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[General Accessories] vectron:
Indeed, I have been using their phone mounts for years, and it's the best quality and great support. Bar none! Btw, the one I used in my setup is "Slim Grip Ultra" which is different from "Slim Grip". The ultra version works with small tablets as well and it covers big phones like my Note 2.
[General Accessories] vectron:
Oh, I wish I could root my Note 2 :( It's used for work and personal, and as part of our Exchange security policy my work doesn't allow me to root it. I don't want to carry 2 separate phones, so its a price to pay - staying stock.

For music I'm suing Neutron Music Player (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neutroncode.mp), but I also heard PowerAmp is good. Neutron offers insane amount of pro audio controls, that's why I like it. If you get Neutron and after registering it, go to their download webpage (http://neutronmp.com/downloads.html) and get Neon version of the player (Google Play version). It has an accelerator for the phones with specific processor, where Note 2 is in the list. The version you get from Google Play directly is default version for every processor and it's a big lagging; Neon speed things up. Get their free trial version to check it out, as well as Poweramp, but I would suggest getting trial version once you get your E18 to make sure you get a proper test.
[General Accessories] Sushiglobster:
I got my E18 in today. I have been attempting to get it to play nicely with my LG G2, but so far no good. It worked right out of the box with my G2, but the audio quality was horrible...super thin and just...bad. Tested the E18 with my computer to make sure the DAC was working properly and it is. Great SQ when the DAC is working with my computer. Highly enjoyable. Now if only I can get it to play nice with my G2, then I'll be in business.

Total bummer though that it's having problems. Now I can't even get any volume to come out of it. I can stop/play and advance a song, but no volume. No idea what happened and now, I'm stuck.
[General Accessories] vectron:
FiiO doesn't list LG G2 as a compatible device, so I wonder if it doesn't output digital audio through usb the way it is in Galaxy phones? It almost sounds like audio coming out of micro-usb interface is bandwidth limited thus you don't get highs/lows out. Perhaps running a custom ROM to support that? I have seen a few references to Viper ROM, is it available for G2?
[General Accessories] vectron:
I see you figured out your problem and already posted about it on head-fi ;)
[General Accessories] Sushiglobster:
Well, some good news. Switching over to a 4.3 based ROM did the trick. This thing really adds some more depth and SQ to my Westone W4rs. I'm on Carbon ROM and though it may not be ideal (I really like Malladus 4.2.2 build) at least my E18 is working the way it should. :)

EDIT: Whoa! haha weird, right when I was posting this, you responded.
[General Accessories] Warrior1975:
I'm very excited. Don't think it's coming today though, but tomorrow should be the day. I have two decent sets of headphones I'm dying to hear. Also, I'm seriously considering some very nice CIEM, 1964ears v6. The look incredible.

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[General Accessories] vectron:
What headphones do you have in mind, to try out? Also, never heard of v6 until now. Just googled it, wow!!! 6-drivers?!? That is something!!!

I'm actually waiting right now for ATH-M50 review pair from Audio-Technica guys. For some reason I was avoiding those in the past, thinking it was one of those DJ headphones with overpowering bass, not even a detachable cable. Wasn't even thinking they are in audiophile range, but I did notice them being #1 selling headphones on Amazon with almost 2.5k reviews and average 4.75 stars. Started to research more, and see actual audiophiles raving about it's SQ. That got my attention now!!! Hopefully will have the review unit in a week, and will post my review here. Wanted to review V-Moda M-100, but it's not happening :( M-80 to date is still the best sounding headphones I heard, but not very comfortable due to under-sized on-ear design.
[General Accessories] Warrior1975:
V moda was on my list of head phones but I narrowed it down to 2 pairs. Vsonic GR07-be or Fischer dba 02 mk2. I went with the Vsonic. They sound very good running just the viper audio mod and my note 3.

I also picked up the Etyomic 4pt, which also sound incredible, but lack a little too much in the bass department.

I'm more than 90% sure they are both going back and in going to grab the 1964 Ears V6 stage.

