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Thanks. It's been a long day at work. My brain is frazzled.
Yeah, its definitely not something you'd strap to a nano and slide in a pocket. For me, I'm happy with anything I can strap to an ipod and keep in the front of my backback. Not many people will be taking the E12 to the gym! I'm surprised that it wasn't slightly shorter so that it didn't extend past the edge of a classic/touch, but I bet its the same size height as one of the larger smartphones. I wonder if the E18 will be the same casing size.
So have you got any of these as a comparison?
PS. My photos on page 38 + review
This is simply your opinion, for me the E12 is a bit on the large size to consider portable. I usually carry many things in my pockets already when out, so for me personally the size of the E12 is somewhat inconvenient. I am not saying that it should not be considered a portable device, I am just saying that for me it's a bit to big.
Too big for you? That's cool. But I wasn't "simply" or just stating an opinion, I was trying to make objective, quantifiable points too.
I pointed out it's size compared to other devices (like an android phone) and the fact that it does go into pockets with the not-too-slim iPod Video (thicker than the "classic" sold now) strapped on. I qualified that by saying it makes quite a bulge (that not everyone will be happy to see), and I'll now add that what I was getting at is some will find it uncomfortable in a pants pocket. Thinking that pants pockets aren't the only way people carry things, that the amp is handy (even more than the iPad that follows me almost everywhere, I concluded with an opinion that the E12 is more portable.
Again, not trying to change your mind, just saying for anybody reading that though it doesn't "disappear" from notice like an E6 or an iPod Nano/shuffle, the Mont Blanc is just as portable as many things people take with them.
Craigster75,
It's pretty small, let me see if it states in the manual how many dB... Hmm, didn't see a quantity, but I did notice the manual (may be a pre-production manual error) states that the High Gain setting is a 17dB boost, while the actual amp indicates a 10dB high gain. Let me see if it's on the E12 welcome page... Ok, Feiao will have to be the one to give an exact figure, but I would personally guess around 2 or 3 dB. I wish I was better at telling which frequencies are affected, but it's really like subwoofer frequencies, so guessing again I would say affecting 80 Hz and down. Even with the boost off though, and please bear with me as I get VERY subjective here, I have more fun listening with the Mont Blanc + iPod than just straight out of the iPod.
Moar questions?
P.S what music do you like?
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1, Since we already have E11 which is quite portable and small, even E6, the logical step is a bigger portable amp. otherwise we can't balance the battery life with the performance. More story about portable: you may feel the Galaxy Note is too big if you have not try it. but it is not too big to carry .
I think finally Apple will make a big screen iPhone even Jobs said 3.5 inch is the best and only reasonable size.
So, we will like to provide different model so our customer can choose the suitable one for himself.
Evshrug: I agree with what you said. FiiO offers products that serve the personal preference for either more compact or more powerful, though I also was sharing why I thought the E12 is still impressively easy to carry in consideration to it's power. I also understand that with the power of the amp's output, a smaller battery in a smaller enclosure would run out of charge much faster. I like that I haven't had to charge my amp yet
2. We decide to increase the gain to 17dB when we almost start produce the first batch, but I found the gain is not enough when the source's output is too weak, but the case already done, we will correct this mistake in mass production. very sorry for that.
Evshrug: So, internally, the Mont Blanc's high gain is 17dB, and the case on pre-production units were just mislabeled? That is not a problem then, and I only pointed it out so it would be correct on your Mass Production units. In fact, that kind of makes the Pre units a collector's edition
3, The bass boost move to the sub bass as the requirement from our fans. and the bass gain is about 3dB. I think you can always turn the bass boost at " ON ",
Too big for you? That's cool. But I wasn't "simply" or just stating an opinion, I was trying to make objective, quantifiable points too.
I pointed out it's size compared to other devices (like an android phone) and the fact that it does go into pockets with the not-too-slim iPod Video (thicker than the "classic" sold now) strapped on. I qualified that by saying it makes quite a bulge (that not everyone will be happy to see), and I'll now add that what I was getting at is some will find it uncomfortable in a pants pocket. Thinking that pants pockets aren't the only way people carry things, that the amp is handy (even more than the iPad that follows me almost everywhere, I concluded with an opinion that the E12 is more portable.
Again, not trying to change your mind, just saying for anybody reading that though it doesn't "disappear" from notice like an E6 or an iPod Nano/shuffle, the Mont Blanc is just as portable as many things people take with them.
Craigster75,
It's pretty small, let me see if it states in the manual how many dB... Hmm, didn't see a quantity, but I did notice the manual (may be a pre-production manual error) states that the High Gain setting is a 17dB boost, while the actual amp indicates a 10dB high gain. Let me see if it's on the E12 welcome page... Ok, Feiao will have to be the one to give an exact figure, but I would personally guess around 2 or 3 dB. I wish I was better at telling which frequencies are affected, but it's really like subwoofer frequencies, so guessing again I would say affecting 80 Hz and down. Even with the boost off though, and please bear with me as I get VERY subjective here, I have more fun listening with the Mont Blanc + iPod than just straight out of the iPod.
Moar questions?
P.S what music do you like?
Thanks for the response. I listen to almost everything, but I like to boost bass when listening to music like Pitbull, Rihanna, David Guetta, Eminem, Karmin, Kat Graham, Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliot.
What is the best way to connect the E12 to the Iphone 5 if I upgrade? Lightning to 30-pin adapter, or is there a direct Lightning to E12 connector available?
Thanks for the response. I listen to almost everything, but I like to boost bass when listening to music like Pitbull, Rihanna, David Guetta, Eminem, Karmin, Kat Graham, Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliot.
What is the best way to connect the E12 to the Iphone 5 if I upgrade? Lightning to 30-pin adapter, or is there a direct Lightning to E12 connector available?
Anyone could point me to a review, please?
Can you buy it from amazon.uk already?
Anyone could point me to a review, please?
Can you buy it from amazon.uk already?