Fosi Audio S3 Balanced HiFi Streamer

Pleasantly surprised

The Fosi Audio S3 has exceeded my expectations. Setup was simple, streaming has been reliable, and the sound is clean, detailed, and enjoyable. Paired with my ZA3, it's an incredible value and an easy recommendation.

A terrific streamer with a mediocre app experience

I had ordered a bundled kit consisting of the ZA3 amplifier with an S3 Streamer over a month ago. However, my shipment was broken down into 3 separate parts, with the streamer arriving in about 15 days or so, next were the bundled cables and a month later, the amplifier. So, the delivery part was something that left a bitter taste and it is something FOSI needs to work upon. I just booked up the system to my TRIANGLE BOREA BR03 speakers and after sending a few minutes on the setup, it was up and running. Sound quality and musical experience: In one word - AWESOME for something so small and yet so very powerful. Imaging clarity, Dynamics and a highly Neutral, but Rich sound character are the highlights of this system. You can listen to this setup for hours without fatigue and enjoy every note in the true sense of the word. However, the app through which the system is controlled needs to go from mediocre to superb and FOSI really needs to work on it, so that buyers don't opt for a solution from WIIM or SMSL or other brands. FOSI needs to stay ahead of the game and the app experience can help to a great extent, because that's what counts when you just want to use a product to its fullest. Build Quality: No complaints here, because at this price level, FOSI has given the best. Overall: With a little hard work, FOSI can surely achieve TRUE STARDOM in the AUDIOPHILE WORLD, because what it has achieved is nothing short of a MARVELLOUS ACHIEVEMENT. Keep up the great work, TEAM FOSI and thanks a lot, from the heart.

The value is absolutely there

The fact sounds fantastic and pairs well with my purifi eigentact class d power amp and my css audio 1tdx speakers. Streaming Spotify lossless through the streamer sounds great. Connecting my CD vis tosling sound pretty good too, although I would have loved to have had a coaxial option. Great to have xlr outputs on a device at this price point. Like many others, I find the app serviceable but could use some polish. Nice to see the updates though. Crome cast gas been a little clunky and playing tracks on Spotify can have a bit of a delay from selecting the tune to it actually starting.