As a long term audiophile who has spent way too much money on all kinds of headphones and amplifiers, I can only say that I no longer trust audiophile gear. I’ve also had fiio amps, but my point is that they’re all overpriced for the marginal or non-existing improvement you’re getting. I even returned the monolith amp that went for nearly thousand dollars and kept using a “Gamer” amp Sound Blaster G6 due to flexibility. Just use what you find good for you, not what the specification says.
Oh aye I saw that one as well, funny as anything to see, and I definitely don’t disagree with the ‘find what you like and run with it’ attitude when it comes to luxury gear
I’m running on the most basic of basic usb headphone amp and dac units, can safely say it’s enough for my ears.
Fiio’s just one of those companies that make decent gear and isn’t just some clone of a clone in a fancy case with an unknown OS.
In all honesty the bonus of having every headphone port type and the output to run them off one device is my main draw to it.
As a long term audiophile who has spent way too much money on all kinds of headphones and amplifiers, I can only say that I no longer trust audiophile gear. I’ve also had fiio amps, but my point is that they’re all overpriced for the marginal or non-existing improvement you’re getting. I even returned the monolith amp that went for nearly thousand dollars and kept using a “Gamer” amp Sound Blaster G6 due to flexibility. Just use what you find good for you, not what the specification says.
This reminded me about the article I saw few days ago: https://www.headphonesty.com/2026/01/audiophiles-fail-copper-banana-mud-blind-test/
Oh aye I saw that one as well, funny as anything to see, and I definitely don’t disagree with the ‘find what you like and run with it’ attitude when it comes to luxury gear
I’m running on the most basic of basic usb headphone amp and dac units, can safely say it’s enough for my ears.
Fiio’s just one of those companies that make decent gear and isn’t just some clone of a clone in a fancy case with an unknown OS. In all honesty the bonus of having every headphone port type and the output to run them off one device is my main draw to it.