Wow,SPM student otw already got so  many toys..
I can't even afford a cheap altec lansing speakers at that time..
Not even a color phone..
Haha..
Even till uni I also don't have that much stuffs..
ATi 5 series some more..
I only using second hand stuff..
Well,it depends whether you willing to spend or not..
SInce you got so many gears..

thats what i was kinda worried about..kekeke.....but...ive got a nice deal jor...if not i just take igrado...but all ppl say ksc75 far more better btter than igrado...wut u think metaloid

'power' u mean bass???

if u like bass, better try Sony xb40ex 1st... much more 'power' than hippo boom... i tried n tested both ady...

not much difference about the price between vb and hippo 10.
think gonna try it again before buy it.

i've tried the eb,but i dont really like it. the treble is high,for me lah.
he he he.

and does anyone know is jaben sell FiiO e5?

+1 and before aztoio spams his replies, im gonna do it before him saying "you can buy Hippo case from jaben and stuff all your iems inside like i put all my hippo iems and box amp" xD im a Hippo-men!

what amp is suitable for denon IEM?
sorry for the nooB questions.

ordnance DAC-1 is also within ur budget rm 240@ jaben

how bout u go visit jaben, im sure u will be poisoned until u dunno which one to take.   
because it all according ur music and sound preference.

Yes, I'm not surprised. I'm on a Dell laptop myself, and the onboard soundcard is CRAP and rife with noise-- bass just loses definition and impact, microdetails gone, highs not as crisp-- ahem. Anyway I once tried listening to Dream Theatre after using the DAC long term (didn't have the DAC with me at the time) and straightaway cannot tahan, music sounds rubbished all of a sudden.

A DAC is meant to replace your sound card and improves sound from laptops and computers in general, since it clears up noise and allows you to hear the details that are covered. With your budget I'd skip the E7 and go for either Go-Vibe or Ordnance. Ordnance and Go-Vibe DAC both sound highly similar, although I am not very familiar with the Go-Vibe's sound. The Ordnance is nice and responsive on fast songs but tends to sound a little thin in the mids and bass frequencies. Still it's fairly neutral to my ears. Not bad for RM240 budget DAC.

Oh the E7 works well enough, but I preferred a dedicated DAC and to be honest when I was in the market for a DAC the E7 wasn't released yet; and once I heard the Ordnance DAC I was sold.

My additional reasoning is that I'd rather have one device that does what it's supposed to well and have less complications to it. Less stuff in one device means less noise. And I dislike EQ controls; my reasoning is that the musician wants you to hear the music as he recorded and mixed it, not monkey around with EQ settings e.g. the bass boost and change how his music sounds, so E7 has a strike against it already for me in that respect-- it's not really neutral anymore. Also I have the E5-- and didn't like the sound-- more or less no difference to me except with Bass Boost, and then bass went over... I got better SQ from upgrading player, source files and IEMs. So I didn't really bother to try E7 either.

If you want my honest advice-- best way is to audition all these yourself. Try and come down to KL for a day trip or 2 day trip, drop by Subang and test it. All of us here talk and talk also no use-- the truth as it stands to be heard is in your ears.

buy dac/amp terus lah

Go vibe PPK

save untill hd 650 oso cn drive :S

it depends on what you will be using for your music listening

from PC mostly? or from portable devices such as ipod mostly?

owhh..really? didnt noe dat...but anyways..

liddat better save up for a decent dac/amp i.e .25 ordnance maybe? or govibe petite

as for either dac alone or amp alone..dac..cleans up d irritating sound i guess..thats wut i heard...

Hi all. I am sorry that we forget to announce our rest day on Lowyat.net. If u guys came and found out we are not open today I apologize for that.
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If you really want to improve your SQ, I think the first step will be getting good source of music. Beginners tend to own lots of MP3 collection but try to rip your music collection into loseless format.
After that only you consider to get a decent soundcard for your dekstop, in this case USB soundcard with decent DAC chip. I think this is crucial if you really into good quality music, no point you get an amp and amplify your noise in your MP3 + noise produced by your notebook soundcard. Agree? Getting an amp is something to do after your source in proper quality.