[foreverfi]

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Originally Posted by LingLing1337 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wow. I am loving the Asian audio companies right about now.

for more precisely, Fiio is a Chinese company.

 

[foreverfi]

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Originally Posted by qusp /img/forum/go_quote.gif hmmm good for the price I guess, but never realy been turned on by the fiio stuff. looks very nice though. an amp that sucks the life out of your ipod seems a bit disingenuous to me. amps usually extend battery

not always as usually, some times you have to compromize between the sound quality and playing time.

 

[ClieOS]

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Originally Posted by foreverfi /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sorry, just read the first few posts. It is really a nice enclosure. I have a question, any one have the chance to make a comparation with E7 and other mainstream decent AMP? if the price target at $80, it will face the fierce competition.

No one has that chance yet, since E7 has not been released. I might get a sample in a week or two. There is actually not mainstream portable amp /USB DAC priced so low, so there won't be much of any fierce competition actually. The closest competition is Nuforce Icon Mobile @ $99 (HeadRoom Total BitHead is $160, IIRC), most other mainstream portable amp / USB DAC are priced around $200+. There are a few portable amp / USB DAC out there on the $100+ range, but they are more of a DIY'ish products as oppose to mainstream.

 

[SteveSatch]

For the E1 do the regular controls on the iPod still work, or do you have to use the ones on the remotes?

 

[EraserXIV]

the regular controls still work.


i really hope the E7 comes out soon enough that I can have a new toy to bring back to school once the winter break is over. i don't think i've been so excited for an amp before haha.

 

[migsev]

Any update on the black E1s?

 

[129207]

The thing I'm most curious about is how the e7 would compare to the nuforce icon! I am thinking about buying the Nuforce uDAC and a separate portable amp but the E7 is tempting! Too bad I have to wait for the E7's release and most of the time my impatience get's in the way of my sensible thinking.

 

[bcpk]

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Originally Posted by Negakinu /img/forum/go_quote.gif The thing I'm most curious about is how the e7 would compare to the nuforce icon! I am thinking about buying the Nuforce uDAC and a separate portable amp but the E7 is tempting! Too bad I have to wait for the E7's release and most of the time my impatience get's in the way of my sensible thinking.

Do the only sensible* thing and buy them all!

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Originally Posted by SteveSatch /img/forum/go_quote.gif For the E1 do the regular controls on the iPod still work, or do you have to use the ones on the remotes?

The playback controls work but the volume adjustment doesn't.



[size=xx-small]*head-fi has a very warped sense of "sensible"[/size]

 

[jaredtkatz]

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Originally Posted by EraserXIV /img/forum/go_quote.gif the regular controls still work. i really hope the E7 comes out soon enough that I can have a new toy to bring back to school once the winter break is over. i don't think i've been so excited for an amp before haha.

I agree. I don't know why, but I'm very excited for this dac/amp.

 

[Scott_Tarlow]

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Originally Posted by jaredtkatz /img/forum/go_quote.gif I agree. I don't know why, but I'm very excited for this dac/amp.

Mob mentality.

 

[BassThor]

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Originally Posted by Scott_Tarlow /img/forum/go_quote.gif Mob mentality.

I think the word you are looking for is _hype_

Looking forward to January!!

 

[avester]

Don't know if this is the right place to post this...

So I got Fiio E1, but the maximum volume is just a bit lower than what I get from the iPod headphone socket. (4g and 5g iPod both get the same problems)

When I put the volume too high, it resets to the medium volume it always resets when I put the headphones on for the first time. Also it seems to reset the volume on sound peaks, so I suspect a power problem?

Anyone else have this, or is it "a feature" instead of a flaw... Very annoying as it renders the amp useless when I don't get enough volume out of it.

Oh, and I used Shure SCL-2 with it, so it shouldn't be too much stress on it...
Should I ask for a replacement, or E5 instead if it is a common flaw?

 

[ClieOS]

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Originally Posted by avester /img/forum/go_quote.gif So I got Fiio E1, but the maximum volume is just a bit lower than what I get from the iPod headphone socket. (4g and 5g iPod both get the same problems)

That's not normal. E1's max volume should be several time higher than the headphone-out.

Also, the volume will be reseted every time you disconnect the amp, but should not reset if you keep the amp connected ir the volume getting too loud.

I am thinking it could be a faulty E1.

 

[avester]

Yeah a bit what I thought.. Thanks for the reply, I'll try to RMA it.

 

[ClieOS]

Just got these, the official spec and features:

Internal circuit:
USB interface: PCM2706
DAC : WM8740
Low pass filter, buffer, pre-amp: OPA2338UA
Headphone amp:TPA 6130A
Coupling capacitors: ELNA PURECAP
Power supply: build in 1100mAh Li‐polymer battery

Amp section:
Power output: 135mW x 2 @ 16-Ohm
THD+N: 0.08% @ 25 mW, 1 kHz
S/N: 98dB @ 40mW

DAC section:
USB 2.0 compatible
Supports 44.1kHz and 48kHz native sampling rates, 16bits.

Main features:

• Designed to compete with Portable amp / DAC twice its price.
• Build in USB interface and high quality DAC for PC/MAC/Notebook/Netbook, converting digital signal to analog music signal to headphone out and line out.
• Line in function.
• Dual headphone output socket (3.5mm)
• Real line out (3.5mm jack) directly from DAC, bypassing amp section.
• Three levels Bass boost.
• Dockable.
• IR remote control (only supported in E9).
• 128x64 OLED displayer.
• Battery level display, charge status display.
• Sleep mode; auto power off support.
• Digital electronics volume control.
• Dedicated Power on/off switch!
• Charge switcher (selectable in menu).
• Build in 1100mAh Li‐polymer battery with charge control and battery protection.
• Estimated 60hrs runtime at maximum ouput.

Accessories:
3.5mm stereo cable
USB cable with dual magnet core
Silicone band
Carry bag