Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Portable Headphone Amps › Fiio are starting to freak me out ...
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Fiio are starting to freak me out ... - Page 2

post #16 of 26
6/15/11 at 1:07pm

they have indeed come along way from the little E3 and im sure the company will go far

Reply

Gear mentioned in this thread:

FiiO E5 Headphone Amplifier
Powered by NexTag
FiiO E7 USB DAC and Portable Headphone Amplifier (Black)
Powered by NexTag
FiiO E9 Desktop Headphone Amplifier and Dock for E7 USB DAC
Powered by NexTag
post #17 of 26
6/15/11 at 5:24pm

If you took the name and bass boost off most of their stuff to give it more "cred" it wouldn't be hard to charge several times the MSRP to unsuspecting subjectivists who would immediately sing its praises to all who would listen.

 

evil_smiley.gif

Reply
post #18 of 26
6/15/11 at 5:33pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by maverickronin View Post

If you took the name and bass boost off most of their stuff to give it more "cred" it wouldn't be hard to charge several times the MSRP to unsuspecting subjectivists who would immediately sing its praises to all who would listen.

 

evil_smiley.gif


I know I'm a broken record on this, but put the E9 behind a curtain at a meet, plug a decent source in one end and a reasonable pair of cans in the other, then ask people for feedback on your 'new prototype mystery amp'. Its up there with the KSC-75 and SR60 on the bang-for-buck ladder.

Reply
post #19 of 26
6/15/11 at 5:46pm

I can say that I love my E11, it's also my first headphone amp so nothing to compare it to.  At the price point I couldn't pass it up, what a way to get into portable amps.

 

James

Reply
post #20 of 26
6/15/11 at 8:19pm
Thread Starter 

The main E11 thread has over 84K 'Views' in, what, 2 months ? Forgive me if I got the timelines wrong - its all become a bit of a blur and others are foaming at the mouth at the prospect of an amp that hasnt even been released yet.

 

I dont know how well that translates to sales, but you'd have to assume that Fiio have a major winner on their hands with the E11.

 

 

Reply
post #21 of 26
6/18/11 at 6:35pm

my ffio e5 is definitely bang for the buck and my soon to arrive fiio e7 is supposed to be amazing for the price as well. i love this company and am very satisfied with my purchases.

Reply
post #22 of 26
6/19/11 at 5:06pm
Thread Starter 

The E7 is a significant upgrade over the E5, based purely on what I have read here. Even some of the early hysteria over the E11 now seems to be tempered with acknowledgements that its not on the same level as its more expensive sibling. C'est La Vie.

Reply
post #23 of 26
6/20/11 at 5:01am

Did anyone ever say it was as good as the E9? Not being battery supplied can be a huge advantage.

Reply
post #24 of 26
6/20/11 at 5:05pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by goodvibes View Post

Did anyone ever say it was as good as the E9? Not being battery supplied can be a huge advantage.


I didnt say 'E9' - I said 'E7'.

 

Reply
post #25 of 26
6/20/11 at 6:57pm

Sorry, didn't know you meant the DAC/amp and the e9 is only amp more expensive. Never heard the e7 so no opinion but that one seems in the minority. I'm only aware of one member that prefers the amp stage of his e7 and I think some aren't experimenting enough with settings. There's always room for differing opinions.


Edited by goodvibes - 6/20/11 at 7:05pm
Reply
post #26 of 26
9/15/11 at 2:18am

The E5 was my first amp, now I own a Headstage Arrow.

Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Portable Headphone Amps

Gear mentioned in this thread:

FiiO E5 Headphone Amplifier
Powered by NexTag
FiiO E7 USB DAC and Portable Headphone Amplifier (Black)
Powered by NexTag
FiiO E9 Desktop Headphone Amplifier and Dock for E7 USB DAC
Powered by NexTag
Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Portable Headphone Amps › Fiio are starting to freak me out ...