Heres the skinny. My normal HIFI listening is on a big Linn Home theater system. Fully aktiv speakers, multiple amps, etc. lately it gets used less and less and I find myself listening to the computer set up. Quad 12 L active speakers and sub (seriously amazing) PS Auds Trio Pre, DLIII DAC and...

I just bought a pair of Sennheiser HD598s. So far, I love them. I use them at home, and the source is (mostly) high-quality MP3s/FLAC plus sometimes Spotify played from my MacBook. My question is: would a desktop or portable amp make much of a difference quality-wise, and, if so, what would be...

My current situation: I have a pair of M50's that are a bit broken (the plug no longer works, and I lost the plug I bought. lol) so in the meantime I've been barrowing Beyer DT770's, but the owner is now taking them back occasionally now.    Most of my music is electronic, so I need bass...

I've been looking around for quite some time for an audio solution for my desktop (Amp+Dac) that won't leave my wallet empty again but will provide much superior audio. I've been looking around and a Chinese company named S.M.S.L caught my attention. Their audio products seemed to be exactly...

I usually play MP3/FLAC on my netbook, but recently I noticed that whenever I do anything that uses CPU (scrolling, loading web pages, etc.), sometimes the sound gets distorted and gets stuck (buffer underrun?) The netbook only has an integrated DAC, but it does have a dual-core Atom on it. It...

I'm looking for a suitable headphone amp under $100 for my laptop to use with my Audio Technica ATH-M50's and my Sony MDR-1R's. I mostly listen to chill electronic and dubstep. Preferably portable, but I don't want a large amp.   I've already looked at the Fiio lineup, but none really suit...

Hi all, searched around and decided to see of I could get this question answered better by starting a new thread. Currently I have shure srh 840s and woodied grado Sr 80i's and love them both. I'm running them out of a hotaudio dac destroyer which is connected to either my laptop or desktop...

Hi,   I've listened to the following two setup and can't hear big difference when turning bass off on E10. Does this mean the Macbook pro's sound card is almost as good as the external E10?   1. Macbook Pro --> E10 --> Senn HD 598 2. Macbook Pro --> Senn HD 598       Update...

Hello, I've got a couple of very noobish questions. One of them is right in the topic, I don't know whether I should change my sound card in case I decide to buy myself these Senn's. How do you know if the sound card is powerful enough? Is it written in some specs or do you have to test it by...

Still a noob and starting to look for my first amp/DAC (other than my E6 on my gym rig)  to connect to my laptop and started to wonder about the whole USB 2.0 vs. 3.0 thing. Any issues with compatibility or is everything pretty much backwards compatible? TIA

Hey Head-Fi, I have an Android phone and soon I'll be buying a FiiO E10 for use at my desktop along with my DT770s. As far as I can see the reason you can't currently use the FiiO E10 portably is because it needs a constant supply of power which is gained via USB. The USB connection is also...

I currently have Fiio E10 AND 11 for my ultrasone pro 900... Should I get an upgrade? What should I get? I want some that is reasonable price...

Hey guys. First and foremost I apologize if I'm posting in the wrong section, I have a bunch of questions but I thought the headphones forum would be a good place to start.   In the coming months I'll be preparing for college and I'm really looking to get some nice audio gear to make the...

Ok, so I have to make a quick decision on headphones i will be buying, nothing matters other than being nuetral. I listen to about every genre of music, so yeah. Will be using them with a Fiio e10 dac/amp.

So I'm looking into buying the beyerdynamic dt 880 premiums, 250 ohms. I also just ordered a fiio E10 for use with my current setup (laptop w/ ****ty sound card + vmoda m80. If I decide to upgrade to the dt 880s, will the fiio E10 amp/DAC be a good enough pairing for them or should I look into...

Hey guys, I'm in the market for a new set of cans, and I get my heart set on the DT770's.    But should I get the 250 ohm version, or the 80ohm version?    I will be getting a fiio e10 amp. Will the e10 be able to properly drive the 250 version, or should I stick to the 80 ohm version...

Will the Beyerdynamic DT-990 Pro paired with a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi USB Sound Card sound good? Computer: Toshiba Satellite A665   Any Suggestions?

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and it seems pretty awesome. I was asking a friend about some headphone suggestions and he linked me this site. I don't know that much about headphones or amps but I'm looking to buy a pair and I could really use some recommendations. I like to play games and...

I see a lot of good things about dt880s the 250 and 600 ohm. would it be a significant upgrade to buy a used dt880 over shure 840 I already own. I have an e10 amp

I have never owned headphones of this quality before (I saw these in my colleges student union store) and I have heard an amp boosts the audio quality of headphones like these to amazing levels. I have no idea where to begin looking the the amp department and would love if I could get some...

Hello everyone. I'm going crazy trying to decide between an E10 and an E17. Kind of have to do it within the next couple of weeks so my brother can take them with him from the US to Portugal. I know the E17 are portable but since I'm leaning towards the E10, I thought I'd open up in this forum...

I have Pair of Shure 840. I'm thinking of getting the sennheiser 598s. I ordered the e10 but is there anything better for around 70 dollars?

My budget is no greater than $75. These will be used at home on my PC with a Xonar DG sound card so portability won't be an issue. I've looked at the FiiO E10 and E11 as well as some cMoy but still cannot make a decision.

I already ordered the e10 amp but i can still cancel it. Portability isnt required as i will only be using it with my desktop pc anyway. I have shure 840s and would like to know if there is a large improvement in the e17 rather then the e10 (an over $60 improvement) is it worth almost double the...

I want to power the Beyerdynamic DT-990 Pro. Will a Fiio E10 Work or a Fiio D3 paired with a Behringer HA400? Which will sound better?