Got it (I think). Thanks for the info. I've got that itch to buy some new gadgets.   Oh the Jedi's are going to feel this one... (and by Jedi's, I mean my wallet).

Quote: Wait, I've just noticed: I was referring to connecting the iPod via the BACK usb port, not the dock port. (I knew that the connectors would be different since they wouldn't sell the iPod specific dock E9i otherwise.)   Are you saying that the E9 will not play music from an iPod...

Quote: Few things are when you know how they work. As an example, using Schrodinger's equation to calculate the wavefuction for an electron with initial inputs isn't confusing to me since I know how to use it, but I'd like to see a non-physicist give it a go! ;) (Thanks for clearing...

Huh, okay. That just adds extra confusion.    Now I'm thinking it's just easier to go for the E9/E7 combo. Will it play music via the USB from an iPod by connecting it to the USB port on the back of the E9? As well as this, will plugging the E7 into the E9 dock (while the iPod is connected...

Thank you, Digital-Pride! Very helpful! I didn't know about the E9i, and at only £10 more, I'll definitely go for that one. I quite like the sleek black look of these FiiO amps too.   So I presume the E9i can connect with the E7 in the same way? (As it would be a little odd if it didn't.)...

A few (probably rather stupid) questions about the E9/E7 combo as I'm still a little unclear about them:      1) Does the E9 act as a dock for an iPod?   2) What exactly does plugging the E7 into the E9 do? Does it actually improve the sound in anyway?    3) If I'm playing music...

Cool, thanks. I thought it might have meant something more specific (like constantly swapping while playing... which always seemed a little dodgy to me! :P), but apparently not.

  Rather than start a new thread, I thought I would post in this existing thread (in fact, I've posted this elsewhere too). I've had a Mk II for a year or two now and have loved every moment of music on it. I am wondering if upgrading the tubes will reveal any significant change in sound...

Quote: Ah, okay. Thanks.   I've always heard the phrase 'tube rolling' and never been too sure exactly what it means. Does it simply mean 'swapping the tubes for other ones? o_0 (I do hate to sound like a n00b, but you have to start somewhere.)  

Quote: Personally I think it's tough to subscribe to any unproven theory, especially one as tentative and unexplored as string/M theory! Not that I'm an expert, but I do admire M theory rather a lot. The 'graviton' (the quantum of gravity) isn't shoehorned into the equations, it appears...

  Hello all, Rather than start a new thread, I thought I would post in this existing thread. I've had a Mk II for a year or two now and have loved every moment of music on it. I am wondering if upgrading the tubes will reveal any significant change in sound? David ZheZhe from Little Dot...

Quote:         I do like the idea of going for something different since I like the HD595s rather a lot as it is, so having something different is definitely a pro. And having read about the K702's speaker-like sound, I'm very tempted by them. Very tempted. But the supposed...

Hello all (especially to those reading),   I've got that itch to buy something, and I think I want to upgrade/buy 'better' headphones. I've currently got the set up that's shown in my signature, but I'm currently looking at either the AKG K702s, or the Sennheiser HD650s. Now, I've always...

I also apologise about interrupting you too, but being (relatively) new to high-end headphones and amps, I am considering changing from my HD595s to the HD650s. Two things: as I'm using a Little Dot Mk II amp, are there any tubes anyone could suggest that I could replace the stock tubes to give...

I apologise if this is the wrong thread to ask (there are a lot of threads!), but I am relatively new to audiophile-land. I've had a Mk II for about a year now, as well as the HD595s, and have loved every moment of music. I was wondering if anyone could suggest any tubes to replace the stock...