battery lives and, in most cases, their very compact enclosures.

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