[deafmonkey]

I just bought a Ether Flow and need a better amp. Currently using like a 5 year old E09k/E07k that has a slight channel imbalance LOL. I'm in China so stuff from Mayflower and Schiit are hard to find. I'm not too familiar with dacs/amps but I would prefer a setup with just 1 unit (dac/amp combo) since my desk space is limited and I'm basically broke after buying the headphones themselves. Some of the ones that I've been considering include:

iFi iDSD Black Label
Audio-GD NFB 11.28
xduoo xd-06 (I initially heard the Ether Flow C with this and it blew me away. But later I listened to it with the Ether Flows and it was even better)

Budget: the iFi DSD BL goes for around $600 in China so I'll say $600 (side note, they're $444 on amazon why the **** is a Chinese company charging more in China than the US...). But I'm going back to America for like a week next month so I can wait if I really have to.

I would also like your thoughts on what types of dac/amps would pair well with these headphones.

 

[Wyllio]

Go for the Audio-gd NFB-1AMP. They're a Chinese company and are comparable to Schiit products.

http://www.audio-gd.com/En audio-gd.htm

 

[deafmonkey]

Go for the Audio-gd NFB-1AMP. They're a Chinese company and are comparable to Schiit products.

http://www.audio-gd.com/En audio-gd.htm

What about the NFB 11? I like that it's smaller, has a DAC and Zeos thought they were pretty good.

 

[Wyllio]

What about the NFB 11? I like that it's smaller, has a DAC and Zeos thought they were pretty good.

Yeah, that is also a good option. As long as them have them in stock.

 

[cossix]

Another vote for the Audio-gd, they seem to make good products although their customer service and compatibility are not the best from what I've heard

 

[deafmonkey]

Yeah, that is also a good option. As long as them have them in stock.

I'm in China and I just called them, they have plenty of stock and can ship in 3 days. Around 2220 RMB, $340, with the TXCO upgrade. 2090 RMB ($320 without). Pretty good price.

 

[Dulalala]

Budget: the iFi DSD BL goes for around $600 in China so I'll say $600 (side note, they're $444 on amazon why the **** is a Chinese company charging more in China than the US...).

I'm not sure where you got your information from but iFi isn't a Chinese company. It's a British based company.

 

[deafmonkey]

I'm not sure where you got your information from but iFi isn't a Chinese company. It's a British based company.

Oh, that explains the pricing. I guess the name (iFi) just sounds like something a Chinese company would name themselves haha.