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Feb 24, 2014 at 4:39 PM Post #1,172 of 2,308
I am receiving the E18 on Wednesday to compare to my E11 and also the E17 which I am also getting on Wednesday...its going to be a FUN day! :D
 
Feb 25, 2014 at 2:08 AM Post #1,174 of 2,308
shaolin95 said:
  I am receiving the E18 on Wednesday to compare to my E11 and also the E17 which I am also getting on Wednesday...its going to be a FUN day! :D
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I have the E18, had the E11 and was about to order the E17 -- guess if I'm interested in hearing your opinion. As for headphones to test with, have fun with that Sony of yours. 
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Feb 25, 2014 at 8:04 AM Post #1,175 of 2,308
I will for sure post  about it  and indeed the Sony is actually the one I use the most but I do plan to try with all of them just in case. :)
 
Feb 25, 2014 at 9:13 AM Post #1,176 of 2,308
Got my e18 yesterday. Nice little unit. Larger soundstage and more details compared to the onboard dac of my Lg g2. But one little problem showed up. I can't turn of the screen with the power button while playing music. Not a big problem as I can double tap the screen to turn it off. Other than that we're getting along just fine.
 
Feb 25, 2014 at 10:51 AM Post #1,177 of 2,308
shaolin95 said:
  I will for sure post  about it  and indeed the Sony is actually the one I use the most but I do plan to try with all of them just in case. :)
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Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
 
Feb 25, 2014 at 12:06 PM Post #1,178 of 2,308
trenne said:
Got my e18 yesterday. Nice little unit. Larger soundstage and more details compared to the onboard dac of my Lg g2. But one little problem showed up. I can't turn of the screen with the power button while playing music. Not a big problem as I can double tap the screen to turn it off. Other than that we're getting along just fine.
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I got the same problem, lower and increase the volume, thereafter you can use your power button to off the screen


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Feb 26, 2014 at 10:04 AM Post #1,180 of 2,308
gavinfabl said:
I have a Samsung Note 3. First impressions of the E18 is that it triggered on my Note 3 a emergency assistance . This sent out several MMS with photos from the front and rear cameras and my gps location with a Google Maps links to 3 people setup.

Everyone wondered what was up with my unshaven face and plate of biscuits lol

So if you have a Note 3 when you use this turn of emergency assistance in the settings. ...
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Exactly the same problem here on a Samsung Galaxy S4!! Apart from the unshaven face and the biscuits :wink:
 
The problem is that i "have" to use the emergeny assistance, so i hope an FW update will come sometimes...btw using Rev. B and Android 4.3
 
Feb 26, 2014 at 11:21 AM Post #1,181 of 2,308
clauswien said:
   

Exactly the same problem here on a Samsung Galaxy S4!! Apart from the unshaven face and the biscuits :wink:
 
The problem is that i "have" to use the emergeny assistance, so i hope an FW update will come sometimes...btw using Rev. B and Android 4.3
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Holy crap...I'll remind myself to turn that off if need be, or at least, make myself presentable before I hook it up.
 
Feb 26, 2014 at 1:50 PM Post #1,182 of 2,308
solrighal said:
Thanks for the advice. I want this to be as portable as possible which was why I originally started out looking at the E12 amp. But then the E18 came out,was pretty much the same size and near as damn it the same price too. It should be a no-brainer.and then I started to look into it a bit more and people were complaining about all sorts of things like the DAC section sounded cold, the amp was weak, interference when it was being used for it's specifically intended purpose and incompatibility problems with various versions of android.

I think I'm just going to go for the E12 to be honest. It potentially won't give me quite such a boost in sound quality as the E18 might but I know it'll work.
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I've been using my E18 with the MotoX, Note 3 and macbook retina without any major issues at all. Nothing dramatic and nothing that cannot be fixed with a little quick restart of the phone. You have to realize that only people who have issues will post generally, no-one comes here to say "OH MINE IS PERFECT, THANK YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY!". I still go by this, if you have a solid DAC or plan to get one to use exclusively then the E12 is your bet. If you want to use the DAC mobile/laptop wise then E18 is your best bet. What you forgetting is that the the E12 connects via 3.5mm jack not USB so there's no issues, you can connect the E18 via the 3.5mm jack as well and not have to worry about any of the issues people are saying they are having either. Buy from a place you can return the device to, and order both if you can. Try it for yourself and see which one suits you best.
 
- Kash
 
Feb 27, 2014 at 3:24 AM Post #1,183 of 2,308
I'm going to wait for the E18 to come back in to stock on Amazon and buy it then. March 18th they're saying. I can't seem to find it anywhere else.
 
Feb 27, 2014 at 6:42 AM Post #1,184 of 2,308
solrighal said:
I'm going to wait for the E18 to come back in to stock on Amazon and buy it then. March 18th they're saying. I can't seem to find it anywhere else.
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It works well with an Android devince and Neutron. 
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  Is your Android device on the E18 happy list and can run USB Audio without any special apps like USBAPP?
 
Feb 27, 2014 at 12:30 PM Post #1,185 of 2,308
thekash said:
  I've been using my E18 with the MotoX, Note 3 and macbook retina without any major issues at all. Nothing dramatic and nothing that cannot be fixed with a little quick restart of the phone. You have to realize that only people who have issues will post generally, no-one comes here to say "OH MINE IS PERFECT, THANK YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY!". I still go by this, if you have a solid DAC or plan to get one to use exclusively then the E12 is your bet. If you want to use the DAC mobile/laptop wise then E18 is your best bet. What you forgetting is that the the E12 connects via 3.5mm jack not USB so there's no issues, you can connect the E18 via the 3.5mm jack as well and not have to worry about any of the issues people are saying they are having either. Buy from a place you can return the device to, and order both if you can. Try it for yourself and see which one suits you best.
 
- Kash
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Very good post!  Think i'm finally going to pull the trigger, on the e18..looking forward to it.
 
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