[vapman]

Weird question but I have a feeling my E18 is losing output + headphone out power. When I use it over line out, I have to turn the amp higher than i used to, sometimes up to max and wanting more volume. On headphone out it's basically stuck at max volume high gain and still not sounding good enough.
 
It definitely wasn't this quiet when I got it. It hasn't left my desk.
 
Is it all psychological? or a chance my E18 is acting up?

 

[StanD]

  Weird question but I have a feeling my E18 is losing output + headphone out power. When I use it over line out, I have to turn the amp higher than i used to, sometimes up to max and wanting more volume. On headphone out it's basically stuck at max volume high gain and still not sounding good enough.
 
It definitely wasn't this quiet when I got it. It hasn't left my desk.
 
Is it all psychological? or a chance my E18 is acting up?

Earwax? Don't laugh, it happened to me.

 

[vapman]

  Earwax? Don't laugh, it happened to me.

 
Haha, I did make sure that wasn't the problem afterwards I switched to a different USB DAC and the line signal into my amp, which I didn't change the level of,was nearly deafening! The headphone out on my E18 is almost useless even at high gain for earbuds so I think something is up with it... I used to run most things happily from the E18 headphone out.

 

[vapman]

Sorry for double post - but am I out of luck if I bought my E18 new in box, but it turned out to be an older model and the battery's acting up?
I am not sure FiiO would service something without an original receipt.

 

[FiiO]

  Sorry for double post - but am I out of luck if I bought my E18 new in box, but it turned out to be an older model and the battery's acting up?
I am not sure FiiO would service something without an original receipt.

Hi, vapman
Sorry to hear about that.
It seems you send an email to our Customer Service mailbox 'support@fiio.net' as well, right?
If yes, please try the methods we said in the mail first. If the problem still remain, please contact us again attached the receipt/invoice and report us your seller's name in the mail. Thank you! 

 

[vapman]

[COLOR=000000]Hi, vapman[/COLOR]
[COLOR=000000]Sorry to hear about that.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=000000]It seems you send an email to our Customer Service mailbox 'support@fiio.net' as well, right?[/COLOR]
[COLOR=000000]If yes, please try the methods we said in the mail first. If the problem still remain, please contact us again[/COLOR] attached the receipt/invoice [COLOR=000000]and report us your seller's name in the mail. Thank you! [/COLOR]

thank you for your quick respnse!
I did a reset and seems,so far so good.
Will reply if anything weird happens.

 

[skingg]

  Hi, vapman
Sorry to hear about that.
It seems you send an email to our Customer Service mailbox 'support@fiio.net' as well, right?
If yes, please try the methods we said in the mail first. If the problem still remain, please contact us again attached the receipt/invoice and report us your seller's name in the mail. Thank you! 

It's things like this that I am really glad I invested in an E18.

 

[w0rm]

Noticed some discussion regarding uing Fiio E18 through iPhone / iPad lightning port. I can confirm this is working like a charm with the lightning camera adapter. Tested with both new iPhone 7 and iPad Air 2.

 

[Gosod]

when will an updated version of the e12? I want more volume and better sound.

 

[FiiO]

  when will an updated version of the e12? I want more volume and better sound.

Hi, Gosod
Thank you for your support to FiiO and our product. The A5 is coming soon. Maybe you will like it.

 

 

[StanD]

  Hi, Gosod
Thank you for your support to FiiO and our product. The A5 is coming soon. Maybe you will like it.

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 

So in a nutshell, compared to the E12, what's the deal? More power, less noise? Anything else?

 

[FiiO]

 

  Hi, Gosod
Thank you for your support to FiiO and our product. The A5 is coming soon. Maybe you will like it.

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 

So in a nutshell, compared to the E12, what's the deal? More power, less noise? Anything else?

Hi, StanD
We only have some comparations with E12A now. The specification will be updated when the A5 released. 

 

 

 

[StanD]

  Hi, StanD
We only have some comparations with E12A now. The specification will be updated when the A5 released. 

 

Comparing it to the E12A is very misleading as the E12A is made for IEMs and delivers much less power, hence a lower supply voltage. A comparison to the E12 will look almost identical, same supply voltage as well. Also the distortion spec makes the 0.001% difference look much bigger than it is, in any case no human being alive could tell the difference between a 0.001% difference. I would recommend not doing such a comparison to the E12A. Just list the specs, FiiO makes great products.

 

[LajostheHun]

I agree, it "looks" like the E12 with a different look and model number.

 

[StanD]

I agree, it "looks" like the E12 with a different look and model number.

That was the first thought that came to my mind. Perhaps the S/N will be much better than the E12 eliminating the need for a version geared towards IEM users.