Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:07 Physical Overview and IO 04:37 Included accessories 04:54 Build Conclusion and criticism 06:17 Specifications 07:26 Sound and EQ Controls 11:30 Value and Competition 12:17 Conclusion

Glad to see you again :) We've missed your soothing voice and calming reviews

@WheezyTech

Жыл бұрын

Thanks :D

I like your review style. Very humble and practical. Hope to see more from you soon. 👍

I knew nothing about audio but wanted to learn. I searched for "Fosi Audio K5 Pro Gaming DAC Review" and you popped up. This was perfect, thanks!

Very helpful review, I am currently using the Soundblaster X4 but I do not use any of the EQ and other features, basically left it on DIRECT MODE ans it cost £120, I guess I should go for the K5 Pro now 👍.

Yes! from hardwear point of view this device is the king! NONE of devices I've seen so far have knobs for basses and trebble and separate inputs for headphones and microphone. Fosi is best in that game! 🙂 ---------- I only wish if they make bigger device with: - better ferquency on all outputs (like some Fiio dac/amps with e.g. 50 kHz) - balanced XLR outputs for speakers - two kinds of balanced headphone inputs (4,4 mm and 4 pin-socket?) - external power bric to power headphones up to 800 Ohms - aux input - exchangable OPAMP BUT KNOBS MUST STAY!!!! 🔊 😉 Also plug-and-play "style". Only acceptable change for me in that aspect would be if the volume control konb is bigger, moved on the top and tilted to the front like in logitech Z533 eg. but even bigger, more chunky and solid 🙂 Thank You for test Boss! I give the sub with "die glocke" 🔔 ( 😉) and 👍 Greetings!

Hey Noel while using the splitter for hesdset, was the left/right channels sounding correct? Or was there some issue?

It is an excellent and inexpensive alternative. I still have a DAC/AMP that I chose after watching your review, it's the Fx-Audio DAC-X6MKII, an excellent alternative too. Thank you Noel! A hug from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro.

@WheezyTech

Жыл бұрын

Thanks :D

@NikolasCarneiro18

Жыл бұрын

X6mk2b is really a good choice if you have another solution for mic input. I'm currently using an X6mk2 by cable with a Mac (another USB mic solution) and also with Bluetooth on separate tablet. But for headset use, K5 pro is most likely the way to go for the price. Limited options here in Brazil... For instance a Schiit Fulla would be great to try, but nowhere to be found in BR.

I have a GOXLR and am looking for an amp with headphone EQ control for Dt 770 Pros, Any Recommendations, Or would this do the job? (I'm not sure if the GOXLR would override the bass and treble controls on another DAC aswel, Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! and great video btw!

question: i currently use a creative ae 5 soundcard, which has some driver issues. the reason for me still using it instead of switching to onboard is the mic recording quality. there is a big differents if the mic records from onboard audio or from the creative soundcards. feels like difference between a 10 dollar mic and a 80 dollar mic. so the question is: how good is the mic input of the fosi? soundcard level or onboard level? also i cant find how much power hte mic jack has. thats a thing, because as i learned, newer antlion mic are very quiet, if they dont get enough power from the jack

Thank you 👍😊

Salve amigo! Você sabe me dizer se esse tipo de DAC/Amp pode ser usado na saída P2 do iPad Air 2? Ou recomenda algum outro? Muito obrigado

I've had a Fosi K5 Pro for about a year and listen to music on a desk top set-up. Does it as good as my Topping E50 DAC? No, not quite, but, depending on your speakers, the tone controls can be useful. In my case, my speakers are very good, but they placed against the back wall and bringing down the bass a smidge and more than offsets any drop in sound quality compared to a dedicated DAC. It's well built and reliable. Good unit.

Hi. If BASS/TREBLE knobs are at ZERO, are they off without any influence on the sound? I plan to use EAPO with Oratory1990 results. Thanks.

According to Audio Science Review, their measurements show that it doesn't have a flat frequency response. Re the power specs, do you have a link? The specs on the Fosi site aren't as detailed as the specs you provide.

Thanks Much!

@WheezyTech

Жыл бұрын

Much thanks :D

I’ve been getting frustrated with my Mayflower arc mk2. Might have to five this a go.

I just bought a PC38X and am looking for an AMP to squeeze a little more volume of out it. This seems perfect. I care about spacial audio like Dolby Atmos and DTS:Headphone X

Welcome back Wheezy!!!

@WheezyTech

Жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

Can you compare this to Aiyama Audio A2-Dac Pro with ESS DAC and Ifi Uno? Thank you.

Is the out mix optical and mic ? For karaoke purposes

hi wheezy, do u think i can control volume on TV by remote, if connected by Usb at TV ?

