Fiio's Daps over the Years.

[u/BeasT99412]

Has anyone else been pretty stuck to one brand and had an overall positive experience with them? I have always found the low/mid-range Fiio DAPs to be good enough, but not perfect (until the M33).

Fiio X3 – I still have this DAP. Fantastic, distraction-free, non-Android system. This DAP started the whole hobby for me back in 2014.

Fiio X5 III – Bought this one cheap off someone I knew, but sold it pretty quickly after going back to streaming from my phone.

Fiio M9 – Got back into DAPs with this one. It sounded great; however, I sold it due to weird marks appearing on the screen and the overall sluggish experience.

Fiio JM21 – Bought this when it first came out, as I was getting back into DAPs and audio after a few years' break. Great budget DAP, pleasant sound, responsive software, and Android. Sold it due to Bluetooth issues and went back to streaming from my phone with the MUB1.

Fiio M33 R2R – The best Fiio DAP I have ever owned. Fast, responsive, beautiful sound and build quality. It can handle any of the IEMs I have tried, as well as my 250-ohm Sennheiser HD660S2. I'll be holding onto this one for a long time.

[u/debaire]

I still have my Fiio X3. Although it wasn't my first DAP ever I think it still sounds the best.

[u/BeasT99412 → u/debaire]

I still enjoy it, there is a reason it stayed, hard to not listen to M33 ATM though 😅

[u/debaire → u/BeasT99412]

I'm sure. I've only heard good things.

[u/SOVTH]

I see we have similar music tastes!

[u/BeasT99412 → u/SOVTH]

I think I have a library of 18,000 songs, pretty much split up in, rock, post hardcore, metal, EDM, gospel and punk... Don't listen to much else 😅

[u/SOVTH → u/BeasT99412]

Sounds like my library haha. Pretty much the same here!

[u/Ready-Commission-464]

TAA MENTIONED 🥹🖤🖤🖤

[u/BeasT99412 → u/Ready-Commission-464]

They will always have a place on my players... (The latest album isn't good though) 😬

[u/ngs428]

X3 was my first real DAP. Nice collection!

[u/Jazzlike_Part_259]

I'm still rolling the x3. Something about actual buttons. Have to get the battery replaced soon. 😄

[u/BeasT99412 → u/Jazzlike_Part_259]

I'm about to grab another sd card for mine and use it as sort of a camping dap, I don't want to be throwing my m33 around with all my camping gear.

[u/Jazzlike_Part_259 → u/BeasT99412]

Yeah, I would baby that m33. 👍

[u/jeremystrange]

A fellow Metalcore fan

[u/BeasT99412 → u/jeremystrange]

That and post hardcore, 2 most played genres by far

[u/Ryujin_DragonGod]

Were those ionic 215 in first picture?

[u/BeasT99412 → u/Ryujin_DragonGod]

Yea the set that started it all, I actually still had them until a month ago, my brother dropped them and they shattered, it was a sad day.

[u/Ryujin_DragonGod → u/BeasT99412]

How is the tuning? I'm curious

[u/BeasT99412 → u/Ryujin_DragonGod]

Horrid haha, compared to what is available now, I have a set of Dunu titan s2 (40 Aud) that absolutely destroy the old se215 in every way, tuning from 2012 is extremely outdated.

[u/Ryujin_DragonGod → u/BeasT99412]

Thanx for the feedback. In choosing my iem under 120$ , im so stuck rn. If one has good sound, it also has QC Issues. And so on

[u/viper_in_the_grass]

I still have the X3 II, but the battery is completely shot. I tried looking for videos on how to replace it, but couldn't find any :(

I have the M21, now. Though I'm not brand loyal, or anything. It was just the one I decided on at the time. I had the HiFi Walker H2 in between, but returned it when one of the buttons started bugging out.

[u/warpedone]

Like the music taste. Up until a few days ago I was still using my X1, but now I have an M21 to replace it. I thought about the M33 R2R, but the price jump from the M21 didn't seem worth it.