[Lorspeaker]

Is yur handfone compatible with the dac on the E18? there is a thread listing those phones tat can go with it.
http://www.head-fi.org/t/692284/e18-supported-models-list-udated-on-jan-20th-2014
 
Listening to the E18 with the HD650 now...wow it is powerful.. nothing weak about the sound i am hearing.

 

[Solrighal]

  Is yur handfone compatible with the dac on the E18? there is a thread listing those phones tat can go with it.
http://www.head-fi.org/t/692284/e18-supported-models-list-udated-on-jan-20th-2014
 
Listening to the E18 with the HD650 now...wow it is powerful.. nothing weak about the sound i am hearing.

 
Aye, it surprised me too. In fact it only starts losing out to my O2 when I turn to more acoustic music such as the Be Good Tanyas, Natalie Merchant & Patricia Barber. It's not quite as nuanced and the background isn't black like the O2. With rockier music it does the business very well and with the likes of Oomph! and Megaherz it's maybe preferable. I don't listen to that music much these days though. Still, for a reasonably priced portable amp, It's pretty damned good.

 

[Lorspeaker]

talking about acoustics, on the D7k, it is the way the guitar sounded that caught my ears...
the realism just stunned me last nite... never quite noticed that on the d7k.
Guess diff cans would display certain freq synergy..
bringing my D7k to Macdonalds finally...ENJOY this amp guys !!

 

[Lorspeaker]

Once awhile i take out one of my favourite cans for a spin..
 
McAir /Audirvana...Fiio E18 in high gain .... LCD2 rosewood...thumping..beautiful sound !

 

[Whaleshark12]

Just wondering,is it ok to use the e18 to run an impedance of 12 iem instead of 16? Would it break the iem or something?

 

[XP-Collector]

Just ordered, looking forward to receiving my new E18  

 

 

[TeoS]

How good is working the E18 with the AKG headphones ? I have a K612 Pro(120 Ohm ) wich is said to be a bit picky with amps and dacs.

 

[Solrighal]

It should be fine.

 

[StanD]

Just wondering,is it ok to use the e18 to run an impedance of 12 iem instead of 16? Would it break the iem or something?

I use it with the Sony XBA-3's which are a 12 Ohm triple Balanced Armature (BA) IEM and it works perfectly fine.

 

[Whaleshark12]

  I use it with the Sony XBA-3's which are a 12 Ohm triple Balanced Armature (BA) IEM and it works perfectly fine.

Now it works.. My E18 suddenly stop producing noise from all the headphone and IEM i have plugged in. Only generate hiss sound. But now is back to normal. Weird...

 

[StanD]

  Now it works.. My E18 suddenly stop producing noise from all the headphone and IEM i have plugged in. Only generate hiss sound. But now is back to normal. Weird...

Maybe you had a dirty connector or plug on the cable. Perhaps a problem at the source of interference (RFI, EMI).

 

[Noobeh]

I read this review long before I was a member here and it helped me greatly in my decision for a portable DAC. With that being said, I just wanted to thank you, bowei006, for taking the time to do this, it is greatly appreciated 

 

 

[schmolch]

The precision and clarity of the highs of the E18 blew me away and i had tears in my eyes listening to classical music, but at the same time they are so aggressive and harsh that they destroy my ears. I constantly had to adjust the volume. 
I use Sennheiser IE80.
Im so disappointed because it made me cry and at the same time i hate it. 0 out of 5 stars!
Just my 2c.

 

[Lorspeaker]

whats your source player? 

 

[knightboy140]

Quick question guys.
I was wondering if the E18, unlike other protable dac/amps plugged into my phone before, has it's own power supply. Because I had an Ibasso d-zero before and after plugging it into my phone, the sound was GREAT, but it sucked the battery from my nexus 5 SO fast that i couldn't use it for the rest of the day.
So basically I'm asking, does it use the phone's battery as it's power source or it's own while being a dac for an android?
Thanks!