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Introducing PerfectDynamics sound optimizations update for Fidelizer Enhanced and Advanced ROM

 

Fidelizer - PerfectDynamics Sound Optimizations

 

Dear all Fidelizer ROM users out there who’s enjoying music with better performance. Today I’d like to make an announcement, a big ones. We reached a new level of sound quality improvements with ROM optimizations today.

Back in the days ROM optimizations was heavily focused on DX90 unit and it happens to sound fine with smartphones too so I have DX90 as a reference unit and others seemed to be working fine to some extent.

After focus shifted to DX200, I spent a great length of time and effort to make optimal sonic performance with every firmware change. Sound signature changed with almost every new update according to what my friends and clients told me.

And one day, I tried flashing new DX90 ROM with recent changes from DX200 and I noticed that something went wrong after listening to newly flashed firmware. I realized it’s time to took seriously as I did with Fidelizer software.

 

iBasso DX100 to DX200 changes

 

As you may know already that each device has different hardware with different RAM size, different processor architecture or number of cores working. So there’s no specific value for every hardware unit to reach its peak of optimizations.

PerfectDynamics is newly added optimizations based on concept of exact optimal spot for each hardware. If you want to get the best for specific device, it will involve a lot of time and effort to reach that goal.

I’ve been working on this PerfectDynamics project for over 6 months already. I started from sending DX200 ROM updates with different changes and flavor and receive opinions from clients like I did with DX90 years ago.

The key to get ideal transient attack, optimal scale of dynamics and best transparency and imaging is to minimize the effect of OS jitter from system and kernel parameters that are also depend on hardware too.

Some customers told me it has good dynamics and very musical but some also said its depth and imaging is a bit behind SP1000. Next revision has better depth and seperation but lose some energy in dynamics.

I keep working on this DX200 ROM updates for a long while again and again until I get full sound dynamics, intense transient attack, smooth and linear sound, with most transparent imaging for deepest depth revealing every micro-detail.

 

Portable Products

 

After long repetitive research and development, PerfectDynamics is the answer. It works like you hire professional display calibrator who’s really good at this to bring the life and soul of movies with the most accurate and faithful tweaks.

However, it’s not just DX200 unit for me to take this long. After finishing DX200 unit, I need to work on Fiio X5iii and DX90 to get the similar result with different hardware and RAM size, ideal devices for my research.

So I’ve finished my research with PerfectDynamics capable of applying this new improvements for all devices. That’s why today is a big important day for such thing like this being possible for every device I can work on.

PerfectDynamics is specific device optimizations so it won’t be available for Purist ROM which contains only generic tweaks that I can put on without testing. Advanced ROM will also have optimizations for PerfectDynamics sound applied more than Enhanced ROM.

Since PerfectDynamics will involve updating all kinds of ROMs for every device, right now only Fiio X7ii and iBasso DX200 has PerfectDynamics sound optimizations applied. I’ll publish PerfectDynamics for Fiio X5iii with 1.1.8 ROM next.

If you’re a believer of bits are bits topology, it’s OK. At least there’s Fidelizer Purist ROM that you can enjoy smoother ROM with some goodies for free. 🙂

Fiio X7ii added to Fidelizer Purist ROM repository with a quantum leap optimizations!

Portable Products

 

I’ve been receiving requests about Fiio X7ii Purist ROM for a while. As we learned past experience that first release will often come with bugs to be resolved so I waited until version 1.0.1 shipped out first then Purist ROM will follow and it’s finally here.

-Based on official Fiio X7ii 1.0.1 ROM
-Deodexed
-Apollo – Fidelity Edition from https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/apollo-music-player-fidelity-edition-t3038629 included
-build.prop tweaks for better video and storage performance and improve battery life
-bundled audio effects removed but keep main engine (Poweramp works now)

Download: Fiio X7ii Purist ROM

 

Installation Guide

1. Download Factory Tool provided by Devin http://x7iipack.fiio.net/X7MKII_firmware_upgrade_tool-FW1.0.0.zip
2. Turn off Fiio X7ii
3. Connect X7ii with USB connection to computer while holding previous track button
4. Install RK USB driver included in Firmware Upgrade Tool and replace update.img image with mine.
5. Open X7II(Chinese text).exe and press the green button in middle right flash the ROM

 

I also added a quantum leap optimizations in Advanced ROM for the first time with Fiio X7ii releases. I’ll officially elaborate about these big improvements in details later. Please also check Portable Products for more details about ROM upgrades and hardware modification.

Fidelizer Purist ROM featured in Positive Feedback’s Fiio X5iii review by Tom Gibbs

Last month, I talked to Mr. Tom Gibbs about his new home and listening environment. He mentioned about reviewing Fiio X5iii so I sent him my Purist ROM that I was working on at that time for him to try hoping he’ll enjoy the music while preparing a new room.

