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Strange volume boost on E5 amp

post #1 of 6
1/4/10 at 3:13pm
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Hello to all,
I'm not sure if this has been discussed here yet, but the E5 has a strange volume boost (of about 3-6db) if you put the bass boost between the on and off position. Is this an intentional thing? if not, can this potentially harmful for the amp? Thoughts...
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post #2 of 6
1/4/10 at 4:06pm
Hmm, I don't get that on mine...
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post #3 of 6
1/4/10 at 4:42pm
I don't get this on mine either. However some others have commented that this is an "undocumented" feature. They claim there is a boost in both treble and bass when the bass switch is moved halfway between off and bass boost.
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post #4 of 6
1/4/10 at 10:21pm
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Mine is fairly new Sept. 09.... that might be a difference in design. It's really curious - cool- but definitely curious. And like I mentioned before, I'm a bit nervous to use it since I have no idea if this would mess up the amp. I guess I'll just email the company about it.
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post #5 of 6
1/6/10 at 1:30am
Mine have the feature too...been using it with my Rockboxed Clip with no issue (using relatively sensitive IEMs) for a few months already. Just keep the volume sensible and things should be safe.
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post #6 of 6
5/6/10 at 10:42am

That middle position on the bass boost toggle is not easy to get to.  You have to very carefully try to ONLY move to a center position -- there's no bump for it -- it's just not all the way into the bass boost position.

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