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Superb, mine arrived this morning having taken 9 days to get here China - What can I say but WOW !
£6.00 including carriage was a raving bargain and well worth the money.
I've been using an iPod Classic 80gb unamped with a pair of Senn PX-100's, I've been quite happy with the SQ, but the Fiio certainly makes a difference.
i won and paid for one on 6/25. no shipping confirmation. sent a message, no reply. *sadface*
think they'd have a problem with an american buyer purchasing it from ebay.uk??
Haha Same with me last time Only when I said I will contact eBay if not reply me, the seller confirm the shipment.
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First impression was that the amp just gave the sound a bass boost, which was a bit too much for me. But as I listened more I'm liking the sound more, it sounds 'bigger' and it's more fun on rock tracks than straight from my D2 (I tried to adjust volume levels for a fair test). However I do think as a result it can sound a bit muddled at times, missing the clarity of the D2.
However probably the deal breaker for me is the massive amount of hiss from this amp. This is the first time I've been bothered about hiss on any DAP ever, it's actually loud enough to be bothering on quiet tracks which is not acceptable. But, what can I ask for at this price
EDIT: Forgot to mention that this is with my Freqshows, which are pretty damn sensitive, so YMMV.
Last edited by merlinzeta; 07-05-2008 at 10:22 AM..
i won and paid for one on 6/25. no shipping confirmation. sent a message, no reply. *sadface*
think they'd have a problem with an american buyer purchasing it from ebay.uk??
I won and paid for one (from marchrisdealer) on 6/19, I just received it today (7/05), and it was shipped from Hong Kong on 6/23. At no time was there any communication from the seller, just the amp arrived, in fine cosmetic condition and good working order. Since this is my second, I can say that it sounds the same brand new as the first one did. BTW, I'm in the US as well. If your order fulfillment runs parallel to mine, your FiiO should be arriving in about a week from today.
__________________ Offline Rig: Pioneer DV563A, DV578A (VD David 1.0 PC) -> Sonicwave Glass Toslink -> Headroom 2007 Ultra Micro DAC (Desktop PSU, VD Nite II PC) -> VD Master 2.0 IC -> Mapletree Ear+ Purist HD (VD Nite Platinum PC), -> ALO Modded Grado SR225, Senn HD650 (ALO 18AWG Jena Cryo), Yuin PK1 Computer Rig: Terratec EWX 2496 (IeGO 70530 PC) -> Glass Toslink-> Same downstream as Offline Rig Work Rig: MASantos Alien USB DAC -> Zynsonix VRAY Prime mini-to-mini -> RSA SR-71A (Tysonic Ultra Low Discharge 9V NiMH) -> Yuin PK1, Shure SE530 Bedside Rig: 5.5G Redwine iMod -> ALO VCap Dock (VHAudio OIMP) -> VD Nite 2.0 IC -> KICAS Caliente, SR-71A, TTVJ Portable Millett Hybrid Amp -> HD650(ALO Jena), HD600(Cardas)
The description states it can drive headphones up to 300-ohm... But, it's powered by a single AAA battery. Has anyone tried one of these amps with 300-ohm headphones?
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AKG K-240S with Sweetcome cable, AKG K-240M, Denon AH-D1000, Koss Porta-Pro, AKG K-81DJ, OVC HC1000 (PX killer).
Gone: Equation Audio RP-21, Sennheiser PX100, PX200.
Amp: Minibox-D with silver cable.
Editor at http://www.headphonedeals.org. Declip, a tool for restoring audio off poorly-mastered CDs. SoX, Sound Exchange - cross-platform audio filtering/transform tool. Хедфайеры всех стран, объединяйтесь! - missing a headphones-and-wheat badge...
I've used the FiiO with a variety of phones and sources, including KSC75 phones and the headphone out of my laptop (which the SE530 reveals to have a noticeable, though low, level of hiss). With none of my sources, does the FiiO, KSC75 pair give any noticeable hiss, even at full source volume. Are the Porta Pro known to be much more sensitive than the KSC75?
Using SE530 (which are very sensitive), I'm finding that the level of hiss using the FiiO varies with the source, rather than being attributable to the FiiO (other than the FiiO amplifying what is already in the source).
Yet another example of how the same audio component can yield different results in different rigs and ears.
__________________ Offline Rig: Pioneer DV563A, DV578A (VD David 1.0 PC) -> Sonicwave Glass Toslink -> Headroom 2007 Ultra Micro DAC (Desktop PSU, VD Nite II PC) -> VD Master 2.0 IC -> Mapletree Ear+ Purist HD (VD Nite Platinum PC), -> ALO Modded Grado SR225, Senn HD650 (ALO 18AWG Jena Cryo), Yuin PK1 Computer Rig: Terratec EWX 2496 (IeGO 70530 PC) -> Glass Toslink-> Same downstream as Offline Rig Work Rig: MASantos Alien USB DAC -> Zynsonix VRAY Prime mini-to-mini -> RSA SR-71A (Tysonic Ultra Low Discharge 9V NiMH) -> Yuin PK1, Shure SE530 Bedside Rig: 5.5G Redwine iMod -> ALO VCap Dock (VHAudio OIMP) -> VD Nite 2.0 IC -> KICAS Caliente, SR-71A, TTVJ Portable Millett Hybrid Amp -> HD650(ALO Jena), HD600(Cardas)
Same with me last time 
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