I'm guessing there will be very little benefit(if any at all).
Won't speakers require vast amounts of current because they generally have very low impedance?

Head amp: Little if any?
usb dac: This have a potential to give better sound, especially if your source is on-board sound card..

PC speaker already has an active power amp inside, adding an amp before it just make it double amp (and generally bad). What you need is a good DAC.

E9 is a desktop amp build to dock the E7. If you are using the USB/DAC function on the E7 and need much higher output to drive your headphones, the E9 is the way to go.

Will open a separate thread for pre-ordering of the E11 by the coming Tuesday.

Any price estimation?

Any pre-order specail prices?

Bro ugpm

RM222 for pre-order.

This post has been edited by E1 - AKG: May 6 2011, 10:58 AM

add me into ur pre order list pls
thank's

Rm222? I'm sold.

Very tempting price tag. I'll wait for ClieOS' review before I cash in on this.

Clie, does the E11 have bass boost?

tunertoobe, Agnaem & ClieOS: thanks for the reply. in this case, anyone know if the E7 is a good usb-dac? or I'm better of with the wolfson wm8501? sorry to ot.

Yes, 2 level actually. It boost more sub-bass then mid-bass, so it is the more gentle kind.

The WM874x series (including the WM8740 in E7) is still considered to be best of Wolfson DAC. Though I haven't heard any DAC based on WM5801.

WM8501 is a good DAC, I've tried it myself.
However if you're thinking of hooking something up that might benefit from amping, the E7 will be a better choice. You can rely on the E7 as your volume control as well. Also, I think the E7 also uses a superior DAC(WM8740) IINM.

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Added on May 6, 2011, 2:29 pmOMG!!
Hmmmm. but might collide with my Atrio purchase though...have to think this through.

This post has been edited by tunertoobe: May 6 2011, 02:29 PM

@E1-AKG, the pre-order how long does it take usually to arrive? i might grab one

I can answer that on behalf of bro E1 - AKG, end of May.

thanks 4 that info, will pm him shortly. daym, the size really identical to fuze

design wise, the input/output is placed inline with volume controller which, for me, is pocket/pouch friendly not to mention LOD friendly also

rsa shadow doest comply to that:



pico slim oso have design like that:



sked LOD stretch too much and got spoiled.

Goodness Had placed an order for 60 units and the demand is so high that FiiO can only ship 20 So can only have 14 units for pre-order at RM222 @jinggothegreat had already jumped the gun and banked-in the full amount

Well well, quite the jumpy one there.