I just got my UE 18+ CSX, and they’re phenomenal. I had a fit issue with my right ear, but I seem to always have that and they sent me Comply strips to test for adjustment. I’m replying because I thought they included the Bluetooth module on the Pro side as well, and that module has the really...

Like, "it's an experience that needs to be heard!"  Or something.

When I use my X5, I play almost all the usual suspects I have lying around directly out of it.  However, I prefer using the E18 KUNLUN with it to drive my AKG Q701 with the EQ flat on the X5 and the bass boost switch enabled on the amp.  I sometimes used the bass boost when I used it as a DAC...

OK, I ironed out the residual stupidity of a version migration in Notepad++ that wiped out some old macros, including versions of this.  This will add #EXTM3U to the top of the playlists so it will play nice with whatever you're using to create playlists that doesn't automatically do this for...

There was before with absolute paths, but since 2.4 I haven't found a way to make a file that works at all.  I'm trying an updated M3U8 right now without the #EXTM3U header.

  I use a SanDisk 128 GB in my X5 and it's fine.

On the stuttering with storage media, it's quite often that the old I/O classification system (such as "Class 10" that a lot are buying) had vendors basically tweaking the media characteristics to support high speed consecutive reads and then writes, while random reads take forever.  Since the...

Out of curiosity, have those who've been affected been using shuffle/random AND repeat at the same time?  Android had about as close to a "pure" random function when repeat was enabled.  It would actually do amazingly stupid things like play the same track two or three times in a row.  I believe...

  What's a "left hander?"  Are they spoken of in the scrolls of Alexandria?  LOL ;-)

  I deal with UI in software, and having used a LOT of South Korean devices over the years, this navigation didn't surprise me at all.  Hell, certain languages are read "backwards" from conventional English, and a great many things are changed in an effort to see what might work better.  These...

  I believe the X5 uses a hybrid dual-mono arrangement for much of its processing chain, and I know the first time I heard a lot of my music (including stuff I made myself to test) I was genuinely surprised at how "wide" everything was.  I love the FiiO X5 and would get another, but I kind of...

Everything but my AKG Q701 uses "normal" (low) gain on my X5, and my when using my E18 I can even have my Q701s on low gain and usually peak at 5 on the volume control.

  One other issue is the possibility of counterfeit cards that show up more often in the higher capacities.  I typically stick with SanDisk, and I've read of those who bought "SanDisk" cards that might have actually been from that manufacturer, but were hacked to report a new size and then...

  Are you kidding me?  You haven't seen ANY charts showcasing has impedance can vary at given frequencies, thus affecting power delivery and damping?  Good job.  I love all the electrical engineers here...   However, in ANY case having a poor "match" (not a power transfer match, but more of a...

  You'll find that some amps might list impedance values vs. wattage outputs that don't necessarily calculate the way you'd expect.  One factor affecting this is a low impedance headphone simply causing the amp to run out of current.  Also, variations in the impedance across frequencies can...

  They're different, and the E18 has direct support in Android and Windows without the need for additional drivers.  That was the primary reason for this selection, and I fell in love with the effortless drive it provides any of my headphones.  I have a Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 I use...

  Ditto.  I researched getting this after my success with the E17 and the only thing I was a little worried about was the file count limitation.  Right now I'm replacing MP3s of value with FLACs from the same CDs (thankfully, a lot of first releases without insane "mastering") and getting it...

  My apologies, but I have the E18, and not the E17.  I have other items I work with that are model number 17 and jacked this up.  :-)  In any case, I was under the impression that the E18 has a flatter response while the E17 might be a bit warmer.

  On the Windows Phone you would just use the headphone out and play with the volume voltage to get a strong, stable gain out of it.  I'm not sure if WP 8.1 has DAC offloading via USB (I know the Nokia Lumias I have didn't do that when I was working for them).  With the SP3, I'd just use the...

  I have the E17 and the Q701s, and the amp is great.  I use the amp daily at work with my Windows 7 PC since it has stock support for the USB-to-S/PDIF and I've used the amp with my Note 3, Note 4 (in USB/DAC mode), my PC (in USB/DAC mode), and with my FiiO X5 (using the line out cable from...

  Ditto.  I bought my X5 because I really needed a player with high resolution ability, but that was after I bought an E18 to use with my Android devices.  What's interesting is I finally tried the E18 as a power amp from the X5, and wanted to see if it would have an effect on using my AKG...

  Turn-on "thump" delay (keeps speakers from creating a popping sound when the amp stage is powered) as well as overload protection are listed, and I'm more used to it being a thump delay from subwoofer setups in cars.  The more you use it, the clearer and louder the relay click becomes in the...

  What are you going to use to put the files on the microSDXC cards you use?  That will dictate how manual the task will be in creating the playlists, but it's fairly straightforward.  I use Notepad++ with a macro to prepend the entry #EXTM3U before the tracklist in each of my playlists.  To...

  Yeah, they sound OK with my X5 in high gain, but went ahead and ran the line out to my FiiO E18 and I was like "oohhh..."  It made quite a bit of difference in the low end without enabling the bass boost, and then turning that on pretty much made the Q701 useful outside of studio work (I use...

  Actually, here's my post on their forum explaining it.  Remember, the playlists are simply the flat files, and will NOT show up in the "Playlists" portion of the device's media library, as those are currently limited to the files created on the device.  I believe there has be a way to...