Ah, I didn't realize I had caught some kind of huge sale. Figured it was just your normal "No, believe us, these are totally $50 usually and not always $25". Thanks!

What's up with the price hike on the T2 on Ali lately? I grabbed a pair for $25 two weeks ago and when I went back to copy a link to send to a friend so he could buy, they had doubled in price across the board.

Okay, my birthday is coming up and I'm trying to narrow down an amp/DAC combo unit for mostly desktop listening but with the ability to grab and take with me, toss in a backpack, etc. I used to have a E17 when it first came out but one of the channels stopped working out of warranty. Since...

The holidays are rolling around and i'm looking into getting a new amp/DAC for my HD650s. I have a Fiio E17 lying around but it no longer workd. It was an original pre-order and the headphone jack stopped working. While i originally filed an RMA i was never able to ship it due to being busy with...

Unfortunately I bought it at MP4Nation. Technically the order was placed over a year ago, but as everyone can remember, these didn't ship until feb sometime. I'll try my luck.

Anyone know Fiio's warranty off the top of their head? I bought my E17 at launch and it just started displaying the loose jack problem (left audio channel cutting out until the plug is jiggled into the right place). I use it daily for quiet quality audio on my desktop and laptop and I really...

Quote: Should be replaceable, but who really knows.   The thing about modern li-ion batteries and charging systems is that they never truly fully charge. I know that iPhones are a specific example, but i believe it's true for all batteries. The battery charges up to 100%, or nearly...

I can't seem to get mine to play in anything higher than 48kHz/16bit sound, from optical or USB.   I have 96 and 192 selected as options in the USB and optical playback devices respectively, but my E17 still displays 48k 16bit. I'm stumped   EDIT: Got it to playback 96/24 through USB but...

Alroght, i just got my E17 in the mail yesterday and have been using it as an amp/DAC from the optical port of my HT Omega Striker 7.1 audio card.   Unfortunately, i can't seem to get it to output 192/24 quality sound, or anything higher than 48/16 for that matter. I've set it to allow that...

Also, to comment on the Gain, the noise floor is VERY low on the E17   I've got it driven from my Striker through the optical out, and i was needing to put it to 60 (max) at 6dB gain to get a good "loud volume" listening volume. I figured, what the hey might as well try 12dB gain. On my good...

Quote: Though my HD650, which aren't a bass-heavy 'phone at all, it gives a nice pure bass boost, but to my ears adds a little to the mids. Makes it a lot warmer-sounding, but doesn't muddy it by blasting the mids along with the bass.

Okay, got it to output through my card's optical out, but it still won't give me anything higher than 48/16 through the optical out on my Striker 7.1.   I know the card can output 192/32 and i'm not sure what to do. I even allowed it in the playback device settings.   The Xear 3D...

I got mine in today and am trying to get it running as an amp for my PC but can't seem to get any output. I can get the "sound check" noise to come through, but iTunes won't play through it, almost like it's only playing through the primary audio devices (my speakers) and nothing else.  ...

This is a good point that a lot of people don't get. Celebrities don't know any more about good headphones than the average person does. They grab whatever's being hyped, think "good enough" and call it a day. Heck, I doubt that most recording artists know a good headphone from a bad one. They...

Quote: If you check used you can easily get them for around $300. From a retailer, such as the kind that sell off Amazon as "other sellers" you can often get stuff marked as "used" that was merely opened and returned.    I got mine for a little over $300 "used" and when they came...

I see that a lot of people use the Valhalla to drive the HD650s.    I recently grabbed a pair of "used" 650s off Amazon (they were brand new in the box, cable still twist tied) and i'm loving them and am waiting on the second batch of E17s to come so i can use it on the go and drive it...

I've been keeping up with this thread since I ordered, and I dont think I'll be canceling it, I'll wait it out.    The way I see it, I've been living without a portable amp/DAC all this time, I can wait a few more weeks, plus nothing seems to have the same/better features at the price point...

Quote: "Aeroplane Blues" - The Black Keys

It's a shame that such an interesting soundtrack was given so poor a release.    Anyway, I looked into it a little, and it seems that Hans Zimmer's studio, Remote Control, is credited with at least finalizing the soundtrack, mixing and mastering and whatnot. But I wouldn't be at all...

It was Daft Punk. It was the first score they did, and I've actually seen it compared to Hans Zimmer at least once. 

Alright, my old Hitachi receiver isn't that great, but being a more powerful amp, it really makes the 650s sit head and shoulders above the 595s. It's like taking a blanket off the sound, night and day. Even my mother, who is far from an audiophile, admitted that, while originally thinking there...

Quote: I always thought that the lyrics seemed a little silly and tongue-in-cheek, but never knew that it was intentional. It is kinda silly when you think about it, making a song about being a viking warrior when you're British and that isn't your usual lyrical substance.   Glad i...

Quote: "Time Goes Back" - John Frusciante

I finally got mine in today, practically ran to the front door to sign for them.   I have to say that upon first listen, they're very promising.    They seem to have a presence that my 595s were missing, the sound seems a little more aggressive, tighter if you will, in both bass and...

Quote: "Back Against the Wall" - Cage the Elephant