These numbers are much higher than music found on a music CD (44k/16B). The Fiio X3 will play up to 192K/24B files. Once again, this is technical, so suffice to say that the higher the numbers, the better the resolution of a music file. If you are a person who has a great headphone (Sennheiser, Grado, Hifiman, Beyerdynamic, B&W, Shure, AKG to name a few) and are less than satisfied with the audio you’re getting from an iPod, the Fiio X3 portable player may be what you need. because of this, it could mean that you may have a situation where a lesser expensive (lower Ohm measurement) headphone will actually sound better on an iPod than a more expensive one. More expensive headphones usually have a higher Ohm measurement, which can be a problem used on an iPod. Of course, there are many exceptions to this, but we’ll keep it simple for this review. The basic rule is: The lower the Ohms, the easier a portable audio player can deliver decent volume and clarity.
I am not going into detail here because I barely understand it myself. Impedance is an electrical term for a measurement called an Ohm. Headphones and earphones have something called impedance. They’ll work and sound good, but they won’t sound as good as they should which means money wasted. If the power rating is on the weak side, then certain headphones will never achieve their potential in audio quality and/or volume. What matters is the power and quality of the amp.
Without it, there is no music, plain and simple. But some people do, especially if their headphones cost more than their iPod.ĭid you know that some headphones and earphones don’t play nice with the iPod? Let me explain: Every iPod has a built-in amplifier and digital audio convertor (DAC). I personally rip music in Apple’s own lossless format – ALAC., so I don’t worry about formats either.
Granted, 99% of the public doesn’t care because most music is ripped or transferred to MP3 format. It will not play ultra high-res files, nor will it play some less common, lossless hi-res digital music formats e.g., FLAC, APE and WAV. Note: I’m not comparing the X3 to the iPod Touch, Nano or iPhone because the X3 is a dedicated music player as is the iPod Classic.
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