When I talk about aigo, I always think of the "Moonlight Treasure Box" MP3 many years ago. By the way, it's the thing above. This appearance can be said to be unremarkable today, but more than ten or twenty years ago, it was a product series that influenced the development of domestic MP3.
The Moonlight Box is actually not a product, but a series, but among them, the V series is the most popular, and this classic appearance has also been imitated by domestic MP3 manufacturers. For a time, the market was flooded with various products. Similar to the "Moonlight Treasure Box" MP3, it can be said that it has greatly promoted the popularity of domestic MP3s.
After many years, aigo has not given up on the music player production line. Although MP3 has become obsolete, lossless music players are very popular. Many music enthusiasts who are not satisfied with the sound quality of mobile phones will turn their attention to Throw into the music player. It is for this reason that aigo has launched a number of cost-effective music players. The aigo EROS H05 I got this time is such a cost-effective player. Although it does not provide a touch screen, it uses a metal body, supports TF cards up to 512G, can also be used as a USB DAC, and supports many music formats. The price is only a little over one thousand, which is indeed quite interesting.
Let’s first take a look at the appearance of aigo EROS H05. The square shape is worthy of the name of “National Brick”. The aluminum alloy one-piece body has a full metallic texture.
Although the price is only over one thousand, the workmanship is quite good. Thanks to CNC precision machining and grinding technology, the tough style will not make its edges irritating.
On the front is a 4-inch IPS LCD screen. Unfortunately, it does not support touch and can only be operated through the five touch keys at the bottom of the screen.
If you use both hands together, the speed is not much slower than touch, and the overall response speed of the system is also faster.
Since it is not equipped with a touch screen, physical buttons are definitely indispensable. On the side of the fuselage, aigo EROS H05 is equipped with a power button, song switching, play/pause button, etc. There are only two physical buttons, which feel a bit hard, but once you get used to them, blind operation is quite fast. No touch screen can match this point, just like dialing a number on your smartphone, it will never be faster than the one you have. The physical keyboard is the same as the Nokia 1100.
On the top are two audio output interfaces. The 3.5mm single-ended and 2.5mm balanced interfaces are also in line with the positioning of aigo EROS H05. In addition, there is a volume adjustment wheel, which is also used by many high-end playback devices nowadays. Compared with the long and narrow volume up/down keys of a mobile phone, the feel of the dial is much better. When adjusting the volume, the volume value will also be displayed on the screen, allowing you to see it clearly at a glance.
The bottom is a TF card slot, which supports TF cards up to 512G. With such a large capacity, even the abnormal level of lossless music with 1G per song can hold hundreds of songs. In addition, this USB-C interface is also worth mentioning. In addition to regular charging and data transmission, it can also be used as a USB DAC. When you connect it to your notebook, aigo EROS H05 can transform into A decoder can make the output sound quality of a notebook better. Even when listening to music apps such as QQ Music, the music can have more details and a better listening experience.
There is not much to say about the back. The design is relatively simple, and the mirror design is easier to scratch. Fortunately, when it leaves the factory, it has a protective film on the front and rear, but this film is not very wear-resistant. After a few days It has been spent, I hope that subsequent manufacturers can provide higher quality films, or put a few more in the packaging box.
aigo EROS H05 is equipped with a deeply customized operating system based on Android, but you cannot freely install software, so the operation is very simple and you can basically get started in a few minutes. There are three sets of system themes, namely street, display and gallery, which represent three presentation forms: tree shape, palace grid and slide show, making the large screen display more dynamic.
The default interface is divided into five categories: playlist, my music, file browsing, playback settings and system settings. The basic operation is to insert a TF card filled with audio files, and then scan the playlist , and then play again.
The playback settings are some EQ equalizer, high and low gain, DSD gain compensation, and LR channel balance. It feels more suitable for mid-to-high-end players. Novice users don’t need to worry about these. They are all given to you when leaving the factory. After debugging to the optimal state, just listen to the music and you're done. It supports a wide range of playback formats. Mainstream DSF, DFF, APE, WMA, AAC and other lossless audio format music files can be played smoothly, and it supports high bit rates. We will talk about the specific listening experience in detail later.
As the saying goes "a good horse deserves a good saddle", this time the listening experience is aigo's own aigo EROS H200 dual-unit hoop iron HIFI headphones.
This shape is quite unique, it can be said to have a bit of "punk" flavor. The back shell of the earphones is made of aluminum alloy, and the front cavity is made of environmentally friendly PC material, which is skin-friendly and comfortable.
The wearing method is an ear-hanging type, which may be more friendly to friends who do not wear glasses. After wearing it, it fits the ears well and will not fall off easily even when running.
The earphones use a moving coil unit with one ring and one iron, a 10mm large-diameter moving coil, an exclusive customized moving arm, and a 0.78mm double-split connector pluggable and wire-changing design that allows it to be upgraded and replaced. Wires of different materials are used to improve sound quality.
Finally, let’s talk about the listening experience of the aigo EROS H05 HIFI music player + EROS H200 dual-unit coil-iron HIFI headphone combination. Since it does not support self-installation of software, friends who are greedy for convenience may be slightly disappointed. You cannot directly listen to songs on the aigo EROS H05 HIFI music player through apps such as QQ Music and NetEase Cloud Music. You can only find lossless music files by yourself. Copy it to the TF card through the computer, and then plug in the H05 to enjoy music. However, the quality of the music files may be higher in this way, because the lossless music of the above-mentioned apps is denounced by many audiophiles as "fake lossless"...
Of course, this article will not discuss this issue. Well, from the many players I have played, I found a very interesting phenomenon, that is, players that focus on cost-effectiveness and are used by young people will pay great attention to low-frequency performance, and this time the aigo EROS H05 HIFI music player also No exception, the low frequency is quite sufficient. Although the dive is not too deep, the rebound is timely and does not have the bombastic feeling of floor stalls. It is particularly exciting to listen to some music with a strong rhythm of "moving every time, playing every time". Of course, elegant music is also handy, such as Borgnini's "Violin Concerto No. 1 in D minor". Since the violin has higher requirements for detailed performance, at this time, aigo EROS H05 HIFI music player + EROS H200 dual-unit hoop iron HIFI headphone combination The power of this perfect combination is revealed. The dynamic range and imaging are excellent, the sound field is wide, the details are rich, there is no "MSG" dyeing smell, and it feels very listenable.
Summary:
Although true wireless Bluetooth headsets are currently very popular, there are still many people who are willing to use a combination of player + wired headphones to sit down and enjoy it when time permits. Some of my favorite music. As a professional lossless music player, the aigo EROS H05 HIFI music player is very cost-effective. It supports high bit rate lossless music files in multiple formats, and also has high and low gain, DSD gain compensation, LR channel balance, Digital filters and other rich professional functions, which are not available on mobile phones, so if you are not satisfied with the listening experience of mobile phones and want to have a deeper music enjoyment, then this aigo EROS H05 HIFI music player The device is still worth considering.