I would think logistics. How much it costs to deliver, how their delivery went, were all supply lines consistent and accountable for all inventory. Its like a test run before you put all your money on the road.
Will there be any differences between these models and the mass produced ones? (i.e. the earlier models being hand soldered while the mass produced ones machine soldered)
@Feiao: I would really like to know this too. Will there be any differences at all between the E11's being released earlier compared to the mass produced E11's later? Such as the soldering or the finish or components used etc?
I've already ordered one with an L9 LOD from pjbox by the way, can't wait to get it!
There should be no mechanical or audible differences between the two versions, so asking for a swap is kind of silly unless the early versions have an obvious flaw. Frankly I have more confidence in the hand soldering of the final parts than I do in whatever will succeed it in mass production.
There shouldn't be any different between the two versions, except perhaps some of the soldering spot looks a tad nicer, more rounded because it is done on a soldering machine. However, do note that some of the components are not easy to solder on with soldering machine, like the 90 degree angled volume pot. Those places might still need a human touch.
Hmmm, I was really close to buying the E7... But then I saw that this E11 is pretty much out now. I am not sure what I should get though. I do the majority of my listening at a desk, so a DAC would be really nice. But im not sure which would be best for me. I have a pair of Fischer Audio DBA-02's, Shure SRH750's, and AT AD700's with a macbook and a big PC I use. I am currently using the PA2v2 as my amp, but I am wanting to get a lil upgrade action going on.
What do you guys think?
The small trial batch (a few hundreds units made) is probably currently on their way to dealer. The first official run (upward to thousands unit) will be out by mid June, I believe.
The small trial batch (a few hundreds units made) is probably currently on their way to dealer. The first official run (upward to thousands unit) will be out by mid June, I believe.
The final price is basically determined by each local dealer, but it should be around $60 or so. Trial run is just a way for FiiO to find any manufacturing problem before it goes full out on production run. Since no problem is detected, the batch was released to the dealer who placed their order first. The price should be the same - that's my understanding.
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