666 yuan's Feiao X1 II portable HiFi player-this front end is a bit "6"!


about the positioning of the thousand yuan entry-level player, there has always been a lot of controversy in the burning circle.is that today's smart phones are developing rapidly and there is a great trend to replace HiFi. In this way, the 1000 yuan entry-level player should have lost its foothold, but at the Guangzhou HiFi exhibition in September 2014, Feiao launched the first 1000 yuan HiFi portable player X1, which won good evaluation and excellent sales under the condition of few competitors. Feiao further launched the second-generation product-X1 II (also known as X1 II) at the Guangzhou HiFi Exhibition in September 2016.



appearance

brand-new Feiao X1 II adopts aluminum alloy integrated fuselage, and the arc shape of the side waist not only conforms to the design concept of the current intelligent terminal, but also increases a lot of grip compared with the first generation X1. On the circumference of the machine, the 97mm × 55.5mm × 12mm of Feiao X1 II is more delicate and compact than the 96.7mm × 57.7mm × 14.1mm of the first generation X1, easy to master with one hand, and a slight reduction of 4g in weight. In terms of surface technology, the front is a glass panel, which is full of science and technology. The fine frosted back shell technology is better than the original X1 in fineness and feels smooth.



The new X1 II is independently developed by Feiaotouch the turntable, bypassing Apple's patent barriers, successfully solved the mechanical turntable gap, recognition rate and other problems. Feiao's brand-new touch turntable patent is completely consistent with the functions that can be realized by the traditional mechanical turntable, but the operating feel of the two turntables is indeed different. The glass panel of the touch turntable feels extremely smooth, while the mechanical turntable has a full sense of feedback, and both have their own advantages. In addition, the touch dial has also added an optimized design, adding a dial prompt tone (the system setting can choose to turn on/off), as a supplement after losing the feel feedback, and the benchmark during control. At the same time, in appearance, the touch dial and the front panel are integrated, and the whole machine is more concise and fashionable.


Overall, the appearance of X1 II is compared to the original generation.X1, designers are trying their best to do one thing: get rid of the sense of cheapness. Such as screwless design, glass panel integration and other conceptual applications that tend to be more smart phones, making X1 II not look like the successor of the first generation X1, but more like the advanced version of the first generation X1.



appearance evaluation

advantages:the overall size of the three circles is smallcircumstances, the look and feel of the glass panel and aluminum alloy waist arc design are excellent, while the optimized touch dial is one level away from the original X1 in terms of ease of use.


Disadvantages:screen still uses 2.0 inches.320 × 240 TFT screen, the display size and accuracy are behind the times. In addition, there is a gap between the experience of the virtual turntable and the physical confirmation key. It is recommended to make the confirmation key into a virtual key for better experience.


Interaction with the UI

there is a joke in HiFi circle, "ten thousand yuanlisten to a sound ", of course, this is just a kind of ridicule of burning friends in pursuit of high-quality voice, but there are also some contempt for low-end HiFi products. As a fully advanced version of the first generation X1, the new Feiao X1 II has undergone earth-shaking changes in its functions and parameter configuration. X1 II adopts the PCM5242 of Texas Instruments. Compared with the PCM5142 of the first generation X1, the channel separation, signal-to-noise ratio and distortion of PO port (I .e. earphone output) and LO port (I .e. line output) of X1 II are improved to different degrees. The frequency response range is greatly improved from 10Hz ~ 45KHz to 5Hz ~ 60KHz, and the low-frequency dive and high-frequency extension of earphones are better driven.



At the same time, Feiao X1 II still has a lot to watch.subtle but can greatly improve the user experience, such as increasing the battery capacity from 1700mAh to 1800mAh and increasing the input current of 5V1A to 5V2A! If you are not very sensitive to this data, describe it from another angle, that is, when the battery life is increased (depending on the use environment), the charging time is reduced by 1 hour! In addition, X1 II supports fully differential line output, and can realize balanced line output function with Feiao's K5 earpiece products. This is also the first time that players in the industry have realized balanced output in 1000 yuan!


In terms of system interaction, Feiao is inUI fluency is still logical and easy to operate. It is one of the best among domestic manufacturers, even compared with Sony and Ailey products. The same is true for the new Feiao X1 II. Whether it is a new HiFi newcomer or an old Feiao user, the use and operation of X1 II basically does not require any learning cost, and it is ready to use. The main menu of X1 II is very refreshing, "playing" and "playing by category" can display the content and mode of playing, "folder" can browse the storage space and select playing, and "playing settings" and "system settings" provide very rich personalized options. Common system function settings such as theme change, lyrics/album cover display, channel balance, etc. At the same time, Feiao X1 II also has dual-mode Bluetooth, car mode, wire control mode, deep standby equal price or even a higher level of players do not have highlights.



Interaction with the UI

advantages:Feiao X1 II obviously began to normalnon-burning friends, compared with HiFi mobile phones, X1 II has comprehensive functions, clear human-computer interaction logic and simple operation, which is indeed very attractive to users who have never entered HiFi circle.


Disadvantages:For senior burn lovers, X1 IIhave not reached the itch, and the digital output, USB DAC, balanced output and other functions commonly used by burning friends have not been realized. Of course, there are reasons for the cost limitation, but it is also clear that the user group of this product is not a senior fan.



Sound Quality and Listening

a 666 yuan HiFi player, although outsideview and function are very smooth, but the player's job is still sound output, will the sound quality of Feiao X1 II be worthy of its price, or will there be amazing performance? Since the overall design is for ordinary and first-burning users, is its tuning style also for such users?


the listening orientation of ordinary users and initial burning usersare mostly popular vocals, so we use the new gray oriole just introduced by the elderly and its eldest brother black oriole for sound quality reference and evaluation.



analytic sound field

The sound field of Feiao X1 II can only be said to be in the middlemoment, the overall hearing is relatively loose, and the vocal knot is clear and forward, which is the highlight of X1 II tuning. In terms of detail analysis, the separation of human voice and musical instruments is very good, which can be said to be far better than the level of HiFi mobile phones, but the separation between musical instruments is slightly insufficient, especially for symphonies with large dynamics or extremely transient electric music. When multiple musical instruments are mixed in generate, X1 II is unable to catch.


overall hearing

is correct to adapt to the tuning of most users.tuning. Feiao X1 II emphasizes the listening sense of medium and low frequency. The tuning of popular vocal music is successful. It is impossible to operate at a limited cost. Strategic compromise to high frequency is actually a smart choice. The quality is not enough, and the sense of listening is collected. This is the consistent tuning idea of the entry-level player. It reduces the stimulation of high frequency and can increase the overall listening tolerance. It is also the advantage of X1 II over mobile phones. The neutral X1 II does not choose headphones too much, and what kind of headphones make what sound, but it is still recommended not to choose headphones that are too difficult to push.


For example, although the sound pressure difference between the gray oriole and the black oriole in this audition is not big at the same volume, it is still obvious that the sound line of the black oriole is more chaotic than that of the gray oriole, with insufficient control and decreased transparency. Therefore, it is more advantageous to choose headphones with high sensitivity and low resistance as far as possible to drive them on X1 II.





article is excerpted from "High-fidelity Audio" magazine, Issue 11, 2016

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