[Tilpo]

Expertly done, bowei.

You forgot to add the fact that they are both Bic lighters, the desks are both wood (or have a wood print at least)

You did forget to put the 'hold' switch down, though.

 

[bowei006]

 
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Expertly done, bowei.
You forgot to add the fact that they are both Bic lighters, the desks are both wood (or have a wood print at least)
You did forget to put the 'hold' switch down, though.

 
Hahah! Yeah I had wood as well
 
.....crap!!! I should have noticed. Anyway, back to our member thread, we don't want this thread turning into the iBasso thread full of regular discussion now do we.

 

[Stonez]

 
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So you bought the L9 too or it came for free?>
 
 
 
Anyway,
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:
People don't seem to realize something. You can use the E17 Alpen while it is charging. 

 Unbelievable right?
Lithium Ion batteries aren't like those crappy old batteries, some say partial charges are good anyway, whatever it is and if it does take a hit...the hit is so small..you can't even tell..just use it. guys.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
@STONEZ
 

 
Think you can one up me ehh??? WELL TOO BAD!!
 

 
I took my OWN ASUS monitor, and my own lighter, plastic wrap, Alpen, case, and pack of stuff and took a better pic!!! Heck yeah!! I even put my fingers in the reflection of the Alpen screen just for you
 
Vote for my pic!! Tis better than Stonez...
 
Thought you can one up me ehh Stonez!!! Ain't gonna happen!!
 

 
 
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[yungyaw]

 
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When connected to PC/Laptop through the USB, some problem about the SQ may cause by the PC/Laptop because the OS are running lots of task so the USB data stream may have problem to sending the data correctly. it will be better to try your ALPEN in other PC to see whether the problem still there.  

 
Thanks for the feedback @feiao. Now my E17 is working fine. It only happened once and a restart of my laptop solved the problem. I'm loving the E17 very much! Thank you for making great products and taking time to listen to users feedback. Well done!

 

[MattTCG]

Getting used to all the e17 features and got to say that for the money it's very nice. I'm using a pair of d2k and he400 and it does both of these headphones justice across the sound signature. I bump the gain up a notch with the he400 and that's all it needs. Bass +2 Treble -2=perfection for both hp's. 
 
Does it make any difference to use the optical cable instead of usb?

 

[bowei006]

 
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Getting used to all the e17 features and got to say that for the money it's very nice. I'm using a pair of d2k and he400 and it does both of these headphones justice across the sound signature. I bump the gain up a notch with the he400 and that's all it needs. Bass +2 Treble -2=perfection for both hp's. 
 
Does it make any difference to use the optical cable instead of usb?

 
I already went over it. Only if you have tracks higher than 96KHz/24bit...do you?
 
That is more of a niche feature thrown in for the super audiophiles. 
 
 
If you do have songs that are superbly perfect vinyl's from the ole days or from HDtracks(or equivalent)...then yes..go out and get yourself a nice $20 optical cable ...other than that...you don't need it. It's truly a niche feature to sate any super audiophile's that want a backup device that can truly do what their other hardware does.
 
I connect it to my hefty optical cable..because it's cooler that way. Which is what half of us are doing 

 

[wilky61]

I usually listen to 16/44.1 lossless (occasionally 24/96) from my laptop to my E17 to my AKG Q701.

I have seen people mention Monoprice interconnects before. I'm wondering if you guys think it's worth $3 to pick up a 1.5-ft, gold-plated, ferrite core USB cable from Monoprice vs. the stock 3-ft non-gold-plated USB cable that came with the E17? (AFAIK, I haven't experienced any problems with the stock cable or anything.)

I'm thinking it obviously wouldn't be worth it to buy one of those super-expensive USB cables with my setup, but $3 is hardly anything. What would y'all say?

 

[JamesFiiO]

 
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I placed the feet over the holes too...big mistake, they slip off the edges with continuous use.
 
 
FiiO, where can we get replacement screen protector and feet from?
 
The feet may be availble elsewhere as it's kinda standard...but the screen protetor isnt.

 
From next batch, we will put 2 screen protector inside the box, and the only place to buy extra silicon band, protector is from us directly by it may cost too much to ship it. 
 
Anyway, do you have any advice about how to solve this problem, maybe we should ask some online B2C shop to help us sell anything we have.

 

[metaldood]

Which store has e17 in stock at the regular ~$140 price? Amazon jacked up the prices last week.

 

[Darkblade48]

 
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Which store has e17 in stock at the regular ~$140 price? Amazon jacked up the prices last week.

 

Head Direct still has them. MP4 nation is currently out of stock, but I assume they will have them sooner or later...

 

[metaldood]

 
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Head Direct still has them. MP4 nation is currently out of stock, but I assume they will have them sooner or later...

 
Thank you. I will buy from them asap.

 

[JamesFiiO]

The ETA of next batch of ALPEN will delay to the end of June because we can not get one volume control IC from JRC on time, please take care about the stocked otherwise you have to wait a long time. very sorry for that.

 

[beaver316]

Just wanted to mention how awesome this little device is! I have a pair of Sennheiser IE80 iems which i use for serious listening and an older pair of Sennheiser HD280 pro closed headphones which are known for their lack of bass and treble. The IE80 doesnt need any equalizer manipulations but the HD280 pro really benefit from the bass and treble settings. When turning up the bass it really adds that punch. Check Youtube for the song "Calm Down" by Emma Hewitt and Cosmic Gate, the bass really hits you. But the biggest benefit is the treble setting. By default with these headphones vocals are really veiled and sound kind of distant, but setting the treble to +4 or +6 and they become much more pronounced. 
 
This little dac/amp is making me love my Hd280s all over again

 

[hyogen]

enjoyed the song.  check out my sig for more great trance hits  

 

[MattTCG]

I'm also enjoying the EQ. I don't normally tweak the EQ at all and just listen flat but some minor shifts in treble bass and gain have put me right in the "sweet spot."