[djevoultion]

I'm looking for a laptop setup. How would this compare to the Ibasso D Zero? Does it use the same DAC Chip? 

 

[JamesFiiO]

E10 support 96k/24bit USB input and use wm8740 as DAC chip. 

 

[ClieOS]

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I'm looking for a laptop setup. How would this compare to the Ibasso D Zero? Does it use the same DAC Chip? 

The DAC chip is the same (WM8740) but E10 supports 24/96 while D-Zero only supports up to 16/48 due to the difference in USB receiver chip they used. Overall, I would say E10 sounds a little better than D-zero on detail, layer and texture but not quite as good on soundstage. If you don't need it to be portable, E10 would be the better choice. If you need it to be portable, D-zero is still a very good choice, but it is also going to be more expensive then E10 as well.

 

[s0lar]

Can you use the E10 as a DAC only and connect a line-out to another amp? I see a coaxial out, so it at least needs a coax to 3.5mm cable.

 

[ClieOS]

 
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Can you use the E10 as a DAC only and connect a line-out to another amp? I see a coaxial out, so it at least needs a coax to 3.5mm cable.

Yes, you can. There are three outputs on E10 - headphone-out on the front, digital coax-out and 3.5mm line-out on the back.

 

[mrAdrian]

Is there any more point of getting the e7+9 besides portability, if the e10 is going to sound better? That is according to the review...

 

[ClieOS]

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Is there any more point of getting the e7+9 besides portability, if the e10 is going to sound better? That is according to the review...

E9 is still a better sounding amp than E10 with plenty of power for harder to drive headphone (plus a future upgrade of E17). Of course it also depends on whether you need a portable amp / DAC like the E7 or not. You need to figure out what and where you want to use them to decide which is the most logical buy.

 

[mrAdrian]

I have a pair of HD580 that needs extra power from the E7 which I already own. So E9 is still my most logical (budget) upgrade?

 

[ClieOS]

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I have a pair of HD580 that needs extra power from the E7 which I already own. So E9 is still my most logical (budget) upgrade?

If you already own an E7, I would think E9 will be a more logical upgrade over E10 as HD580 (300ohm / 97dB) certainly can use the extra power. I think you can just skip E10 for now and wait for the E17, which will be launched early / mid next year. Then you will have an really good setup (E17 + E9) to cover both low and high impedance headphone plus the capability of 24/96.
 

 

[mrAdrian]

And by then, sell my E7 to some of my friends to further dope them into audiophiles!
 
 
Any idea how the MeiXing mc66 would fair against the E9? I'm getting an offer for a 2nd hand one for ~30 more than the E9's $13x. I do notice a lot of noise from the higher gains of the mc66, would that happen to the E9 setup?
 
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If you already own an E7, I would think E9 will be a more logical upgrade over E10 as HD580 (300ohm / 97dB) certainly can use the extra power. I think you can just skip E10 for now and wait for the E17, which will be launched early / mid next year. Then you will have an really good setup (E17 + E9) to cover both low and high impedance headphone plus the capability of 24/96.
 

 
 

 

[ClieOS]

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And by then, sell my E7 to some of my friends to further dope them into audiophiles! Haha, good plan.
 
 
Any idea how the MeiXing mc66 would fair against the E9? I'm getting an offer for a 2nd hand one for ~30 more than the E9's $13x. I do notice a lot of noise from the higher gains of the mc66, would that happen to the E9 setup? 

I haven't noticed any noise on E9, I really doubt you will notice any noise as well since E9 has been measured to be quite well. For tube amp in general, they do become noisier on higher gain.
 

 

[nphase]

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If you already own an E7, I would think E9 will be a more logical upgrade over E10 as HD580 (300ohm / 97dB) certainly can use the extra power. I think you can just skip E10 for now and wait for the E17, which will be launched early / mid next year. Then you will have an really good setup (E17 + E9) to cover both low and high impedance headphone plus the capability of 24/96.
 

E10 will be still good entry point if I don't own a DAC at all yet, right? Patiently waiting on an order link!

 

[Dreaming Of A Better ...]

would this work well with AKG k702 ? i wanted to buy E7 to use with my E9 but now i'm not sure what to do...

 

[OneSec]

This is probably a bias and personal opinion, but I wont even bother trying portable amp or USB Dac/Amp for 702.
 
I tried hippo / Fiio / ibasso PORTABLE USB DAC AMP. (the one I currently owned). None works well with 702.
 

 

[ClieOS]

 
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E10 will be still good entry point if I don't own a DAC at all yet, right? Patiently waiting on an order link!

Yes, definitely.

 
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would this work well with AKG k702 ? i wanted to buy E7 to use with my E9 but now i'm not sure what to do...

If you don't need portability, get E10 and feed its line-out to E9 is the better choice.
 
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This is probably a bias and personal opinion, but I wont even bother trying portable amp or USB Dac/Amp for 702.
 
I tried hippo / Fiio / ibasso PORTABLE USB DAC AMP. (the one I currently owned). None works well with 702.
 

From what he has posted, I assume he already has an E9 and is just looking for an USB DAC that can feed it.