A word to our resident Fiio rep:
The labels for the settings on your bass switch should be
Bass above the switch and
Normal below it, with the Normal position indicating the bass emphasis is off. If you implement this minor revision, then native English speakers won't think that either:
1. "On" means you're turning on the E10, which is on from the moment you connect it to a USB port,
or
2. The "Bass" setting means you're adding bass instead of turning it off.
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Using TF10vi (the one with inline mic) with fiio e10 and the jack plug is incredibly sensitive to any sort of pressure, giving me what sounds like an approx. 70% drop in volume if I touch it or rub it, which of course happens when in pocket, etc. Just like there were some sort of loose internal connection, or perhaps related to the jack adaptor for the "vi" version. Anyone else experienced this? Wondering if this is related to the jack or maybe a faulty unit?
Edited for typo
I've noticed this issue with two different UE earphone models and I don't agree that using an adaptor is an acceptable workaround. A jack that becomes noisy, microphonic and signal-interrupting when used with any working low-impedance model of earphones should be fixed, particularly when the amp is portable and said model is ridiculously efficient, since that happens to be portable territory.
As for today's exciting punch-or-be-punched debate about mid-fi toys:
I happen to fit into the supposedly respectable category of users. This is the first DAC I've bought in years. It will be used solely for work, travel and staying with my grillfiend in White Plains. My other DAC, bought for me by the aforeheaded fiend, is four years old and lounges about with my semi-serious rig.
However, I'm not going to criticize people who buy every Fiio device in existence. Materialism can turn anyone into a completist and few of us are above it. In fact, I doubt anyone on this thread truly is. We're all fetishists in some sense, and fetishism isn't rational.