Don't worry about it!
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If you're looking for something more neutral, but with a volume wheel, maybe there are other AMPs that better suit your tastes. FiiO should be releasing more fun stuff soon as well.
A5 does sound smooth and the energetic treble of ESS is much more alive throgh something like say, FiiO X7 + AM03 for example.
Even so, A5 is probably the AMP I would recommend best at its price point, which is really low.
Thank you very much...... well I will try to save my money a little right now.... hopefully Fiio will release a new amp soon because Fiio A5 has been lying for quite a while.
The a5 is pretty transparent. Not much color at all.
Noted, thank you.