Fiio E17K Alpen 2 Portable Headphone Amplifier with USB DAC - UKHomeOwners.com

Fiio E17K Alpen 2 Portable Headphone Amplifier with USB DAC

body font family Verdana Geneva sans serif font size11px td font family Verdana Geneva sans serif font size11px FiiO E17K Alpen 2 Portable Headphone Amplifier with USB DAC The FiiO E17K is a portable lightweight brushed metal headphone amplifier and digital to analogue converter DAC. The E17K model is FiiOs replacement of the very popular E17. The E17K features a control wheel for volume adjustment an upgrade in the DAC specifications as well as new headphone amp components. Its also thinner and more powerful than the E17. Details The E17K has fewer buttons on the front than that of its predecessor the E17 making it much sleeker and easier to use. It features a new multi functional wheel that responds to both turns and clicks providing an intuitive agile control replacing many buttons from the older model. The all new E17K utilises the SA 9027 USB receiver allowing the E17K to be used as an external sound card for your computer. This supports up to 96 kHz32bit playback and DSD decoding . The FiiO E17K exploits TIs all new PCM5102 which processes higher SN ratio lower distortion and more linear digital analog conversion characteristics. Also added to the new E17K is the TIs flagship OPA1622 as a low pass filter and OPA1642LMH6643 in an OPBUF architecture usually only seen in high end units. with ASIO driver and SACD plugin Complete Connectivity The E17K expands on the industry standard Micro USB socket to not only provide charging and data exchange connectivity but also to dock with FiiOs future desktop products. There is also a coaxial digital input supporting up to 192kHz 24 bit PCM input 305mm to coaxial converter plug included and dual function line in line out port for maximum convenience and operational value for money. Summary The E17K is a particularly strong ...