Confused - Can the amp be bypassed on Fiio E17?
Apr 24, 2013 at 9:56 AM Post #16 of 25
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Do you mean to say there is a way to have the E17 default to a gain 0dB when docked? Or do you mean I will just have to go into the settings menu all the time when powering on the E09K+E17 if I want to set the gain back to 0dB.

 
Yes, manually set it back to zero gain. Well, at least on the older firmware, you can press the input button to go from USB around to other input, adjust the gain and back to USB, and the gain will stay at what you have adjusted. However, it is easier just to stick to 6dB if you can't hear any issue.
 
Apr 24, 2013 at 4:49 PM Post #18 of 25
I've also encountered this 'feature'...  it does seem to be a firmware default setting. OK when undocked but reverts each time placed into the E09K.
Maybe FiiO will be able to provide an option of choice in a future firmware update ?
I know there is at least one person from FiiO who's commented on the forum so hopefully will spot and may be able to feed back ?
 
Regards,
 
Kevin 
 
Apr 24, 2013 at 8:49 PM Post #19 of 25
I don't know if it's just me, but I find the sound is a bit nicer without any gain.
 
I would have thought that one of the benefits of having more power from the E09K is to not require any gain. Regardless, to have to change a setting each time when turning on a device is not user friendly.
 
Apr 24, 2013 at 10:35 PM Post #21 of 25
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CileOS comments please

 
Never have a UHA-6 before so I am not going to comment much on it. As for O2 vs. E17 - please check out the link in my signature.
 
Apr 25, 2013 at 7:16 AM Post #22 of 25
I was searching through the forums and came across the below comment from this post that James from FiiO made regarding the firmware:
 
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...The second change is the new firmware make the E17 can adjust the gain while docking into E09K...

 
James, hopefully you will see my question. Do you mean to say that the newer firmware prevents the gain from defaulting back to 6dB when docked? I suppose there wouldn't be a way to upgrade my firmware would there? I've checked and I have the older firmware.
 
Apr 25, 2013 at 10:25 AM Post #23 of 25
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I was searching through the forums and came across the below comment from this post that James from FiiO made regarding the firmware:
 
James, hopefully you will see my question. Do you mean to say that the newer firmware prevents the gain from defaulting back to 6dB when docked? I suppose there wouldn't be a way to upgrade my firmware would there? I've checked and I have the older firmware.

 
sorry, our user can't upgraded the firmware because it need a special kits.
 
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