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FiiO E10K - Volume not loud at all?

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I just got my AKG 612 headphones and my FiiO E10K...my Windows Volume is at 100% and even with the FiiO knob at 8 it isn't very loud. I know this can't be right - not sure what is going on here.

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On the back there should be a gain switch, flip it to high :)

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Yea that definitely helped a lot...I have Realtek Audio with my motherboard and is there anything I need to do with that?

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Yea that definitely helped a lot...I have Realtek Audio with my motherboard and is there anything I need to do with that?

 

No.

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Alright - volume wise it is a lot better with the gain switch on - I just wasn't sure if that was bad to turn that on?

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Alright - volume wise it is a lot better with the gain switch on - I just wasn't sure if that was bad to turn that on?

 

Could cause the unit to overheat and explode violently, driving aluminum shrapnel into your face holes.

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Ah alright..

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Ah alright..

Lol, no, you'll be fine. SSL'S such a jokester

Higher gain will have higher background noise, but if you don't get enough volume on the lower setting you shouldn't notice much if any.

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Could cause the unit to overheat and explode violently, driving aluminum shrapnel into your face holes.

i heard you gain weight if you turn it on . It's something about the sound messing up your brain's calorie control 

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I will say I played a round of CS:GO and it was PLENTY loud even at setting 3 on my FiiO. I notice on like YouTube and stuff though I need to crank it up more...

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I will say I played a round of CS:GO and it was PLENTY loud even at setting 3 on my FiiO. I notice on like YouTube and stuff though I need to crank it up more...

Yes that is typical. Audio producing on YouTube is generally sub par, and movies/TV are also typically on the quieter side.

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Alright great, good to know!

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