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Dyaems 
i hope you guys dont hype the E12 due to "new toy syndrome" =(
Isn't that the case with most things though? Even outside of head-fi? I remember when I was a kid, every new toy I got I would want to show off to my friends and play...
Besides, Fiio is well regarded here, and I don't believe the E12 is being 'hyped' to the same degree as say, the S500, M-100 (800 pages), or FXZ1/200. Not that any of these products don't deserve the hype, because they're all fantastic, but you just have to be cautious when someone comes on a thread saying "OMG THIS IS AMAZING AND 10x BETTER AND CHEAPER THAN THIS INDUSTRY STANDARD", and I don't think that's the case here.
I believe there's a recently banned user who's been behind a lot of *that* kind of hype. Not that it's the reason for the ban, but it's an example of how someone can hype things up on the internet without even laying hands on the product.
As for myself, I feel like this site is a place for people who love sound to come and share new experiences, and especially with new products people are going to want to know from a user/consumer/hobbyist perspective rather than from a reviewer on say, Engadget , or Gizmodo, where their opinion is taken rather lightly in many cases as they tend to lean one way or another with bias. But it's hard here when you have so many members with different tastes and biases themselves, for people to decide weather the hype is deserved or not without making a purchase.
So I don't think anyone really 'hypes' some products so much as excitement and anticipation ends up making a lot to read on some threads. I don't think there's a hype train here that's lead to more disappointed users than happy ones, but I could be wrong.
