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Thought I'd add in my 2 cents. Jack from the Micca Store lent me a E7/E9 for a meet a couple of weeks ago and let me hold onto it for a while. It was a very enjoyable experience and I will reluctantly ship the unit back.
I used the unit as a desktop DAC/amp combo from my computer. I have a wide variety of music and file types. I could easily tell which files were overly compressed and which were lossless or MP3s ripped at high bit rates so your source will definitely matter with this amp. I used the K601 exclusively and it drove the headphones effortlessly.
I also used the preamp function to drive my CTH amp and again it worked flawlessly allowing me to hear the nuances of my various tubes.
I did not try the E7 as a standalone portable so I can't comment on that, but all in all, if you are in the market for an amp/DAC combo with tons of functionality, and a great value to boot, you would not go wrong with a E7/E9 combo.
I used the unit as a desktop DAC/amp combo from my computer. I have a wide variety of music and file types. I could easily tell which files were overly compressed and which were lossless or MP3s ripped at high bit rates so your source will definitely matter with this amp. I used the K601 exclusively and it drove the headphones effortlessly.
I also used the preamp function to drive my CTH amp and again it worked flawlessly allowing me to hear the nuances of my various tubes.
I did not try the E7 as a standalone portable so I can't comment on that, but all in all, if you are in the market for an amp/DAC combo with tons of functionality, and a great value to boot, you would not go wrong with a E7/E9 combo.