I am having difficulty in installing Fiio Control App on my Fiio M9 (it is the only android device I have at the moment - I have a Windows 10 PC, but from what I understand you cannot change the settings using this). The Fiio Control app file won't load / stage, is there something I can do to make it work?
I bought the device mainly for use with my iPhone and Mac and I would like to alter the gain / impedance settings on the KA3. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Please check whether you have remove the whitelist limitation in the M9 first:
You can go to "Settings -> General > About device" and tap 7 times on 'Kernel version' to remove the limitation,and then reboot the player. After that you will be able to install any third-party apps
FiiO Control 2.6 version download link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EAMRMRhLbNAung5n8xDCfvYNaapPX0mI/view
How to install the app:
You can copy the apk file of the qualified app to the M9, then open the File Management app, locate and click on the apk file to install it.
I am having difficulty in installing Fiio Control App on my Fiio M9 (it is the only android device I have at the moment - I have a Windows 10 PC, but from what I understand you cannot change the settings using this). The Fiio Control app file won't load / stage, is there something I can do to make it work?
I bought the device mainly for use with my iPhone and Mac and I would like to alter the gain / impedance settings on the KA3. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Hi I've successfully installed on my M9. Installed version 2.6 apk from https://forum.fiio.com/note/showNoteContent.do?id=202105071628040377809&tid=17 Transfer apk to internal storage of M9 and then click on the apk file in the M9's File Management app which will then stage the app. This version works with the ka3 on the M9
I had the same problem and it was definitely driver related. Uninstalled the Fiio driver and suddenly had more than double the power/volume.
I wonder how many people buying the KA3 are thinking it's a weak dongle because of that. @FiiO needs to address that issue. They still haven't proposed a solution to me about the popping sound after one month. Pretty disappointing customer support.
Thanks for the kind feedback.
Currently, we have got to learn that some computer is having conflict with the USB DAC driver with KA3 and we are trying to improve.
As for the volume, the DAC driver of the computer has different volume levels comparing with the KA3's. Our driver has more detailed volume level in low volume. But acutally, the total output power is same.
The popping sound issue has been reported to the enigineers and now the beta firmware is being tested still. We will releasded the new firmware when it is stable.
I had the same problem and it was definitely driver related. Uninstalled the Fiio driver and suddenly had more than double the power/volume.
I wonder how many people buying the KA3 are thinking it's a weak dongle because of that. @FiiO needs to address that issue. They still haven't proposed a solution to me about the popping sound after one month. Pretty disappointing customer support.
After installing the KA3 driver, when you hear the sound decrease, it's not because the driver reduces the total power output. Just the volume adjustment curve is different.
After installing the driver, the volume adjustment curve is more in line with the listening sensation. For example, the Default Windowns volume adjustment curve can be very loud after only a few steps, which is not friendly to some highly sensitive earphones.
Hi I've successfully installed on my M9. Installed version 2.6 apk from https://forum.fiio.com/note/showNoteContent.do?id=202105071628040377809&tid=17 Transfer apk to internal storage of M9 and then click on the apk file in the M9's File Management app which will then stage the app. This version works with the ka3 on the M9
Please check whether you have remove the whitelist limitation in the M9 first:
You can go to "Settings -> General > About device" and tap 7 times on 'Kernel version' to remove the limitation,and then reboot the player. After that you will be able to install any third-party apps
FiiO Control 2.6 version download link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EAMRMRhLbNAung5n8xDCfvYNaapPX0mI/view
How to install the app:
You can copy the apk file of the qualified app to the M9, then open the File Management app, locate and click on the apk file to install it.
Andromeda (2019 version) balanced 4.4mm from the Fiio KA3. Gets loud very quickly even on low gain from the Fiio. The 2019 Andromedas are 112.8 dB / 12.8ohm so KA3 on high sens low z earphones not optimal volume-wise. But I like how they sound together. The newer Andromedas are 94db/12.8ohm, probably better for the quite powerful KA3. Cable is TRI Trough 4-core 5N SPC.
Thanks for the kind feedback.
Currently, we have got to learn that some computer is having conflict with the USB DAC driver with KA3 and we are trying to improve.
As for the volume, the DAC driver of the computer has different volume levels comparing with the KA3's. Our driver has more detailed volume level in low volume. But acutally, the total output power is same.
The popping sound issue has been reported to the enigineers and now the beta firmware is being tested still. We will releasded the new firmware when it is stable.
After installing the driver, the volume adjustment curve is more in line with the listening sensation. For example, the Default Windowns volume adjustment curve can be very loud after only a few steps, which is not friendly to some highly sensitive earphones.
Thanks for the kind feedback.
Currently, we have got to learn that some computer is having conflict with the USB DAC driver with KA3 and we are trying to improve.
As for the volume, the DAC driver of the computer has different volume levels comparing with the KA3's. Our driver has more detailed volume level in low volume. But acutally, the total output power is same.
The popping sound issue has been reported to the enigineers and now the beta firmware is being tested still. We will releasded the new firmware when it is stable.
Thank you @FiiO for clarifying the volume issue. I understand the usability improvement in this case, although it makes the KA3 seems underpowered when comparing to other devices.
I hope the firmware update fixes the popping sound, I was almost convinced it was a hardware issue. I don't know if it's related to some power saving configuration, but it goes away when sound is always on. Perhaps just an option to turn off power saving on the Fiio app would be enough if this is the case.
Thank you @FiiO for clarifying the volume issue. I understand the usability improvement in this case, although it makes the KA3 seems underpowered when comparing to other devices.
I hope the firmware update fixes the popping sound, I was almost convinced it was a hardware issue. I don't know if it's related to some power saving configuration, but it goes away when sound is always on. Perhaps just an option to turn off power saving on the Fiio app would be enough if this is the case.
That would potentially explain why my experience is different. Perhaps my pc does not have the feature that is causing the reduced volume when used with Fiio's Windows driver. Or maybe JRMC defeats it?
Thank you @FiiO for clarifying the volume issue. I understand the usability improvement in this case, although it makes the KA3 seems underpowered when comparing to other devices.
I hope the firmware update fixes the popping sound, I was almost convinced it was a hardware issue. I don't know if it's related to some power saving configuration, but it goes away when sound is always on. Perhaps just an option to turn off power saving on the Fiio app would be enough if this is the case.
That would potentially explain why my experience is different. Perhaps my pc does not have the feature that is causing the reduced volume when used with Fiio's Windows driver. Or maybe JRMC defeats it?
OK. I actually haven't noticed a difference in volume between your Windows driver and the w10 audio driver, at least with JRMC. That was the whole point of the post.
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