FiiO E12 Review
Sep 28, 2016 at 10:45 AM Post #406 of 418
E12a vs E17k with Senn. HD600 (source: X3ii)
 
Sep 30, 2016 at 3:20 PM Post #408 of 418
E12a is the "IEM" version of the E12, if you gonna use a full size headphone the E12 has the most power of all Fiio amps. As far as which sounds best, that is up to you decide.
 
Sep 30, 2016 at 6:49 PM Post #409 of 418
E12a is the "IEM" version of the E12, if you gonna use a full size headphone the E12 has the most power of all Fiio amps. As far as which sounds best, that is up to you decide.

Umm! Have heard that E17k are best over the E12/E12a. I will have to decide between one of these using with... Westone 4r IEM / HD600 / X3ii
 
Sep 30, 2016 at 7:47 PM Post #410 of 418
Different beasts. The E17 is a DAC+amp, while the E12 is an amp.
The E12 is considerably more powerful than the E17.
if you need or not this extra power, depends what HP you are planning to have it drive.
 
Sep 30, 2016 at 10:37 PM Post #411 of 418
Yup, like I said one can prefer any of them, but the power output is not an opinion.
 
Oct 1, 2016 at 9:28 PM Post #413 of 418
[COLOR=111111]e12 best[/COLOR]

Yep, the best... pairing with high imp. HD. But pairing with low impd. IEM the E12a is more appropriate. But, if I want to pairing with my IEM and HD600, which of the 3 is more appropriate to buy, for both phones?
 
Oct 3, 2016 at 5:58 AM Post #414 of 418
Hi,
When i would use a e12 with my hd600 and headphone output of my samsung note 3, i would amplify this headphone signal out to drive the hd600 but this note 3 on max allready sounds loud to me, im i still missing out on quality in the sound when not using a e12 for example? And would i not prefer a line out to amplify instead of a headphone out?

Also can anyone tell me if i was to buy a e18 or other dac, and then using the analog out to my main nad amplifyer,
Is the sound going to be much better than feeding the note 3 headphone out into the NAD media input to amplify?
(Assuming cd quallity flac, not ultra high)
 
Oct 3, 2016 at 9:16 AM Post #415 of 418
Hi,
When i would use a e12 with my hd600 and headphone output of my samsung note 3, i would amplify this headphone signal out to drive the hd600 but this note 3 on max allready sounds loud to me, im i still missing out on quality in the sound when not using a e12 for example? And would i not prefer a line out to amplify instead of a headphone out?

Also can anyone tell me if i was to buy a e18 or other dac, and then using the analog out to my main nad amplifyer,
Is the sound going to be much better than feeding the note 3 headphone out into the NAD media input to amplify?
(Assuming cd quallity flac, not ultra high)


I can recommand FiiO X5ii or X3ii DAP with your e12 & HD600, they will pair better. Keep your note 3 for talking with friends.

:D
 

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