Fiio E11K

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The Fiio E11K is more balanced than its predecessor when it comes to scratch-resistant aluminum housing, giving it a more robust feel.

In addition to the appearance enhancements, the E11K’s configuration section also featured noticeable changes, first in the Opamp part. E11 previously used AD8397 and pre-amp used TLE2426 + OPA690. E11K also uses AD8397 to take advantage of the sweet warmth of the old Fiio E11. However, the pre-amplifier was replaced with OPA 1642 to separate the instrument, keeping the balance balanced throughout the band.

Plus, the Fiio E11K can listen to music and charge, unlike the old E11. Battery life is also raised to 1400mAH; according to the company, the E11K can play music continuously for 16h. However, the actual test is 14h quite impressive.

Sound:

The weakness of the old E11 is that the background noise and treble are dazzling when combined with high sensitivity IEMs and low impedance, so I will be testing E11K with the RHA MA750 to see how the improvement of the E10K.

Track test: Canon In D Major – Various Artists, Hotel California (Live) – Eagles.

The first difference is easy to recognize that no annoying noise but instead a clean background, depth. The general sound is neutral, not dark, not bright. A plus point in the E11K is that when turning high vol, the sound is clear but not annoying.

Bass: When not using the E11K, plug directly into the phone; the bass of the MA750 down is not deep; the bass is mainly expressed in the mid-bass, while plugged through the E11K bass on the MA750 feel deep down. At the same time, the mid-bass is more compact, actually listening will not deeper bass, but thanks to the mid-bass, you can hear more clearly than the low bass. When the E11K turned on the bass boost function, the bass increased dramatically, but it did not break mid-range. Conclusion E11k makes the bass neater.

Mid: The Mid of the MA750 is quite in and sweet but has a slightly slimmer sound when listening to the song with the male voice as Bang Qiao. Plug into E11K Mid-range to become fuller, listen to Track: Canon In D Major – Various Artists. The violin is very strong and sharp, with bright earphones like MA750 will have the feeling of the violin too sharp, but when using the E11K guitar, it becomes softer, easier to hear. Conclusion E11K helps to make the midrange plumper and more peaceful.

Treble: Bamboo This E11K represents the most significant improvement. Plugin the MA750, the treble has a lot more energy, but without losing control, the sound spread out to space accurately and quickly melted away, causing the songs to output with many instruments not tangled.

Acoustics: This part of the RHA MA750 performs very well, but when plugged into the E11K, I was surprised by the headphones’ acoustics. Space is wider; the sound is more natural, relaxed, and more in-depth. In the in-ear under $ 500, I was most impressed with Dunu DN 2000 about separating the instrument, with the E11K combo and RHA MA750 also found a similar thing. Conclusion E11K for broader sound, deeper space.

Conclusion: In the past, we never had a crush on an AMP or DAC of Fiio, but the E11K is different. With its modern, well-balanced design and the same sound quality, the AMP brings to its fullest appeal. Especially at a price of only $80, the E11K is a good choice for those looking to upgrade their sound quality to midrange IEMs such as the RHA MA750.

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