[duyu]

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Any USB charger will be safe to charge E17 or any of our products that support USB charge.
 
Something you need to take care is
 
1, Make sure the charger is safe, there are some very poor quality USB charger in the market, and unfortunately it is made in China.
 
2, A high current output will be help to shorter the charge time. 
 
3, Usually the USB charger came with some smartphone with high quality and can be trusted, and the best is the original charger from Apple. of course, it is expensive than other, so 
 
   a Nokia or Moto charger will be good options too!

Great! Thanks! 

 

[JamesFiiO]

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Yep over £30 more expensive, are there any other UK/EU retailers I might have missed?

Hope you can understand that our Europe sales agents have to pay higher VAT and Customs Fee. I will not suggest you buy from other region because local dealer can provide better service, 
 
especially when you need to get replacement or have any trouble. 

 

[JamesFiiO]

The replies increase so rapid so sometimes it is hard to catch up the speed , LOL, but thanks everyone here who help us reply to other friends. it look like a big family and I love Head-Fi.
 
 

 

[tme110]

Im not sure exactly what you are saying in your post.  First, line out is just that - a line-level out put.  That means there is no volume control so where your volume is set is irrelevant.  The LOD for the E17 is a line out to connect to another amp not a ipod but a LOD from the ipod would be used to connect to the E17.  so the only volume that would matter is the e17,
 
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If i were to connect this to an ipod/walkman via the LOD, do i control the volume via the E17 or the portable player? And should i max out the volume on the player before lining out?

 

 

[Personnel Jezuz]

 
 
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Aaaaaagghh!
Think I'll stick with my E6 for now

 

[tme110]

the e9 can easily power the 650
 
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Am definitely looking forward to hearing your impression of the e17 + e9 with the HD650s. I already have the e9 + e17 and may consider the HD650 if the combo can drive them well.
 

 

 

[tme110]

Note, you first thing you need is 24 bit files.
 
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Could sb teach me how to turn on 24bit? 

 

 

[duyu]

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U cant do 24bit portably (usually, audiophiles with fancy stuff and mnow how could do work around but for our purposes, no) when plugged into ur computer (windows pc) through usb or spdif/". In playback devices after e17 or spdif is selected and u hear audio playing but e17 still says 16bit. In that playback sevices menu click on the e17 or spdif and right click and properties. Scroll through the menus and once u see 44.1 khz or 48khz or something like that. There should be a drop down menu. Drop down and select what u want. If ur computer spdif does 24/192 set it to that. If not 24/96 is probably highest u can get. In mac it is in midi setup menu if i remember. I dont remeber full correct name. Google it if u cant find it by searching finder. When u r in just change outputs dropdown menu to 24bit by 96KHz. Mac osx is set to that as the highest supported by OS

Thank bowei,
 
I originally thought it is related to the setting in E17.
 
In my case, using win XP, foobar2000.
We can set 24 bit output in foobar2000->Library->configure->playback->output
+
SACD-> DSD&&176400&Direct
(you have to install SACD plugin, and have the SACD file)
 
successfully output 96k/24bit through USB, will compare the difference between 16bit later.
 
 
Listening E17 now with HD600 (without E9, because my E9 was unexpectedly E9i lol)
For vocal, I feel the sound signature is (much) colder than my original miniplayer+E9 setting/ or even direct playback from the notebook.

 

[FiveThreeEcho]

I dont think anyone has tried this yet, but I was sitting at work with my XBOX360 S and didnt want to bother others, so I connected my FiiO E17 to the Optical connection and then ran my Westone ES5s to the E17 and it worked like a charm.  That extra Optical cable provided when I purchased from the Micca Store worked excellent.  Its amazing how much this little device can do with such great sound quality and ease of use to the end user.
 
Other Note: I am not sure what your all talking with regards to the buzzing.  My E17 has been whisper quiet when songs are not playing and I have used many different headphones with the FiiO E17.
 
FiveThreeEcho

 

[aquacos]

i have my second unit now for a few days. the first goes back because of the buzzing problem i had described here. the new unit has the same problem. it is a silent but constant electric buzzing you can hear, if no music is playing and the volume is under 30. at volume 40 it decreases significant and i think it comes from the amp section of the e17. it increases shortly a little bit if you push the input button of the e17. if you do this there is shortly additional static crackling. i definitely hear it with my shure se535. it is hard to hear with my beyerdynamic t70p unless it is really silent but it is also there. it is not a big deal but i would not recommend the e17 for high-quality iem. may be fiio can address this problem with a new firmware but i suppose it is in the hardware.
 
beyond this the e17 really ads soundquality to the output of my macbook pro and i would use the e17 mainly with my t70p (on the mbp, iphone and ipod nano). it is really a nice piece of technique and very affordable.
 
 

 

[lshalamb]

weird thing is I am not receiving any changes from mp4nation. meaning they still expect the prev. date? (middle of february)

 

[dorino]

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weird thing is I am not receiving any changes from mp4nation. meaning they still expect the prev. date? (middle of february)

Yes. There are two shipments in the first batch. What designates a "batch" in mp4nation's eyes and in FiiO's eyes is different.
 

 

[jono454]

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the e9 can easily power the 650
 


 

But can it bring it it's true potential..as in will it sound the way it should or will it just give it enough power for volume?
 

 

[MickeyVee]

Based on the headphones you have in your signature, I believe it's a worthy upgrade. YMMV.  I'm keeping both for different uses.  The E17 will drive my portables and sometimes the HD650's and the E10 will be relegated to the basement as a dac/line out to powered speakers.
 
BTW.. to all.. this is my 4th FiiO product and they have all been perfect except the E10 and iPhone remote cable connection.  It's fixed with the E17.
 
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MickeyVee, now that you've compared both the E10 and the E17, and even if the E17 is better, do you think it's worth the upgrade from the E10 (for use only as a desktop dac+amp combo)? For me, I assume it will be at least $100 upgrade cost... 

 

 

[bowei006]

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Thank bowei,
 
I originally thought it is related to the setting in E17.
 
 
Listening E17 now with HD600 (without E9, because my E9 was unexpectedly E9i lol)
For vocal, I feel the sound signature is (much) colder than my original miniplayer+E9 setting/ or even direct playback from the notebook.

haha your welcome but as a nother user posted. it just displays 24 bit and 96KHz as that is what your computer is set too. it will down sample everything if it's not that.
 
it might be colder bc A:you have high impendance headphones B:your notebook and other consumer itmes have "colored" sound i guess. try some EQ
 


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The replies increase so rapid so sometimes it is hard to catch up the speed , LOL, but thanks everyone here who help us reply to other friends. it look like a big family and I love Head-Fi.
 
 

We are friendly hopefully we can get bigger in the world
 


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I dont think anyone has tried this yet, but I was sitting at work with my XBOX360 S and didnt want to bother others, so I connected my FiiO E17 to the Optical connection and then ran my Westone ES5s to the E17 and it worked like a charm.  That extra Optical cable provided when I purchased from the Micca Store worked excellent.  Its amazing how much this little device can do with such great sound quality and ease of use to the end user.
 
Other Note: I am not sure what your all talking with regards to the buzzing.  My E17 has been whisper quiet when songs are not playing and I have used many different headphones with the FiiO E17.
 
FiveThreeEcho

haha yeah. how does it sound with the xbox? 
 
mine has buzz..