[driftking]

I am planning on purchasing the E18 but i have a few questions someone can hopefully answer first. Does anyone know if the E18 works with the Nexus 7 (2013), galaxy S4, or galaxy S7? I want to use it do bypass the android device's dac and amp. Also, this will be my first dac/amp and im wondering how much improvement it will have over using the headphone jack of the android device. I will be using the FLC  8 IEM. Thanks

 

[Yethal]

I am planning on purchasing the E18 but i have a few questions someone can hopefully answer first. Does anyone know if the E18 works with the Nexus 7 (2013), galaxy S4, or galaxy S7? I want to use it do bypass the android device's dac and amp. Also, this will be my first dac/amp and im wondering how much improvement it will have over using the headphone jack of the android device. I will be using the FLC  8 IEM. Thanks

Works using usb audio player pro.

 

[driftking]

Do you know if I could stream Spotify to the E18? I only stream music and don't have many files on my devices

Works using usb audio player pro.

 

[warrior1975]

Your source would be streaming and sending the signal to the E18, so yes.

 

[Yethal]

Your source would be streaming and sending the signal to the E18, so yes.

Only if the device has builtin usb audio support. Uapp uses its own driver so it always works but systemwide it varies from device to device. Uapp has tidal support built in so you can use that.

 

[divineatma]

I am planning on getting the E18 for my laptop and phone. I also have a Swans M10 powered speaker unit.. Can I connect it's input to the E18 headphone out?

 

[TheoS53]

I am planning on getting the E18 for my laptop and phone. I also have a Swans M10 powered speaker unit.. Can I connect it's input to the E18 headphone out?

since the M10 is a powered unit, you can just connect it to the E18's lineout instead of the headphone out jack

 

[divineatma]

Thx Theo...wasn't aware that it had a line out.....Still it would be great if I could adjust the volume using the knob on the E18 when connected to the Swans when sitting on my desk. If the Swans is connected to the headphone out of the E18 would it cause damage to either device? Or maybe produce inefficient results?

 

[TheoS53]

  Thx Theo...wasn't aware that it had a line out.....Still it would be great if I could adjust the volume using the knob on the E18 when connected to the Swans when sitting on my desk. If the Swans is connected to the headphone out of the E18 would it cause damage to either device? Or maybe produce inefficient results?

yup, the E18 has a line in/out combo jack.

I don't think it would cause damage to either device, but double amping isn't normally recommended 

 

[StanD]

  Thx Theo...wasn't aware that it had a line out.....Still it would be great if I could adjust the volume using the knob on the E18 when connected to the Swans when sitting on my desk. If the Swans is connected to the headphone out of the E18 would it cause damage to either device? Or maybe produce inefficient results?

Depending on gain and the setting of both volume controls you might get additional noise or experience clipping at the powered speaker. That's why we use line outputs as that is what they are intended for. It's unlikely that you will cause damage to the devices, however, be careful of blasting your ears by mistake.

 

[Sound Eq]

can i ask how does the fiio e18 differ than fiio e12 when fiio e18 is used only as an amp not as a dac/amp
 
1- which is more powerful
2- is the bass boost the same on both
 
or any other differences

 

[StanD]

  can i ask how does the fiio e18 differ than fiio e12 when fiio e18 is used only as an amp not as a dac/amp
 
1- which is more powerful
2- is the bass boost the same on both
 
or any other differences

The E12 has more output power.
The bass boost is similar if not the same, however, I believe there was some difference in the original version of the E12. You can look at the curves on their website.

 

[TheoS53]

e18 has much bigger battery, but also suffers horribly from radio interference. H Gain on e12 is much higher. E18 has flatter frequency response 

 

[Yethal]

  e18 has much bigger battery, but also suffers horribly from radio interference. H Gain on e12 is much higher. E18 has flatter frequency response 

i can attest to that. Offline listening via phone is okay but as soon as I turn on mobile data there is clearly an audible electrical noise.

 

[TheoS53]

  i can attest to that. Offline listening via phone is okay but as soon as I turn on mobile data there is clearly an audible electrical noise.

it's precisely for that reason (along with better SQ and battery life) that I stack the E12A with the E18