The Fiio A5 thread: an upgrade of E12A, MUSES02+LME49600, 800mW, 19Vp-p, 12 hours | Page 7 | Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head-Fi.org

Gordhifi · Oct 26, 2016 at 7:37 PM

tranetime said:
Gordhifi,

Thanks! I've ordered it!

Looking forward to your thoughts and review.

viteok · Oct 27, 2016 at 5:19 AM

For Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7 will be good this amplifier?

pranavtripathi · Oct 27, 2016 at 11:56 AM

viteok said:
For Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7 will be good this amplifier?

It should be. One of the reviews I read had someone using MSR7 with Fiio E12a. Considering sonically they are very similar it should be a good pairing. If you find the treble to be too sharp it will most probably help you a lot in that respect.
Or you could look at other options too.

johnnymnemonic · Oct 27, 2016 at 3:20 PM

What is best practice when hooking my hd 600 up. (300^ imp.)
Use low gain and turn the nob up or use the high gain switch and turn less?
Ps. What would be a good / awesome test track for testing settings?

pranavtripathi · Oct 27, 2016 at 3:22 PM

johnnymnemonic said:
What is best practice when hooking my hd 600 up. (300^ imp.)
Use low gain and turn the nob up or use the high gain switch and turn less?
Ps. What would be a good / awesome test track for testing settings?

I'd suggest you to start with Brooko's test tracks. And use both the options you mentioned above and compare which one you prefer more.

viteok · Oct 27, 2016 at 4:16 PM

ок, I will risk to buy, I think it sounds good

johnnymnemonic · Oct 27, 2016 at 4:16 PM

pranavtripathi said:
I'd suggest you to start with Brooko's test tracks. And use both the options you mentioned above and compare which one you prefer more.

Thank u, I'm on it

Cinder · Oct 28, 2016 at 8:01 PM

I just got the A5 in and am pairing it with my AP100 and 9018 SPDIF DAC. As someone who hasn't used stand-alone portable amps before, it's quite impressive how much juice I can get out of these. My 99 Classics, while not super-hard to drive, got so much louder than I had expected!

The entire build of this thing oozes premium, and the bass-boost works very well. It's a very neat package.

I'll try and get a full-review going. Currently waiting on a high-impedance + low-sensitivity IEM and a loaner ZMF Omni. That will be a much true-er test of this thing's potential.

Gordhifi · Oct 30, 2016 at 10:14 AM

Ordered mine. Be here in a week or so.

Cinder · Oct 31, 2016 at 12:43 AM

I took some pictures of the A5. Thought you guys might be interested.

SalfordBoys · Oct 31, 2016 at 6:34 AM

A5 with the xduoo x3, anyone any thoughts as to how good a combo that would be?

JamesFiiO · Oct 31, 2016 at 11:24 PM

cinder said:
I took some pictures of the A5. Thought you guys might be interested.

good photos.

keppes · Nov 1, 2016 at 7:25 AM

So, i bought a pair of the Fostex T50rp Mk3s, which are hard to drive. I want to use them on my Galaxy S5, my Sansa Clip Zip and also on my Pc. Since I have no experience with amps and amp/dacs combos, I need the help of you guys. Do I need an amp/dac combo or would an amp only work for me? On my list are the Q1 (does it has enough power?) and the E12/A5. Should I wait for the Q5 in case i need a amp/dac combo?