FiiO E09K + FiiO E17

[Ethanololol]

I can get them both for about $215. Is this a good price to performance ratio? I have the Sennheiser 558s at the moment, though I plan on upgrading to HD600s in the future.

 

If not, any similar suggestions?

[JORDANonPC]

You could save money and get a fiio e10 I don't think you will notice a difference with hd 600's but I'm not sure so maybe wait for one of the audiophiles to say whether or not that is true

[Aphexx]

sadly I pulled the trigger myself on getting an E9 for myself because it was on one of those massdrop groupbuys. 

I've been thinking about the e7 or the e17 but I've been noticing a lot of people popping an e10 on top of an e9 

 

I'm unsure what direction I will go either. I'm thinking I should have waited and got an O2 instead. 

 

damn you massdrop

[Ethanololol]

sadly I pulled the trigger myself on getting an E9 for myself because it was on one of those massdrop groupbuys. 

I've been thinking about the e7 or the e17 but I've been noticing a lot of people popping an e10 on top of an e9 

 

 

I'm unsure what direction I will go either. I'm thinking I should have waited and got an O2 instead. 

 

damn you massdrop

 

What is massdrop? I've been seeing it mentioned a lot lately.

[ShearMe]

E10 should be good enough for your future HD600's - it was fine with my 650's.

[MayflowerElectronics]

If you are spending that kind of money, look for an o2/odac combo. There is a great price for one on massdrop.

[h264]

Keep in mind the E9 and E09K have 10 Ohm output impedances just like the Xonar cards.

 

http://www.head-fi.org/t/615915/fiio-e09k-announced-successor-to-e9#post_8486132

 

It's meant as a power amp for high impedance headphones according to FiiO anyways.  I guess they figure people will only plug 1/4" terminated headphones into an amp with a 1/4" jack.

[Ethanololol]

Thanks for the help guys