[oldschool]

Mine is depleted in about 8 hours, bass boost on, max volume on the amp and used with Ety ER4P. Reviews and advertising said 20 hours (presumably in normal use).

For how does yours last?

 

[ClieOS]

Advertising said if you use 16 ohm earbud with no bass boost, normal listening volume (which is like 3/20 or 4/20), than it will last for 20 hrs (test is alway done with minimum setting). I once tested the battery with my JVC earbud (which is 16 ohm) with volume 4/20 and it lasted roughly 18hrs. I'll say it is close to spec and good enough.

 

[oldschool]

Still, I am somewhat disappointed with only ~8h on my ER4P (27 ohms) with bass on and full volume

 

[ClieOS]

If you turn your source's volume up a bit and lower E5 volume at the same time, I am sure you will get better mileage out of the combination.

 

[oldschool]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ClieOS /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you turn your source's volume up a bit and lower E5 volume at the same time, I am sure you will get better mileage out of the combination.

That's if I use it with a 3.5mm and not a LOD, as the LOD cancels the source's amp.

And besides, I tend to listen to rips which are mastered quite lowly compared to nowadays 'loudness wars' standards and I need all the volume I can get.

Oh well, will have to recharge more often then.. Still a great little amp the Fiio E5

 

[AudioCats]

try some 60 ohm phones, such as KSC35. It might increase your run time. Now whether it is gonna get loud enough.....

 

[ClieOS]

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldschool /img/forum/go_quote.gif That's if I use it with a 3.5mm and not a LOD, as the LOD cancels the source's amp.

Isn't that a bit too loud? I mean LO + E5's full volume + ER4P?

 

[oldschool]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ClieOS /img/forum/go_quote.gif Isn't that a bit too loud? I mean LO + E5's full volume + ER4P?

If I listen to some CDs from the mid 80es, no, I wouldn't say so. They tend to be very quiet.

Also, I mostly listen while on the way in a loud environment. Home I turn the volume down a bit.

 

[ClieOS]

Just make sure it isn't too loud, You won't want to join Deaf-fi.org anytime soon

 

[kRze]

I havent had mine run out on me yet, but Ill listen to it all day at the office and maybe to do some stuff after. So maybe 10-11 hours. This is with BB on with volume at around mid on the Fiio with 16 ohm C551.