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ClieOS, can you compare E11 with PA2V2?
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Nice to hear good things about this amp clieos. Would you be able to compare this amp to the arrow later on? Have you had any experience with the Arrow?
I can't compare E11 to amp I don't have or hear of, sorry.
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Does the E11 change vocals? If so, how? I am interested in this because it's what I love about my Miracle
Can't wait till it's released.
It is a pretty neutral (flat) amp as far as I can tell for now. So basically it doesn't boost or reduce any particular region of frequency. I'll need to do some RMAA test later to confirm it of course.
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I’m interested in features though – does this have auto power on when receiving a signal?
No. The Alps volume pot also acts as an on/off switch.
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I'll reserve judgement for the full review, but in the meantime I'm curious about this lo/hi-current switch. I already knew that the AD8397 had two current modes from reading up on the Arrow, but I didn't realise that FiiO were giving any way to change the modes. On top of the gain and bass settings, there seems to be a number of ways to tune it to your own tastes in terms of battery life, tone and power. Could we get a picture of this illusive switch, please?
It is basically feeding the opamp on different current. By limiting the current intake, you get better battery life. I am about to order a new battery tomorrow that will double the original capacity. We'll see how that goes.
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From what I understand, it was ClieOS's remark that the Arrow had two different current modes that gave them the idea to implement this switch.
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how do they sound with the gr07. I so wanna get 1 now.
Pretty good actually. I am listening to them right now.
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Also, a bit off topic, but have you heard anything recent about the progress of the RE272? I know it's been up on your blog for quite some time as a possible review.
Some of the early batch of RE272 have been sent out by Fang as gift over at erji.net for a competition. Words are they are better than RE262, as expected. I have not received it yet, nor know when it will come.
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Do you think the E7-DAC (on my run-of-the-mill Acer laptop) sound better than the E11-amp on [iPhone3G/iPad2] with LOD?
(If so, I'll wait for the E11 instead of getting the E7 now.)
Don't have iPhone or iPad, but as long as the source is decent, I would think E11 will sound better than E7+DAC. E7 amp section on this case is a big limiting factor.
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clieos, can you make the comparison between e11 and mini3? i believe they share similar circuit and signal opamp..
Don't have a mini3 ;p
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1-So the detail and resolution improves w/ gain? Any loss of source transparency or clarity as you engage high gain?
2-Any idea what the voltage swing is and what sort of current it puts out per channel?
3-Does it get warm and how warm?
4-Is it actually using a pseudo balanced ground topology?
Thanks.
1. Yes and no. Like the T3D, 3MOVE and Stepdance, many amp just sound better at higer gain. E11 is also one of them.
2. No idea. But
here is some spec James posted earlier.
3. Nope. The battery gets slightly warm when you charge it, just like a cellphone. That's about it.
4. It is not balanced ground, just active ground.
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might be too soon but, how is the battery life in real use conditions?
poor cliieos he's been bombarded with all kinds of questions
Yep, too soon to tell for now. Seems like I can't answer question fast enough.
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How about a full size headphone? I have FA-003s and I was wondering if these would do a better job than uDAC (v1) in terms of getting FA-003s their full potential, as well as being portable. If I keep the uDAC and use its line out, should I expect an improvement?
Haven't try full size yet, but I don't have any particularly hard to drive full size. I'll test FA-003 tomorrow. Now is too late (almost 2am).
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Oh, how about E11(amp from iPhone3g/iPad2) vs. E7(DAC from my laptop)
Answered.
