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Pictures of Your *Budget-Fi* Portable Rig (< $200)
Dec 26, 2014 at 9:48 PM Post #2,011 of 3,060
tomasgarsva said:


Fiio X1
Topping NX1
AudioTechnika Cks77
JDS short cable
Moded case.
Mising some warmer sounds and bass, but overall not a bad rig for my first one
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Whats the white substance that little baggie in the background?  
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Dec 26, 2014 at 11:19 PM Post #2,012 of 3,060
tomasgarsva said:
Fiio X1
Topping NX1
AudioTechnika Cks77
JDS short cable
Moded case.
Mising some warmer sounds and bass, but overall not a bad rig for my first one
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Little more than $200 as well...
 
Dec 27, 2014 at 10:44 AM Post #2,015 of 3,060
how about a sub $75 budget-fi system? i have several more expensive cumbersome and uncomfortable headphones but my Koss ksc75 with the parts-express headband are my current favorite. Also my Rockbox modded Sansa clip sounds better (IMHO) and was MUCH cheaper than my 3rd gen ipod nano.
 
 

 
Jan 4, 2015 at 9:50 PM Post #2,017 of 3,060
A $35 4GB Clip+ and a $14 Sandisk 32GB Class 4 card  and a $12 Soundmagic ES18.  Seems like the best way to spend $61. Under $75 for everything is imo what budget is. In the 90s I used to spend $100+ for a walkman tape player, and around $40 for earphones. Adjusting for inflation that would be equivalent to over $225 today. 
 
Jan 4, 2015 at 11:07 PM Post #2,018 of 3,060
Sorry but I don't know where to post this and I can't find a clear answer.

Should I buy rockboxed iPod classic or a Fiio X1? How good are those 2 devices?

If you could point me to another thread with more info it would be nice. Thanks in advance!
 
Jan 5, 2015 at 12:40 AM Post #2,019 of 3,060
st4rl said:
Sorry but I don't know where to post this and I can't find a clear answer.

Should I buy rockboxed iPod classic or a Fiio X1? How good are those 2 devices?

If you could point me to another thread with more info it would be nice. Thanks in advance!
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Grab the iPod if you already use iTunes and/or have another iDevice.
Grab the X1 otherwise. Cheaper, better SQ (supposedly), etc etc. I'd go for the iPod because of above reason.
 
Jan 5, 2015 at 5:44 AM Post #2,020 of 3,060
st4rl said:
Sorry but I don't know where to post this and I can't find a clear answer.

Should I buy rockboxed iPod classic or a Fiio X1? How good are those 2 devices?

If you could point me to another thread with more info it would be nice. Thanks in advance!
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The ipod is great rockboxed ( must be 5th or 5,5 gen for stable release ) However, it has a rather high output impedance and does not match well with some iems. Also the amp is not that powerful for something more demanding. Let´s say the Havi B3. Line out sounds great though and paired up with an c-moy or a topping nx1 sounds very good and have plenty of power. 
 
my TDK ie800, havi B3 does not sound good out of the ipod. Havi needs more power, and the TDK ie800 is only 10 ohms so the output impedance is to high. The sandisk sana fixes this problem and sounds much better.. Still not 100%
 
Jan 5, 2015 at 2:43 PM Post #2,021 of 3,060
st4rl said:
Sorry but I don't know where to post this and I can't find a clear answer.

Should I buy rockboxed iPod classic or a Fiio X1? How good are those 2 devices?

If you could point me to another thread with more info it would be nice. Thanks in advance!
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The ipod Classic has a hard drive, while the Fiio X1 has flash memory. I would not want to own a player that uses a hard drive. Hard drives are quite vulnerable to shock and vibration. I don't need to have all my music with me at all times. My favorite 25% of the music I own normally gets over 85% of my listening when all is available, so as long as I can have at least 25% of my music library with me I am happy. 
 
Jan 6, 2015 at 12:34 AM Post #2,024 of 3,060
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