Jack C
Previously known as Jack-Micca
Member of the Trade: TekFX
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Hi!
I am sorry but you seem to disagree with Clieos. Not saying he has "the Word" but he says the s:flo competes with under 100 portable amplifier.
Since E7 has the E5 amplifier I don't understand how you have the authority to say that.
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/466262/review-nationite-s-flo
Quote:The S:Flo2/Teclast T51's internal headphone amp is pretty much useless except for high efficiency headphones or IEMs. It's line-out provides a very hot signal, which is the key strength of this DAP. If you have inefficient or high impedance headphones, something like an E7 will be great to go with the T51.
Jack
I guess my observation does disagree with ClieOS. The T51 I have has a weak headphone out, to the point where only my low impedance headphones produce enough volume. Add to the fact that the T51 has rolled-off highs and is down by over 3dB at 20kHz, I don't think it is comparable to headphone amps under $100. In fact, according to RMAA measurements, both the E7 and E5 bests the HO on the T51 in terms of frequency response, noise, THD, and dynamic range; while T51 is better at IMD and crosstalk.
The key strength of the T51 is its LO - I thought this was common knowledge?
Jack