[Sarcasmo]

Hi everyone, just wondering if I can connect the E17K to an iPhone 6 as a DAC just using the L9 lightning cable from Fiio? or do I go through the apple camera kit??

I'm using it with the L19 cable. Like the reply from FiiO said, just turn off the charge using usb option on the FiiO, otherwise it drains the phone battery pretty quickly.
Seems to work very nicely.

 

[maheeinfy]

E17k discontinued?

 

[FiiO]

E17k discontinued?

Dear friend,

No, the E17K hasn't stopped production yet.

Best regards

 

[J-Fly]

I'm using it with the L19 cable. Like the reply from FiiO said, just turn off the charge using usb option on the FiiO, otherwise it drains the phone battery pretty quickly.
Seems to work very nicely.

What exactly does that mean? Select USB input? I tried that and get no sound.

 

[Sito Lupion]

What exactly does that mean? Select USB input? I tried that and get no sound.

in the Fiio menu, go to the usb charge option and turn it off

 

[Redcarmoose]

Just purchased one of these. Great! What a deal!

 

[FiiO]

Just purchased one of these. Great! What a deal!

Glad to hear about that.

Best regards

 

[Redcarmoose]

Glad to hear about that.

Best regards

It’s a great match with the Noble Encore IEM. Brooko's review is amazing!

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/fiio-e17k-alpen-2-usb-dac-headphone-amplifier.20540/

 

[Mad Max]

Glad to hear about that.

Best regards

E17k is indeed a smashing good deal at its price point, though can I make a small request?
Could be possible to be redesigned to eliminate the DAC section's crosstalk?

 

[Brooko]

E17k is indeed a smashing good deal at its price point, though can I make a small request?
Could be possible to be redesigned to eliminate the DAC section's crosstalk?

As far as I can see, the crosstalk is measured at >75dB, which from what I understand is a pretty fair measurement for a portable DAC/amp. Its also likely to be inaudible if AB/ing between 75dB and 90 dB (which is considered excellent). I thought this was particularly illuminating.

I haven't noticed any issues with crosstalk myself. Can you advise your set-up, and where it is becoming apparent (eg track etc), so I can try and replicate?

 

[Mad Max]

I no longer have an E17k these days.
I could just record it with a USB recording interface if I had it in hand, it is no subtle thing, pretty noticeable versus pretty much anything else I've tried as far as USB portable DACs.

 

[Brooko]

Wonder if yours had issues - mine definitely doesn't, and the specs suggest it should be outside the audible range as well.

 

[J-Fly]

The Alpen 2 is a beast. I hope they continue making this model. I don't like any of the newer FiiO amps.

 

[bowei006]

Yep, still a great combo unit to this day

 

[Astonish]

Can these drive 650s proper?