[diodiel]

oh yea @madlustenvy i notice you have cool avatars all the time! you watch anime? lol pm me recommendations if you dont mind ^_^ thanks

 

[hotsport]

@290~300 $
There are lot of other great hi-end product at that price point
FiiO going to have tough time dealing with those
= fiio should drop their expected price. LOL

 

[ProtegeManiac]

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@290~300 $
There are lot of other great hi-end product at that price point
FiiO going to have tough time dealing with those
= fiio should drop their expected price. LOL

Then again they might sound just as good or better. E17 vs D12 maybe a good match; but I'm not too positive on Fiio's chances on E15 vs NFB-11.
 
BUT, for me, they have an advantage. There's a brick n' mortar dealer here that sells Fiio products at around the online price, and my gasoline driving there is still cheaper than having the competition ship theirs. Not to mention our Customs people are liable for making audiophiles bald (tearing their hair out) while other people have snuck in loads of cameras and iPods and PSPs, so I might stick with Fiio mostly for this. Assuming they keep local prices at the same rates.
 

 

[JamesFiiO]

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@290~300 $
There are lot of other great hi-end product at that price point
FiiO going to have tough time dealing with those
= fiio should drop their expected price. LOL

 
1, The final retail price depend on our seller.
 
2, it is not a promise price, so it may expensive or cheaper, but I can find any Hi-End products is at such price, maybe you are talking something like a LOD.
 
Anyway, it is a little hard to me to find some referent products, because I just know there are lots of pure solid amp is selling in usd500+, and I don't think $300 is too cheap to 
 
talk about a hi end amp. 

 

[JamesFiiO]

BTW, I don't want to compare with other brand, but obviously, it is not the same feature and spec.
 
1, USB can only support to 16bit / 48k.
 
2, the DAC is tow 8740.
 
If we just change our E7 to such feature, the price will be less than $150 . and it is not means to do that because we wants to provide better products.

 

[hotsport]

Sorry for not making it clear. I was talking about E15 not e17.
The other hi-end product I am talking about is audio-gd NFB11 (or FUN which $50 more) is around that market already
Beside NFB12 is even cheaper. But it is true that fiio never disappoint us so I had better wait and see (hear)

 

[JamesFiiO]

NFB12 is very good products. but I notice that it is sold by the factory themself. so it is the best way to control the price, not sale agent not distributor. it is a good idea but it will also limited their business.

 

[juman231]

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yes, the input output includes
 
Input: USB x1, Optical x1, Coaxial X1, RCA X 1 or 2, 
 
Output: RCA line out X 1, 6.5mm Headphone out X1.
 
DAC: AD1955 or PCM1798
 
Amp section: TPA6120 ( same as E9).
 
Volume control: Alps potentionmeter or digital volume control (WM8816 or TA3110)
 
The Sound will different with E9 when work as DAC, and a little different with E9 when work as amp only;
 
Any suggest is welcome now. we just design the outlook now.

I guess only one headphone out. Does this mean it E15 will likely come with a gain switch function?
 

 

[JamesFiiO]

yes, will includes a gain switch. and we are consider if we should add bass/treble adjust function

 

[juman231]

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yes, will includes a gain switch. and we are consider if we should add bass/treble adjust function

 
Oooh tasty. Is it also possible to add some mid adjustment function as well or is it technically impossible/very difficult?
 
 

 

[quesce]

I know we all love the waiting game, but any idea what approximate release dates we're looking at here? 

 

[JamesFiiO]

since we had decided to develop E15 first, the ETA of E17 hard to decide now. but will be this year.
 
the reason why we release our plan in here is , we wants to adopt some suggestion from our user, but it does make you feel it is a long time to wait it hit the market. usually it will take us 6 months from idea to the final product.

 

[diodiel]

i really like the functions of the nuforce hdp and icon 2. so i hope E15 will be similar to them... im planning to use my PC as a primary source, then ps3 as secondary, so coax,spdif/optical and usb input would be perfect! not necessarily need a stereo amp, i think a good pre-amp+headphone out would work a remote would be a major + for the market too "like switching inputs and stuff! so everyone can just relax.. most people will probably use an active speaker to match it just in case,  and i hope the sound quality can be on par with the HDP and so on.. what do you think? thanks!   
for E15 just hope its a lot better than E7. i cant wait! ill use the RCA out for a powered speakers. a remote would be fun tho to change inputs, volume, sleep mode but not necessary. treble & bass controls. i hope by the time its out, i have money again. 
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since we had decided to develop E15 first, the ETA of E17 hard to decide now. but will be this year.
 
the reason why we release our plan in here is , we wants to adopt some suggestion from our user, but it does make you feel it is a long time to wait it hit the market. usually it will take us 6 months from idea to the final product.
 

 
 

 

[Kagelou]

hmmm I was planning on getting a E7+E9 for my future K701, but I guess I should put a hold on this...?

 

[juman231]

Feiao, is there any other news on the future products? I'm curious as to how things are going with the E15 and E17.