#Fiio e10k equalizer apo not working manual#
#Fiio e10k equalizer apo not working portable#

The first thing that stood out to me about this product was its sleek black brushed aluminum chassis and lack of an on/off switch, which means you’ll be plugging it in when not using it for best battery life preservation! My favorite part? A little BASS knob between the 3.5mm jack and gain dial – I like my music with some bass (especially dance!) so I get really excited each time I see that word written in all caps next to the control. In this review, we will compare it against other popular competitors including the Schiit Fulla 3 and the Alpen 2 from FiiO! Design & Features This little gem packs quite the punch, with its ability to power even high impedance headphones and small speakers alike! The upgraded and improved version of the FiiO E10 fixes some issues that were present in older models while still being an economical option for those looking to improve their listening experience with headphones. Fortune wasn't with me.The FiiO E10K is a wonderfully affordable amp for anyone who wishes to enhance their listening experience. In any case, I'm happy that finally everything's working fine without the need to EQ anything. I just had never assumed that both things could actually suffer from the same problem. But you guys were also correct in that my X2's had an imbalance. My Fiio E10K is indeed suffering from an output imbalance. And guess what, without even spending more than ten seconds the imbalance was immediately back, and pretty much right there in my face. Played a mono track with sibilant highs and boomy bass, and no matter how much I turned my headphones around, the sound was in the dead middle off my brain.Īnd then I've brought out my E10K again, just to make sure I am not going insane.

#Fiio e10k equalizer apo not working manual#

I double, triple, quadruple checked that my EQ with the manual balancing wasn't still enabled. What I definitely didn't expect and caught be completely off-guard was the fact that my X2's are perfectly balanced now. Maybe a little nicer sound, but that's already the end of my expectations.

#Fiio e10k equalizer apo not working portable#

I originally bought this thing because I needed a portable DAC/amp that has pre-outs and line-in. But I just had to deal with it.Įnter: Schiit Fulla 2 (it's twice as heavy and three times as large) Like the imbalance is different with different frequencies. So I went back to my equalizer and software-adjusted the louder channel to be about 2dB quieter and it was tolerable, but still not perfect. I would buy a lottery ticket if that was actually the case. I did not want to believe that I actually had three pairs of X2's that all had channel imbalance. It's not nearly as bad as it was with the other two or I would've noticed it immediately, but I was about to get a freaking aneurysm from this nightmare. I sent the other two back and thought I was happy.īut a few days later I've started to notice that there still is an imbalance there, to the left again.

Third one finally gave the impression that it was working fine. However, second one also had an imbalance, but this time it was to the right channel. I learned the hard way that X2's suffer from QC issues because I actually replaced them twice:įirst one had an imbalance to the left channel, as said before. Okay, I thought, this must be the sole cause. I then researched the whole mess a little and found out that X2's tend to have a lot of QC issues in general.

And it turns out that it indeed was the problem. Eventually, after many suggestions, I went ahead and checked if it's my Philips Fidelio X2 headphones instead that have the balance issue. Sorry for the bump, but I have news on the whole ordeal.Īs I originally stated, I thought my Fiio E10K was having a balance issue. How well does that compare to the Fiio E10K? Other recommendations are obviously appreciated as well! I swap between headphones and speakers a lot.Īn interesting product I've found so far is the Schiit Fulla 2. MUST have line out, or at the very least two outputs.Desk space would also get severely limited by that. I'm using this thing exclusively at my computer and just don't see the need to get a separate DAC and amp stack. Preferred to be a combined DAC + Headphone amp like the Fiio E10K.My current headphones are the Philips Fidelio X2 (I really dig V-shaped sound signatures).So I want to sell it on eBay or something and get a new one. The two months are over, so I have no way to return it. Even more unfortunately, it doesn't scale with master volume, so I constantly have to adjust the balance and it's just getting annoying. Unfortunately, it has become more and more evident that it outputs the right channel at a slightly lower volume than the other one. Plus, DAC and headphone amp for 70 bucks? What a steal! Definitely better than my default on-board crap. For a little over two months now I've had the Fiio E10K and was actually liking the sound a lot.