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Now - you guys please make this test :
1. Set your PCs volume control of the E10 close to the minimum ( so it wouldn't blast your eras off ) and set the knob volume of the E10 to the MAX.
2. Go to Advanced Settings on the SPDIF INTERFACE ( FIIO E10 ) that appears when you play music with the Fiio - by pressing the SPEARKER ICON near the clock ( for windows of course ).
3. With the music stopped of course set the sample/bit to 24bit/48Khz and press the TEST button - you should hear 2 test sounds on each channel - after that you should hear the BRRRR I am talking about.
4. I have noticed the BRRRRR sound to appear on ALL SETTINGS when you plug the E10's usb cable for the first time. Even on 24/96 ... once you press play/stop on a song the BRRR stops.
As I said, the ProAlphas have the LOUDEST volume on the E10, while the others are lower. In order to get the same BRRRRR on the other I had to get the GAIN settin on the E10 to HIGH and there it was - quite noticeable on all headphones. Repeat the test with how many headphones you have and post the results. This should be very interesting.
PS - the problems are only there when NOTHING is playing !! So apart from these issues the E10 is a very nice gadget with a VERY GOOD quality when you need it : when the music is playing ) I would still recommend it to anyone wanting to improve the sound on their PC and especially Laptops. For example my laptop's sound card behaves quite reversed : when nothing is playing the noise is lower but visibly increases when you start playing something )
I can see what you are talking there, but what is the point of setting the volume on E10 to max and using the PC's digital volume for control? A setting like that only serves to increase internal noise (similar to double amping) and reduce the overall resolution / bit depth.