FiiO E5: iPod Shuffle "homage" amp now official

[dfkt]

http://mp4nation.net/blog/?p=313

Oh brother... congrats on the "unique" design. Silly Chinese people, don't they know faking well-known designs like that is considered bad taste?
I wonder how it compares to the FiiO E3.

[FrododorF]

the shuffle has no input hole....so it is totally unique....what are you talking about?

[no9]

Wonder what kind of life they get out the totally original shuttle battery? Would look kind of funny with the logo from a patent lawyer on front

[Jack4L]

Ehhh, would have preferd some sort of dial or jog dial instead of a volume clicker. Meh.

Still if it sounds exactly the same as an E3, I think I'd rather have that E5 as the smaller nature and clip on feature would work well for me.

[dfkt]

FiiO brochure, containing the E5: http://www.fiio.com*****en/pic/_200810798015833.pdf

Bass boost is selectable, background hiss should be improved, better interference shielding, better THD and SNR, etc.

The electric +/- volume buttons might be nice, since cheap analog potentiometers usually crackle and have pan problems (like on the Corda Headsix or PA2V2 - even if they use ALPS brand potis).

[WalkGood]

dfkt, does this mean the d3 portable is going to take a back seat :/ ... I was looking forward to your assessment on it.

Edit: Wow, just read they're sold out and there is a 2 week delay ... blame the headfiers

[dfkt]

I'm actually interested in the P3, not the D3... love that opamp Lego toy approach, and don't necessarily need an USB DAC.

About the new FiiO I don't know... I have no real need for it.

[no9]

I just ordered the E3 last night. If the E5 works decent it may be a better option for a portable set up. The E3 doesn't run with the big boys but for $10 it sounds to be worthwhile.

[advcomp2019]

In the brochure, I see that the Fiio E5 is going to come in 5 colors: silver, black, blue, red, and green.

[WalkGood]

Originally Posted by advcomp2019

In the brochure, I see that the Fiio E5 is going to come in 5 colors: silver, black, blue, red, and green.

What no deep Fuchsia

[The DarkSide]

Originally Posted by WalkGood

What no deep Fuchsia

Dang,..... now I'm disappointed.

[Xenodius]

Thats actually not a bad design for a headphone amp... I agree, I think its lame, but I am still going to buy it when its available.

If I did get a Clip too, then I might consider getting the Fiio and Clip both in silver to match the 780's! it would be a cliptastical combination!

Moreover, if you bought one of those plug/plug couplers you could connect them and clip them side-by-side. And with the mini-USB port on the side of the E5, you may even be able to lock them together by attaching a mini-USB shell to the Clip, a'la CptnOdegards D2 impedance adapter.

8gb Sansa Clip + Fiio E5 + HFI-780's = bliss.

Edit: The only 3.5mm M/M coupler I could find was here:http://www.jaykang.com/35mmstpltopl.html

Edit II: would that coupler put undue strain on the player jacks, or are they pretty sturdy?

[reaper]

Some new pictures of the E5 are up.

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f105/f...ml#post4888345

[ytsejam1138]

Originally Posted by Xenodius

Edit: The only 3.5mm M/M coupler I could find was here:http://www.jaykang.com/35mmstpltopl.html

Here's one that's much cheaper when you factor in the shipping costs at Jay Kang.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=290268571784

[beteks]

why don't they make a special one for the sansa clip

[HulkSmashNow]

What's weird to me is how much it looks like this:





My lame, but awesome sounding, Shuffle clone.

All the best.

[dfkt]

Both the fake Shuffle's and the FiiO's housings could very likely come from the same Chinese factory...

[HulkSmashNow]

That's what I was thinking, too, dfkt.

[beteks]

fake ipods are better than real ipods, even though they don't have a touch wheel.

[dfkt]

Updated pics of the FiiO E5:



Seems they want to release black/white and a black/red versions only.