FiiO E5 amp (E3 upgraded) - Page 97

Thank you ClieOs, that was an incredibly helpful article. I plan on getting a s9 direct from Korea so i can use their "full potential" . DFKT, my pmp was actually bought in korea as well, and i think its a korea only model~ so do you think this means that the headphones are at their maximum volume? (there is no distortion)

I jsut had a few problems with my E5, the sound was disappearing when I moved the headphone plug.
If anyone is having the same problem with either of the jack plugs on the E5, just take a thin peace of plastic or even a piece of paper.
Open your E5 and put that piece on the female jack plug, it'll press the plug on the board preventing it from moving and ensuring the sound doesn't disappear every time you move your fiio.

DealExtreme: Cool Gadgets at the Right Price - Site-Wide Free Shipping (Page 1) seems to be very cheap for the E5, two weeks til you get it tho with DX.

I got my E5 on deal extreme when it first came out, they are legit.
Only took 8 days to deliver to france too.

1st post!

hey, I just purchased a Fiio E5 in-line amp. I was wondering if anyone has used a pair of Sony MDR-EX300 IEM's??? I am currently using them with my G1 (HTC Google Phone) and I love the sound, just would like a little more low-end and was hoping this would do the trick. I got a cheapo Koss EQ50 at wally-world and it hisses like crazy. The MDR-EX300's have a 16ohm impedance. Should I have a hissing problem??

BTW, love the forum, I'm glad I found it! spent the past 3 solid hours digging around, lol!!

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Welcome to Head-Fi, sd2649! Ray's warnings are fair; you can see the damage to my bank account in my signature (and I plan to spend at least another $100 within a week) Nonetheless, it'll be worth it! As long as you're at least somewhat as anal about sound as I am

More impressions- I'm AMAZED at how good my Ultrasone 680s sound with my Thinkpad W500's integrated audio via the E5. This amp makes an otherwise terrible source (noise, distortion) sing. The E5 allows me to use my laptop's Conexant/Analog Devices chip to its fullest and is a must have with this laptop.

This is now my semi-portable rig for when I'm away from my Stello/McIntosh combo. I can't recommend the E5 enough both for starters in this hobby and people like me who have already spent too much and want to cut the spending down a bit.

A newbie question:

My Specs:
iPhone 3G + Koss Porta Pro

Do you think a FiiO will increase the sound quality of my setup?
Maybe some members made some expirients.....

I first recognized it when I listened to the same tracks on iTunes of my laptop and then compared to my 3G there really is a difference especially in bass...
I think thats normal...

But I want my koss to sound like on my laptop or even better...

Is the FiiO E5 my way to go?


sorry for noobness...

i'm sure it wouldn't hurt. are your portapros modified?

No they aren't..
I already bought the FiiO E5's

What would be the effect on an amp, if they were modded?

Any fastest way i can buy this E5 in Brisbane guys ?

Do you mean to put it in the plug itself? Or just outside of the plug?? Sorry I'm just not sure. I'm having the same problem with my input jack. Very annoying that I lose sound when I move around.

He is saying to dismantle the E5.

Once inside, put a piece if paper on top of the headphone jack (in the E5).

When put back together, the paper and the case will meet, and push the loose jack plug in the E5 down onto the board to make contact.

Got my Fiio e5 today and I got to say I'm quite impressed. The ATH-M50 don't lack bass in the first place IMHO but now they have it even more and I like it And it seems that SQ got better too compared to just ibook g4->m50.