[alphaphoenix]

^Same here.  I'm in the process of a replacement from Micca.  I have a feeling that the replacement may yield the same results.

 

[xxhaxx]

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Is anyone else hearing static and channels cutting out when they move the headphone jack?  If I bump the jack when changing the volume it causes static. This is happening quite often. I was wondering if this is an isolated incident or if they are all like that.  I would hate to return it and get a replacement that also has this problem.

Mine also have the static problem :[ But not sure if I want to ship it back to china :[

 

[Radioking59]

I'm disappointed to see that Fiio decided to use the the same jacks they used in the E7. One of the jacks on my E7 is the exact same way.  The other jack on my E7 does not have the problem. The jacks used on the E11 are much better and hold the plug firmly in place. I thought they learned their lesson but I guess not.

 

[Radioking59]

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^Same here.  I'm in the process of a replacement from Micca.  I have a feeling that the replacement may yield the same results.

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Mine also have the static problem :[ But not sure if I want to ship it back to china :[

This isn't good. Looks like we might have a widespread problem on our hands.  I might have to return it and look for something else. What a shame because I love how this thing sounds.
 

 

[donunus]

The jack on my e10 wiggles a little when you play with the headphone plug but nothing happens with the sound when I do that. I also don't have the static problem.

 

[ClieOS]

This could be a problem of dirty jack as it is stored or unused for too long. Before sending it back, try this: Find yourself a 3.5mm plug that you don't use any more (say an old headphone), plug it into E10, twist around a little and unplug it. Do in again and again for 3 minutes or so and see if anything improves.
 
p/s: This same principle also works if you even have static on amp with analog pot. If the volume pot on your amp becomes noisy or imbalanced when turned, especially if it hasn't been used for a while, you can turn the pot all the way up and down (headphone unplugged of course) and repeat it for a few minutes to clean out the pot.

 

[alphaphoenix]

Thanks ClieOS, I tried that already.  Didn't make any difference.  Now I only get one channel unless I forcefully press the earphone plug into the input.  There seems to something faulty with the input itself and the inner contact points.

 

[Angelbelow]

Thanks for the review as always!

 

[ClieOS]

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Thanks ClieOS, I tried that already.  Didn't make any difference.  Now I only get one channel unless I forcefully press the earphone plug into the input.  There seems to something faulty with the input itself and the inner contact points.

Is it happen to just one particular pair or all headphone? If it is the later then I guess it is obviously a lemon.

 

[alphaphoenix]

All (Pk1,Triplefi 10, RS2 /w adapter).

 

[JamesFiiO]

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Is anyone else hearing static and channels cutting out when they move the headphone jack?  If I bump the jack when changing the volume it causes static. This is happening quite often. I was wondering if this is an isolated incident or if they are all like that.  I would hate to return it and get a replacement that also has this problem.

1, When changing the volume knob, it may cause some noise, it is decided by the potentionmeter.
 
2, For the headphone jack, when you moving the connector, it may also cause the noise when the connection is loose.
 
For the noise of potentionmeter, it is made by Alps which is the best we can found now. of course digital volume control can solve this problem. but lots of people may still like potentionmeter.
 
For the headphone jack, there are not any evidence that the same jack which used in our E7 will cause big problem, so far the defective rate is very low, and we already sold out so many E7, it had been proved that it is a reliable jack. of course, compare with the jack which we used in our E6,
 
the jack used in E6 will be more tighten, but the question is since it is so  precise and small, it is more easy to be damage.  
 
Anyway, we will make more research and try to make it better . thanks for the report.

 

[JamesFiiO]

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Thanks ClieOS, I tried that already.  Didn't make any difference.  Now I only get one channel unless I forcefully press the earphone plug into the input.  There seems to something faulty with the input itself and the inner contact points.

We had contacted our supplier about some 4 pin earphone, the question is that the ground of some headphone/earphone is located in pin3, but not pin4, so the ground can not connected to the ground of the E10. of course, it may not be the reason of your E10.  

 

[kite7]

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All (Pk1,Triplefi 10, RS2 /w adapter).

Are you using the grado 1/4 to 1/8 adapter? I am using another adapter that is not the grado one for my SR325 and I'm having issues; was hoping the official one would work. I ended up using a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable then plugged my adapter to that.
 

 

[supercooper]

wow....I have to say I'm more than a little concerned that the e10 "impressions" thread has turned into the e10 "problems / issues" thread!!
 
I hadn't visited in a few days and now notice the e10 is now available on Amazon.  I was fully ready to purchase until I wandered back to this thread to find mostly complaints about the volume knob and headphone jack.
 
Can anyone sincerely report that the e10 has improved their laptop + headphone listening experience?   I could care less about just making the sound "louder"; I'm looking for something that will deliver the music....well, more musically.
 
At the very least, ordering from Amazon would allow me to return the e10 no questions asked without any additional expense should I experience anything as described. 

 

[ClieOS]

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wow....I have to say I'm more than a little concerned that the e10 "impressions" thread has turned into the e10 "problems / issues" thread!!
 
I hadn't visited in a few days and now notice the e10 is now available on Amazon.  I was fully ready to purchase until I wandered back to this thread to find mostly complaints about the volume knob and headphone jack.
 

I have no problem at all with my E10, I assume there are those who own E10 that is just as good as mine. Remember this is the internet, not everyone who owns a good E10 will post here and report 'there is nothing wrong with my E10', but you can be certain there will be posts about defected / lemon E10 when people received one. FiiO tends to make their every batch of E10 by a few hundreds, if not a thousand at a times. Even with a 5% defected / dirty / loosen / incompatible jack out of a thousand units, you will still see 50 people complain about it while 950 good units will never get noticed by anyone.

 
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Can anyone sincerely report that the e10 has improved their laptop + headphone listening experience?   I could care less about just making the sound "louder"; I'm looking for something that will deliver the music....well, more musically.

You are asking an overly simplified question. I assume E10 will greatly improve a netbook's headphone-out but not as much on a top-of-the-line notebook's. There are way too many laptop models out there and another person's experience might not equal to what you are going to experience.