Review on FiiO E10K USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier - Superior Black Audio Enhancement by Ahana Sharma ᠌

In general, I took it as an external sound card for a laptop, I'm satisfied. You can not overpay for the microphone input and everything connected with it (because there are only headphone and speaker outputs), having received, in principle, not the worst playback device with support for 32 bit / 384 kHz Its pros: I’ll say right away that I won’t write objectively about the sound quality, because, firstly, I’m not an audiophile who distinguishes between a “wide stage” and a “dense middle”, and secondly, there is nothing to compare with other than the sound system built into the computer, and thirdly - good there are no expensive headphones either. But subjectively, everything suits, it seems to sound nicer than the built-in. I was also pleased with the Bass switch, which makes the sound a little more voluminous or something. It doesn't just add booming bass, like if you turn the equalizer in the player. Good, neat build quality. One feels that the "correct" China. Its cons: When headphones are connected, the output to the speakers does not turn off, it plays both. Somehow this breaks the usual logic on phones, laptops, computers and other devices, that when headphones are connected, the speakers automatically turn off. Inadequately bright LED, annoying in the dark. I don’t know why it should be done like this if it is needed only for information that the device is turned on. Windows requires drivers. Although without them it is also detected and works, but in the device manager there will be another unknown device without firewood.