Name: FiiO High-Fidelity Bluetooth Amp BTR5
Brand: FiiO
SKU: 627c118c141a4b3ca64d866e
Rating: 0.0 (50 reviews)

This is Very Very Very good.  - Build quality A+ - Design A - Portability A - Sound Quality A+ - Power A  This is the BTR1, BTR3, ES100 and Dragonfly Red all rolled into one.

Likely Replacing Most of My Devices

Well it is hard to believe but FiiO have cracked the code. A portable Bluetooth Dac Amp with LDAC that sounds better then anything else in their line-up and it is under $200? I mean I have a hard time understanding where all the power comes from. Pushing T50rp and HD600 through the balanced out without breaking a sweat. It feels great in the hand it has more then enough battery for a day out and charges fast

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0 connection. I am blown away by this device. My Head-Fi buddy said to me the other day, “okay, I get it, it can drive power-hungry headphones really well, but how do they sound?” Every headphone I use with this device “sings.” I am not going to talk about soundstage, dynamics, articulation, etc

0, USB C connection, it can be driven as a dedicated DAC/amp hardwired to a PC/phone, and the phone companion software application allows you several rather sophisticated audio controls. I think the BTR 5 is deserving of audio awards.

 The one caveat with this review is that I have not used the BTR 5 with a PC or phone using a dedicated hardwired connecting cable. I’ve only used this device with a Bluetooth 5.0 connection. I am blown away by this device

 My Head-Fi buddy said to me the other day, “okay, I get it, it can drive power-hungry headphones really well, but how do they sound?” Every headphone I use with this device “sings.” I am not going to talk about soundstage, dynamics, articulation, etc. all I will say, is that if I compare the BTR 5 to my other standalone, desktop amplifier/DAC equipment it holds its own really, really well. That is all you really need to know

 I have owned Kevin Gilmore’s Dynahi DIY headphone amplifier, and currently own the Benchmark preamp with the built-in DAC and headphone amplifier, the Wyred 4 Sound preamp with built-in headphone and DAC, the Emotiva pre-amp with headphone amplifier/DAC; and I drive my HiFiman HE-6 using speaker taps out of the Emotiva 50 W per channel speaker amplifier. With regard to headphones, I own the Sennheiser 580, HiFiman HE-6, HiFiman HE-5, Mass Drops HiFiman 4xx, Beyerdynamic T 90 Tesla, Ikko OH10, Mass Drops Noble x, and Ultimate Ears TripleFi. The one caveat with this review is that I have not used the BTR 5 with a PC or phone using a dedicated hardwired connecting cable. I’ve only used this device with a Bluetooth 5

This is a, "magical music maker."

.. we'll see. The SQ out of the DAC is overall good enough but since there are no tone controls within the Qobuz app which I use most I'm stuck with gain-HI and gain-LOW options only

 we'll see. The SQ out of the DAC is overall good enough but since there are no tone controls within the Qobuz app which I use most I'm stuck with gain-HI and gain-LOW options only. Using Neutron Player gives some EQ adjustment which is fine, but I don't use that very often.  Really would have liked to have known some of these limitations ahead of time (not even in the fine print that I've seen, or in the demo video from FiiO), but overall most people will be pleased with this thing

 Further context: I used the FiiO BTR5 for about 2 or 3 weeks prior nearly continuously and during that time I kept wondering if I should have tried this Shanling UP4 instead, which is essentially the same type of device, e.g. a Bluetooth Receiver and USB DAC and Amp combo. Finally I ordered one (apparently the last one on Amazon at the regular $99 price - the only ones left have been drastically marked up; the BTR5 is suffering the same availability/price-gouging issue) so that I could put it to the test

 You use that same button with long-press to power on/off and affect pairing modes for Bluetooth. Switching quickly between gain modes (low/high and boost in 3.5mm unbalanced output) and filters is equally quick and easy using double-press or long-press of the top button. The LED light on the front is responsive and depending what you're doing quickly tells you what's happening (based on color/flashes) and it doesn't take long to figure it out

Versatile & Good Sounding - NO EQ or other APP options in DAC mode (Updated - Changed to UP4)

Amazing sound with new BTR5 compare to BTR1 Battery life - allows you forget about charging during a day No more issues with reconnecting after you got out of range. Solid premium feel with glass and aluminum materials. Connected to HP Spectre and Apple pro with no issues, however pixel 3 cannot connect.

Amazing new portable DAC as usually by FIIO

 Then, it starts clipping and stuttering, but it's not a connection issue; I'm using the USB connection, not bluetooth. It also is inconsistent all of sudden. Using the High gain clearly has a different shape than Low even though FiiO claims it just a sound boost. Further, it's started to sound distorted in certain frequency ranges

This product is terrible and is failing. It looks pretty, but it sounds just OK (ES100 Mk2 is more detailed with a wider soundstage and a better app). I was fairly content with it at first until it started doing this annoying cut-out every time it starts to play. So, you'll hear a song start playing for a second or two, and then it stops -- for 2-3 seconds

Many issues within about a month

 Audio quality is just excellent even though it's "only" Bluetooth, I don't hear compression artifacts or background noise/hiss like I have with other Bluetooth amps.  If I had to nitpick on this unit there's only two things I don't particularly like: battery life (9 horus is enough but it could definitely be better) and the audio controls when used in USB mode since the host device loses volume control and you have to adjust the volume from the BTR5 itself by using the slow, single-increment volume buttons.  Overall I think this is a great device well worth the asking price, especially now that most smartphones are removing the headphone jack and DAPs are slow, clunky and expensive.

