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Thanks! I'm new to all this and appreciate honest replies.
I was just wondering something. I'm driving my HD 800 through my stereo amp, which has enormous amount of power and plays pretty nice and effortlessly, would it really be worth it to upgrade to the E9, or should I just get the E7 for the dac section? No idea, it's just that the stereo amp sounds better than I expected and maybe the only thing that can improve within the price range of fiio products is the E7 (using the laptop as source)
Thanks but you i'm not a beginner, I know perfectly well what amps that are best suited, but that was not the question (the money isn't there for the moment), the question wasn't either if the E9/E7 is a good match, the question was if the combo would mean a significant upgrade in SQ compared to my stereo amp. The dac in the E7 would probably improve the signal but I don't exactly need any more power.
And btw I like the sound I have now, but I'm not happy with it. I'm not exactly using a hifi setup for the headphones, which obviously means I miss the awesome sound coming from a better setup (which I've listened to). The sound coming from that setup was simply at another level. Can't even compare...
So again, E7/E9 or just the E7?
Thanks but you i'm not a beginner, I know perfectly well what amps that are best suited, but that was not the question (the money isn't there for the moment), the question wasn't either if the E9/E7 is a good match, the question was if the combo would mean a significant upgrade in SQ compared to my stereo amp. The dac in the E7 would probably improve the signal but I don't exactly need any more power.
And btw I like the sound I have now, but I'm not happy with it. I'm not exactly using a hifi setup for the headphones, which obviously means I miss the awesome sound coming from a better setup (which I've listened to). The sound coming from that setup was simply at another level. Can't even compare...
So again, E7/E9 or just the E7?
So using the E7 by itself as a DAC there aren't any issues?
I doubt that the USB cable is the problem. If the cable was messed up the signal probably wouldn't register at all amongst the devices and not have a particular effect as you mentioned -- that's something that an analog cable would do.
I don't really know anything concerning the insides of amps but I would guess that the signal is being messed up after it is processed in the E7 and is sent to the E9's outputs.
Most likely you'll end up just asking Micca for an exchange. I actually contacted Micca about a week ago concerning my faulty E7 (my problem was distortion) and they were quick to give me an RMA#. I sent my unit back a couple days ago. Not sure when it'll ship back but I hope it's by the end of this week.