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That's a relief. I hope my faith in Fiio is not unfounded unlike the case with ZO2.
FiiO E17 "ALPEN" - First Impression + Final Thought
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That's a relief. I hope my faith in Fiio is not unfounded unlike the case with ZO2.
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Will this be a good match with my 1964 Quads? The line out on my laptop at work is broken, so I'm looking for a cheap, but good fix.
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The website used to say they where expected to ship on the 13th of January but now they changed it to the middle of February... IDK if that's for people that are ordering as they have shipped the first batch or if they changed the time for all of them.
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The middle of February is for the second batch. The shipment for the first batch was delayed for a few days I think
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Well I guess I'm probably not going to get mine on time lol... Got it for my birthday which is the 18th of January which would have been perfect if it shipped on the expected time. Oh well I knew this would happen 
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Another question about the line-out. Both the E17 (with the L7) and the E10 line-out should sound the same, right?
Good that you ask that question. Supposedly I would assume they should be the same, but they (* USB input to line-out) are not. I did an ABX on both just now and E17 sounds more neutral and better transparent (which gives it a better depth in soundstage) while E10 sounds just a tiny bit warm. The difference isn't a lot but it is there. I won't have noticed it if not comparing their line-out purposely.
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So, given that the E17 is a DAC and an amp, is there any real reason to get an E9 for use with it unless you have headphones over 300ohm?
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It's always nice to have extra reserve power but I imagine a 300 ohm phone, HD6xx, would still benefit nicely from the e9
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My 598 are only 50ohm, so that's why I asked, lol. I am trying to decide between a E17 or an E7/E9 combo.
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I'd get the e17 and if you felt you needed the e9 later then get it. But I'm not sure I'd ever recco getting the e7 at this point.
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Hmm, guess I'll just have to wait a while then 
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From reviews. The E7 is no longer recommended due to how awesome the E17 is. The E9 is also a problem :/ . It has a lot of power, but it's amp doesn't "sound" as good as the E17's from what i've heard from all the reviews. FiiO is already working on a new desktop amp...but it won't be out for a while :/ so it's up to you
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I'll still recommend E7 for anyone with a tight budget. If you have no budget limit, then sky is the limit.
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that's what i mmeant. but as head fi'ers. $50 isn't much. but however. i would say the E7 is still good. with the E17 out. i bet FiiO will further reduce the price. and there will also be a lot of used ones being traded and sold for less
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But, that E9 is only about $80 (I just got a new one from Amazon at that price) and while I agree that the review (Mike's at Headfonia?) did say that the 9 robbed some SQ from the 17 when used in conjunction, I didn't get the sense that it was a deal-breaker. If you need the extra juice, $8/month is probably a worthwhile expense during the next few seasons that new Fiio project is going to take. At least that's how I'm looking at it. Plus, it'll have some resale value when the new 'E9' does finally come out, I suspect.
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