[NOMOS]

Whatever I decide to do with my time and nerves, is something that I don’t think you should be getting concerned about.

Yes, of course you can do you want to do,..
and I'm not worried about that either
Good luck continues with your M17 .

 

[Dixter]

Let us know how the journey progresses to get the unit fixed. Might be some valuable information. My biggest dread is when the battery dies and how to replace it when it’s time. I really wish they would switch to user replacement batteries. It’s so easy to do with my scuba diving computer

 

[MusicalDoc8]

Let us know how the journey progresses to get the unit fixed. Might be some valuable information. My biggest dread is when the battery dies and how to replace it when it’s time. I really wish they would switch to user replacement batteries. It’s so easy to do with my scuba diving computer

Just buy a completely custom made order battery (cit.)

But yeah it seems most recent TOTL / high end gear getting beautiful metal screws in the backplate for easy battery access, already that is a first important step.

 

[FiiO]

@FiiO
So, today I tried to switch on my 16 months old M17 for a whole hour before I started recording.
It took another 17 minutes (it could have been easily another 2 hours or even a complete failure to boot-up)
Other than some inevitable rubbing against the leather case, the unit, as you can all imagine, has been looked after with meticulous care.
As you can all see at the end of the video, the unit is fully charged but, notice that while failing to boot, the unit won’t charge.
I have tried everything I can think off to resolve it to no avail and sadly, the issue is getting worse with every passing day. I am upset beyond measure.

Dear friend,

As we discussed before, it is recommended to send the M17 back to us in China for repair.
And we are contacting the seller about your requirement currently. Will contact you again when we get the reply from the engineer.

Best regards

 

[tret]

I'm not loving the included leather case. It's fine, just not my favorite. I've previously owned and really liked the Soft TPU cases for other FiiO DAPs (such as the M11 Plus, see below) but I can't find one for M17. Has anyone seen one available anywhere? Note: I know there are some silicon cases available on Amazon but that's not my favorite material.

 

[alan_g]

I'm not loving the included leather case. It's fine, just not my favorite. I've previously owned and really liked the Soft TPU cases for other FiiO DAPs (such as the M11 Plus, see below) but I can't find one for M17. Has anyone seen one available anywhere? Note: I know there are some silicon cases available on Amazon but that's not my favorite material.

Ali express have silicone ones

 

[alan_g]

I'm not loving the included leather case. It's fine, just not my favorite. I've previously owned and really liked the Soft TPU cases for other FiiO DAPs (such as the M11 Plus, see below) but I can't find one for M17. Has anyone seen one available anywhere? Note: I know there are some silicon cases available on Amazon but that's not my favorite material.

 

[tret]

Note: I know there are some silicon cases available on Amazon but that's not my favorite material.

Quoted from my post ^^^^ I've seen the silicon cases but I'm looking specifically for TPU.

 

[kelly200269]

Dear friend,

As we discussed before, it is recommended to send the M17 back to us in China for repair.
And we are contacting the seller about your requirement currently. Will contact you again when we get the reply from the engineer.

Best regards

I’m worried now. Is my M17 reliable?

 

[Dixter]

I’m worried now. Is my M17 reliable?

Take $100 for it ?? :-0

 

[MusicalDoc8]

I’m worried now. Is my M17 reliable?

Toss a coin and keep it cool as much as possible.

 

[MusicalDoc8]

https://www.nature.com/articles/srep12967

For reference, why keeping a low temperature greatly increases survival of lithium battery.
Install a temperature monitoring app.
Learn how warm it gets based on impedance/gain mode.
Learn to keep it withing normal boundries.
Keep it cool as possible when not mobile, i reccomend either passive pad+fan or at least a fan when on desktop.

Like when my laptop's battery starts to croak, when there is a big load on the battery issue starts to arise.
Also, since it has DC mode, keep it around 50% charged and use the DC mode and bypass all battery to help it even more.

 

[tomi1976]

So now that I have all set, the custom stand with passive cooling, Roon works flawlessly after making sure I have a good WiFi Connection, I came to the conclusion: I want to move on. Crazy, is it not?
Well, now that I used it for a couple of days it became obvious to me that I don't really need a transportable solution but sit at the same spot listening to music all the time. So I decided to let go of the M17 and move to a stationaty tube amp.
My set is IMHO the ultimate M17 package, it is available only today including a superb linear amp here
Tomorrow, if not sold by then, I need to return it to be in time for the return policy

 

[moby1974]

Hi
I'm a bit of a novice with these devices however, I received this device today and, after setting up, I proceeded to plug in my Hifiman Sundaras into the 4.4mm balanced port and play a 24bit/96 track.
It played for a couple of seconds then stopped saying 'output exception please try reseating the headset.'
I plugged in, unplugged etc. but continued having the same outcome.
The phones did, and still do work fine in my m11 plus.
I also replicated the experience with some other balanced earphones that I own.
All of the other ports seem to be working as they should.
Can anybody assist me with any possible 'user error' or is it just that I have got a faulty unit?
Thanks in advance.

Hi
Did you ever get to the bottom of this?

I have the M15s and just got the M17. They are set up the same way, and yet when I use the 4.4 bal on the M17 I get the same warning "output exception please try reseating the headset". Everything works fine on the M15s. It seems that after a few seconds, the M17 sees the 4.4 as a line out and not headphones and switches over.

Updates done/resets done/same settings as M15s, and yet for some reason the M17 just flips out if I use the 4.4

 

[Electrocrytic]

Hi
Did you ever get to the bottom of this?

I have the M15s and just got the M17. They are set up the same way, and yet when I use the 4.4 bal on the M17 I get the same warning "output exception please try reseating the headset". Everything works fine on the M15s. It seems that after a few seconds, the M17 sees the 4.4 as a line out and not headphones and switches over.

Updates done/resets done/same settings as M15s, and yet for some reason the M17 just flips out if I use the 4.4

Do you have another 4.4mm cable or adapter to try? I've found that the bulbous end can vary quite a bit between plugs, in shape, girth and size . This bit pushes up the inserted switch to break contact. Some plugs are also off centre and rotating them can lift and lower the switch making and breaking contact. Ironically the worst offenders have been the most expensive cables The tolerance on the sockets switch differ too so if you get plug and socket at opposite ends of tolerance you can get these issues. The bulbous end can also be too long or too short making the rings slightly too far in or too far out. Some manufactures even supply plastic ring spacers to slightly lift the plug for opposite tolerance socket/plugs.