FiiO BTR5 DAC / Amp Shootout - FiiO vs Shanling vs Astell & Kern

A review of the FiiO BTR5 bluetooth / wireless and USB amp and DAC including comparisons with the Astell & Kern XB10, Shanling UP4 and Earmen Eagle. Buy the BTR5 here: https://tinyurl.com/P4SFiiOBTR5 or the Shanling UP4 here: https://tinyurl.com/ShanUP4 00:00 Introduction 01:07 Glamour video 01:42 Features & functions 03:29 Power output 04:09 Sound customisation & FiiO app 06:29 Design & controls 07:23 Sound quality 09:42 2nd & 3rd harmonics 10:26 vs Astell & Kern XB10 13:25 vs Shanling UP4 17:28 vs Earmen Eagle 19:20 Final conclusions Like the music in this video? You can get it here: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Merchandise is now available here: https://passion-for-sound.myspreadsho... Join my Patreon:   / passionforsound   One-off donations: paypal.me/lachfen Use this link to buy ANYTHING from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3dtyiWQ Or if you’re in Australia: https://amzn.to/2U7lqOp Or from Apos Audio: https://tinyurl.com/Apos-P4S PASSION FOR SOUND GEAR LIST (Affiliate links to Amazon and Apos Audio help to support the channel - thank you!) Desktop Sources Playback software: Roon https://roonlabs.com/r/St5em2YsbUqGXc... Primary DAC: Chord Hugo TT2 https://tinyurl.com/y4vys4zq with Chord M-Scaler https://tinyurl.com/y6hcm3kw Secondary DAC: Schiit Bifrost 2 https://www.schiit.com/products/bifro... USB cables: Curious Evolved https://curiouscables.com/ and AudioQuest Coffee https://amzn.to/3059qiA Active Speakers: Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 3 Speakers Amps Bottlehead Mainline DIY kit tube amplifier https://bottlehead.com/product/mainli... Topping A90 https://tinyurl.com/AposA90 Burson Soloist 3XP https://www.bursonaudio.com/products/... Topping L30 headphone amp and pre-amp https://tinyurl.com/AposL30 Burson Audio FUN: https://www.bursonaudio.com/products/... with Sparkos Labs SS3601 op-amps: https://sparkoslabs.com/product/singl... Headphones (that I regularly use) Open: Meze Audio Empyrean https://tinyurl.com/y6gfyquz Open: Focal Clear https://amzn.to/37Ihgky Open: Sennheiser HD800S https://amzn.to/3oFtUdC Open: HiFiMan Sundara https://tinyurl.com/AposSundara Semi-open: Beyerdynamic DT880 Premium LE massdrop.7eer.net/L6633 or https://amzn.to/3bBg7xs Closed: AudioQuest NightOwl Carbon (these may have been discontinued) Portable Phone: Samsung Galaxy S10+ https://amzn.to/37MzTUA DAC for phone: Audioquest Dragonfly Cobalt https://amzn.to/36AzpAB Digital audio player: Astell & Kern AK240 Stainless Steel (no longer available) - other A&K players are available here: https://tinyurl.com/yy9ypfm7 Earphones Audiofly AF1120 Mk2: https://amzn.to/2ZoTuHZ Noble Kaiser 10 custom IEM (discontinued) - universal version available via Drop https://massdrop.7eer.net/vkaWy Shozy Form 1.4 https://amzn.to/3cIL0Az Tin HiFi T2 Plus https://amzn.to/3fqCbxu Bluetooth Headphones / Earphones Nuraphone https://amzn.to/2N7G2Tu AudioFly AFT2 https://amzn.to/3e8goKx Nuraloop https://amzn.to/2HKVZzi Reviews filmed using: Sony A7R III: https://amzn.to/3mnR0nS Sony FE 24mm F/1.4: https://amzn.to/3kuHVIf Audio-Technica ATR3350xiS lapel mic: https://amzn.to/33qL5Ww Neewer Bi-color 660 LED lights: https://amzn.to/2E1BNrh