Phonak Audeo (PFE) Appreciation Thread - Page 10

My LOD cost $80 and I use it with my higher-quality amp, the MiniboxE+. So not much help there. Just use the mini to mini first and see what you think.

Need an amp, no. But with a little boost from an inexpensive amp, it makes the PFEs a little more robust, for lack of a better term. I just listened to the Touch, PFEs with gray filters, Comply tips, no EQ, and the FiiO E3 hooked up, and it gives the PFEs just a little more juice, and even makes the sound a little fuller (a touch more bass). Right now, I have the E3, the PFEs and the Sansa Clip working together, and again, a little better than without an amp. Sloop John B never sounded so good. Some people scoff at the FiiO amps, but for what they cost, I think they are a nice way to round off a phone like the PFEs. Just my opinion, of course.

Anyway, no you don't need an amp, but for $8 or $20, worth adding.

Of course, the Touch with an LOD and a quality amp really brings the PFEs to the next level. But I have easy to please ears it seems, so even the cheaper amps make a difference to me.

If you are in the states, Head-Direct also sells them, a little bit more $$$ though. I got mine from Dealextreme.

Yeah, they are nifty little amps.