John Harvey has some crazy head phones as well, but for double the price of the Ears. He has 8 driver CIEMS...Crazy. I think I'll be more than happy with the 1964 ears.

sgh-TWEAKED-889©
[General Accessories] jRi0T68:
Noble audio (founded by The Wizard from Heir Audio) even has a 10 driver model, but driver count isn't everything.

For ciems, if I ever could, I'd go with UM Merlin.

-No longer accidental, just Jeremy. F.cfb

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[General Accessories] vectron:
Strange, I replied last night, but don't see it posted... But either way. I didn't even know such multi-driver monsters existed!!! Thanks to both of you, I'm googling away and reading more about it ;) Actually been a lot lately on head-fi and innerfidelity, reading up!

[MENTION=501478]warrior[/MENTION] - sounds like you have a strong preference toward basshead headphones? Have you tried V-Moda M-100? I don't know why they didn't release them as LP3, and rather choose to label under M-line since these have a typical v-curve with enhanced bass sounds. I thought Vson GR07 bass edition was highly regarded for heavy bass, but probably not as balanced overall like original GR07 mk2. Personally, I'm not too crazy about v-curve sound signature, and need to have my mids on the same level, to bring out the best in vocals. I want to have balanced sound with enhanced bass, and actually though ER-4PT would have an enhanced bass. But sounds like not really? I have tested and reviewed their HF2 series which has amazing clarity and details across mid/treble, but significant lack in lows. If there is not much improvement with 4PT, not sure why they are charging extra $200 for it?

Btw, with E18 bass boost switch, I think you really going to enjoy that ;) Let us know your impression about that dac/amp. As you can see, I'm still audiophile in training and don't have as many references for comparison, so it will be great to hear an opinion of someone who has been around the block for awhile and can test it with different sets of headphones.
[General Accessories] Warrior1975:
I will do my best to share my experiences, however I am far from an audiophile myself.

I'm still waiting, rather impatiently too I might add (that's me). Damn tracking, still not updated from post office, been in Virginia since the 13th, USPS tracking is aweful. I'm hoping tomorrow it arrives.

I definitely had Vmoda on my list, I really liked those as well. I have yet to hear them, but they looked very nice. I'm definitely more of a bass head for sure, but I still love vocals and a nice, clear sound. I want the best of both worlds.

As far as the Etyomics, they are definitely very light in the bass department. I believe the amp will help with that though. I probably won't have the 1964ears until Christmas time, but we will see. So many options on them, that's the other hard part.

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[General Accessories] tonykenvicwins:
Woww

I like them, but it's hard to get cause I live in a far country
[General Accessories] enter24h:
Nice use the Arkon mount

Nice use the Arkon mount. I have a buddy from high school that used to work for Arkon, and I bought two mounts on his recommendation years ago (before they had the slim grip).:laugh:
[General Accessories] ajaydsantos:
I prefer to use one of this. It leaves out the bulk and no sticky residue left from the surface. And no intricate set ups to mount your Smartphone/DAP to your DAC/Amp. :)
[General Accessories] Warrior1975:
It finally came today...I'm at work so I can't play around too much, but damn. What a difference.

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[General Accessories] Warrior1975:
Anyone on the fence with buying this, just do it. I can not believe how nice this thing sounds. It's truly incredible. I am about to hit the gym with it. It definitely adds some bulk to the phone, and with the rubber bands, the screen is blocked. That's nothing that other holder won't fix though.

sgh-TWEAKED-889©
[General Accessories] Batou069:
[MENTION=3996566]vectron[/MENTION]

hey, I started my HP journey 2 years ago when I bought my Shure SE425 IEM. Im thinking of upgrading to a over the ear HP, still not sure if closed or open. Maybe will buy both :) Sennheiser HD 598 or 600, or HifiMan He-400 or MrSpeakers Alpha Dogs.

However, in these two years I didn't learned much about amping and since I'm no expert, I got confused a lot. I understand that there are some cans that are harder to drive then others. And it depends how much power an amp get out.

