I recently got this headset, and wow is it good. My only issue is when certain people talk on discord, I can hear a really high pitched ringing. I fiddled with a bunch of settings, computer audio and discord, and nothing seems to solve the issue. It is primarily if not all in my right ear only. Is there something wrong with my headset, or was that ringing always there I can just hear it cause the headset is THAT good? I haven't had any issues with any other application, though I have yet to test if I can hear the ringing on a different version of discord, say on my xbox instead of my pc. Only other issue I've had is occasional static, but I can't tell if it's from the headset or the show/game/etc.
Apr 24, 2024
Unplug power and let it run on battery, works fine on both side, playing it for a while no issue. Plug it in for recharging while playing some music, started to having some weird issue.
Conclusion: 1. PC setting problems. Where i got no way to figure out. Get a Schiit stack instead for desktop amp. 2. When the battery is full, plug in both power and usb-in can cause issues.
My Advice: It can be use for portable DAC/AMP, not desktop DAC/AMP due to complicated setup to run on desktop and weird hardware behavior on desktop.
When the E17k is on it has a blue LED, whereas it lights red-blue while charging, and ceases charging when the battery is fully charged. When stationary, I use my phone with an OTG cable to a Signstek HIFI USB to the FiiO's COAX-in.
Additional Hardware: 1) Signstek HIFI USB to Coaxial S/PDIF Converter Decoder : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FEDHHKE/ -- No drivers required with Windows 10 (USB Audio out) to the Signstek.
2) OTG USB 2.0 Y cable : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00V81L9M8/
EXTRA NOTE: If you get static through your headphones or speakers when powering Audio devices via USB (hub, power bars, etc), then switch to a standalone phone USB port/outlet, which appears to filter the line and removes the static.
Whereas my experience with XDuoo is crap crap crap. The XQ-10 isn't worth 10 bucks - the most expensive part of the XQ-10 is probably the aluminum case.
See here: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/fiio-e17k-alpen-2-usb-dac/talk/1582941