I made the switch to firmware .20 from .11A and my impression is that the sound quality has suffered. My theory is that a decrease in power output which drops the volume a bit in the minimal volume settings (and which may also improve the running time of the battery)has dropped the power driving the earphones and has resulted in a relatively thin sound versus the previous build. Could this possibly be correct? If so I would prefer the old firmware with higher power driving the earphones even if that entailed a tradeoff of shorter battery life between chargess.
Hrm, I’ve not noticed a change in sound quality either. I listen through UltimateEars IEMs and a pair of Sennheiser cans and can’t tell a difference between build .18 and build .20. Maybe I should go back and give .11 a listen
Not trying to step on the OP’s toes, mind you. Sound preferences are very personal and maybe you do hear something that I don’t.
Thanks Sansafix and others who have responded. I do want to mention that no matter what my current issue, the Clip is the best sounding MP3 player I have heard. It’s GREAT!
all the new firmware added was lower voltage steps. if you listen to the same visual amount of volume, you will be at a lower volume, which will make the sound seem thin on the same headphones due to the way we perceive bass:
The hardware of the clip is the same…so it should sound just as tasty after the FW upgrade.
I did have an interesting problem yesterday…buzzing in both channels. The sound cleared right up after changing the EQ from “Jazz” to “Normal”, then back. I tried to replicate the problem, but my clip has been happy ever since.
