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post #31 of 1734
8/24/08 at 11:52am
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Originally Posted by G-man View Post
also, i hope the belt clip is removable, as i doubt i would use it that often.
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post #32 of 1734
8/24/08 at 1:04pm
I now use the E3 exclusively with both my MDR-NC60 and MDR-NC22 phones, to add the moderate power boost as well as much needed bass and tame the otherwise over-exaggerated treble.

As for a clip for the E5, later this afternoon, I will try adding a clip onto the back of my E3 (a mod job that just requires a little Krazy Glue or equivalent), the clip being from one of my old Sony MD/CD remotes (from a black Sony RM-MC33L that came with one of my D-NE700 PCDP, not needed as I have a color-matched RM-MC33EL to match my silver D-NE700), and I'll post pics of the finished product on both the FiiO-related topics.
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post #33 of 1734
8/24/08 at 8:28pm
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Give him my username.
Me too! I'm Chinese, he has to give me one :P
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post #34 of 1734
8/24/08 at 10:45pm
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After a round of PM, FiiO admin James told me the company does have plan to invite a few head-fi'ers for an early preview of their E5 before the release. No name was mentioned, but he seem to have a good idea of whom to invite (he reads our forum too). We shall wait and see.
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post #35 of 1734
8/24/08 at 10:55pm
Ask him if he'd do discounts for big group buys?

Is he willing to set a release date yet?
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post #36 of 1734
8/24/08 at 11:14pm
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The problem is the company doesn't seem to do oversea business directly (that's where DealExtreme comes in). Not release date is set, AFAIK.
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post #37 of 1734
8/24/08 at 11:17pm
Well it will be interesting to see the evolution of the amps from this company.
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post #38 of 1734
8/24/08 at 11:31pm
I wonder when will they try to jump into the really high-end stuff, or would they rather specialize in affordable, extremely small amplifiers.

I just realized something: The rechargeable battery means they'd have to ship it out with a power adapter unless its USB. This would really push costs up.
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post #39 of 1734
8/24/08 at 11:37pm
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I wonder when will they try to jump into the really high-end stuff, or would they rather specialize in affordable, extremely small amplifiers.

I just realized something: The rechargeable battery means they'd have to ship it out with a power adapter unless its USB. This would really push costs up.
You can get small switching power supplies for the charging at very reasonable price in China, so I don't think this will be a problem, cost wise. It will make a little larger package though. Someone that in innovative could also make a small wall adapter not much bigger than the current amp.
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post #40 of 1734
8/24/08 at 11:49pm
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i hope the belt clip is removable, as i doubt i would use it that often.
I agree. If I'm using an amp, it will be velcroed to my player in as compact a bundle as possible. Extraneous clips are a no-no for me. Very curious to see this E5 in the wild...
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post #41 of 1734
8/25/08 at 1:23am
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Originally Posted by nsx_23 View Post
I wonder when will they try to jump into the really high-end stuff, or would they rather specialize in affordable, extremely small amplifiers.

I just realized something: The rechargeable battery means they'd have to ship it out with a power adapter unless its USB. This would really push costs up.
First post says USB Charging.
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post #42 of 1734
8/25/08 at 5:42am
My bad, didn't read properly.....
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post #43 of 1734
8/25/08 at 8:23am
Good news, it's gonna be great.
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post #44 of 1734
8/25/08 at 10:06am
New FiiO amp already? Can't wait to hear impressions when it is released.
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post #45 of 1734
8/26/08 at 10:16am
An upstart pumps out more amps with less time between revisions than a Xin Supermicro? Will the gods of head-fi allow this?

Can't wait to get an E5 - this FiiO company seems to respond to customer demand and feedback.
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