[mortx_]

Hi all,
Greetings to all of you, glad to be finally joining with you after some time lurking.
I am buying my first audiophile headphones, and i decided to get Beyerdynamics DT770 Pros. Im also going to pair them with some amp/dac combo and i was looking at Fiio E10K. But i was wondering, would be for example E17K or E12A be a better choice for these cans? E12A is like 90€ more in my country than E10K, but i would put more money into E12A if i knew the would be better thank E10K. Also if it helps, i will be using my laptop/iphone and im listening to Hip Hop, EDM and Rock/Metal mostly and like to have more bass (Thats why i chosed 770 Pro 80ohm).
Thanks

 

[007shark76]

Since you are looking at the Fiio line of products, I would just go with the X5 II if you could swing it. Then you have a more versatile product. You can use it as a portable music player, as DAC/amp for your laptop, and an amp for your iphone.

 

[serman005]

Instead of going with an E12 or E12a, I would recommend going with an A5, which has the best of both the E12 and E12a (power and noise floor) in one chassis. It's a better value, IMO. You might read about it and see what you think. It just might work.

 

[mortx_]

Thanks for replies. Portable player really isnt necessary for that price and A5 needs separate DAC. So i think that now its just E10K vs E17K. E10K is for 90€ and E17K for 140€. Do you think i would benefit more from E17K paired with DT770 80Ohms?

 

[Trunks159]

The E10k is perfectly fine. They power the 250 OHM beyers well.

 

[mortx_]

OK, ill get E10k. Thank you very much all.