lejaz
Headphoneus Supremus
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I'm interested in the e17 because of the portability factor....to use on the road with a netbook. I'm happy with my home set up. True, for the price they're asking for the DragonFly one might be able to upgrade to a better....or at least, different....headphone....assuming one has something on the level of the e17 already
Yes volume matching is a huge component and people who don't do it correctly cannot be taken seriously, even under a legitimate double blind test. The name/ label is always a huge component...
I doubt the E17 would have a noticeably worse DAC than either something like the ODAC or the HRT Streamer ii. People claim to hear "huge" differences but can't even come close to reproducing the same degree of differences under a double blind test. Measurement wise, of course the E17 should lose. The question is, are the differences audible enough to the human ear? And if they are, are they worth the money that could be better spent on trying a different headphone?
I'm interested in the e17 because of the portability factor....to use on the road with a netbook. I'm happy with my home set up. True, for the price they're asking for the DragonFly one might be able to upgrade to a better....or at least, different....headphone....assuming one has something on the level of the e17 already