Today he sent me his finished review about X5iii and he also talked about how Fidelizer came to the rescue as below.

 

Fidelizer to the rescue!!

I let the X5 burn in for a while by playing on repeat for a couple of days before doing any serious listening; I honestly believe the sound quality of both the X5 and the accompanying F5 headphones improved significantly with about 50-100 hours of play time. I also did a couple of firmware updates to the system; at this point, I started to feel as though something had gone quite wrong with the overall sound quality of the system. In an email exchange with Keetakawee Punpeng of Fidelizer, we were talking about how things were going for me in my new home and new listening environment, and I happened to mention that I had the X5 Gen III in house and under review. He immediately emailed me a link to a firmware modification he developed in cooperation with Fiio; apparently, many had complained about the sound quality of the F5 after performing updates. He started checking all this out, and found that an earlier iteration of the F5 Gen III sounded significantly better prior to all the updates. He then developed an installer program with his contacts at Fiio that would update the operational aspects of the upgrade, but would also roll the pertinent aspects of the sound quality back to the best iteration.

The install was just a tad tricky (not unlike most anything with any of the DAPs I’ve had recent experience with), but I have to admit: the great sound was once again back! Now, when the X5 opens for the first time, a Fidelizer splash screen appears prior to the usual Android stuff. What a really strange coincidence, how this all worked out, and my hat is off to Keetakawee and Fidelizer for helping fix what should have never been monkeyed with in the first place! He also tells me that he can make additional modifications to the X5 Gen III that will lift it into the same level of performance as some AK units; you can get more information about those services HERE.

 

It’s great to know how $399.95 DAP packed with all kinds of features can do from a professional reviewer. You can read his full review to see how it truly is the best bang of the buck especially with Fidelizer ROM.

Fiio X5iii is the DAP with most potentials for improvements in my opinion. As I already explained in Portable Products section, Fiio X5iii Ultimate mod version costs only $899.95 with very close performance to flagship devices out there. 🙂

Fiio X7 Purist ROM version 3.3.0 released!

Portable Products

 

Hello guys. While I was working on iBasso DX200 2.5.141 ROMs, I received order for Fiio X7 Advanced ROM so I need to deliver his ROM file within 24hrs so I hope a little delay wouldn’t hurt as I’m also testing some new stuff too. Here’s information about Fiio X7 Purist ROM.

-Based on official Fiio X7 3.3.0 ROM
-Deodexed
-Apollo – Fidelity Edition from https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/apollo-music-player-fidelity-edition-t3038629 included
-build.prop tweaks for better video and storage performance and improve battery life
-bundled audio effects removed but keep main engine (Poweramp works now)

Download: Fiio X7 Purist ROM

 

Installation Guide

1. Download Factory Tool provided by Devin http://www.mediafire.com/file/0yztdw6qdpwwp9a/X5III+Firmware+Upgrade+Tool+with+FW1.1.1.zip
2. Turn off Fiio X7
3. Connect X7 with USB connection to computer while holding previous track button
4. Install RK USB driver included in Firmware Upgrade Tool and replace update.img image with mine.
5. Open X7 Firmware Upgrade Tool.exe and flash ROM according to instructions provided in Instructions of How to Use the X7 Firwmare Upgrade Tool.pdf

 

There’s a lot of improvements for Advanced ROM and I also added Enhanced ROM into collection too. Please read Portable Products for more details including Fidelizer Mod project to further enhance Fiio X7 product with hardware modification.

Fiio X5iii Purist ROM version 1.1.7 released!

Fidelizer Mod

 

New Fiio X5iii 1.1.7 ROM is out now. It also comes with the following updates for Enhanced/Advanced ROM users as below.

-Based on firmware version 1.1.7
-Deodexed
-Apollo – Fidelity Edition from https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/apollo-music-player-fidelity-edition-t3038629 included
-build.prop tweaks for better video and storage performance and improve battery life
-bundled audio effects removed but keep main engine (Poweramp works now)

Download: Fiio X5iii Purist ROM

 

Installation Guide

1. Download Factory Tool provided by Devin http://www.mediafire.com/file/0yztdw6qdpwwp9a/X5III+Firmware+Upgrade+Tool+with+FW1.1.1.zip
2. Turn off Fiio X5iii
3. Connect X5iii with USB connection to computer while holding previous track button
4. Install RK USB driver included in Firmware Upgrade Tool and replace update.img image with mine.
5. Open X5III Firmware Upgrade Tool.exe and flash ROM according to instructions provided in Instructions of How to Use the X5 3rd gen Firwmare Upgrade Tool.pdf

 

There’s a lot of improvements for Advanced ROM and I also added Enhanced ROM into collection too. Please read Portable Products for more details including Fiio X5iii Fidelizer Mod project with 3 modification levels.