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Smilemoreoften
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Dec 1, 2014
if someone can clear this for me, how much improvement is between lets say a FiiO 10K and a O2+ODAC in terms of permormance pairing these amps with the k7xx, taking in considaration one cost a litle bit more than twice of the other.
Dagger32
1
Dec 2, 2014
SmilemoreoftenHaven't heard the 10k specifically, but if it stays true to FiiO house sound, it'll be darker than the O2. The O2 is dryer but cleaner than the E9 and X3 that I had/have. I think the 10k will sound fine with these HPs, but the O2 will give you more flexibility downstream because it can handle higher Ohm phones more efficiently. I actually run my X3 (firmware update) as an external DAC to my O2. I have the ODAC as well, but I have that set up to line to my stereo. Frankly, I can't hear the difference between the X3 as a DAC (using line out) and ODAC. I'm sure overall the O2 is better on paper, I just can't hear the difference. X3 headphone out though is definitely a dark sound and I'll sometimes listen through that depending on genre, headphones or mood. The plus side for the X3 is that it's also a DAP and can handle up to 192k.
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