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post #3211 of 3993
11/4/12 at 8:37pm
Does class-A biasing affect performance with lower impedence headphones ~ 40 ohms?
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post #3212 of 3993
11/4/12 at 9:36pm

The Class A biasing in this situation pertains to the op-amp voltage gain section just before the transistor output buffers. In other words, it helps regardless of what is plugged into the amp.

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post #3213 of 3993
11/4/12 at 9:52pm
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Thanks Good to hear. So would upgrading from the e17 to the o-dac be worth it? I like the eq function of the Fiio but I'd consider upgrading if the o-dac is more resolving smily_headphones1.gif

 

No.  I doubt you could hear a difference between them.  I've briefly compared it with my E10 and nothing stood out between them.

 

I would stick with the E17.

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post #3214 of 3993
11/5/12 at 4:09am
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The Class A biasing in this situation pertains to the op-amp voltage gain section just before the transistor output buffers. In other words, it helps regardless of what is plugged into the amp.

In plain olde english:

The Op Amp, whether or not it is Class A, does NOT drive the headphones directly.

There is a discrete transistor stage between the Op Amp and the headphone jack.
BTW, the discrete output stage is heavily biased into Class A, irregardless of the Op Amp.
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post #3215 of 3993
11/5/12 at 4:12am
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No.  I doubt you could hear a difference between them.  I've briefly compared it with my E10 and nothing stood out between them.

I would stick with the E17.

No!
You are very, very wrong!
The ODAC is The World's Greatest DAC!
End of Discussion! rolleyes.gif
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post #3216 of 3993
11/5/12 at 9:30am
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No!
You are very, very wrong!
The ODAC is The World's Greatest DAC!
End of Discussion! rolleyes.gif


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post #3217 of 3993
11/5/12 at 1:43pm
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No!
You are very, very wrong!
The ODAC is The World's Greatest DAC!
End of Discussion! rolleyes.gif

Lol, is this a honeymoon thing? :)

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post #3218 of 3993
11/5/12 at 1:54pm
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No!
You are very, very wrong!
The ODAC is The World's Greatest DAC!
End of Discussion! rolleyes.gif

 

What next ? All well built DACs sound the same ? tongue.gif (it's was i am tending to think now redface.gif)

 

The Violectric V800 (let's take this one as exemple) mesure better than ODAC (if i am not wrong) but it don't mean in any way that it's audibly better biggrin.gif , but if some one want to loan me a V800 i will gladly accept bigsmile_face.gif and give it a try .


Edited by HaVoC-28 - 11/5/12 at 1:57pm
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post #3219 of 3993
11/5/12 at 3:14pm
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What next ? All well built DACs sound the same ? (it's was i am tending to think now )

Oh boy. Wellll, I a/b compared my Fiio e17 with my buddies Decco 2 and heard very slight, if not negligible differences. So I don't think there's a need for a >$500 d/a converter. Prove me wrong >=D
Edited by PanamaHat - 11/5/12 at 3:15pm
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post #3220 of 3993
11/5/12 at 4:43pm
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No!
You are very, very wrong!
The ODAC is The World's Greatest DAC!
End of Discussion! rolleyes.gif

 

It's supposed to be a joke!   tongue.gif    

Frankly it wouldn't surprise me in the least if the ODAC sounded about as good as the E17.biggrin.gif

 

 

I suspect that FiiO may have an "Engineering Staff" to "design" DACs and Amps and stuff for them. And the ODAC has..............?

 

BTW, if anyone wants to send me an Audiolab M-DAC or a Cambridge DAC Magic Plus for "research" purposes, I won't mind.wink_face.gif


Edited by Chris J - 11/5/12 at 4:45pm
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post #3221 of 3993
11/5/12 at 6:41pm

Someone should put up a website with a blind test of the E17 and ODAC, and conclude that there were no differences. And announce the E17 the winner because of its extra features and lower cost.

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post #3222 of 3993
11/5/12 at 7:59pm
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It's supposed to be a joke!   tongue.gif    

Frankly it wouldn't surprise me in the least if the ODAC sounded about as good as the E17.biggrin.gif

 

 

 

I took it as a joke!  In my opinion, the DACmagic (with upgraded power supply) is roughly equal to the MSII+ in sound, but has enough extra flexibility to warrant the higher price.

I think the E17 is roughly equal to the audinst MX1 with a slightly better dac on the E17, the amps are more of a preference than one being better. All in my opinion of course.


Edited by the search never ends - 11/5/12 at 8:03pm
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post #3223 of 3993
11/6/12 at 3:51am
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I took it as a joke!  In my opinion, the DACmagic (with upgraded power supply) is roughly equal to the MSII+ in sound, but has enough extra flexibility to warrant the higher price.
I think the E17 is roughly equal to the audinst MX1 with a slightly better dac on the E17, the amps are more of a preference than one being better. All in my opinion of course.

Hey, NP,

Thanks!redface.gif

Personally, I prefer the sound of the M Stage Headphone amp over the E17, it sounds more open to my ears. More air.
Or maybe I am just hearing the air between my ears?
Edited by Chris J - 11/6/12 at 3:53am
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post #3224 of 3993
11/6/12 at 7:31am

Just received my M-stage. It's quite the beaut. But it's a brick right now since i don't have my dac, rca cable, or headphones

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post #3225 of 3993
11/6/12 at 10:11am
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Just received my M-stage. It's quite the beaut.

Welcome to the M-Stage club wink.gif

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