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CrimsonPidgeon t1_iy4kca1 wrote

That is why I got a Fiio e10k and I don't regret it. Knobs rule (plus better bass due to low impedance output).

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XxDankSaucexX t1_iy55y4v wrote

e10k output not as clean as apple dongle but it has headphone out, line out, and a volume knob so can't complain.

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CrimsonPidgeon t1_iy5xo89 wrote

Really? I have a Topping DX3 Pro+ and a Fiio BTR7 and I can't hear the difference. I don't have great ears tho.

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XxDankSaucexX t1_iy69kgc wrote

Yeah. Out of all the DACs i own, when i swap between them, i can kinda tell that it's different but not if it is better or worse. However, the e10k has a noticeably higher noise for and lower resolution than other dacs. Not a significant amount but it's still there. I still use it on my desktop setup tho, it was the cheapest thing that i could get that had a line out and headphone out ($35). How you feel on that day probably affects the listening experience more than dac tho.

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fenrir245 t1_iy7ghce wrote

Does the new TC version have the same issues?

Either way, 200mw output is not to be sneezed at.

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brokenfix t1_iy5nxh1 wrote

It sucks that mine started having channel imbalance issues :(

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CrimsonPidgeon t1_iy5xwcu wrote

I'm sorry to hear that, I really love to have a knob and would miss it hardly :/

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