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Here's my setup.. Please comment and rate!

post #1 of 6
11/27/12 at 8:22am
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Ok after some research and answers from some users that i want to thank like kitaki and DanBra and others,

i've come up with the new setup:

 

1_Galaxy S2 with poweramp or voodoo hack >> FiiO e7 amp >> AKG K450

2_Laptop or DeskPC >> FiiO e7 dac >> AKG K450

 

I'll buy the E7 and the headphones for a total of approx 120EUR.

 

Please let me know what you guys think.

 

Thanks to all

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post #2 of 6
11/27/12 at 1:09pm
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bump

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post #3 of 6
11/27/12 at 1:39pm
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Originally Posted by TommyNavara View Post

 

1_Galaxy S2 with poweramp or voodoo hack >> FiiO e7 amp >> AKG K450

 

Pretty sure the voodoo hack doesn't work with the GSII.  You can see the compatibility list here.

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post #4 of 6
11/27/12 at 2:05pm
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Too Bad, i'll use poweramp then...

as far as i know, for some ppl it is a viable solution.

 

Atm i cannnot change my phone so i hope that the FiiO wil help even if it receives a already converted signal.

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post #5 of 6
11/27/12 at 2:18pm

Poweramp is not really a substitute for Voodoo.  It's a software media player that offers better EQ options than the native android media player, whereas voodoo is a hardware-level hack that unlocks features of the Wolfson DAC chip present in some players to improve SQ. 

 

Poweramp is great if you're stuck with a GSII, but all it really does is upgrade the SQ from "horrific" to "bad".  You'll still wish your music sounded better. 

 

I guess if you carry around your E7 it's a moot point because you'll be bypassing the GSII's internal DAC in favor of the external DAC, so you should make sure that works.  Not all external DACs can get a usb audio signal from every device. 

 

Also, since you mention Euros, be careful when you do research about US vs EU variants of phones.  For example, the international GSIII got a Wolfson chip, whereas the US version didn't. 

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post #6 of 6
11/27/12 at 2:35pm
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Originally Posted by SV650 View Post

Poweramp is not really a substitute for Voodoo.  It's a software media player that offers better EQ options than the native android media player, whereas voodoo is a hardware-level hack that unlocks features of the Wolfson DAC chip present in some players to improve SQ. 

 

Poweramp is great if you're stuck with a GSII, but all it really does is upgrade the SQ from "horrific" to "bad".  You'll still wish your music sounded better. 

 

I guess if you carry around your E7 it's a moot point because you'll be bypassing the GSII's internal DAC in favor of the external DAC, so you should make sure that works.  Not all external DACs can get a usb audio signal from every device. 

 

Also, since you mention Euros, be careful when you do research about US vs EU variants of phones.  For example, the international GSIII got a Wolfson chip, whereas the US version didn't. 

From my previous post:

i hope that the FiiO will help even if it receives an already converted signal.
My device is not able to output a digital signal at the moment.. i will mess around with this when jelly bean comes out for my phone..

Now i will use the amp only. And i hope that i'll get some better sound out of this. Not perfect but better.

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