you2
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I recently purchased an asus netbook 1000HE which has a fairly weak sound system.
I've never used an explicit amp before and am looking for something to boost the sound in my rather cheap headphones (the headphones I used with the laptop is koss ur-19 or similar - I use hd555 for stuff at home).
(I.,e for travel I use a cheap low amp headphone that I don't mind breaking or loosing).
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Anyways the sound is very soft on this netbook so I'm mostly looking for 2x or 3x increase in volume - for watching movies, voice communication and I similar while on travel.
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I have a moderate hearing loss so clarity is somewhat important.
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I've no real understanding of the difference in output between E3, E5 Danelector E15 and more expensive models such as NuForce Icon and headroom total airhead or fireeye 1).
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I mentioned the background to try to give a scope of what I'm looking for - basically something that will amplified the sound without adding a lot of hiss or distortion and will work with low amp headphones.
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These headphones (as well has HD555 and AT700) work well without an amp on normal desktop. Yes the HD555 sound much better than the koss ur19 (and better than the AT700) but the koss is fine if I'm listening to a conference on line- just too soft with the new netbook).
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Sorry for so much text with such a simple question - just wanted to try provide an accurate description. The E5 sounds like it has less distortion than the E3 but it is not clear to me if it produces a lot of hiss with low imp headphone and/or if the E3 is adequate or if I should spring for one of the more expensive models
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I've done a bit of reading but really unsure if I should go with something like ibasso D2, fiio E3, fiio E5, total bithead, ...). There seems to be a huge difference in price ($7 to $400). From the el cheapo headphone i'm not really looking for audiophobia quality - just clarity and increase in volume than provided by the netbook.
I've never used an explicit amp before and am looking for something to boost the sound in my rather cheap headphones (the headphones I used with the laptop is koss ur-19 or similar - I use hd555 for stuff at home).
(I.,e for travel I use a cheap low amp headphone that I don't mind breaking or loosing).
-
Anyways the sound is very soft on this netbook so I'm mostly looking for 2x or 3x increase in volume - for watching movies, voice communication and I similar while on travel.
--
I have a moderate hearing loss so clarity is somewhat important.
--
I've no real understanding of the difference in output between E3, E5 Danelector E15 and more expensive models such as NuForce Icon and headroom total airhead or fireeye 1).
--
I mentioned the background to try to give a scope of what I'm looking for - basically something that will amplified the sound without adding a lot of hiss or distortion and will work with low amp headphones.
--
These headphones (as well has HD555 and AT700) work well without an amp on normal desktop. Yes the HD555 sound much better than the koss ur19 (and better than the AT700) but the koss is fine if I'm listening to a conference on line- just too soft with the new netbook).
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Sorry for so much text with such a simple question - just wanted to try provide an accurate description. The E5 sounds like it has less distortion than the E3 but it is not clear to me if it produces a lot of hiss with low imp headphone and/or if the E3 is adequate or if I should spring for one of the more expensive models
--
I've done a bit of reading but really unsure if I should go with something like ibasso D2, fiio E3, fiio E5, total bithead, ...). There seems to be a huge difference in price ($7 to $400). From the el cheapo headphone i'm not really looking for audiophobia quality - just clarity and increase in volume than provided by the netbook.
