FiiO E7 Unboxing And Impressions

The Warrior Poet · **Posted:** Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:12 am

All my rips are 320kbps, and my purchases are 256kbps. And some that were given to me are 128kbps. BTW, I just bought a Sony today: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=19550

will13 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:15 am

Thats very nice, and all my rips are 256

The Warrior Poet · **Posted:** Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:31 am

I think 256 is ideal. At least for me it is. Nice sound quality, and saving space as well.

will13 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:35 am

yeah, well I made them 256 because my old PC only had a 160GB HDD, this 1 as a 1TB lol

The Warrior Poet · **Posted:** Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:48 am

My PC itself is 250GB. I have a portable HD that's also 250GB, and my desk hard drive is 1TB. My laptop is 360GB.

will13 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:50 am

my OS HDD is only 50GB lol (OCZ SDD)

chengdude · **Joined:** Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:24 pm **Posts:** 1064

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Wonder what this would sould like with a S:Flo2.. anyway, nice review and pics Warrior, thinking about buying 1 myself with some M2's to try out next month.

Fiio E7 Impressions

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I tried the combo before but it doesn't turn out well. E7 has a fixed 3dB gain which will clip (distort) with s:flo2's line out. This is due to the really high output of s:flo2's line-out exceeding the maximum output of E7 under the 3dB gain. The only way to use E7 with s:flo2 is to keep the volume really low, which probably isn't a good thing for s:flo2 user. Other players, like iPod and Sansa Fuze, do not have this problem since their line-out isn't quite as strong.

Anyway, it doesn't really matter since I find that s:flo2 headphone-out is almost as good as E7 (when connected to PC). As I said in the review, sub$100 amp probably won't do any good to s:flo2 as its headphone is really good enough to match those amp.

s:flo2 uses the same Wolfson DAC --two of them, actually, for endlessly debatable reasons/perceived benefits-- as the E7. Also, as indicated above, the line-out stage in the s:flo2 already has a high output (because of the OPA2604 opamp) so it's not a "true" line-out stage that would benefit from use of the E7.

will13 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:57 am

chengdude wrote:

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Wonder what this would sould like with a S:Flo2.. anyway, nice review and pics Warrior, thinking about buying 1 myself with some M2's to try out next month.

Fiio E7 Impressions

[quote:15tl6jbb]I tried the combo before but it doesn't turn out well. E7 has a fixed 3dB gain which will clip (distort) with s:flo2's line out. This is due to the really high output of s:flo2's line-out exceeding the maximum output of E7 under the 3dB gain. The only way to use E7 with s:flo2 is to keep the volume really low, which probably isn't a good thing for s:flo2 user. Other players, like iPod and Sansa Fuze, do not have this problem since their line-out isn't quite as strong.

Anyway, it doesn't really matter since I find that s:flo2 headphone-out is almost as good as E7 (when connected to PC). As I said in the review, sub$100 amp probably won't do any good to s:flo2 as its headphone is really good enough to match those amp.

s:flo2 uses the same Wolfson DAC --two of them, actually, for endlessly debatable reasons/perceived benefits-- as the E7. Also, as indicated above, the line-out stage in the s:flo2 already has a high output (because of the OPA2604 opamp) so it's not a "true" line-out stage that would benefit from use of the E7.[/quote:15tl6jbb]

Hmm, that's interesting, do you know if a E5 would distort it even more or wouldn't it affect it?

The Warrior Poet · **Posted:** Sun Sep 12, 2010 11:05 am

That's what I was saying earlier. The S:Flo² is already a powerhouse. I wouldn't think an amp would be needed. Amps are fun though.

Raz · **Joined:** Fri Jul 25, 2003 5:53 am **Posts:** 22200

The Warrior Poet wrote:

I think 256 is ideal. At least for me it is. Nice sound quality, and saving space as well.

I would recommend 320kbps, the files aren't that much bigger, but the sound quality tends to be better and only a little less than FLAC quality.

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