I was wondering if anyone knew if this setup will work. I would like to avoid purchasing a sound card if possible, my plan is to run usb from my pc to the E7/E9 combo and run 3.5mm/RCA from the E9's pre-out to my receivers zone 2 powering my bookshelf speakers, while also allowing me to adjust...

Looks like you have had a fairly large collection of headphones, I hope to be able to have a collection that large someday.

Hey thanks for the info, I read lots of good things about the E7/E9 combo in the E9 thread. I had an E5 which I used with my ipod, but I lost it. But for the time I had it, it worked great. I think I will pick up the Fiio E7/E9 and be done with it and improve my headphones as time goes on.

Oh ok, initially I plan on picking up low impedence headphones just to get started. Such as the AKG K240, JVC HA-RX900, Sennheiser HD555. But over time, I hope to get some higher impedence headphones such as the AKG K702, and beyerdynamic DT990 600 ohm headphones. And since the D1 isnt quite as...

  I was wondering if anyone has opinions between these two headphone amps/DACs. I plan on picking up either one depending on what others think. I like the fact that the E7 is portable, so I can bring that with me and use an L1 out of my ipod to the E7. But I like how the D1 has much more...