I like fiio products a lot. I just think that there are a lot of compromises with this device that I find surprising in a flagship product. And the bugs and disconnection issues are not acceptable.
I understand what you mean, the problem with this device is that it does not have a clear and simple way of use for android or ios with their softwear peculiarities, both by FiiO and leaving us to ourselves. The popping problem only happens to me when I connect the dongle, sometimes I have to close the streaming app and reopen it as they can't be recognised.
I find the problems intermittent. Sometimes it plays without having to open the fiio app and detect the device, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes opening an app or pressing the home button makes it disconnect and it needs to be un plugged and replugged. Sometimes that doesn't work and it needs to be deleted in the fiio app and readded. Sometimes changing a setting makes it disconnect. Sometimes it demands you open the eq setting on the device before it will connect, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes it pops when you start playing, sometimes it only pops if you change a setting and then play, sometimes it doesn't pop. The inability to play/pause from the multifunction button or skip tracks using volume is both absurd, as the ka5 and ka13 (for skip track) do this, meaning you have to open the phone up, open the app up and do it manually, instead of on the device, when all other settings are device only. I suspect this is a limitation from the ess dac maybe.
Wow, I would say that it’s safe to assume you are not a fan. There are literally dozens of dongles to choose from, and hopefully you will find one that will give you what you are looking for.
really well said! i do second that. As i wrote in another thread already, its all about fun in finding ones most comfortable chain. When going by specs or what others say, ones individual decision for a specific device might even look or be stupid from a logical perspective. This doesnt matter tho, because the moment you start listening to music and feel "at home", the decision is still plausible and the right one.
Don't worry so much! It's just an ordinary piece of hardware, but your health is the same and it's priceless! We have already understood that you absolutely do not like KA17 and this cannot be changed. For my part, I also do not consider KA17 to be a perfect product. I ordered it just for fun, if you don't like it, I'll send it back to the seller. But home use in the most powerful mode is just right for me, I'm not going to walk down the street with it. And I'm waiting for another product - an ultimate sound quality solution, a new DAC from E1DA 9039S with balanced connection. Inside the ES9039Q2M DAC, CT7601 bridge, 2*3000 UF power filters and opa1612+ad8397 composite power amplifier. The prototype is said to play divinely and it is unlikely that KA17 will be able to compete with it in accuracy and detail)) Yes, it will cost almost as much as KA17, it will not have a screen, it will only have one balanced 2.5 output and it does not have an application. And it scares me to think how you would scold him that he can't do anything for that kind of money.
Same here. Once they sort out the PEQ amplification issue I'll be happy with it and will consider it their flagship of its time.
I have the Sundara for 2 years now and I am happy with the headphones because they are analytic and the KA17 extends the treble more so they harmonize with each other.
They are people that have as a religion the legendary 6series from Sennheiser. I belong to these people so there is nothing other to suggest really.
