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Correction to previous posts: the other colour that lights up on my Fiio K5 PRO ESS isn't green, it's yellow, though it does have a greenish hue (that makes more sense I suppose). So, when I'm using Wiim mini as wifi transport, the light is blue for Amazon Music HD quality and yellow for Ultra...

Finding differences in sound when using different sources? Having trouble with Windows Exclusive Mode? Me too. So to give some news to the kind people who answered my baffled questions, and also for the benefit of the occasional reader, here are some new observations. Well, now I've got the...

Today's update: Now I'm using a Wiim mini to feed Amazon music to my Fiio K5 PRO ESS. What I can see is that the light around the central wheel is blue when streaming HD tracks and it turns green when the tracks are Ultra HD. These changes never took place when I was using my PC as a music...

I do have enabled exclusive mode, but I've read somewhere that Amazon's exclusive mode isn't like Tidal's.

Here's some news. When I use my Galaxy tab to feed data into the Fiio K5, the light around the volume and on-off wheel turns green. When the Fiio K5 is connected to my Windows PC, the light is always blue. On both cases, the streaming service is Amazon Music HD. This is from Fiio.com: 7. What...

Thanks, Vincent, I'm happy to learn, and I have a lot to learn, a long way before me. Have a nice day!

Hello again Kurtevich and Vincent Kars. As I'm new to this world, I suppose it's normal I'm quite baffled by all the possibilities and the nuances. As Becky Roberts wrote some days ago: "Until you get to crazy system money, the best headphones and amp/DAC pairing you can afford will sound...

Thank you very much for your replies. I'll try all of your suggestions. Let's see if we can clarify this a bit.

Has anybody had else a similar experience? Any ideas to explain this? When I use my beyerdynamic dt770 pro 80 ohm with Fiio K5 amp dac connected to my pc they sound so harsh, I just can't bear the treble. But when I connect them to my Samsung tablet and a Ifi go link they sound alright to me...