FiiO E9 Review - Page 76

I wonder if feiao James can tell me where i can buy a 2-pin euro power adaptor for my E9. I am in France and am using the E9 with a UK block through an adaptor.

http://s.dealextreme.com/search/power+adaptor.html?category=403, it is the best way to get a power adapter, btw, we have 3 versions of E9, UK, EU and US standard, please ask the dealer before you buy our E9, 

 

Sorry for the inconvenience. 

 

 

Not knowing this I have bought my E9i from a seller in England but I live in Europe! How can I check what version I have? Are there any internal differences or just the adapter?

 

If so I think you should have made it clear for buyers... I had done a lot of reading before I ordered the amps and I haven't seen it anywhere... At least it should be mentioned in your site...

Edited by DomieMic65 - 1/1/12 at 3:22am

Coming from hi-end audio, been there done that...Krell, Audio Research, BAT, Classe, Bryston...Martin logan, Sonus Faber, Apogee...I am very surprised at the above comment.

 

For less than $100.00, the FiiO E9 is a good value for what it is. I do not understand people who like to trash equipments just because there is no Hi-end brand name associated with the gear.

 

I have been using the E9 with the lowly JVC HARX 700 to listen to Spotify via my Imac and I am very pleased with the combination. True there is better and much better amp/DAC outhere but from the price to performance ratio, the E 9 and E10 are worth every penny .

 

Want real sound stage go get some old Apogee or Martin logan. Let's be real.

@ ACDOAN

...you mean my comment?

It didn't have to do with the sound quality of the E9. I totally agree with you .. for the money it's great!!

 

I was just wondering (and still do) about the different versions of the amp regarding the UK, EU, USA as the manufacturer stated 3 posts up!

 

I think he was referring to poster a page or two who was really trashing the E9.

Oh yes... I see!!

I actually have a pair of K701s and I have ALREADY decided to buy the E7 + E9. After i realized how much it costs and what it does, I will most definitely get it. But since youve done some real listening of your 701 on it, how would you compare the sound to a much better (more expensive) amp for example?

 

BTW, this amp being so appealing, I dont think that even a better one for the same price would change my mind.

I think the K701 sounded too dry and analytical off the E7/E9. It really deserves something to warm it up, like a tube amp. The E9 is better left for headphones with a full bodied sound signature.

The E9 is also somewhat dynamic in the mid area (quite upfront), so the mids REALLY take the stage with the K701.

I hate the power supply of the E9 with the el-cheapo ac cord and the adapter. Is there a better a/c voltage adapter that will work with the E9 ? I am talking about something that looks like my Laptop a/c voltage adapter.

 

Eh?

Owners of FiiO e7+e9 combo, do you leave the E7 charging all the time or turn off the charging function when the battery is full and turn it on when the battery is low?

I am curious which way will be the best to preserve the battery life.

I had USB charging disabled on mine, when I used it with the E9. But I never used it as portable amp, so battery life wasn't a problem... 
 

 

 

Sadly, you will find them in every hobby that involves cash being exchanged for gear. Initially, I also believe there was a guerilla campaign being waged by 'name' manufacturers against anything coming out of China - given that a lot of their own gear is now manufactured in the same factories, I believe (hope ?) that trend may be on the way out.

 

My perception now is that the remaining 'hi end' is seriously high-end : hand-made components milled out of a single hunk of aluminium by the last Swiss craftsmen on earth etc. Even with a flagging Euro, the sticker price on some of that kit makes me giddy, but I'm sure Ferrari owners don't glance at the Hyundai in the lane next to them and think 'Wow - I'll bet that represents fantastic VFM !'.

Mine is exhibiting exactly the same behavior though I wouldn't call the noise loud. For a while, I thought one of my hard drives was writing--that's kind of what it sounded like. Then I figured out it was the E9.

 

 

 

Odd, I don't have this problem.