Fiio amps? - Page 59

thank's i have just read the thread on the fiio L1 lod cable and have ordered one (£5 e-bay)

although i think when i buy some new headphones (probably audio technica ath ad700) i may also buy an ibasso cable at the same time. thanks for the advice.

Hi guys and gals,

I am very tempted to buy a FiiO E5 as the price is so good on Amazon and it looks very small and neat. The only problem is, I don't have any particularly suitable portable headphones. I currently own a pair of Jays a-jays 3s IEMs but would like to purchase a pair of portable headphones as well and need your recommendations. I looked at the audio technica ES7s but read a lot about them being uncomfortable and prone to scratching - not great in a portable phone. ES55s look good but I don't know if they would isolate sound well as they are so small - although they did win the What HiFi award recently (that may mean nothing!) - anyone own these? Sennheiser seem to have a vast selection as well.

Criteria:

Budget - around £100 ($160)

Portable and strong

Works well with FiiO E5 (with line out from iPod Touch 2G)

Good sound isolation

Any help or recommendations would be more than appreciated.

I'm not using my three FiiO E5 (and two FiiO E3) for anything. If you have a proper player, you don't need them.

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Originally Posted by dfkt 

I'm not using my three FiiO E5 (and two FiiO E3) for anything. If you have a proper player, you don't need them.

So you think my iPod Touch should be good enough on its own? Does using the line out not improve the sound a lot?

I just tried the E7 hooked up to my Ipad with my Grados and it sounds pretty good. Decent for less than $100.

do you think an amp is necessary with a Zune HD as player and Phiaton PS200 as IEM ?