[dcmtr]

Does the Fiio amp work well with these earphones (and an Ipod Nano) or is this pairing a waste of time?

 

[chinesekiwi]

The C751's don't go well with the Fiio tbh. To much bass + tones down the good highs of the C751's. I wouldn't recommend it.

 

[mark2410]

i agree with chinesewiki, the fiio just adds sooooooo much bass to them (unless you want lots of bass) but that said the fiios are so cheap you could try it see if you like it no great loss if you dont

 

[dcmtr]

Cool thanks for the advice. Bass is actually the main thing I want, possibly I should have stuck to my crappy headphones instead of getting incredibly expensive ones with more modest bass. Ordered both models of Fiio anyway gonna try them out!

 

[mark2410]

well the c751's and the fiio will have you swimming in bass

 

[Duffy1207]

I think I'm getting a fiio for the sake of it, with them being so cheap, and I'll try it out with my C751's after christmas.
I think there will be too much bass though as others have said.

 

[mark2410]

well yeah they so dirt cheap its no loss if u use it one and its sits in a drawer forever

 

[LTUCCI1924]

The e5 has a bass switch so you can turn the bass off if too much

 

[Hooran]

Consider the FiiO E5 that was just released. It's double the price of the FiiO E3, but has rechargeable battery

and supposedly sounds better.

 

[NightOwl]

The Fiio works well for any phone that sounds light, bright, or thin like RE-2's or HD-201's. The c751 is anything but light sounding.

 

[dcmtr]

It's funny because I heard so much saying the c751s are bassy, but I really wasn't that blown away, when heard out of an iPod Nano anyway.

Anyway I just received my E5 and can confirm it sounds really good. Bass boost only on for those bits of music that merit it. Waiting to see how E3 sounds.

 

[chinesekiwi]

iPods as a source are typically bass light with a focus in the midrange so no surprise you might of felt that way.

 

[blaizefm]

My C751 sounded dire through my iPod Nano. Utterly awful. Any attempt at serious volume just delivered an avalanche of mud.

It sounds much better through my iPhone 3G.