[solserenade]

I've owned the Fiio E17 for aprox. 5 months. Running 100% of the time through USB.
On my Denon 5000's i've found it delivers very well. Myself and others have compared it against MUCH more expensive amp/dac combos and the FIIO can hold it's own. It's not as bright as say a Yulong or Schiit but to me provides a more balanced sound. The built in EQ is great, I know this is sometimes looked down upon in the audiophile arena but a few small tweaks can really allow you to customize the sound to your specific liking, without degrading the overall sound quality.
In terms of a portable amp/dac this thing kicks ass, compared against the headroom bithead and it blew it away.
Obviously harder to drive headphones are where the FIIO E17 starts to struggle, but my denon's love this little guy!

Nice review. I agree - great lil' amp.

 

[billiek]

Excuse me if this has been answered earlier - I've tried looking for answers but seem to be finding different ones.
 
Which cable should be used to connect a HTC One X (or Samsung S3 or other android phone with micro usb..) to the e17? Is there a short male micro - male mini USB OTG that works?
 
Appreciate any help.
 
Cheers,
 
billiek

 

[Ashade]

Quote:

Excuse me if this has been answered earlier - I've tried looking for answers but seem to be finding different ones.
 
Which cable should be used to connect a HTC One X (or Samsung S3 or other android phone with micro usb..) to the e17? Is there a short male micro - male mini USB OTG that works?
 
Appreciate any help.
 
Cheers,
 
billiek

 
I bought this one, still waiting for it though. 
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270803395745?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

 

[billiek]

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I bought this one, still waiting for it though. 
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270803395745?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

All right, please get back when you've tried it. Eagerly awaiting your response.

 

[catspaw]

Anyone knows how to use the Fiio E17 as a Dac only?
I have the Schiit asgard as an amp and the HE-400.

 

[billiek]

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Anyone knows how to use the Fiio E17 as a Dac only?
I have the Schiit asgard as an amp and the HE-400.

 
Yes, if I've understood it correctly you use the L7 dock for this.
 
http://www.fiio.com.cn/products/index.aspx?ID=100000035228125&MenuID=105026009

 

[bowei006]

Yes l7 is what you want

L7 jack is a 3.5mm.

I dont know what input asgard is but if its input is rca. You need a male 3.5mm to rca cable.

 

[billiek]

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Yes l7 is what you want

L7 jack is a 3.5mm.

I dont know what input asgard is but if its input is rca. You need a male 3.5mm to rca cable.

 
Bowei - do you know if a male micro to male mini will work between an USB audio compatible Android and the E17?

 

[chimmycham]

For Sennheiser HD598s
 
Fiio E17
or
iBasso D7?
 
So far the consensus is E17

 

[bowei006]

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Bowei - do you know if a male micro to male mini will work between an USB audio compatible Android and the E17?

Sorry, I am not an expert at Android audio.

 

[chimmycham]

The iBasso D7 boasts its ability to decode 'bit for bit'.
 
Does the E17 do this?

 

[bowei006]

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The iBasso D7 boasts its ability to decode 'bit for bit'.
 
Does the E17 do this?

Asynch-USB?
 
No.
E17 does not support USB.
 
It is mainly convenient to match up timings and so that when you start or stop a song it would 'match' up more. Is what I generally see with that feature.
 
I don't see it as a buy or not feature.
 
It's like using WASAPI or ASIO and FLAC. It is a guaranter of quality. Except that for A synch USB. It's more of an audio start and end type of guarantor from what I see.
 
Asynch USB makes it so that the computer AND and the device both have to receive confirmations before the device or computer sends the next one. 
 
To me, it is kinda like 1000MHz polling rate in computer mechanical keyboards. 

 

[Stoney]

Odds and ends: 
 
The L7 dock works fine with my E17 even though it is not labeled on the website as for the E17.  My question prompted him to make the edit at some point. 
 
The L7 doesn't fit completely part-against-part into my E17.  The connector bottoms out before the two enclosures can touch.  Anyone else have that? So, I used two clear stick-on feet the right thickness to stabilize it from wiggling. 
 
This 6" cable on Amazon is male micro USB to male mini USB.  Perhaps of use to the questioner?  
 
http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-6-Inch-Micro-Adapter-UUSBMUSBMF6/dp/B008635BA2/ref=wl_mb_hu_m_5_dp
 
And this 3.5' cables has the PC USB connector at one end, and both mini and micro males at the other.  Each carries data, but only one each can be used with the PC at once.  I've charged on both but the data function is lost when connected as such. 
 
http://www.amazon.com/Dual-Micro-Mini-Splitter-Cable/dp/B003Y569K8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1CW9F6KKCBHTR&coliid=I3SPKCNVX7YOA8

 

[DanBa]

Quote:

Which cable should be used to connect a HTC One X (or Samsung S3 or other android phone with micro usb..) to the e17? Is there a short male micro - male mini USB OTG that works?
 

 
smartphone >> USB OTG cable adapter + USB cable provided by FiiO >> FiiO E17
http://www.head-fi.org/t/595071/android-phones-and-usb-dacs/1155#post_8979038

 

[kcazbarach]

I'm a noob at the headphone impedance.items, would this be able to drive the new ath ad900x?
 
I'm looking into buying them with my tax refund (if it's enough)