i preordered on advancedmp3player because they were the first i could find offering it. by that time the m9 wasn't even listed on aliexpress... but even if had ordered on aliexpress i'd still be in the same situation: exact same total including shipment and returning the faulty player was still...

i paid 229,99 pounds at advancedmp3players.co.uk plus 19.- pound shipping to my location - which is about 290.- euro or 330.- dollar in total. haven't figured out how much shipping back to scotland is... let's see, how much will be refunded... in the worst case scenario i'll claim the shipping...

in my case buying the m9 in scotland wasn't about getting it cheaper but earlier: i'm located in germany and the official fiio store here won't release the m9 before november, 15th - on amazon it's not even listed... but i totally agree to you: buying abroad to save some bugs never pays off...

like i said: i wasn't the only one reporting this issue... quoting from vendors mail: ...I had raised a return for the FiiO M9, I have copied the information below. However, what you have reported does seem to be inherent with the LG LCD display that FiiO are using with the M9. I have used one...

there we go:

thank you! will try!

i'd go for samsung, class 10! there may be different brands but samsung never gave me any trouble...

hi! finally i received my long anticipated fiio m9 yesterday! ...and imagine my disappointment when i found the display faulty - streaky black and white and barely readable! so i made contact with the vendor in scotland and he told me that i wasn't the only one with this problem: apparently...

hi everyone! i just signed up here mainly to write a quick review of my fiio m9 i received yesterday. unfortunatelly as a newbie i cannot post in that specific thread, so i'm doing my introduction here and hope i'll get my verification soon... besides: i'm not exactly new in hifi equipment but...