[Mindless Self]

I currently own the FiiO E11 and I love it. Would you consider it being and "upgrade" if I get the E17 to replace my E11

 

[mrAdrian]

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I currently own the FiiO E11 and I love it. Would you consider it being and "upgrade" if I get the E17 to replace my E11

Do you need a DAC for your computer-based source?
 

 

[Mindless Self]

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Do you need a DAC for your computer-based source?
 

No not really.
 
 

 

[plasmoic]

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I own HD600, Do you got an amp? E17 doesn't have enough power for the headphones you mentioned
 

I have only the E17, so maybe I will have to consider something like HD598, I guess
(this was also suggested by a member from the full cans forum)
 
 

 

[Sennhe1ser0fan]

My E17 arrived a few days ago and drives my HD650s really well. I love the build quality. The pouch and the little rubber stickers are a really nice addition too. I'm loving gaming on my PS3 using the E17's toslink function. Battlefeild sounds more alive than ever. 

 

[plasmoic]

tnx for the insight Sennhe1serofan...
now my mind is a bit more....confused
 
 
 

 

[duyu]

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I have only the E17, so maybe I will have to consider something like HD598, I guess
(this was also suggested by a member from the full cans forum)
 
 

 
That's a good suggestion.
But I doubt HD600 may still give you a better SQ than 598 even if it didn't get sufficient power.
Really depends on your budget.
E17+E9+HD600 is amazing. (for classical music, especially violin)
 
For AKG K701, you have to be very very careful, I am not sure whether E17+E9 suits this headphone or not. As my fd told me, K701 will make terrible sound if you had paired it with a unsuitable amp.

 

[ThomasH]

Would HD600s or HD650s work better with this amp? Is there an idea that the e17 isn't quite powerful enough to drive some of the higher end phones? Or, because they are still a better pair of cans they will produce better SQ?

 

[gedemmm]

Anyone having information of how E17 and M50 are going together? Thanks in advance

 

[Roller]

Following gedemmm's lead, I would also like to know if anyone has tried E17 with Pro 900s.

 

[duyu]

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Would HD600s or HD650s work better with this amp? Is there an idea that the e17 isn't quite powerful enough to drive some of the higher end phones? Or, because they are still a better pair of cans they will produce better SQ?

May I quote what ClieOS has said,
" if you are using anything below 150ohm, E17 alone is enough. If you are using anything beyond 300ohm, Alpen+E9 make better sense. For those in between, I think both can work out well (in different way) depends how you like to take your music. But for most casual user, I think Alpen alone should suffice."
 
 
 
As I know E17 can support up to 300ohm headphones, and HD600 is just a 300ohm headphone if I remember it correctly. So, it is very possible that HD600 with E17 can still have better performance than HD598.
 
But from my experience, it really makes more sense to have an E9.

 

[bgran]

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The ETA is March 20th, so I think they will have stock at the end of March.

What about Norway?
 

 

[nOoneNL]

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The ETA is March 20th, so I think they will have stock at the end of March.

Thanks for answering my question 

WOW, that's a long time. I think I might just get the E11 and see about the E17 in the future. 
The E11 is way cheaper, available NOW and the AMP is the main thing I need for now..

 

[33Nick]

So complete newbie question but would you all recommend this for an AKG 701 set? I still haven't decided on a sub-$200 pre-amp.

Thanks, Nicolas

 

[Mindless Self]

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I currently own the FiiO E11 and I love it. Would you consider it being and "upgrade" if I get the E17 to replace my E11?

Answers please?