Do you have any info on this? And how can someone save some low impedance IEMs from being broken because of a too strong amp (overkill)??
[General Accessories] vectron:
To be honest, I'm not an expert on amps either. Its a basic theory of any portable digital audio player or smartphone being able to drive low impedance load so you will be ok with headphones anywhere from 16 ohm to 50 ohm. To drive higher impedance headphones, you need an amp. In theory, as long as you keep your gain level under control, it shouldn't damage your low impedance IEM. The only problem is that you will not have as much of a dynamic volume range because of that gain. Some songs that were mastered hot already will be loud at a slight crank of the volume. Its very common today with modern electronic music to master everything hot because "distortion" is part of edm genres. Btw, this is one of the reasons why I like Neutron Music Player app since it has auto-gain setting and pre-amp control to auto adjust the levels when you are dealing with uneven volume songs.

Btw, I found a very good guide on Innerfidelitly about headphone amps: http://www.innerfidelity.com/conten...hat-headphone-amplifier-and-why-do-i-need-one - definitely a good read.

With E18, I actually wanted an extra drive boost at moderate volume level, and it surely delivers that. Don't remember if I mentioned it here or in another forum. Your phone has DAC already built in. It might be a quality component, but everything is cramped into one circuit board on top of each other from a same power source. In a proper circuit design, you need big caps to filter out power supply to keep away all the noise/spikes. E18 does it outboard with extra filtering and minimum interference from other components cramped inside of your phone. Plus with extra drive, you don't need to raise your volume too high. Volume is your amplification level. Every signal has signal-to-noise ratio. As you amplify the signal you also amplifying the noise floor. So if you can keep your signal at a moderate level which is still high enough to drive your IEM or headphones - your noise level is down too. Again, I'm speaking not from audiophile perspective, but rather from EE perspective since its my background.... and btw, E18 can drive up to 150 ohm headphone load.

Btw, forgot to mention that I'm testing Sennheiser MOMENTUM over-ear headphones now... Doesn't get any better than that - pure sound heaven!!!
[General Accessories] Matc21:
Anyone tried the E18 with the Galaxy S3 running Cyanogenmod? Does it work with the OTG Cable?
[General Accessories] kryz70fr:
works with Note 3 ?

i just pre-ordered it from France ... Will get it for christmas ...
[General Accessories] Warrior1975:
Yes, works amazing with the Note 3.

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[General Accessories] vectron:
It will!
[General Accessories] Warrior1975:
Happy Holidays everyone

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[General Accessories] vectron:
You too!!!

Btw, next month FiiO is planning to release X5 (portable DAP, next gen of X3), and I heard a rumor is might have USB OTG support as well. I'm very intrigued by it since if it's true, then we are talking about E18 + standalone high quality audio player. That would be a swiss army knife of portable audio to include headphone amp, dac, usb otg support, external sound card, and standalone audio player.
[General Accessories] Warrior1975:
I was thinking about getting the 3X for a while, now maybe I'll look into the new one.

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[General Accessories] Batou069:
The X5 has already a good DAC (more or less), so all you'll need is the amp...

Just ordered nad viso hp50 and HiFiMAN HE-400 (headamp.com), they are 100$ less on black friday!

Anyone knows if the E18 is compatible with the LG G2?
[General Accessories] skingg:
I posted this on another thread but has anyone with an international S3/Note 2 tried an audio comparison between the onboard Wolfson WM1811 DAC of those phones to the DAC of the FiiO18?
[General Accessories] vectron:
I thought X5 will have both DAC and amp? Or do you mean to use another amp in addition to it?

Btw, I just looked up on Amazon, and HE-400 is $100 off in there as well, down to $299. So does Senns MOMENTUM, $50 off down to $299

Regarding LG G2, it was mentioned in post #25 of this thread (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=47432334&postcount=25) where Sushiglobser confirmed it working with 4.3 based ROM. Maybe you can PM him for more details? Sounds like stock doesn't work, but with a custom ROM it does.
[General Accessories] Batou069:
Yeah, ordered NAD VISO HP50 an one HiFiMAN he400. Was thinking of getting also senns hd 598 but the he is already an open can

I backed the geek out project on kickstarter don't know if I'll need the fiio with this one. But still looks great, too bad it doesn't support 24/192 tough
[General Accessories] Warrior1975:
I've been really enjoying my headphones and amp watching movies on my No and my Note 8. I have to say, this new setup is incredible. The bass response and separation is incredible watching movies. I'm thinking the music not sounding how I thought it would, could be the source. I use apps to download mp3's from Google play. I think I need a better way.

