Quote: Oh, i'll be pinching pennies for a few months, darn you apple and head-fi! 

Quote: I completely agree about the double blind test and that audio is very subjective differs from each individual.  As of now, it seems like i'll be sending the e17 back, especially since apple took all my money :( 

Quote: I believe it does have a SPDIF apple website is not too specific on that, and when i look it up there's a spot under Intel HD Audio that says SPDIF optical digital audio output, and when i click it it says its a combination input, so im guessing the audio out i have will...

Quote: just going through USB 

Quote: Im trying it out right now, and as far as i can hear, *flame suits on!* the MBP sounds better.  Im playing lossless through song bird with a flat eq, compared to the e17 with 0 bass and 0 treble boost.  The e17 sounds veiled while the mac sounds like the e17 if i boost treble, bass...

Just got a 2012 macbook pro and was wondering if the e17 made a difference in SQ or if the MBP was better than the e17 or vice versa.  I found one thread on it, but at the time no one really answered the question so im hoping to get a definite answer.

I just got my e17 and noticed every time i turn it on it resets itself to 48k, 16bit and i have to manually set it back to 98k 24 bit on my computer.  It happens when plugged in with usb, through mini to mini to my phone, and when i just turn it on without anything connected.   I also have...

Quote: It sounds really good, the EQ, i find is really useful in that i dont really have to play around with super detailed EQ's on foobar (since i don't really know how to) and the e17 really dumbs it down.  Sadly, the cell interference is still there, but not as bad as the e10.  I'm using...

Quote:   Oh, okay.  Thanks for the help! I will report back tomorrow when it gets delivered. 

Quote: Oh okay, I will almost never use it as an amp alone.  I bought it to use as a DAC on my computer...did you get any cell interference with it?  With the e10 i would still get some interference with the phone in my pocket and the DAC on the desk 

Quote: Oh, you have any idea how the e17 shielding holds up? 

I have a e17 and  want to use the coax or SPDIF with my computer, but I'm not sure whether or not I have one.  Looking around seems like I just have 2 regular 3.5mm headphone jacks and a microphone in jack.  Is it possible to use coax or SPDIF through the 3.5mm's?    This is my computer:  ...

I've been getting cell inferference on my e10 but not on my uDAC-2 and was wondering if I should return the 2 and get the e17, but I want to make sure the case is thick enough to not pick up interference.  I'm only using it for the DAC since i'm only using it with my laptop, never portable, and...

What did you end up getting? I'm also contemplating the e10, vs e17 vs uDAC-2

Yup! It was a cell interference issue.  When I put my phone near it, I would hear the noise and when i take it away it goes away.  Or, when it's near and the noise starts, if i bring it closer it gets louder.  seems like I'll be keeping the e10, the udac2 is too expensive for the sound quality...