yup juz like ipod itself got an internal amp if u place the fiio out from the ipod headphone jack then u feel nothing!

Not necessary. If you are using an high impedance, low sensitivity headphone (like Etymotic ER4S or Head-Direct RE) on your DAP that doesn't have a line-out, an small amp on the headphone-out actually will help a lot. It isn't optimum, but it is still better than none.

during their store lucky draw giveaways i notified walabies abt my interest in getting an E3 if they have extras, but no news from him so far

hmm not sure when my e5 will be shipped.. sighh

where can i get e5??

mp4nation, dealextreme, and maybe later Jaben.

Still in Pre-order status don't need how long yet

Retail price hope no increase after release and available at here

mp4nation is shipping their stock as of now, dealextreme will probably be in another one or two weeks, same as Jaben.

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Added on December 5, 2008, 12:17 pmIt seems Head-Direct.com also accepts order now

This post has been edited by ClieOS: Dec 5 2008, 12:17 PM

I just updated my impression on E5, you can read it here.

Any improvement if used with UM2..?

Not using w/ UM2, cause it doesn't really need amp to sound good. Westone's IEM generally doesn't benefit much from amp cause all of them are very efficient.

except for the Westone 3 though.

Great..

Saves me some money..

Hi guys, I just kicked start an bulk order for FiiO E5, great chance for you to own a piece of this awesome gadget. You can check it out through my signature link

I also do bulk lo then...

Just got my E5 Amp today....
Does it need sometime to run like "burning-in" too?

So far it works quite well for my MP3 player, but when I pair it up with laptop + E5 amp + ATH-M50, noticed the SQ is not as good as ATH-M50 directly plug into the laptop. :S

New Fiio E5 owner, pairing with Sansa Clip output to MX400. The bass boost on/off is good for applying to certain songs. For those long session of listening can turn off the bass boost.

Also good to have it on hand in future when one upgrade to high impedance earbud/IEM.

Is it normal to hear some amount of hiss when the volume is at maximum while no music is played?

This post has been edited by meowid: Mar 18 2009, 10:20 PM

got my E5 today from erikachen! first impressions very good. really enjoying it now

Planning to get this but wanna know does it really improves the SQ much or just amplify the sound? Would it be nice to be used with Shure E2G earphone?

depends on the earphone itself bro... i pair it with my stock iphone buds and i have to admit... the separation of instrument is really good.... the bass boost itself giving it more punchy but not the kind of fatigue bass... overall it is nice for my iphone stock buds but not my bijou, as i couldnt feel anything improving accept the bass boost....
im not sure about shure e2g phones... but if u really need some good bass boosting... i think this is one of the cheapest way u can find...