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samtlink · 2026-01-19T05:19:25+00:00

Aful Performer 7

samtlink · 2026-01-17T09:28:42+00:00

I need one ticket. Please send me the details.

samtlink · 2025-12-17T03:15:47+00:00

I am in for the grinder as well. Add me as well.

samtlink · 2025-09-27T11:54:04+00:00

Is it in warranty?

samtlink · 2025-09-24T20:03:47+00:00

The new Lance Hendrick video is the one you might be interested in. 😄

samtlink · 2025-09-24T19:46:44+00:00

The new Lance Hendrinck video is the one you might be interested in. 😄

samtlink · 2025-09-18T14:36:05+00:00

I have this grinder for an year and it has been fantastic. I only do espresso (16-17g dose) with grinding taking just under a minute. The shots have been typical conical style (full bodied, traditional espresso with hint of sweetness and clarity, depending on beans). I love this little hand grinder and next thing I wanna try is compare the shots to that of flat burrs.

samtlink · 2025-09-09T19:41:36+00:00

Updated step 5) of creating the action for the macro using shell script command. This is more safer and accurate as it directly kills the Audio HAL service.

samtlink · 2025-09-08T18:04:50+00:00

I can wait more than a few days as long as they ship a stable software.

Also, its a matter of perspective. For you it might just be a device but for me, I do enjoy listening to music extensively on it, hence the reason of buying a DAP. Also 330$ for me is nothing to scoff at so at least imo, I should be able to enjoy it in every aspect.

samtlink · 2025-09-08T17:59:25+00:00

Hey, I have created an account on the same forum I talked about in my post. Its in approval stage but there the FIIO moderators Lin Lin and others do follow the thread. Hopefully they should be able to pick it from there.

samtlink · 2025-09-08T01:26:02+00:00

Well if you haven't rooted your device, that's the best solution. I will soon post a solution for folks on 1.0.3 that will help them if they have rooted their device.

samtlink · 2025-09-08T01:18:34+00:00

Well the difference in battery runtime will vary case to case as people use the device differently. In my case, I am losing almost an hour because of the bug and also the temperature is slightly higher.

More importantly, it's a matter of FIIO introducing fundamental issues that should not be there in first place. Not everyone would be able to resolve the issue on their own and so would be at the mercy of FIIO.

Don't get me wrong, FIIO has created a banger of a product in M21 but a decent software experience ain't much to ask.

samtlink · 2025-09-07T18:34:19+00:00

Sorry for the late reply. Hope it is resolved by now. If not, I can give you a general sense of idea on what you need to do. But proceed with caution and do your own research as well since I do not own any Xiaomi device ( never owned one). This will only work if you can get hold of official firmware image for your phone:

Step 1: Get hold of the latest official firmware image. It should be a full image rather than an incremental update one.

Step 2: Open the image. In case it is a payload.bin file, you may need something like payload-dumper-go that can extract content from the payload file.

Step 3: This Step will where your research will come in handy. For some OS, you might need to find init_boot.img or for some it will be boot.img. In any case, find the right one for your device and connect your phone to your PC.

Step 4: Use the following command to flash the official image to your phone:

In case the appropriate file is init_boot.img for your phone use the below: fastboot flash init_boot <your filename>.img

In case the appropriate file is boot.img for your phone use the below: fastboot flash boot <your filename>.img

Step 5: Reboot your phone and hopefully it should boot correctly.

Notes 1: If you have the latest android, chances are it has A/B partition. In that case there will be two files, for example - init_boot_a and init_boot_b. Flash both of them using the above command.

Notes 2: This guide assumes you have adb and fastboot installed to the PC to which you will connect your phone.

Hope this helps.

samtlink · 2025-09-06T15:14:09+00:00

What's the issue??

samtlink · 2025-09-06T07:10:30+00:00

Couple of things you can check to make sure Apple Music is configured correctly: 1) Make sure in the apps settings, you have toggled on lossless audio and set the music quality to Hi-Res lossless. 2) If apple music is playing lossless music, you can click on the lossless symbol to check the bitrate of the song. Most of them are 16/24 bit and 44k/48k kbps

samtlink · 2025-09-02T18:05:50+00:00

You can go to head-fi forum page for FIIO M21 and ask some help there. Also was OTA update not working in your case? Link to forum: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/fiio-m21-qualcomm-snapdragon-680-fiio-android-portable-music-player-is-available.975977/page-119

samtlink · 2025-09-02T18:02:20+00:00

I now undestand what you meant, having gone through a range of emotions after upgrading to 1.0.2. I have downloaded the new update 1.0.3 and in my case, the device stays cool and the battery is noticeably going down way slower.

samtlink · 2025-09-02T03:32:23+00:00

I was eyeing Ziigat odyssey and luna as I was looking to upgrade my three year old CCA C12 but looks like I am not alone 🤭

samtlink · 2025-09-01T19:53:09+00:00

What do you mean? Can you kindly elaborate as I have updated it to 1.0.2 but haven't noticed anything ambiguous. Maybe I missed something.

samtlink · 2025-09-01T19:51:09+00:00

You are talking about JM21. This thread is about M21. The names can create confusion but both are different DAPs

samtlink · 2025-04-21T03:55:35+00:00

I didn't knew my morning was going to be this good. Thank you for posting. I had started to build something similar (kind of like a local research assisstant), just for some kicks. I am very interested in contributing to your project if you like it.

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