[B9Scrambler]

What a clean design! I like it. Haven't tried much in the way of daps/amps but something like this is intriguing. Small, portable, and likely more than powerful enough to drive my stuff.

 

[batmanwcm]

I love the aluminum housing.  Looks to match my Fiio X1 as well.

 

[Westerborn]

The metal form factor makes it look light years ahead of the E06, though I, like most others, am really curious to know how they compare against each other. The specs look pretty similar and there's probably not much progression to be made on such a brilliant entry amp as the E06. That said, the A1 look niiiiiiice!
 
On a related note: It was mentioned miles back in the post about the A1 name being shared with a previous FiiO product and this got me thinking about the new naming conventions being used. Is there an official release yet as what they are supposed to mean? So far I'm guessing the A-series as being portable amps, the Q-series as portable amps/DACs, the K-series as USB/externally powered (i.e. desktop) amps, the X-series as audiophile DAPs and the M-series as casual DAPs. Then we retain the L-series for cables and the E-series being kinda re-used for headphones (EX1= Headphones for X1, EM3= headphones for M3 etc.). Is this right? It'd be interesting to hear FiiO's take on it all.

 

[Shawn71]

"Size does matter" when it comes to ultra portable gears and FiiO always keep that in mind with no compromise in sound,while designing such an micro amp......

Sure and still my E06, is a keeper, even if I add A1 to my collection. The eq toggle using the nano led color combination is a nice feature for a product given its price tag,imo.

 

[FiiO]

  The metal form factor makes it look light years ahead of the E06, though I, like most others, am really curious to know how they compare against each other. The specs look pretty similar and there's probably not much progression to be made on such a brilliant entry amp as the E06. That said, the A1 look niiiiiiice!
 
On a related note: It was mentioned miles back in the post about the A1 name being shared with a previous FiiO product and this got me thinking about the new naming conventions being used. Is there an official release yet as what they are supposed to mean? So far I'm guessing the A-series as being portable amps, the Q-series as portable amps/DACs, the K-series as USB/externally powered (i.e. desktop) amps, the X-series as audiophile DAPs and the M-series as casual DAPs. Then we retain the L-series for cables and the E-series being kinda re-used for headphones (EX1= Headphones for X1, EM3= headphones for M3 etc.). Is this right? It'd be interesting to hear FiiO's take on it all.

Wow,Westerborn, you are so smart, yep, you are right for our new naming rules.

 

[FiiO]

  I enjoy the budget price and portable size of the A1--could this possibly overcome the famous budget amp, the E6?

Hi Flamess, haha , we will see !

 

[Westerborn]

  Wow,Westerborn, you are so smart, yep, you are right for our new naming rules.

Well I wouldn't go that far

 but when I came across the old A1 I thought there must be a logical reason for the name being reused. Now I really want to see what a M1 can do!

 

[Saoshyant]

I may have to jokingly refer to this amp as the E6K, or E5k as it's shape more borrows from that design.

 

[airomjosh]

Ive been a FiiO user since E3 and E5 days...Im sure this new product of Fiio which is the A1 will be another big hit in the audio community.

 

[endia]

i liked it's minimalist design, beatiful..

 

[pinkuyt]

Great looking, i think i'll use it with the Fiio EM3

 

[eric cartman]

i think no one from this page is going to win......

 

 

[carltonh]

Neat, almost need some tiny DAC that matches the styling.

 

[Lorspeaker]

great i just need a small amp for my fone...
hope i dun have to pay for it

 

[AhmedouviX]

i've been looking for an amplifier recently and this one just fits my usage. thanks fiio