Suggestions anyone?

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[General Accessories] jRi0T68:
mp3skull is good. I find a lot of 320kbps files there, next best thing to flac.

Excreted from my Nexus 5

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[General Accessories] vectron:
Gotta reply with a disclaimer "support your artist. don't download. blah. blah. blah. blah" :D

I recently discovered myfreemp3.eu where you can listen to the whole song from within search results and get the file size and bitrate. Great to discover new music, and no crazy popups. And of course you can download as well ;)
[General Accessories] jRi0T68:
Of course, buy what you listen to, but many songs aren't for sale (for me, that's mostly edm show live sets).

Excreted from my Nexus 5

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[General Accessories] Warrior1975:
I'm trying out 1964ears V6 Stage. They will send you demo units if you send them a $400 deposit. So far, with my limited interaction with the company, it's been mixed. I called them about a month ago, spoke with one of their reps. Very nice, very knowledgeable. I was impressed at that point.

I then found out about their demo products. I emailed them, which took about 5 days to get a response about. I called them yesterday, left a message, also responded to their email via email. No response from them yet. I'm not sure how that sits with me overall. I don't like their response time right now at all. If I am going to drop. $700 on CIEMs I'd like to feel a little more comfortable.

Anyway, I will keep you guys updated.

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[General Accessories] mashinaronoo:
Is anybody else experiencing interference problems with this when using a GSM phone? I'm using a Verizon SGS 3 running KitKang Rom and there's some serious interference that pops up. It's been documented at Head-fi and it's a known issue confirmed by the Fiio rep. People have tried different solutions like wrapping the unit in aluminum foil and what not but not to much success. I'm currently using it with my Note 8 tablet instead and it's working like a dream but this is a pretty big mess up for an Android phone Amp/Dac.
[General Accessories] Warrior1975:
I have interference if I turn the gain up too high. Otherwise it's perfect on both my Note 3 and 8.

Update about 1964. Still no response. Am I expecting too much? I just can't imagine companies taking that long for a response. Business can't be that good that customers wait more than 24 hours for a response is it? It's going to be two days this afternoon.

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[General Accessories] Warrior1975:
Anyone using Viper sound with this? Works good, only issue is that when you hook the amp up, the effects are under speakerphone not headphones s I me you are going through USB. You lose some of your setting options. Any way around this?

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[General Accessories] porscheoscar:
I ordered this as soon as it came out for my Note 3. There was only one Amazon review of it at the time. I got it for $160.

I don't do in ear headphones anymore and now use the V-Moda m100. I figured any headphone with a 1,200 page thread must be worth checking out. I have a pretty wide array of music types and these have the best sound I've com across so far. I went into the Apple store to check out their headphones and while a few months ago I might have been imprssed with some, I now found most of their $250+ headphones to be lacking. Non-existent bass, messy bass, scratchy highs, not enough clarity. However I did find two that were nice the B&O for about the same price as the V-moda's, but I could see they wouldn't be as good for more synthetic music. And yesterday I was BJ's wholesale club and was impressed with the Bose OE's for $100.

I was previously using the Fiio E11 and then the Mont Blanc E12. But battery life was becoming a hassle. I think the E12 only has like 800 mAh.

Which was good for almost a day of heavy use but the ability to switch tracks on the E18 without touching the phone's screen sounded like a win.

With the Note3 there is some annoying intereference when nothing is playing. I have a Verizon Note3. And Neutron for whatever reason will not work with all the tracks. Power Amp has no problem playing any of the track and has more EQ settings. N7 player also had some issues.