  Queue in Fiio announcing a new flagship Bluetooth amp/DAC and it immediately grabbed my attention: USB-C, sleek design, top of the line DACs, balanced output and a decent price? Count me in.  A few weeks later and now that I've used my unit for several hours all I can say is WOW. Audio quality is just excellent even though it's "only" Bluetooth, I don't hear compression artifacts or background noise/hiss like I have with other Bluetooth amps.  If I had to nitpick on this unit there's only two things I don't particularly like: battery life (9 horus is enough but it could definitely be better) and the audio controls when used in USB mode since the host device loses volume control and you have to adjust the volume from the BTR5 itself by using the slow, single-increment volume buttons

Best in class Bluetooth DAC/AMP at a great price

 I said to myself, can anything really sound better? Genuinely, LDAC is LDAC so what else can be done. After hearing the btr5, a TON can be done. The instrument separation, clarity, smoothness, and fidelity is stellar on this device. There is a ton more DEPTH to the sound and I cannot believe how smooth this thing sounds

 The instrument separation, clarity, smoothness, and fidelity is stellar on this device. There is a ton more DEPTH to the sound and I cannot believe how smooth this thing sounds. The processing pulls out so much detail. If you're on the fence to buy this, do it

This Is the Only Bluetooth Dac You Should Need

  Fiio advertises this device can connect to multiple bluetooth devices at the same time. But you can only hear one. And for whatever reason it's a hit or miss if you'll be able to ever hear the 2nd device paired with this BT receiver. I have read the manual multiple times and tried to pair my Apple TV with this thing and every time it ends up being a 20 minute ordeal of random resets and pairings for it to finally actually work

  I would much rather just have one BT device this thing can pair with, because what's the point of all the complexity if it doesn't work reliably?  This is an alpha product at best. Perhaps with firmware updates it can be fixed, but until then I can't really recommend it to anyone. The users with 5 stars clearly haven't tested this device thoroughly.  The sound quality is alright when you have no Bluetooth interference which is common

 And for whatever reason it's a hit or miss if you'll be able to ever hear the 2nd device paired with this BT receiver. I have read the manual multiple times and tried to pair my Apple TV with this thing and every time it ends up being a 20 minute ordeal of random resets and pairings for it to finally actually work.  I would much rather just have one BT device this thing can pair with, because what's the point of all the complexity if it doesn't work reliably?  This is an alpha product at best. Perhaps with firmware updates it can be fixed, but until then I can't really recommend it to anyone

No idea who's reviewing this but this thing sucks..

. it stops working out of the blue regardless of your diligence and/or lengths taken to ensure that the device you hold in such high esteem has been thoroughly isolated from the elements as well as properly insulated from the infinite number of traumas our electronics-annihilating world can inflict in an equally infinite number of ways. UGH! So frustrating to have a device brick on you after taking those lengths, especially considering I'm the previous owner of an ES100 that I practically treated as if it were an expendable lab rat that I fully expected to cease living in short order after making it the centerpiece around which I tested the bold claims of some reliable sources that claimed "Corrosion-X" can basically make water a non-factor by making electronics impervious to it after fastidiously applying it. After riding around via motorcycle in the PNW with it velcroed to my helmet for 6+ months, it was the velcro that ended up failing me

 UGH! So frustrating to have a device brick on you after taking those lengths, especially considering I'm the previous owner of an ES100 that I practically treated as if it were an expendable lab rat that I fully expected to cease living in short order after making it the centerpiece around which I tested the bold claims of some reliable sources that claimed "Corrosion-X" can basically make water a non-factor by making electronics impervious to it after fastidiously applying it. After riding around via motorcycle in the PNW with it velcroed to my helmet for 6+ months, it was the velcro that ended up failing me. While that's 100% more of an endorsement of Corrosion-x than the ES100, it's also relevant & worth mentioning that the while the physical construction of the BTR5 is legitimately robust for a small plastic gadget; it's implemented in the fashion that makes me see red out of frustration by being "potted" in some fashion in that it's entirely fused from the inside by some manner of stout resin or plastic weld and made to be just as seamless as possible with no conceivable way of manipulating it open by any conventional, unskilled way, thereby preventing *ANY* possible access to the inner components for a preventative coating like I mentioned, or just as relevant: A means by which one can possibly do any sort of preliminary steps/triage before either declaring it dead or at least worthy of a trip to somewhere else that has a turnaround time in days.

FiiO High-Fidelity Bluetooth Amp BTR5

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