^^^ Thx for the reply. The mixamp is set to full volume and has no gain control. I do not get clipping with the E12 on low gain at or near 100%, it is very loud and impactful with very little hiss (all the way up to near 100%) On high gain I get to the same volume and hiss at 50% (or slightly...

Headfi noob...  Some quick Q's regarding E12 and gain. My setup AKG K550s with double amping Astro Mixamp RX5.8 (for Dolby headphone) and E12.   With gain at 16db, I achieve much higher volumes, pot at 35-50% and hiss gets heavy at 50% but its LOUD. Gain @ 0.   Pot is at near 100%...

Quote: I would love this! Do you have AKG K550's ? :) Either way, I am considering both the E11 and E12 so any comparisons would be awesome. 

MadLust, here's what I found out regarding gain, your opinion please...   E09K Gain on=2.15V / Gain off=840mV E12 <710 mV(Gain:high) both state: gain 16db   That means less than zero to me so did that help? No reason for me to plunk down $130 for a stinker mixamp combo :)   thx!

my bad on the dac on E12.. So specs wise you liked the mixamp combo with E09 desktop, the E12 seems very similar spec wise. i will go ahead and give it a go and report back the results! Thanks for help!

Looks like the Fiio E12 should have enough juice:   Mixamp 5.8 70mW@32Ω  ----------------------- Fiio E09 900mW@32Ω  Fiio E12 880mW@32Ω Fiio E11 180 mW@32Ω    Does the integrate DAC screw things up for my Mixamp Dolby signal vs straight up amp?

OK, cool, thx for the info... mixamp @ 32ohms is 70mwatts. I'll do some searching for high power portable amps and see what I come up with :)

hmm, still confused. My mixamp rx5.8 at 75% volume exhibits zero hiss (I swear, zero :) So does keeping the volume at 75% but then adding a amp create louder volume with no hiss (sorry, if i am being a idiot lol) and did you have a opinion of E11 being a worthy portable upgrade? thx!

Quote:   Hi, I am still somewhat confused how two amps would work together with their independent volume levels. Currently my Mixamp rx 5.8 is paired with a 32ohm AKG K550. They are mostly plenty loud but to achieve the loudness I desire, hissing does occur at the 75% volume mark with...

I am somewhat confused how two amps would work together with their independent volume levels. Currently my Mixamp 5.8 is paired with a 32ohm AKG K550 and they are mostly plenty loud but to achieve the loudness I desire, hissing does occur at the 70% volume mark.   1)Would adding a portable...

Couple quick Astro Mixamp 5.8 double amp w/Fiio E11 questions...   1)How does having two sets of volumes work. I just got the Mixamp5.8 and its pretty loud with my AKG K550s but only at 3/4 volume or more (depends on the source) My main issue is the mixamp is very hissy at 5/8 volume (but...

Hi all, head-fi noob. This is my first set of cans. I have been a 7.1 full HD theater setup up until now (well still have it but late night listening has changed for me) So, this is what I tried to get to the keepers AKG K550's and should inform you, majority of my use is movies and TV and I...