[weipim]

Hey guys, i've been looking for these for ever, and they finally back to stock, sold and shp by micca distributor.
 
btw, according to feiao, the new e10 fixed some problems.
 
u guys might want to check out
 
76 + 4.99 shipping, isn't the greatest price but reviews are positive, would hook up with my e9
 
so stoked
 
http://www.amazon.com/FiiO-E10-USB-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B005VO7LG6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1321733531&sr=8-1

 

[Bakkoda]

NVM answered my own question.
 
Either way this is a killer deal and I jumped on it. I just got some HD598s and have been hemming and hawing over an amp and dac choice.

 

[webhappy]

I'm in the same boat. Just got hd598's for $173 off amzn last week. This is a tempting price. It could be cheaper but it's already lower  than mp4nation today.
 
I bit. At most, I would save a few bucks if there's a black friday deal this week and there's no reason to believe this model will be discounted given how popular it is right now.

 

[weipim]

I mean to be honest, getting the cheapest penny-scaled deal isn't really my goal for building a rig, therefore what ever is in my price range I think it's fair.

 

[LostArk]

I just ordered mine!

 

[gadgetheaven]

I took delivery of my FIIO E10 today and am amazed by the sound quality at the price.  In the past i had a NuForce HDP and this thing actually sounds close.   Using the stock cable provided with the FIIO E10 gives reasonable sound quality.   However the moment i plugged in my wireworld USB2 cable the performance jumped by a fair bit.  All of a sudden the timbre and sharpness of my classical tracks sound amazing.  In summary FIIO have a great product here and if you can afford it replace the stock Mini B USB with an aftermarket cable and you'll be blown away by how good this little unit is.  For reference i am using RHA-SA850 (British Manufacturer Reid Heath Accoustics) its a great sounding over the ear that performs stunningly with my FIIO E10.

 

[ztreb185]

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I'm in the same boat. Just got hd598's for $173 off amzn last week. This is a tempting price. It could be cheaper but it's already lower  than mp4nation today.
 
I bit. At most, I would save a few bucks if there's a black friday deal this week and there's no reason to believe this model will be discounted given how popular it is right now.

What.. the 598s have been like $230 for the past couple weeks on amazon.. sigh, still waiting for it to go back down to $170.
 

 

[washedupred]

mp4nation has the e10 for 69.50. i think they are a trusted seller but rather buy something from amazon.... idk.still time for me to think about it

 

[webhappy]

Quote:

I took delivery of my FIIO E10 today and am amazed by the sound quality at the price.  In the past i had a NuForce HDP and this thing actually sounds close.   Using the stock cable provided with the FIIO E10 gives reasonable sound quality.   However the moment i plugged in my wireworld USB2 cable the performance jumped by a fair bit.  All of a sudden the timbre and sharpness of my classical tracks sound amazing.  In summary FIIO have a great product here and if you can afford it replace the stock Mini B USB with an aftermarket cable and you'll be blown away by how good this little unit is.  For reference i am using RHA-SA850 (British Manufacturer Reid Heath Accoustics) its a great sounding over the ear that performs stunningly with my FIIO E10.

I'm quite curious if you have done blind tests to verify that this is not just the placebo effect. I find the stock cable with the fiio e10 to be adequate. On the other hand, before the hd598, I was happy with my previous headphones.

 

[Boohm]

I pre-ordered my e10 from mp4nation. It is now Nov 30th and I have yet to see my device. Should have gone with Mica.

 

[gadgetheaven]

Regarding USB cable choice with my cans I can hear a big difference from the stock.  If your source files are hd flac then e10
can deliver some amazing sound with an aftermarket USB cable.  Contrary to many views on the subject I've noticed
an improvement on all the dacs I've had including e10.   If you check the USB audio spec on Wikipedia the transfer
Stream for audio is clock based while computer data has crc and packet handling.  Any timing issues referred to jitter
between the source clock and dac clock can affect the analogue output wave from the wave.  I find stock cables lack detail,
and warmth.  Music can sound more metallic and harsh.  So for the audio USB spec there has to be correction in the timing
for lost data.  I think for audio optical cables are the best for hd audio and for USB buy the best cable you can afford.  I am liking
the wire world ultraviolet which is their 'entry' level cable for audio streams.

 

[Assimilator702]

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What.. the 598s have been like $230 for the past couple weeks on amazon.. sigh, still waiting for it to go back down to $170.
 

$173.33 right now:
 
 
http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD-598-Headphones-Accents/dp/B0042A8CW2/ref=pd_sim_e_5