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post #166 of 220
12/10/12 at 2:28am
I love this thread/guide too!
My gateway drug was the E5, which was yesteryear's E6.
It's frankly amazing how much the Q701 scales up with a powerful amp.
When you say you have a tiny tube amp, and one comes tomorrow, does that mean you'll have "two" tube amps? Interesting. Either way though, I should be able to write SOMETHING tomorrow afternoon, I'll make a new thread for us to pass back-and-forth impressions as we listen smily_headphones1.gif I'll call it something like "Indeed G3 and Rock 'n Glass, dueling impressions!"
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post #167 of 220
12/10/12 at 7:00am
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Originally Posted by Evshrug View Post

I love this thread/guide too!
My gateway drug was the E5, which was yesteryear's E6.
It's frankly amazing how much the Q701 scales up with a powerful amp.
When you say you have a tiny tube amp, and one comes tomorrow, does that mean you'll have "two" tube amps? Interesting. Either way though, I should be able to write SOMETHING tomorrow afternoon, I'll make a new thread for us to pass back-and-forth impressions as we listen smily_headphones1.gif I'll call it something like "Indeed G3 and Rock 'n Glass, dueling impressions!"

Indeed, you'd better get to it! It's about 3-4 hours till mine arrives :3

 

And yea this thread, lead me to purchase the E11 and my JDS cMoy xD

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post #168 of 220
1/5/13 at 9:11pm
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FiiO E02i and E07K added.

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post #169 of 220
1/5/13 at 10:52pm
Great review again ClieOS, I was especially curious about the E07k's performance as it really has an amazing feature set for the price. Another thing, I just want to reiterate that your review style is clean and consistent, with just the right info and length. Thanks again for doing what you do!
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post #170 of 220
1/25/13 at 9:29pm

Before I got even half way to say thank you so much. This is going to make my job of choosing an amp so much easier.

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post #171 of 220
1/27/13 at 7:08pm

Have you ever tried or owned the C&C BH or C&C BK?  I would love to know how these amps compare to the Fiio e11

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post #172 of 220
1/27/13 at 7:18pm
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No, never have the chance to listen to any C&C before.

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post #173 of 220
1/29/13 at 9:29pm
First of all, a huge thanks to all of you for this site. It's literally a treasure trove of info maintained by some amazingly courteous and respectful folks. I've been reading on and off for years so I figured it's time to post.

Got a pair of M50s over the holidays. Also recently jumped from a Sansa Fuze to a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 for my source. I've read a ton about the internal DAC so I know people dig it. I also know many folks don't think the M50s need an external amp. I think I still might want one.

The M50s most definitely need help when listening through a PC and I could use a bit more oomph through the Note 2. Would any of these and/or the sub-$200 models be a good fit for my cans? If I do listen on my work PC and home laptop from time to time should I be looking for a combo amp/DAC? I've been looking hard at the E07. If cash wasn't an issue I'd probably jump right to an O2+ODAC.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! And ClieOS...well done.
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post #174 of 220
1/30/13 at 5:28am
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For sub-$200, I think Leckerton Audio UHA-4 is definitely one of the best amp/DAC comb around. I can't confirm it since I don't have Note 2 but there is a really good chance UHA-4 will work as an external DAC for Note 2 via a USB OTG cable. While E07K is an excellent choice under $100, it isn't quite as good as UHA-4. There is also the possibility that it might not work as external DAC for Note 2 (again, need confirmation).

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post #175 of 220
1/30/13 at 6:03pm
first..... darn this thread... made my waller thinner .. love it..

this thread helped me choose the Fiio E11 as my choice to pair with my Galaxy S VIBRANT .. using a male to male 3.5mm to supply the connection. There was the mentioned hiss at around volume 5 of 8 with my phone being at 85% full volume,, due to the EMI from texting, calls and updates I broke down and bought a 5th gen ipod classic...

using the same wire for the connection the EMI was only noticed if my phone was nearby,, but I still had that hiss at volume 5 with the ipod at 85%...

ENTER THE LOD,,,,, wow.. what a huge difference... I can only listen to my system at volume 3 any higher is too much and its super clean,, absolutely no hiss,,

has anyone else experienced this with the use of a LOD?.. btw my choice of iem was the monoprice 8320... I have a pair of Sennheiser HD201's that I will use later... but as of now im totally happy with the E11
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post #176 of 220
1/30/13 at 7:36pm
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I use LOD whenever I can. But lately I am using Nano 7 more and it only has a headphone-out. Good thing the headphone-out is really clean so I just double amp it when needed.

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post #177 of 220
1/31/13 at 7:37am
Jaejw1,
I also love my iPod 5th gen with a LOD. I liked the Senn HD 202 better than the HD201, plus it was more comfortable, but if you already own an HD201... Enjoy it, you know? You'll probably get upgradeitis if you stay on head-Fi, lol.
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post #178 of 220
1/31/13 at 8:01am
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Jaejw1,
I also love my iPod 5th gen with a LOD. I liked the Senn HD 202 better than the HD201, plus it was more comfortable, but if you already own an HD201... Enjoy it, you know? You'll probably get upgradeitis if you stay on head-Fi, lol.

yes,, at low volume it sounds great,,,, very similar to my monoprice 8320 iem... but at higher volumes it begins to break up... due to the 8320 being inner ears  i never get to those high  "break-up" volumes...   i will try out my monoprice 8323 headphones next,, i think these will be best for more dynamic instrumental music with lots of lows ..

 

my future pllans are to get CIEM from cosmic ears...  but until then i will continue to be pleased with the performance of my current set up with LOD.. 

 

 

i listened to Amber Rubarth's binaural album,,, WOW!!!!!!  you truly become the dummy head.. hearing all the ambient noises,, including the noises outside the "church"  

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post #179 of 220
2/12/13 at 11:40am
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Originally Posted by jaejw1 View Post

first..... darn this thread... made my waller thinner .. love it..

this thread helped me choose the Fiio E11 as my choice to pair with my Galaxy S VIBRANT .. using a male to male 3.5mm to supply the connection. There was the mentioned hiss at around volume 5 of 8 with my phone being at 85% full volume,, due to the EMI from texting, calls and updates I broke down and bought a 5th gen ipod classic...

using the same wire for the connection the EMI was only noticed if my phone was nearby,, but I still had that hiss at volume 5 with the ipod at 85%...

ENTER THE LOD,,,,, wow.. what a huge difference... I can only listen to my system at volume 3 any higher is too much and its super clean,, absolutely no hiss,,

has anyone else experienced this with the use of a LOD?.. btw my choice of iem was the monoprice 8320... I have a pair of Sennheiser HD201's that I will use later... but as of now im totally happy with the E11

psh poor you, my Hifiman Hm 601 has a LOD 3.5mm jack on it and yea it sounds MEGA clean! I like my Jds cMoy as well for use with my Dt 880 (250 ohms) and the E11 is a nice [but dark] amp. It goes GREAT with Bass Heavy dark or fun cans! But I don't like my E11 with my dt 880... the bass get's too aggressive with way to much decay... but the e11 is a good bass heavy portable amp!

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post #180 of 220
2/12/13 at 1:31pm
Mshenay,
Do you still have your bravo V3?
And are you talking about the E11 with the boost active?
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