FiiO K5 Pro Headphone Amps Portable Desktop DAC and Amplifier 768K/32Bit and Native DSD512 for Home/PC 6.35mm Headphone Out/RCA Line-Out/Coaxial/Optical Inputs

I recommend it for just about anyone that is looking for a solid midrange budget dac/amp. Build quality feels good. The knob has a really good feel to it. You know that nice level of resistance so it doesn't get accidently spun but not to spungy to annoy you. The switches have a nice tactile feel to them so it's easy to tell which setting they are on and when they click between positions. Comes with all the cables (power and usb) you need along with headphone connector adaptor So you should be set if your 2.5 or 3.5. It also looks pretty clean. Easy to tuck away but not an eyesore on your desk if it's in the open. It also pushes my 150 ohm cans to perfection so I believe them when they say it can drive up to 300s. I have been fooled by other dac/amps in the past but that is not the case here. It drives what it says. Very clean sound. I do recommend getting the actually drivers from FiiO's website to get the best out of them on your PC though. It won't be as clean without them. So remember to do that if that is important to you. But if you just plug it in windows will detect it and you will have sound if you don't feel like messing with it (cannot confirm with an apple). But really does it all pretty well. Music, movies, and gaming are all satisfied to level you expect for the product. I know you will see a few cheaper ones and I would recommend you pass them up for this one. Its great. I believe to really get better you are going to have to almost double your budget and start to enter the realm of entry professional level equipment.

I was quite surprised that the sound reproduced through this unit was very clean and had such clarities. Sound signature is very neutral and transparent with good sound stage. This unit also has a respectable and powerful amp section too. Maybe on par with Schiit Magni or JDS Atom in terms of power. You could crank up the volume all the way and no audible hiss was present. This can drive pretty much any headphones out there with ease maybe except for a couple very hard to drive planar headphones. This is absolutely a bang for the buck and in my opinion better than Topping dx3 or Aune XS1 as a Dac/Amp combo. One thing I did not like about this unit was the volume control. Depends on songs I listened to, I could hear a very little static sound when adjusting the volume. I don't hear it when there is no music in the background, but especially when there is a quiet song playing, the static sound was audible. If you are looking for the one solution desktop Dac/Amp combo with outstanding performance that does not hurt your wallet, this is it. I highly recommend this.

I consider myself a beginner audiophile. I just started getting into high-end audio equipment. This is my first purchase of a DAC/AMP. I do not do any professional audio work so I didn't really need anything too fancy. I mainly bought this to use for casual music listening with my high-end 80-ohm Beyerdynamic headphones. I currently have this hooked up to my desktop computer using an optical SPDIF cable. I do notice an improvement in sound quality with this amp compared to just having the headphones plugged directly into my PC. With the headphones connected directly connected to my PC they sounded somewhat muffled, but not with this amp. - The separation is better (sounds "wider") - It brings out more detail (I am able to hear sounds in the music that I never heard before). - The sound seems crisper and cleaner and there is noticeably less distortion - Better bass, more punch - headphones sound more equalized and better balanced. - louder sound The only thing is that this does not seem to make much of a difference in sound when using the analog line in ports. Although I do love the flexibility of having all of the options available. It seems like the best way to benefit from this device is to use the SPDIF or USB input since they are digital (although I have not tested using USB yet). The only thing is that it cannot be powered from USB without using the AC power supply like other DACs, but that is not really that big of a deal to me since I will not be using this on the go. I will have it sitting on top of my PC tower all the time. This DAC isn't really made for portable use anyway due to its size. I would say I made a good choice with this purchase as it seems to suit my needs.

Estaba escéptico respecto al uso de un DAC externo, pero viví años en el error. Definitivamente este dispositivo mejora notablemente la reproducción de mis CD, su desempeño fue igual de bueno utilizando como transporte de CD un reproductor BluRay Sony, lo utilicé también con un dvd player marca Harman kardon, y tres diferentes C D player (Yamaha y Onkyo).

Pour ce prix là, j'espérais bien un produit de qualité. Résultat : pas déçu, au contraire. Le produit est bien fini, semble solide tout en étant assez léger, ne glisse pas sur des surfaces en bois, le contour qui change de couleur en fonction de la source d'entrée est bienvenue ! Niveau connectique, on peut se régaler : il y a de tout ! En plus, beaucoup de câbles sont livrés avec : un USB B - USB A, pour connecter aux PC compatibles, et profiter ainsi du DSD. Aussi compris : un jack 3.5 vers 6.35, alimentation aux normes européennes, d'autres patins anti-glisse, c'est très sympa de leur part. Maintenant on approche du plus important, la qualité sonore et l'amplification. J'utilise cet AMP de deux manières différentes : avec un DAP, le shanling m2s branché avec un câble USB C vers USB B, ou avec le PC. - Résultat : avec mon DAP pas vraiment de différence de qualité d'écoute, mais la partie ampli fait très bien le job (je vais revenir dessus), et sur le PC, ça change la vie lors de visionnage de films ou d'animés de qualités. - J'utilise pour l'instant cet ampli avec un unique casque : le beyer DT 880 Edition (ver. 600 ohms), assez difficile à driver en temps normal, mais ici rien qu'avec le réglage d'ampli le plus bas et la molette à fond, le niveau sonore est très raisonnable, et si je monte au niveau 2, c'est largement assez fort pour quasiment toutes les écoutes, et au 3ème niveau seulement sur les rares morceaux qui sont pas assez forts de base, ça reste peu fréquent de monter jusque là. Et malgré ça je ne rencontre pas ou très très peu de distorsion (ça dépend du fichier sonore, en mp3 ça va forcément grésiller atteint un niveau sonore, dès le flac 16 bits, ça devient plus dur de rencontrer de la distorsion, et à partir du flac 24 bits et DSD impossible à moins de mettre un niveau sonore pas supportable par nos oreilles si sensibles. Donc pour résumer le produit fait totalement le job ! Je connaissais déjà la marque Fiio mais ce produit rst digne de confiance en tout cas pour l'instant. Soyez sûr que j'éditerai ce commentaire si jamais il arrivait un quelconque soucis !

Used this DAC for my TV setup. TV > DAC via optical cable > DAC to Speakers via RCA cables. Kept experiencing dropoff via optical, no issues via USB. Swapped optical cables & still same issue. Swapped the DAC out for the WiiM Pro Streamer DAC, issues resolved instantly. Based on the troubleshooting, it seems to be an issue with my particular unit, via the Optical Cable input on the DAC. This DAC is also extremely lightweight, the build doesn’t feel that great. But easy to setup, just plug & play. Frustrations only came in via the faulty optical cable input.

I bought the Fiio K5 Pro after reading many online reviews about the item and having tried a portable Hi-Res player from a reputable company, I realized I didn't want to use it as a DAC. Since the Covid-19 lockdown began I have been working at home and spending long hours at my desk is made bearable by the clean, boosted sound I get from the Fiio to my powered speaker compared to the tinny computer speakers. I use it with my phones, portable music player as well as my computer. Music never sounded better. Online meetings are clearer now.

Lo tengo desde hace 2 años, lo uso a diario y no defrauda. Acompaña a mis Sennheiser PC 350 tanto para videojuegos como música y cine, dándoles una caña impresionante. Nunca antes sonaron igual. También lo uso como DAC/tarjeta de sonido externa para mi ampli stereo antiguo conectado al pc, pudiendo escuchar toda mi música digital en un equipo HIFI de los 70. Edito y añado que ahora lo estoy usando con unos Beyerdynamic BT990 de 250ohms y los mueve sin despeinarse, espectacular.