[theuprising]

   
The E17 has the same Wolfson 8740 as the E07k. The WM8740 is known for its warm and slightly bassier characteristics. However, I have not heard the E17k before so I can't judge but just because they use the same DAC chip again, it could sound different due to many factors (implementation, output characteristics/power, etc)

No its the amp that makes it so bassy, the WM8740 is in a lot of Fiio products including the E7 and they all sound very different because of their amps.

 

[cuiter23]

 
No its the amp that makes it so bassy, the WM8740 is in a lot of Fiio products including the E7 and they all sound very different because of their amps.

 
As I said there is a wide variety of factors including but not limited to the amp. If you do a quick search you will find that the WM8740 is indeed a warmer sounding DAC.

 

[theuprising]

   
As I said there is a wide variety of factors including but not limited to the amp. If you do a quick search you will find that the WM8740 is indeed a warmer sounding DAC.

There is nothing "slightly" warm about the E07k, compared to my other devices, the E07k's bass sounds so boosted it sounds congested.

 

[hEddy]

  If anyone has experience with both, do you think the nearly double priced E17k is worth it? The E07k is ridiculously warm, so much so I'm even thinking of leveling down to the E7 even though the bitrate will suffer.

 
Have NOT heard both. E17k feels pretty good. Have put up impressions in the E17K thread recently.
http://www.head-fi.org/t/747491/fiio-e17k-alpen-2/315#post_11794727
 
Some deliberations before the purchase before this post in the MT220 thread
http://www.head-fi.org/t/658673/yamaha-hph-mt220-thread-merged/1455#post_11791546

 

[cuiter23]

There is nothing "slightly" warm about the E07k, compared to my other devices, the E07k's bass sounds so boosted it sounds congested.

well cant expect much from a $60 device.

 

[theuprising]

well cant expect much from a $60 device.

$90 >.>, its also considered better sounding than the E7.
 
Anyone ever find an EQ that makes it sound more neutral?

 

[zzubbione]

Hello !
i would like to know if there a way to redirect the line in, to one of the head phone jack ?????
by firmware or whatever... ^^
 
(and by the way, why 2 phone out ????)
 
thank you !

 

[zzubbione]

No Answer ?
 
After some search, it seems to be impossible.So, I find a way.
 

 
Yes. I commit it. But it work !!!

 

[FiJAAS]

Is the amp in the E07K better then the amp in the Fiio X1?

 

[theuprising]

Is the amp in the E07K better then the amp in the Fiio X1?

I'm not 100% sure about this: The Fiio X1's amp is said to be the equivalent of the Fiio E17k's.
 
I'm pretty sure about this: The Fiio X1 would blow the Fiio E07k out of the water. I mean the Fiio E07k isn't a weak amp, though it is a bit less powerful than the E17k, but it is warm as all hell. Apparantly the E11 is warmer, and I dread trying that out. But I think I just might keep it because of the astounding effect they have on bass light headphones, I'm not sure if it takes some dB from the high end because its hard to tell, but the low end is increased like 6dB which is very significant.

 

[FiJAAS]

I'm not 100% sure about this: The Fiio X1's amp is said to be the equivalent of the Fiio E17k's.

I'm pretty sure about this: The Fiio X1 would blow the Fiio E07k out of the water. I mean the Fiio E07k isn't a weak amp, though it is a bit less powerful than the E17k, but it is warm as all hell. Apparantly the E11 is warmer, and I dread trying that out. But I think I just might keep it because of the astounding effect they have on bass light headphones, I'm not sure if it takes some dB from the high end because its hard to tell, but the low end is increased like 6dB which is very significant.

Thanks, guess I'll get a E12 or E17K instead.

 

[Feilong4]

So my Andes E07K or my laptop has been acting up.
 
When I pay a Youtube video, sound is coming through but if I pause it for a while and when I come back to it, it reloads and either the video freezes on a frame or there is no audio.
 
But when I listen to music, sound comes through perfectly. Sound does not go through with VLC Media Player.
 
It's been happening a few days now, and it's extremely annoying having to restart my laptop and have to marathon Youtube videos in order for the audio not to mess up.
 
This has been happening after I uninstalled Windows 10 back to Windows 8.1.
 
This did not happen when I hadn't uninstalled Windows 10 or in Windows 8.1.
 

 

[zzubbione]

weird. sorry, but i have only one thing to say to you : get back on 7...
 
my Andes didn't work with win8.... and i have weird things with 10... on my pc with 7, well, my E07K  give me a really good sound !!!
 
no explanation.

 

[cuiter23]

windows 10 has been a nightmare so far. Everything that I did not want to happen happened...

 

[kocozze]

Good Morning and sorry for my bad english (I'm italian).
I try to explain well my problem.
I buy a used fiio e07k andes from another user, for the first month the fiio works fine, any connected with otg cable at an android phone (asus zenfone 5 with lollipop), any connected with normal usb cable to my laptop hp.
From one day to another, without apparent reason, it no work more! Not with the smartphone and nore with the pc!!!!
With the smartphone, when i connect with otg (usb chg set to off) it says "lock" for 1 second and after nothing, the smartphone don't recognize the fiio. I also replace the otg cable with another.
With the laptop (windows 8.1), it say a message "usb device unknow" USB\CONFIGURATION_DESCRIPTOR_VALIDATION_FAILURE
 
I must throw my fiio? Is broken?
Thanks for reply
 
Andrea