[The red hope]

Hello Head-Fi'ers,
 
So I've had my ATH M50's for a while now and i am very pleased with them. They were my first audiophile buy - even though I've owned Bose (ahem ... in my less knowledgeable days) and Senn IEM's. It's my birthday in a few days time and in typical head-fi newbie fashion I intend to blow it on a portable rig. 
 
So here's the question - 
 
My source is a Ipod Classic 160 GB and a Macbook pro. I like the ATH M50's on both but I would like a bit more bass occasionally. Now, I have roamed these good forums and seen the hundreds of threads and read and understood the usefulness of amps for the M50's. I don't want to spend more than a 100 bucks for now, so the options are - 
 
Option 1 : 
New Fiio E7+ Fiio LOD : nice portable rig. And I can use the DAC for my macbook as well. I intend on upgrading at some point in the future, so the E7 won't be a complete waste. 
 
Option 2: 
 
New Fiio E5/E6 + LOD +  a sub-100 bassy IEM's that you can recommend. 
Get a new pair of IEM's for portable use and many people say with M50's E5 or E7 won't make that much difference. 
 
Please help me decide. Thanks !!!

 

[The red hope]

Anyone?

 

[The red hope]

It is lonely in here.

 
Picked up the combo offer from MP4nation - fiio e6+ l9 LOD + Brainwavz M4 for 70$.
 
 

 

[Freefallr4545]

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It is lonely in here.

 
Picked up the combo offer from MP4nation - fiio e6+ l9 LOD + Brainwavz M4 for 70$.
 
 

Man I've been waiting for comments on this thread also. I just got into Amps, and I wanted to hear some input. I got the Fiio E11 and LOD with back up battery. All I can add is that I really love the way it's been working with my GR-07 V-Sonics. More power, which they could use, and perfect damping.