Because life is to short to be listening to bad audio at the gym
firev1
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You can get away with either the E1 or E6 though the E6 will be better in this regard. E7 is more of a DAC anyways with a amp section comparable to the FiiO E5.
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What benifits or advantages does a DAC and amp in the E10 give me over the E6? pretty much a newbie
steviiee
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E10 is a desktop amp isn't it?
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What about the iPod Nano > LOD > RSA Shadow > IEM (in my case Klipsch X10)?
That's what I use at the gym. Fits in my gym shorts pocket just fine.
That's what I use at the gym. Fits in my gym shorts pocket just fine.
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E11 and E6 are amp only, so no DAC, with the iWhatevers 'Crud in Crud out' as so eloquently put it, it would would do absolutely nothing for SQ if you hook it up to the headphone out. If you use a LOD it will probably be a nice improvement.
My personal experience with portable audio at the gym is that if you notice SQ, you're not doing your workout right

I think a halfway decent set of IEMs that are comfy to your ears and stay put during excercise is a much more valuable investment than any DAC for this type of use. That's why my preferred gym setup is a Rockboxed Sansa Fuze w. Westone 1 IEMs. Fuze plays FLAC and sound is pretty good but nothing spectacular, Westone 1 is definately not the best sounding IEM, but judging by the fit, Westone has a replica of my ears somewhere in their factory.
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Wiredin, If I am reading your post right you are looking for a portable DAC. There are only two portable DACs that I know of that will work when not hooked directly up to your computer: Fostex HP-P1 or the ALO CLAS and both cost between $550-$700. The E7 is nice for the money, I have one and like it, but when it is hooked up to the ipod and not the PC it is only utilizing the amp function, not the DAC. Now if you are looking for an amplifier you might see some gains simply by using the Nano's LOD rather than headphone out, but as far as that goes the price is the limit. I started out with a simple CMOY and Fiio's stuff is pretty good for the money or you could look at the top of the line Pico Slim or Shadow since they arguably have the best formfactor for the Nano at the upper end of the portable amp category. Personally, I am considering the Pico and the shadow right now, but for me, I couldn't justify either until I started considering customs and prices became a non-factor.