Anyone recommend a portable dac/amp solution for when I travel? Something I could use with the Galaxy Note 4?

I just got my bluebuds over Christmas and I have to say, these are the best bluetooth headphones I've gotten:   Pros: - Voice prompts: I have to admit, I like the voice prompts. You will have no doubt about what you are doing. Pairing, turning off or on, thanks to the voice. You don't have to...

Well, I missed the first two drops by a day so I'm in for one myself. I hope I like them. These are my first audiophile type headphones. Especially since I'm coming from Razer and Astros headphones for gaming and Sol Republic headphones for music listening. So I know I'll have to get used to...

I thought the downsampling to either 16/44.1 or 16/48 only occurs if you are using Android or IOs mobile devices. If you use it on a computer, then you should get the full bit rate. From their website:   Max. Playback QualityStereo Direct playback/recording sampling rates: 24-bit / 44.1, 48...

I'm still trying to convince myself on buying this. I would love to get this over the Fiio E18 for example just because of the bluetooth, but my question is... is the quality there? Mainly the AMP/DAC quality compared to the competition in this portable/mobile price range.   Still waiting...

I'm guessing its the loss in audio quality, even with aptx and/or aac. I look at bluetooth as a convenience thing. If you are moving around a lot, traveling, etc., then hooking it up through bluetooth is great and very convenient. If they are stationary for long periods of time (at work, at...

Yeah, you scared me when you said you were going to delete your FLACS. I did that a long time ago when I wanted to compress my music catalogue to mp3s. I so regret it now, but I didn't have the money in college for an external hard drive.   Ah well, I know better now. Just store them on an HD...

It sounds like you are saying that like we "juniors" are a bad thing. :P   I just wanted something more from my music and I'm now interested in discovering it.   I hope I can get in on this drop in the future just so I can start that journey.   Now off to read a bit more about DACs and Amps...

I always pictured the E series to be more for mobile audio and for listening to music/movies than for gaming. But then again, they do advertise, with the E3 especially, the "Scout Mode" which is only useful for gaming. Which could be a reason why they took it out for the E5 even though it's...

Funny, I thought this wasn't out yet.   On the Creative website, it says that it's not out until December 12th. So I didn't even know it was out in the US. Good to know. Now I just have to decide between the E3 and the E5. Just trying to figure out if the price difference is worth it.   I...

Thanks for the response. I'm currently using the Sol Republic Master tracks for everyday use (main headphones) for mobile and Astros A30s for gaming on the laptop.   Since I haven't used a DAC or Amp before, I take it that it's much better. Guess I'll have to read up on both chips to get an...

So in your opinions, how does the Sound Blaster E5 match up with the E3? Also how does it match up with the Fiios E18? I am/was pretty close to picking up a Sound Blaster E3 (especially because it's on sale right now) because of the portability and the convenience of bluetooth, but with the E5...