[PanicoNFL]

A FiiO E10 can easily drive an HD598 (The bass impedance curve) ?
tks

 

[davidgotsa]

I got the E10. 
 
I notice a little "pop" sound in between songs or whenever I skip a part of a song or a youtube video for example. It's not really bothering me though as long as it doesn't become louder or comes up more often. 
 
Would adding an E7 make it sound better though? As far as sound goes... not the "popping" sound...

 

[Radioking59]

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Would adding an E7 make it sound better though? As far as sound goes... not the "popping" sound...

There is no way to add an E7.  It does the same thing as the E10, but is not as good as the E10.

 

[Melvins]

What he said. You could get another Amp but adding another DAC on a DAC doesn't make any sense.

 

[kingpage]

It's tinier than I thought. FiiO didn't have to make it so small, as it's not portable anyway.

 

[Melvins]

I really dig the smallness of it, makes it portable in regards to the fact it's easy to bring with you anywhere you'd want your laptop. 

 

[chrislangley4253]

Transportable is the word you guys are looking for

 

[Melvins]

transportationible> 

 

[ACDOAN]

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It's tinier than I thought. FiiO didn't have to make it so small, as it's not portable anyway.

My E10 and the E7/E9 combo when using via the USB ports of the Sony Laptop and the HP OneTouch PC, they have not produced any abnormal pops. clicks or static noise.
 
When I use the E7 with two different  CDPs via the CDP RCA jacks and the E7 as an amp, the E7 clicks or pops between every single tracks.
 
I tried the E7 with the D3 with the same CDPs using Toslink cable, wow my problems with the E7 has been solved. The E7 is quiet as it can be. No pops, no clicks, no hissing...I don't have the background in EE but it may have something to do with the clocking jitter of the build in DAC in the CDP but not with the D3. 

 

[kingpage]

So far, my E10 has none of the problems that were mentioned by others. It doesn't seem to have the initial delays. The headphone jack is okay too. It works great with my HM5s and speakers both playing at the same time. I like the ruler flat FR as measured; no more bass roll-off or treble peaks like my onboard. It makes the slightly harsh speakers sound better.
 
Using the line-out didn't affect the headphone-out, subjectively speaking. I keep the headphones plugged in all the time, but turn the volume to zero when I want to use my speakers. The line-out's volume can only be controlled by Windows (XP), but then my speakers have a volume knob. I have set the E10 to 24bit on both my foobar and potplayer, and maximum volumn on Windows.
 
2 to 3 on low gain is pretty good for my HM5s.

 

[djevoultion]

Is it safe to use the headphone out of the E10 while using the Line out to another amp? 
 
 
I'm switching between the cmoy's amp and E10's amp to test which is better

 

[kingpage]

It was designed that way so we could use both.

 

[djevoultion]

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It was designed that way so we could use both.

So it won't effect the sound? 

 

[obazavil]

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So it won't effect the sound? 

nope
 
I used this way to do A/B testing with E10->Ed8 and E10 (LO)->Lyr->LCD-2, and no problems at all

 

[davidgotsa]

I just noticed that my headphone jack is a little loose. I believe I have a 45 day return policy from where I bought it so I still have time to return it. 
 
And in my previous post I asked about adding an E7, I meant the E9. Would E9+E10 sound better than E10 alone? I'm using HD650's. 
 
Any input appreciated.