Anyone who wants to try Fiio E7 that lives nearby Wangsa Maju area can contact me
Bring your cans so I can have a test too hehe

By the way on easy to drive cans like my AD300, Eterna etc the difference aren't that big. Overall details does improve and music sounded less flat. The biggest improvements are on those headphones that are harder to drive.

another poor man succumbed to poison

1 downside of this amp is when you connect to USB it will automatically start charging. The default setting on USB charge is always on, and you have to manually turn it off. Quite annoying.

I wonder if there's any new firmware to address it.

2 keep things simple & economical, fiio went wif usb link & charging in 1, thr4 its an auto chrg wif d 'opt out' ... anyway, fiio would hav alreadi seen ur post, lets await any advise on their end

So when lets say, if I start my E7.. and set USB Charge to Off..

does the E7 run from batt or run directly from usb power without passing the battery?

After hours of usage, I notice the battery status reduced by 1 bar.

sounds like a good idea

Hmmm, dunno whether I'll b free or not, not demo set in Mac Studio yet is it?

MacStudio @ LYP do have stk but are retailg @ RM339 ... not sure if they're doing demo, especially on wkends, thery r so busy

e7 should be run from battery when the USB Charge is set to Off.. i assume the reason behind this is not to drain the notebook/netbook battery

So far, my verdict :

1. notebook -> FiiO E7 -> ATH ESW9

2. Sansa Clip 4G V1 -> FiiO E7 -> ATH ESW9

Cheers

u'll need a lod then

I see.

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Added on May 28, 2010, 10:16 amwhat's the resistance of the ESW9 again?

This post has been edited by chingwooi: May 28 2010, 10:16 AM

i think it's on the lower side..less than 50 ohm..

Cheers

meh.. the volume on sansa clip is very very soft to begin with

depends on your headphone impedance..mine is 10 click below the max volume is the highest volume i can bear.. more than that i'll turn deaf

Cheers

question...!

2 anyone who alredy tried E7...can i know da difference of da E7 bass booster setup level 3 compare wit E5 bass booster setup...

any significant difference?

thanx...

some pics...



The amp with some of the supplied accessories..



The first headphone amp that have OLED display..although not necessary for amp functionality, it's a must due to the extra features(bass boost, keylock, usb charge option, sleep timer etc.). Unfortunately the mirror finish front panel is dust and fingerprint magnet...



Back panel of the amp..

Overall build quality i rate it as above average..in fact, ibasso has better build quality..not sure about other E7 owner but mine, the edge of the panel is quite rough, somehow they don't sand it properly..and the screw hole is off-centered and the depth of the screws is uneven. no wonder the manufacturer include together the silicone case to cover all these imperfections..

Cheers

This post has been edited by jigon: May 28 2010, 06:51 PM

tq 4 ur support since d stk arr on mon, 10 uts were sold 2 lyn forumners alone

1st ut > xiang49 (cod)
2nd ut > terradrive (cod)
3rd ut > i'vN (cod)
4th ut > jigon (poslaju)
5th ut > zerorating (poslaju)
6th ut > ongbs (poslaju)
7th ut > amicliff (poslaju)
8th ut > leeshock (cod)
9th ut > zarksentinel (poslaju)
10th ut > oliverong (cod)

That's because iBasso actually has a strong point in build quality, not the E7 is badly built. You should try 3MOVE, the outer case can used to sand down the back of an iPod if you are not careful enough. It is actually quite typical of this kind of case.

iBasso price is almost twice of E7 price, so no surprise to see a better build quality xD

Yeah, I gotta agree with some of the build quality imperfections on the E7.

Like mentioned above, my E7 metal edges is a rough, not sand down properly.

The mirror like front got some stain that is unremovable.

But it's still a good dac/amp for its price.

Probably qc not that top notch since the item has been a long awaited product... pretty sure the factory is rushing to meet the demands.

Hopefully they will improve their qc as times comes along