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If you're running out of a laptop, I'd say the E17, simply because you can take it anywhere, and not need to carry any power adapters, extra amp, etc. The bass/treble control is incredibly convenient.
I just double checked and there's no dent... But just in case...
I just moved 10,000 songs to a playlist and removed a few to make sure you could do it, maybe it took closer to 5 seconds, sorry. If it takes you a long time you simply have your music poorly organized.
Alas this is off track though, so back to the he-400.
So I'm reading this thread and a couple of budget options (I can't drop more than 200 and ideally not more than 150) for an AMP/DAC:
Fiio E07K at roughly 90
Fiio E17 at roughly 120
Fiio E07K + Fiio E09K for 200
SchiIt Magni for 100
Schiit Magni + Modi for 200
Schiit Magni + Cheap $50? DAC
What's the best value option here?
[running the HE-400 exclusively from a laptop with USB-out for a DAC, no other connections (i.e. spdif) needed]
[stationary laptop, no need for portability]
This is awesome, I need to make myself one.
*facepalm*
The fact that my music folder has to be organized in a specific way is exactly the reason why foobar's library management is bad. It's missing a feature that basically every other media player has, and I happen to like that feature. I don't know why you're having so much trouble comprehending this.
So I'm reading this thread and a couple of budget options (I can't drop more than 200 and ideally not more than 150) for an AMP/DAC:
Fiio E07K at roughly 90
Fiio E17 at roughly 120
Fiio E07K + Fiio E09K for 200
SchiIt Magni for 100
Schiit Magni + Modi for 200
Schiit Magni + Cheap $50? DAC
What's the best value option here?
[running the HE-400 exclusively from a laptop with USB-out for a DAC, no other connections (i.e. spdif) needed]
[stationary laptop, no need for portability]
Ok, so someone up there diss'd iTunes, which I use quite happily. We all have different preferences for interface design, library organization, etc—often, it's mostly about what you're used to. Is there something technically deficient about iTunes in terms of how it reproduces music? My impression is that its limitations in terms of sample rate and bit depth match those of Apple's audio hardware. Am I wrong about that? Is there something else wrong with it? Again, I'm asking about its ability to play music, not the color of the widget in the lower-left corner of the third window from the top.
If you're running out of a laptop, I'd say the E17, simply because you can take it anywhere, and not need to carry any power adapters, extra amp, etc. The bass/treble control is incredibly convenient.
iTunes does support 24 bit. Supporting flac is no big deal, just convert into wav or other lossless formats.
iTunes does support 24 bit. Supporting flac is no big deal, just convert into wav or other lossless formats.