By $300-$500, Portable Amps, Portable Source 27/11/2020

FiiO Q5S-TC Review

Full specs

As usual, here are the full specs of the FiiO Q5S-TC. If you’re not interested just swipe down !

  • Type : Portable DAC and Amplifier
  • Input port : USB/COAX/OPT/LINE/BLUETOOTH
  • Output Port : 3.5mm Headphone / 2.5mm Headphone / 4.4mm Headphone / Line out 3.5mm (depending of the amp module)
  • Volume Control : Potentiometer (ADC Sampling)
  • DAC : AK4493EQ x2
  • USB : XMOS XU208
  • Bluetooth : QCC5124
  • LPF : OPA1642x2
  • Volume IC: NJW1195
  • OP + AMP : THX-AAA78

Line Out

  • THD : <0.001%
  • Frequency Response : 5 Hz – 90 kHz (-3dB)
  • Line Level : 1.8 Vrms
  • SNR : > 115dB
  • Channel Separation : > 97dB

Headphone out Unbalanced (AM3D-TC)

  • Output power : 280mW  @ 16 ohms / 210mW @ 32ohms / 30mW @ 300ohms
  • Frequency Response : 5 Hz – 50 kHz (-3dB)
  • Output Impedance : < 1.2 ohms
  • SNR : > 117dB
  • Channel Separation : > 75dB
  • THD : < 0.002%
  • Peak Output Voltage : > 6 Vp-p
  • Max Output Current : 150mA

Headphone out Balanced (AM3D-TC) (4.4mm and 2.5mm)

  • Output power : 535mW  @ 16ohms / 560mW @ 32ohms / 112mW @ 300ohms
  • Frequency Response : 5 Hz – 50 kHz (-3dB)
  • Output Impedance : < 2 ohms
  • SNR : > 115dB
  • Channel Separation : > 105dB
  • THD : < 0.002%
  • Peak Output Voltage : > 10.5 Vp-p
  • Max Output Current : 150mA

Sampling rate

  • USB sampling rate (max) : 32bit/768kHz
  • Optical sampling rate (max) : 24bit/96kHZ
  • Coaxial sampling rate (max) : 24bit / 192Hz
  • DSD support (through USB) up to 512

Miscellanous

  • Battery capacity : 3800 mAh
  • Power Supply : DC 5V / 2Ah
  • Charge time : around 3.5 hours
  • Weight: 195g
  • Size: 124mm x 64mm x 16mm

Bluetooth and USB

  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • Supports aptX, AAC, SBC, aptX HD, aptX LL, aptX adaptive, LDAC, LHDC
  • MFi compliant

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4.4/5 - (188 votes)
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A nerdy guy with a passion for audio and gadgets, he likes to combine his DAC and his swiss knife. Even after more than 10 years of experience, Nanotechnos still collects all gear he gets, even his first MPMAN MP3 player. He likes spreadsheets, technical specs and all this amazing(ly boring) numbers. But most of all, he loves music: electro, classical, dubstep, Debussy : the daily playlist.

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5 Comments

  • Reply November 27, 2020

    Jobbing

    Could someone explain the expected differences between the FiiO ak4493eq (x2) and this month upcoming xDuuo BAL Amp/DAC featuring Es9038Q2m (x2) ?

    • Reply April 29, 2023

      Azlan Master

      Akm is better the those sabre Just becuz the fire incident makes the stock wable n in case 4493..extinct.

  • Reply November 27, 2020

    Jobbing

    That would be FiiO Q5S-TC vs. xDuoo XD-05 BAL (not PLUS) with AES/Ebu

  • Reply December 2, 2020

    Packgrog

    If not using the balanced headphone output, is there much difference between the Q2s and Q2s-TC?

  • Reply January 17, 2021

    John

    Did you notice any advantages in stacking the M11PRO and the Q5S Type C?

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