Hi, there are headphone with cable and bluetooth? I see the akgk371 Bt, but is so disapointed, there other better with cacle and BT?

Wow - that really is a lot of power!

Hello,can I check without can this device replace the hdmi audio extractor I am using

I have Sound Blaster g3 and it does not allow changing the L/R balance so I am looking for a DAC that will allow me to do so any recommendations?

Will it allow me to do chat on Xbox one in games like overwatch to talk to teammates whenever I do so same goes for Xbox party's will I be able to chat I have seen different things saying chat doesn't work or something like that Like could I use like hifi headphones with like mod mic into this dac for Xbox one or use all in one like pc38x

Does this Device work well with Tidal? Can it support HiRes Flac?

Watching this Video while hearing through the K5 Pro and PC38X :D best setup for me so far. Fulla went back and kept the K5 just because of the EQ Knobs

@RichardMar

10 ай бұрын

BTW my Knobs are Centered

@samsonite187

10 ай бұрын

I use the K5 as well. Looking for a good pair of closed back headphones to pair with it.

@RichardMar

10 ай бұрын

@@samsonite187 try the Beyerdynamic 770

I bought. Dac fosi audio k5 pro, and the microphone of this hyperx cloud silver hx-hscl-sr headset didn't work... 😔 I don't think it's compatible

Is it possible to replace op-amps in this DAC?

Too bad you didn't do the microphone sound test. But thank for the review.

I got one myself and at first I thought It was horrible, felt like a defective product and I realized the problem was in the USB-C connection, I'm still not sure if it is an issue with the product itself or my motherboard, since I have no other sound device that uses USB-C. But changing it to an USB-A port solved the issue so far, microfone was a mess with a whole lot of interference and also a lot of shimmering/static noise going through my headphones. USB-A still has that shimmering sound, but only noticiable at high volumes which I never use that much anyway. I still think that should not happen, but for the price it's good enough.

My question is does the volume knob change the system volume or is it a stand alone volume that only actually turns the headphones down without affecting system volume? That is what I need. I hate that the x4dac that I'm currently using turns system volume down instead of internal to itself volume.

Its this good for gaming footsteps I have epos h6 pro closed

Does this actually improve my sound in comparison to my motherboard sound? I use a Sennheiser HD560.

@Gabri_Alb

11 ай бұрын

its the same question for me :D

@CammyFi

8 ай бұрын

This dac has -5dB in the bass, and cannot be made flat. It is probably not a good upgrade. Look for a used zen dac

Because i realised that there is no buttons to choose which output you want to use, so I wonder if i were to plug in headphones at the front and the RCA output at the back will at the same time will i get sound from both headphone and RCA or will i only get from either one ?

@samsonite187

10 ай бұрын

You hold down the volume button to change output.

I'm looking for a DAC and headphone amplifier priced below $40, with USB and optical decoding capabilities. Do you have any recommendations?

@user-ij1su5dg7g

5 ай бұрын

You can check out the NEOHIPO H1 product. A blogger mentioned it as the best headphone amplifier under $50. I bought one, and it's quite good, priced at $31. Amazingly, it also has bass enhancement and a microphone function. It's fantastic!

have a pair of HD600s amd you can really tell the difference between DACs

This thing only costs about US$40 in SEA. Insane value.

My motherboard support 32/384 KBS. Fo i need to use this

I only use my Beyerdynamic headphones with my MacBook Air M2. I wanted to use the K5 Pro Dac to simply add a bit of bass to my headphones or change the overall sound result a bit. I received the Fosi Audio K5 Pro and am trying to connect it to my Mac. The problem is that I can't turn on this DAC, I don't know what connection I should make. I have the impression that the connection cables provided are insufficient. In the box there was only a USB-A cable at one end and USB-C at the other end: what is this cable for? I plugged the USB-A end of this cable into the computer and the USB-C end into the Fosi Audio, but nothing happens, nothing turns on. There is also in the box another thinner cable with, at one end, two 3.5 mm jacks (i.e. audio + microphone) and at the other end a female socket for 3.5 mm jack. Finally, the box also contained a cable with special optical plugs I think.

@VAGjew

4 ай бұрын

Did you even watch this video? You have to press and hold the volume knob in for a couple seconds to turn on the dac

@aivv6062

Ай бұрын

you didn't watch the video huh

@paulwoaert

Ай бұрын

​@@aivv6062 You're talking nonsense. I applied EXACTLY the same procedure but this Fosi Audio K5 Pro dac had an inherent manufacturing defect, I returned it to the seller a long time ago (and the company confirmed this defect to me). Which above all demonstrates that this dac Fosi is made of fragile plastic materials. I finally bought the iFi Audio Zen Dac + iFi Audio Zen CAN combo (a very powerful sound processing amplifier). The hardware quality of these DACs and Amplifiers from iFi Audio are immediately perceptible, solid, metallic, with equally solid ports and subtle bass adjustments with augmentation which compresses the sound much less. Fosi is largely a loser by comparison. Long live iFi Audio!

