FiiO K5 PRO Desktop DAC and Amplifier for Home and Computers

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.

I got this mainly to connect my Samsung DUMB QLED tv to my powered Genelec Speakers. I use it as a pre-amp. This also doubles up as DAC n amplifier for your Headphones like ATH m50X. Amp is powerful and Dac is good for the price. Like everything else this is made in china. quick delivery if you are in Mumbai

Good one for hi res audio....

Using with my DT990 Pro. Pretty good for it, make sure to use a lossless streaming service like Apple music or Tidal though.

I wouldn't call this a great product at this price. Save some more money and go for Mojo. Unbeatable in this class.

So I got these for my new purchase of DT 1990 Pro, and I also have a set of Beyerdynamic's Custom One Pro Plus, now Beyer's COPs don't require an Amp/DAC necessarily because they're only 16 Ohm headphones, but even with a quite beefy and expensive Asus Rog Strix motherboard that boasts how good its onboard audio is, has some crackling/static noise that usually you won't hear unless you really pay attention to the details of any audio.I listen to lots of music, I'm a sucker for good audio when it comes to anything I'm watching or games that I'm playing and I could faintly hear the little crackling noise when the part of some audio is very quiet, the static noise would annoy me even though my headphones' sounded great and most of the times they would mask it when the audio's loud.But when you connect more sensitive audio gears like IEMs (in my case Blon BL03), the static noise gets amplified too, and it still isn't THAT apparent all the time but once you hear it, you want it gone when you're after a good audio.Moral of the story is: Even the "best" motherboards aren't necessarily that great with the audio solution they have onboard. While they can drive higher impedance headphones and generally sound good, if you're really looking for details and a cleaner signal, you just don't get it from your desktop's onboard DAC/Amp.Now I didn't need K5 Pro for the COPs or Blons, but I have recently gotten my pair of DT 1990 Pro and they're a 250 Ohms pair of headphones and in that case, you definitely need a good pair of Amp/DAC and it just so happened that after I've gotten my K5 Pro, I not only now can drive and enjoy my DT 1990 Pros but also they made my current COPs and Blons sound so much better with how cleaner the audio is, I couldn't hear even a slight bit of interference anymore.Having said all that, and how good they work for what the intended use is, it's also hard to recommend any higher priced gear or stacks when these can drive your beefy headphones just fine. As long as they can, I don't suggest buying stacks or more expensive DAC/Amps because the difference will be non existent in the audio.If your headphones need more than 300 Ohms, then you can continue searching for something else, but generally keep your DAC/Amp purchase within a smaller budget and only buy what you need. And in most cases: FiiO's K5 Pro are just what you need so let your search end here unless you're after some serious upgrade or you have a lot of money burning a hole in your pocket.Also I saw someone else review these with a bad rating and just said they're not a great product at this price or are a mediocre sounding pair? I urge you to not pay attention to a review that won't tell you WHY something's bad or mediocre. Don't take such a review on its face value. They also said "Mojo's better"... based on what? Why? What's the context? Let's do away with these reviews that don't help anyone.