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For how long does the battery on your Fiio E5 last?

post #1 of 10
3/16/09 at 11:15am
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Mine is depleted in about 8 hours, bass boost on, max volume on the amp and used with Ety ER4P. Reviews and advertising said 20 hours (presumably in normal use).

For how does yours last?
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post #2 of 10
3/16/09 at 11:45am
Advertising said if you use 16 ohm earbud with no bass boost, normal listening volume (which is like 3/20 or 4/20), than it will last for 20 hrs (test is alway done with minimum setting). I once tested the battery with my JVC earbud (which is 16 ohm) with volume 4/20 and it lasted roughly 18hrs. I'll say it is close to spec and good enough.
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post #3 of 10
3/17/09 at 5:02am
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Still, I am somewhat disappointed with only ~8h on my ER4P (27 ohms) with bass on and full volume
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post #4 of 10
3/17/09 at 6:00am
If you turn your source's volume up a bit and lower E5 volume at the same time, I am sure you will get better mileage out of the combination.
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post #5 of 10
3/17/09 at 5:36pm
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Originally Posted by ClieOS View Post
If you turn your source's volume up a bit and lower E5 volume at the same time, I am sure you will get better mileage out of the combination.
That's if I use it with a 3.5mm and not a LOD, as the LOD cancels the source's amp.

And besides, I tend to listen to rips which are mastered quite lowly compared to nowadays 'loudness wars' standards and I need all the volume I can get.

Oh well, will have to recharge more often then.. Still a great little amp the Fiio E5
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post #6 of 10
3/17/09 at 9:52pm
try some 60 ohm phones, such as KSC35. It might increase your run time. Now whether it is gonna get loud enough.....
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post #7 of 10
3/17/09 at 10:17pm
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That's if I use it with a 3.5mm and not a LOD, as the LOD cancels the source's amp.
Isn't that a bit too loud? I mean LO + E5's full volume + ER4P?
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post #8 of 10
3/18/09 at 3:29am
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Isn't that a bit too loud? I mean LO + E5's full volume + ER4P?
If I listen to some CDs from the mid 80es, no, I wouldn't say so. They tend to be very quiet.

Also, I mostly listen while on the way in a loud environment. Home I turn the volume down a bit.
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post #9 of 10
3/18/09 at 8:55am
Just make sure it isn't too loud, You won't want to join Deaf-fi.org anytime soon
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post #10 of 10
3/18/09 at 2:57pm
I havent had mine run out on me yet, but Ill listen to it all day at the office and maybe to do some stuff after. So maybe 10-11 hours. This is with BB on with volume at around mid on the Fiio with 16 ohm C551.
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