FiiO E5 amp (E3 upgraded) - Page 56

I tried the E5 with the following and noticed zero improvement:

Touch 2G + TF10
Touch 2G + SE530
Sony 639F + TF10
Sony 639F + SE530

The $20 was well worth it though. Made me realize I don't need an amp for what I currently have. Hope this helps others.

With the correct phones, (portables made for low power devices), amplification shouldn't be needed. That's not to say it can't be a benefit.

Well, today my recently-arrived E5 and my 8GB CF-modded iPod mini had an encounter with the washing machine.

The E5 survived!

The Mini itself didn't, but the CF card in it still works perfectly.

That makes my heart sad....

I've never understood how people can possibly have their audio gear end up in the washing machine without noticing beforehand.............

That's the problem with these light-as-FiiO electronics ...

Heh, it did mine too. Still, it's amazing that the E5 survived.

Not if you didnt turn it on...

Did you turn on the Mini while wet/damp?

After the washing machine, it went thru the dryer too... and yeah it was pretty dry. It turns on, but I only get the sad ipod face.

I guess I just don't have sufficient attention to detail when doing laundry, because I've had all sorts of things go through the wash in my pockets. No DAPs, only some MDR-G73 headphones recently. I let them dry out for weeks before trying them and they work fine. Also a car remote control. That, I was able to dissasemble completely then clean with some spray electronics cleaner and then dry out.

I try to keep track of my Sansa Clips, they are so small and easy to loose, but I bet someday I'll wash one of them too.

For any wet electronics, disconnect the battery if possible and dry very, very thoroughly before attempting to turn it on. Turning it on while there's still water inside will likely short out & fry some components.

Sound advice from Earwax.

I didn't have time to explain in my post!

i figure many people have had the FiiO E5 for a while, any chance we can see a thread with a review? Comparing it to the E3, and others (iBasso T4, NuForce, Cmoy, pa2v2)

My FiiO is probably @ the post office while I'm away for the holidays

I can tell all of you who own Euro-capped DAP's (or any modern-day 5mW Sony like I have) that the E5 actually works best with either louder players or with the line-out of a player, because of the E5's onboard digital volume control and optional bass boost.

The disadvantage to it is if you own a DAP with remote-control access, that you won't be able to use the remote and line-out on it at the same time, as most DAP's and almost all Sony units automatically switch to the default HP out whenever a remote is plugged in to it.

But I just deal with it, as the only over-the-head cans I own are the 24-ohm Sony MDR-V series (such as my 2 V300s and the V700DJ) and also the Altus Series 24-ohm D777SL and NC60 Noise Canceling HP's (40-ohms with NC on, and 100 phms with NC off), as anything beyond 100-ohms on a 5mW (or less for our Euro-capped friends) unit without using line-out is pretty much useless. Since I use mainly 16-ohm N.U.D.E earphones or N.U.D.E EX IEMs, straight from the player, my E5 only gets pressed into duty when using cans such as the above-mentioned

Other than that I give the E5 a big thumbs up (in true Ebert & Roeper fashion)

According to the tracking my E5 should get here tomorrow. Finalllly. :<

I'll probably have a small noob-ish review using my zune 80gig and my pk1's. I can't wait to see what an amp does to the PK1's considering how much I like them even unamped.