@paulwoaert

Ай бұрын

@@VAGjew I had watched this video very well. I applied EXACTLY the same procedure but this Fosi Audio K5 Pro dac had an inherent manufacturing defect, I returned it to the seller a long time ago (and the company confirmed this defect to me). Which above all demonstrates that this dac Fosi is made of fragile plastic materials. I finally bought the iFi Audio Zen Dac + iFi Audio Zen CAN combo (a very powerful sound processing amplifier). The hardware quality of these DACs and Amplifiers from iFi Audio are immediately perceptible, solid, metallic, with equally solid ports and subtle bass adjustments with augmentation which compresses the sound much less. Fosi is largely a loser by comparison. Long live iFi Audio!

Sooo which is better( the fosi k5 for 112$ ) OR ( the m-audio air 192|4 for94$ ) Or ( the evo4 for 116$ ) ? Im using the DT 770 250ohms & the dynamic shure pga48

@DripsOne

3 ай бұрын

which one u went for and how is it going, would be very interested to hear from you sine i ask myself the same question basically

@ibra5o6

3 ай бұрын

@@DripsOne unfortunately I didn’t buy any , I didn’t have a job & I still till now

@DripsOne

3 ай бұрын

@@ibra5o6 oh sad to hear - i am gonna buy the k5pro, but i wish you all the best though - thanks for your quick response have a nice day

Anyone know if you can use this with a GoXLR?

Does this work in ps5?

so would this be a good option for me if im getting it for the DT990 Pros 89 ohms on ps5?

@Moiskea

5 күн бұрын

Very, very late response and you probably already have made a decision but they even advertise on their site that it’s good for PS5

is the mic on the K5 Pro Stereo? thanks

@Fezzy976

2 ай бұрын

mono

My friends have said my microphone sounds worse with the Kosi K5, I was wondering if it affects the microphone quality and if so, how to fix/remedy it?

@elfara

9 ай бұрын

Yes it does, I have the same issue

@CammyFi

8 ай бұрын

I measured the mic input, it rolls off heavily in the bass

@Velyxr

7 ай бұрын

​@@CammyFiThanks. I was wondering about the mic quality as it was not mentioned in the video

Would anyone recommend connecting an amp to this? Can the k5 pro by foes act as a pre amp?

@RM50507

8 ай бұрын

I guess it does!

Hi. Is this good for Sennheiser HD600?

@Fezzy976

2 ай бұрын

excellent, I am using it right now and its super simple and easy to use and the audio quality is actually very good indeed.

If it doesnt have game chat mix is it really intended for gaming or just a money grab

@gunzandmotors4565

2 ай бұрын

"Gaming" is a money grab title. With the massive influx of gamers.

Can be used in car?

Am I the only one noticing the highs sound like crap with the K5? I thought it was the speakers but after swapping to a sound blaster problem solved.

@ExitiumD

3 ай бұрын

which sound blaster? I was wondering whether I should get this or the X7

those knobs are for aesthetics imo you cant be and audiophile and use those two knobs fulltime

do you have to turn it back on every time you reboot your pc?

@samsonite187

10 ай бұрын

No

Not affordable for me at all, it cost $13,107 for me on Amazon Singapore....

@urmom-hz8jg

2 ай бұрын

dont live in singapore

6:05 adjust it with one finger genius... not a issue imho

I bought this and my mic wont stop echoing when using it. (Cross talk). Would not recommend.

Sorry to break it to you but quite a lot of people can tell the difference between DACs. It's a nice review that says almost nothing about the sound.

@WheezyTech

Жыл бұрын

A lot of people say they can hear a difference between DAC's, most of them have never done a double blind volume matched test. Which makes their opinion invalid. I watched a review of a DAC the other day, the guy said this new DAC sounded much better, more detailed than the old model... From memory, he didn't have the old model with him at the time, but from memory it was definitely better than the old one. Thats not how it works. Thats not how it works at all. I told you all you needed to know about the sound of this DAC. Its not as complicated as some would have you believe. But hey I'm not here to tell you what you think you can hear, you hear what you hear, if that makes you happy then I wont get in your way. Have a good one!

@chefsteve8381

Жыл бұрын

Why is there never any live double blind A/B/X testing done ? Because no one want's to look like a fool or put up any $...