Hello fellow Head-Fiers, Having owned and listened to HD800 for almost two months, I'm starting to think of upgrading my current audio chain of Fiio E17 and iFi ICAN. It's kind of embarrassed but I had to say I had saw many that laughed off about this setup of mine when I sounded :o I'm...

Hey guys, finally got my hand on HD600 today!    Just a heads up, my previous headphone was FA-003 and it really serves its purpose well and is definitely the best bang for buck. In fact, I had been taking a great amount of notice about this HD600 vs HD650 debate for a very long time now but...

Hey guys, finally got my hand on both iFi iCAN and Sennheiser HD 600 together today!! ** Happy ** Just a quick review here.   At first glance, the packaging of iCAN really looks like Apple iPhone style design. And I meant the whole packaging, even in the interior ones. Seriously, even the...

I see. Yea thanks for letting me know. I don't think the differences would be subtle unless the Fiio E17 has a bad internal amp that result in a huge distortion which is later amplified by iCAN.

Just realized that Fiio E17 has a LO (Line Out) bypass switch that requires another additional L7 accessory. Just wondering whether the line out is needed to prevent double amping if I combo it with iCAN? Or can I just simply use the headphone 3.5mm jack output and directly connect it with iCAN...

Thanks for the feedback Nirmanalow.   It's too bad that they didn't have product refund after purchase in this country of Taiwan. I supposed I will purchase iCAN first and see how well it fares with the Fiio E17. Hope will get it arrived soon.  

Yea you are right. The Fiio E17 do have a 3.5mm line out. I would assume the performance wise the E17 and iDAC should not cause much impact to the final sound? Care to share your experience on using it with and without the iCAN? The highly touted X-Bass and 3D is the main reason I'm going for it...

Quote:   I see. Thanks a lot for the explanation. Actually I even have a crazy thought to purchase the combo of iDac and iCAN but I don't think the purchase is justified since I really should extend my setup instead of changing it altogether. In fact my FiiO E17 ages not even half a year...

I recently get to know this product while searching for FA-003 Ti. Some had coupled this with it and apparently it had a pretty good result.   Just some background of my current not-so-audiophile audio setup. I myself owned the original FA-003 and FiiO E-17 DAC/Amp and I am very tempted to...

Hey guys, currently I own a pair of the original FA-003 and was wondering whether I should upgrade to this latest unit since the new titanium driver is supposed to enhance the mid/high tone as well as a slightly larger soundstage due to the expanded ear form/cup.   Anyone care to comment...

Thanks very much for the feedback Steve! I think I will hold my purchase for now until I find a better upgrade. So far FA-003 still holds its reputation.  

Hey there Steve!   Again, thanks for sharing your thought on the HD650. Pardon if this is going to seemed a little bit offtopic. Aside from the extra comfortness that the HD650 brings, is there any noticable sound stage improvement or any other audible improvement than FA-003. Seeing the...

Hey there Steve. It is a coincidence and lucky to own both cans :) May I ask why did you mentioned that you used HD650 for prolonged listening instead of FA-003. I realize that HD650 will not cut off external noise due to its open can nature. But is there any other difference between these two...

I've been owning FA-003 for almost 1 year + now and I'm very impressed with it even until now. I was wondering will upgrading to Sennheiser HD 650 be any good?

So far I only came across two different types of Amp/DAC at the local store here, namely the Fiio E17 and Fireye DA/HD. Seeing the amount of reviews that Fiio E17 had gained so far somehow reassure me that it would be a worthwhile purchase. I guess I should take my FA-003 to the store and try...

Thanks for the reply. It's too bad that I prefer the potentiometer on the Fireye. Somehow it makes changing the volume easy compared to a step up volume gain by pressing the button each time.

Hey guys, since both of them function as DAC and Amplifier I was wondering which one is better in term of sound quality and sound stage. From what I know the DA cost more than E17, so I was wondering whether the premium price is worthwhile? I can find tons of positive reviews on the E17 but very...