Founded currently little corner audiophile (no, not audiophiles, namely meloman)
I decided to buy a headphone amplifier, as the iPhone and iPad are simply not able to shake headphones Monster Beats Pro, yes they are, however, and any other normal headphones also. So what to do? I love good sound.
Long thought, what to buy. Understood, which clearly need to take Fiio e7, but learned, that there is still Fiio e07k — Modification of the popular e7. It upgraded DAC and mikroshemki. DAC is now 24/96 (It was only in the e7 16/48). But if the device is used as an amplifier for an analog, I do not care, what's DAC, the output will still 16/48. This was done deliberately, to avoid interference at the output. 16 bits is enough, to transmit high-quality audio with a sampling frequency 48000 kHz или 44100 kHz. The man still did not hear everything, what the 20 kHz. Here the important bit (for the Audio CD is 1536 kbps — it means, that one second of audio we can spend 1536 kilobyte, ie more than a megabyte).
In general, distracted by something. Since there Fiio e07k, I decided to buy it. But it was not available, said wait 2 of the week. Well, then I changed my mind sharp, seeing e17. It still has an optical input, he, of course, I do not need nafig, but still may be useful. You never know what's.
Here, in general, and I bought e17, which is more expensive than 2500r e07k. e17 has a codename Alpen (Alps). У e07k — Andes (Andes), younger brother e17.
Impressions:
Mode analog amplification
Sound impressed! I shake my Beats, sound became livelier, louder, richer. If you use with the iPhone or iPad, it is better to buy a special cable DOCK-> minJack. Here's a:
But you can remove the sound from the headphone output… By doing this is such a sandwich.
And yes, I specifically included Gaga, to sfotkat.
External sound card
In this mode it is not used so long. But it is very convenient to listen to music at work (on a computer is a Linux — Ubuntu), and the device is charging at the same time, that itself good.
I tried to listen to the test at home for a couple of rips from vinyl (24/96), I compared the sound with E-MU 0204. It's all the same, it seems to me, Chinese device gives professionals at Creative. Although it is not so much, and the sound is not bad, as just another, but a good and beautiful sound, several times better than the Creative X-Fi USB, and so much better than an inexpensive sound card in laptops and PCs. In DAC mode can be turned off gain (GAIN), If you plan to amplify the sound of something else. There are three modes GAIN 0db, 6db и 12db (Well, probably for high impedance headphones). I like to listen to 6db. It is also possible to adjust the volume. Total 60 Volume divisions, but I have enough 25-30. Reserve Volume get very large. There is also a built-in equalizer, who knows how to add bass and treble. I would also like to note, that is, Virgo
native ASIO driver. Although it is not entirely obvious need, because the device detects a device as a digital output. Although, of course, ASIO will help avoid any treatments sound, and pass it directly to your device. It is also a very big plus in, that no drivers required for operation of the device. To a computer, you can connect via USB (USB (f) -> MiniUSB (m) Cable Included), and can be connected via a digital input (S/PDIF или Optical (Toslink. The adapter Toslink -> miniToslink complete)). As I learned at the post Habré (in the links below), It is worth audiophile DAC
WM8804, what, by itself, OK.
Results
I am not an audiophile, Fortunately. But I love music, I like to listen to harmonious sounds of a variety of electronic music, thus Adele songs, you can hear even the movement and shaking of her voice, all emotions. To hear a violin in the background, bass, drummer strikes, the soft sounds of the piano, and even something such.
The device, of course, not worth much, how much I spent on him (8000 rubles cable for iPhone). It can be purchased from the company store, or from somewhere else because of the hill. But, remembering mail Rosii, I decided not to save money, I spend waiting for sending, waiting in line for a receipt, when in front of you two grandmothers, that fill any application for a newspaper “My region” or “Daily pi * bowls”. Well its nafig, better to spend two thousand and keep nerves, rather than vice versa. But if you, dear reader, also think buy such a thing, See for yourself. Valerian is stored and wait for the day “X”, When you go to the post office. And you can use the EMS, courier directly to your home and bring. As well, and I made a man -By post
http://habrahabr.ru/company/boxowerview/blog/152557/ . The main condition, if the device is used as an amplifier: We need quality music, because they enhance the shit, surely, it makes no sense.
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