Schiit Magni Headphone Amplifier
Dec 21, 2012 at 10:08 PM Post #362 of 2,252
I just got my Magni in the mail. I also have a FiiO E10- is it possible for me to connect these two, or does the fact that the E10 is a DAC+amp make them incompatible? Also, is there any way that I can use the Magni on its own, or will I have to get a Modi /other standalone DAC to use it?
 
Dec 22, 2012 at 12:03 AM Post #366 of 2,252
I'm waiting for some used ones to show up in the F/S place :p
 
Dec 22, 2012 at 1:06 AM Post #367 of 2,252
Dec 22, 2012 at 2:04 AM Post #368 of 2,252
I just got my Magni in the mail. I also have a FiiO E10- is it possible for me to connect these two, or does the fact that the E10 is a DAC+amp make them incompatible? Also, is there any way that I can use the Magni on its own, or will I have to get a Modi /other standalone DAC to use it?


You can use E10 with magni without an issue, just connect E10 line out to magni RCA inputs using a 3.5 mm to RCA connector.
 
Dec 22, 2012 at 4:16 AM Post #369 of 2,252
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I'm waiting for some used ones to show up in the F/S place
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We might be waiting a while
 
Dec 22, 2012 at 11:35 AM Post #373 of 2,252
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You can use the Magni by itself.

but if you use the Magni directly, let's say from a laptop, you would need a mini to RCA cable, then you would be using both your laptops amp, and the Magni, which is not the best thing to do right?
 
Dec 22, 2012 at 12:52 PM Post #374 of 2,252
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but if you use the Magni directly, let's say from a laptop, you would need a mini to RCA cable, then you would be using both your laptops amp, and the Magni, which is not the best thing to do right?

 
It may compromise the sound a bit, but it should still be a big step up from the laptop's amp.  Some laptops have a line out and you can get a line out for most iDevices that will skip the internal amp.
 
Dec 22, 2012 at 12:59 PM Post #375 of 2,252
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It may compromise the sound a bit, but it should still be a big step up from the laptop's amp.  Some laptops have a line out and you can get a line out for most iDevices that will skip the internal amp.

 
Well assuming he has a halfway decent laptop it won't be too bad, the only laptop I have that's particularly terrible is a HP Pavilion DV6T 6100 Quad which has an impressively large amount of hiss at all times on the line out/headphone out, while the rMBP really sounds quite good. 
 

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