As for portability this is what I decided to do. I couldn't deal with the rubber bands blocking the big screen. So I picked up one of the those phone cases on Ebay for $6 that come with the holster for a belt clip. Actually I only used the holster part, my Spigen case fit into the holster and didn't block the bottom micro USB mini cables that allow the 'jump to next track' track buttons to work on the FiiO. I went to Duane Reade and bought $4 velcro, this wide patch type and not the skinny strip kind. I stuck the fuzzy velcro to the back of the phone cover and the hooked velcro side to the back of the E18. So that the FiiO sticks to the back of the phone. When I'm on the go I slide the unit into the belt holster, and conveniently, the FiiO faces out so I can access the next track buttons, volume, gain and bass with my right hand without looking down or having to take out the phone. Whe I pull out the phone I can hold it by the FiiO as a convenient grip handle. When I don't want to use my headphones and amp I can just take the phone out of the cover or use my other Spigen case which pops on and off. I think this is the least bulky, unobstrusive to the screen and most secure (holster prevents unit from falling out of your pocket).

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[General Accessories] Warrior1975:
I love this amp. I just ordered new CIEMS as well. I'm a little scared, but whatever. I ordered Heir Audio 8.a. I'll share when I get them next month sometime.

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[General Accessories] porscheoscar:
yes, M100 sound signature does have that issue where sometimes the mids are weak. But it's a trade off at the end of the day. I think I can manage this (or maybe its just in my head) by playing with the settings on Power Amp or via the FiiO bass setting. And I would rather have the the very tight yet robust bass of the m100 applied to all music types if it means losing some of the mids. The momentums and M50 are better in this area but the bass isn't nearly as good (imho) and they can't match the m100 portability and build quality for an all around headphone that you're not just using in your living room with a coiled cable. The m100 is a very robust headphone build quality.

As far as the FiiO e18 there's one potential big issue I'm running into now. THe micro usb to micro usb plug necessary to use the track selection buttons on the FiiO from your phone, (these buttons won't work with just using the 3.5 jacks on top like all the other FiiO's) are not ideal for heavy, daily use. I had this same issue with my Motorola Razr phones as well. Eventually all of the micro usb plugs on their chargers would stretch out and would no longer make contact, I had to constantly bend the wire, wrap it around the device, etc. A potential deal-breaker for a portable device. The E18 comes with two of these micro usb to micro usb connectors (FiiO aware of the issue?) so when I plugged in the new connector it was a tight fit again and all buttons were operational once again. I tried looking for a 3.0 USB (for my Note3 this charger is awesomely fast) to micro usb connector but no dice.
[General Accessories] mashinaronoo:
I got a Moto X dev edition during their cyber monday deal and I'm still getting interference but not nearly as much. At my S3 cut out, stopped responding and eventually restarted itself. No clue why but it actually happened multiple times.
[General Accessories] Batou069:
I just received my FiiO E18, and with my LG G2 running official CM11 Android 4.4.1 I can't make it work.

Connected with the USB OTG cable that came with the device, the music continues to come out from the G2's speaker.

I can charge the phone in the charge mode, but in DAC mode nothing happens. No sound coming out from the E18s headphone Jack.

Cant really continue to try since I'm at work. Does anyone know what could cause this? Maybe the ROM, or the Kernel?

Thanks
[General Accessories] Warrior1975:
Someone in this thread went to a different ROM, 4.3 I believe, carbon. That got it to work.

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[General Accessories] Batou069:
Thanks, Carbon did the Job :)

So it seems that I'll have to dl Carbon to my Nexus 7 too :cowboy:
[General Accessories] skingg:
Hi vectron, I've decided and just purchased the E18 so it'll be arriving in a couple of days. I'm just wondering which firmware or kernel were you running on your Note 2? Is your phone the international N7100?

I'm presently still running 4.1.2 with Googy Max kernel on my international I9300 since I'm waiting for the S3's 4.3 to stabilize before I update, so here's hoping I'll be able have usb audio out working to the Fiio via OTG cable without the need for UARP since I'm going to play my mp3s with Neutron.
[General Accessories] vectron:
Still stock on 4.1.2. Works good as is :)