However, there's no great way to search and the load times are sometimes painful

After you learn your way around the x3 its pretty easy to use

The user interface is totally easy to get used to and it laid out in a pretty intuitive way that anyone who used an iPod can understand in 5 minutes

Its not as good as the classic IPOD if you can find one( IPOD is way more intuitive as all apple products and won't sync with your library) but for the money this is a good way to go for sure

Still well worth the money if you're in the market to buy a dedicated audio player

Don't waste your money.

I bought this t replace my Ipod classic which was stolen

The option to have local storage and expandable SD Card storage is wonderful

So i researched and thought this would be the best option

I bought this to replace my failing iPod Classic

With prices soaring for old iPod classics, and a veritable unavailability of new high storage iPods I started looking for alternative DAP's and happened upon the Fiio.

I love the ability to use larger SD cards and the sounds quality is fantastic with a good set of cans

I bought this t replace my Ipod classic which was stolen

Have not tried to get the DAC working on my apple yet.

The only negative is that I could not get the DAC working on a windows laptop.

The sound quality is very good and the ease of function is also.

Sound quality is indiscernible from my Marantz sr-6010 and MOTU traveler when compared using, jbl lsr25p, beyerdynamic, and various iems

I also use it in the car and once again the sound quality is very good

I love the ability to use larger SD cards and the sounds quality is fantastic with a good set of cans

The sound quality is top notch and blew my 12 year old IPOD Video U2 edition out of the water

I bought this t replace my Ipod classic which was stolen

As a Portable audio Player:This thing does not sound fantastic as a portable player unlike like my Cowon X7.

Like many have reviewed pervious, this thing is sluggish as hell, takes a while to link via bluetooth, file system take seconds to appear after turning on and seconds to start playing.

You would think that would be the easiest thing to get right is the user interface

Sound is competent, not stellar.

It has a clean, clear sound, but sounds flat and lacks depth

The sound is great, but difficult to set up

I wish I could write a good review, but I have purchased two FIIo's over a three year period and both of them broke

Like many have reviewed pervious, this thing is sluggish as hell, takes a while to link via bluetooth, file system take seconds to appear after turning on and seconds to start playing.

but to give a perfect review the device has to be much closer to perfect.

Now that I have had it and used it for 6 months, I feel like I can write a nice concise review

Its not as good as the classic IPOD if you can find one( IPOD is way more intuitive as all apple products and won't sync with your library) but for the money this is a good way to go for sure

but they don't make the classic ipod

I bought this to replace my failing iPod Classic

I bought this t replace my Ipod classic which was stolen

I believe the battery in it is bad and over heats during play back

I bought this t replace my Ipod classic which was stolen

I needed something besides using my phone whenever I was in the gym (don't really like it killing my battery)

They asked the right questions, we tried a couple of things, and in the end, it was decided that it might be a bad battery