mrbrad
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Does anybody know how the E7 compares to the PA2V2?
Does anybody know how the E7 compares to the PA2V2?
The PA2V2 is pretty chunky in size and is not nearly as portable as the E7.
What about sound? Are they comprable or is one better?
How does the FiiO E7 compare to the Nuforce uDAC and Icon Mobile. Both go for $99
the uDAC isnt protable but the Icon Mobile is. Both are amp/dac.
If anyone knows this I would love to hear it too. Also I noticed someone mentioning the iBasso T3 as an alternative. I'm curious how it stacks up to the other two as well. Thanks.
I just started using the Fiio E7 myself, my experience has been pretty positive with most phones not all. Grado 325is sound pretty amazing with the E7. Senn 595's not bad. Shure SE 530 not good at all. What are you thoughts on Fiio E7 with Senn 650's?
They sound the same whether connected to my ipod or my laptop. I really couldn't tell the difference. And I've never amped these phones.
This amplifier is as expensive as my headphones itselfBut I'm thinking that it will be useful when I buy better headphones than ATH-M50s in the future.
I suggest that you save the 99 bucks for now. In all honesty, my M50s sound quite the same (for non-critical listening) from my laptop's headphones jack and through a dedicated DAC with built-in amplifier. This is not a generalisation but merely a subjective observation with my ears and gear a while back.
I don't have an ipod but my mobile phone on the other hand is a different story, although the M50s are considered easy to drive. The difference should be pretty obvious, especially if you get a LOD too. You'll have to really try it out yourself to see if you can tell the difference.
Another question is, will you actually be listening to your ipod through the M50s? Many people here would lug their favourite full-size headphones and all, but not me.
I was just hoping may be something can make the sound from my ipod better than the sound from my laptop as like i said right now I dont find any difference between the two through these cans.
I'll be saving this money and looking for a new pair of headphones soon. May be open kind as I dont have those. I can keep M50s for reference for future closed cans that I might consider
It's not hard to make your ipod sound better than your default laptop HPO even with the m50s. There are many ways to do this and as others have mentioned, you'll basically need better quality files, a line out device and an amp.
Maybe the first step you can try is ripping some of the CDs you already own into ALAC and listen for any difference on your two devices if you aren't already listening to lossless. It's the best upgrade you can do for yourself without spending a cent.
Well for me i got the FLAC and some decent pair of headphone (m50) and i would like an upgrade, maybe with an amp or dac or speakers, but the best would be upgrading headphones.