Howdy, kind music enthusiasts,

I want to share with you my full written review exploring the Fosi Audio Global K5 PRO DAC / AMP / Soundcard! If you're looking for a really versatile headphone amplifier, digital to analog converter, with EQ, Mic input, USB input, and with a good sound, I did my best to review the K5 PRO and compare it to the current market!!

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GZoST t1_j6iprsc wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:53 PM

/u/AudiophileHeaven Why do you disable the clipboard for your blog? I just wanted to quote something and got some garbage copyright notice.

Anyway, stopped reading at the claim that system-wide EQ is not possible on Windows.

AudiophileHeaven OP t1_j6mpolq wrote on January 31, 2023 at 12:49 PM

Yes, I figured it in the meanwhile, you can enable a system wide EQ on windows, with Peace and EQAPO. I disabled copying from the website because bots would steal content.

Zooka92 t1_j6mapnx wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:45 AM

I think the K5 Pro is a flawed product and shouldn't be bought.

You kinda say it yourself in the review: in neutral setting the audio sounds flat and lifeless. Reason for that is, when the treble/bass knob is neutral position it doesnt have a flat frequency response, the bass is still 3-4dB too little and the treble also falls of like 1-2dB.

So its not a DAC with optional EQ, its a DAC thats always EQ'd. You either have too little or too much bass. Is impossible to make your headphone sound like its supposed to sound, which for me personally isnt acceptable for that price, I would rather listen to an apple dongle than to this DAC.

AudiophileHeaven OP t1_j6mpy5g wrote on January 31, 2023 at 12:51 PM

Yes, that's a bit of a problem with it, I agree.

MachineTeaching t1_j6hw3p8 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 1:22 PM

No measurements whatsoever, instead talk about how the bass feels.

..is this what "normal" audiophile journalism looks like? Because frankly this is just weird.

AudiophileHeaven OP t1_j6mqhtf wrote on January 31, 2023 at 12:56 PM

I plan on including some measurements in the future, but currently I'm learning on how to measure, to not make worse articles with measurements if those would be done imporperly.

Equipment that measures distortion and aspects like the slew rate of the amplifier can be rather complicated to use and pricey, and I do focus on the subjective part of audio, not because I have special ears, but because I ought to have average and similar hearing to most people so I can talk about most peole would hear as well.

MachineTeaching t1_j6n0427 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 2:16 PM

If you would use measurements you wouldn't say things like

>the bass is incredibly neutral and flat

Because it clearly, objectively is not!

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/fosi-audio-k5-pro-gaming-dac-amp-review.40047/

That's why "subjective" reviews so quickly devolve into audiophile voodoo. You might hear them as "flat", and I'm not saying that you're lying or anything, there are many reasons why you might think that. But at the same time it should be clear that there is no reason why this review should reflect some sort of "so I can talk about most peole would hear as well.". It's not flat and you talk about being flat.

And that's just one example.

AudiophileHeaven OP t1_j6nuote wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:33 PM

Ah, gotcha, so instead of flat, it is actually rolled off by 4-5 dB