[shadowgroin]

Hi Guys! I have a couple of questions:

- does this work with an ipod classic? if so what will I use? a fiio l3 line out dock or a 30pin lightning cable?
- would this bypass ipod's internal DAC?
- has anyone tested this with 250-600 ohm headphones? how was it?
 
TIA

 

[VinegarBoy]

Hi Guys! I have a couple of questions:


- does this work with an ipod classic? if so what will I use? a fiio l3 line out dock or a 30pin lightning cable?
- would this bypass ipod's internal DAC?
- has anyone tested this with 250-600 ohm headphones? how was it?

TIA

Assuming the iPod Classic uses the 30 pin charging cable (iPhone 4 style), that's all you need. I connect my iPad 2 with a 30 pin. My iPhone 6 uses the Lightning cable. Other end into the USB on back of E5.
This bypasses the internal DAC and the E5 takes over.
I have used a DT770 Pro 250 ohm and it sounds legendary. Room to spare, I can only speculate the E5 will drive 600 ohm cans but don't know for sure.
Hope this helps.

 

[shadowgroin]

Assuming the iPod Classic uses the 30 pin charging cable (iPhone 4 style), that's all you need. I connect my iPad 2 with a 30 pin. My iPhone 6 uses the Lightning cable. Other end into the USB on back of E5.
This bypasses the internal DAC and the E5 takes over.
I have used a DT770 Pro 250 ohm and it sounds legendary. Room to spare, I can only speculate the E5 will drive 600 ohm cans but don't know for sure.
Hope this helps.

Thank you kind sir! you have answered my queries as I am planning to get this

 

[paulguru]

And the difference between G5 and E5 ?
 
Why G5 have a lower cost ? Only because no battery inside ?
The PCB is the same for both or different elettric components ?

 

[golfpro]

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[golfpro]

  And the difference between G5 and E5 ?
 
Why G5 have a lower cost ? Only because no battery inside ?
The PCB is the same for both or different elettric components ?

​I would check creative's website for that information.

 

[Eric Koh]

  And the difference between G5 and E5 ?
 
Why G5 have a lower cost ? Only because no battery inside ?
The PCB is the same for both or different elettric components ?

 
The G5 is positioned more for PC gaming / audio enthusiast, drawing power from USB (no on board battery), while the E5 is position as a portable DAC/AMP which supports devices such as Android and Apple I devices (with on board battery - up to 8 hours). 

For the audio enthusiast who wants to a portable DAC/AMP on the go, E5 is the way to go.

 

[nlse]

using the e5 for quite some time now, hope sorry for mention it again, still the highs are really bad, and the middle range is not good, and the bass is okey, a bit bloomy
 
they may fix this, anyone know if someone is willing to mod the drivers/firmware for audio-quality?

 

[gikigill]

  using the e5 for quite some time now, hope sorry for mention it again, still the highs are really bad, and the middle range is not good, and the bass is okey, a bit bloomy
 
they may fix this, anyone know if someone is willing to mod the drivers/firmware for audio-quality?

Tweak the EQ, I use Viper4Android plus the associated EQ. Makes a huge difference.

 

[nlse]

 
Tweak the EQ, I use Viper4Android plus the associated EQ. Makes a huge difference.

 
and another eq, doesnt give enough for it to be good
 
would be good if some more people would contact the creative support
 
and request a better quality for the audio-quality, better optimization of the firmware and drivers + the amplification, cant even drive 50 ohm headphone on this one, without a lot of distortion
 
 
how much power does the e5 drive in at max, with the battery and the usbcable connected? 
 
 
thanks for the reply

 

[gikigill]

   
and another eq, doesnt give enough for it to be good
 
would be good if some more people would contact the creative support
 
and request a better quality for the audio-quality, better optimization of the firmware and drivers + the amplification, cant even drive 50 ohm headphone on this one, without a lot of distortion
 
 
how much power does the e5 drive in at max, with the battery and the usbcable connected? 
 
 
thanks for the reply

I,m driving 300 ohm Sennheisers with it, check the settings on the software and from my guess, its rated at 250-300mw@32ohms per channel which is pretty powerful for most cans.

 

[moophus]

  using the e5 for quite some time now, hope sorry for mention it again, still the highs are really bad, and the middle range is not good, and the bass is okey, a bit bloomy
 
they may fix this, anyone know if someone is willing to mod the drivers/firmware for audio-quality?

 
I'm getting quite the opposite experience from you.
 
Which phones you using with it?
What source are you comparing this with?
What kind of music are you experiencing the sub par quality with?
Have you turned off all inputs not being used (bluetooth, line-in/mic, optical in etc)?
Turned off EQ and other effects?

 

[nlse]

   
I'm getting quite the opposite experience from you.
 
Which phones you using with it?
What source are you comparing this with?
What kind of music are you experiencing the sub par quality with?
Have you turned off all inputs not being used (bluetooth, line-in/mic, optical in etc)?
Turned off EQ and other effects?

 
hi, moophus
 
im happy with your recommendation, still have to wait til they update the firmware
 
i've tried with everything, have used more than 6+ soundcards before, and this is far the worst in terms for music
 
its good for gaming and the mic is good
 
 
tried with the Fostex T50rp mk3 that i asked here before,
and they could'nt drive them properly to the satisfaction i wanted
 
and the other headphones i have, doesnt sound good either on them
 
especially when driving them with more sounds than a regular 2 - 4 sounding music track
 
even the bass get distorted and mostly highs
 
 
the frequency-response is not good on the e5, with the latest update, during the december month 2015
 
does anyone know if they felt the audio, was better for music, before the last firmware update, for windows?
 
may be that the mac update, could be better perhaps 

 

[nlse]

is there anyway, a fix/method, to the get it working through usb, with a phone,
 
if it doesnt work on connect, after the installed applications, on android?

 

[jmills8]

is there anyway, a fix/method, to the get it working through usb, with a phone,

if it doesnt work on connect, after the installed applications, on android?

maybe its the phone ?