FiiOK11 Desktop 1400W Power Balanced Headphone DAC & Amplifier 384kHz/24Bit DSD256 for Home Audio/PC 6.35mm/4.4mm/RCA/Coaxial/Optical (Silver)

The **FIIO K11 Desktop 1400W Power Balanced Headphone DAC & Amplifier** is an outstanding choice for audiophiles! It delivers crystal-clear sound with impressive power, making headphones come alive with rich detail and deep bass. The balanced output ensures minimal distortion, and the build quality feels premium and durable. With a sleek design and easy-to-use controls, it’s a fantastic upgrade for any desktop audio setup. Highly recommended! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Looking for a combo DAC/amp for your cans? Look no further. The FiiO K11 has clean sound and oodles of power all packed into a sleek form factor, outperforming its brothers K5 Pro and K7 in cost, and in my book, appearance as well, being a snazzy addition to any desk. With both a 1/4" unbalanced and 4.4mm balanced output at $130, it is a considerably better deal than the $200 K7, unless you need... Whatever it is that the K7 has over this. A little bit more power, or a bigger knob, I guess.I've tested the K11 with a suite of Sennheisers (598, 600, 660S2, 800S) as well as the Dan Clark Audio Aeon Closed X. Regardless of whether the balanced or unbalanced output is used, there is no noticeable noise floor, no noticeable coloration of sound, and everything gets as loud as it needs to with plenty of headroom to spare, even accounting for -10dB of preamp for EQ.The K11 has an easy-to-use menu you control via the volume knob and the screen on the front. But if you don't want any visual clutter, you can configure the screen timeout period to be anywhere from infinite to as short as 1 minute, meaning you can make it always remain dark as long as the volume knob remains untouched. The K11 also has RGB capabilities via the FiiO logo on the top, but if you find RGB stuff gaudy, it's easy to disable RGB entirely via the menu. That leaves only the FiiO logo itself, which looks fine as-is, but you could always pull a Zeos and cover it up with an anime sticker.There is one important caveat that must be mentioned: *If you connect the K11 to a Windows PC via USB, the Windows OS volume control will not work for this device!* The Windows volume OSD will pop up, but it will not actually change the volume, with volume control only being possible via the knob on the K11 itself. Now, this *would* be a dealbreaker for me, but thankfully, this issue is not present when connecting the K11 via optical cable. With optical, the Windows volume control works as expected and the K11 volume and Windows volume can be controlled independently. I emailed FiiO support about this issue and they said they would pass it along to the engineering team, but it remains to be seen if anything will ever come of that. So, if you can only connect the K11 to your PC via USB, beware.That's all that needs to be said. As long as the USB issue doesn't bother you, this is a DAC/amp that can power essentially any headphone, has best-in-class looks, and doesn't break the bank. What more can you ask for?

Needed a DAC/Amp combo for my Sennheiser HD560s since they weren’t loud enough when plugged into my motherboard. Also using them for my Edifier R1280DB speakers in order to direct connect via RCA instead of Bluetooth since there was noticeable input lag when connected by BT. This DAC does the job and both are sounding crisp and clean. Easy to install and use, plus it’s a bonus it looks great on my desk. Highly recommend!

I bought this unit to replace the audio section on my PC's motherboard due to an instability problem with the hardware that could only be rectified through a cold reboot of the system. I did not buy this unit to improve sound quality. I only wanted to stop using the motherboard's onboard audio section.As an electrical engineer who has designed and built Class A amplifiers, I'm generally skeptical of the snake oil that is sold in the DAC market so I was honestly not expecting any improvement in audio quality here, but after I wired it up it took only a few seconds of listening to notice a significant increase in stereo separation / imaging, a much cleaner high end reminiscent of my class A amps, and a much lower noise floor. In short, this thing sounds fantastic and it's breathed new life into my audio collection.The volume control and display as well as the headphone jack on the front panel were not a requirement for me but they are certainly perks that are worth the slightly higher cost of this unit relative to the SMSL or other "faceless" units.One issue: I initially connected the USB-C port on the rear of the DAC to a USB-A port on my PC using a known-good cable. In this configuration my OS (Linux) refused to instantiate the USB interface and reported a power-related error. I found this strange because the unit is powered independently from an external AC/DC power brick and not the USB-C interface itself, but when I switched to a USB-C port on the PC (and hence a USB-C to USB-C cable) the interface came up and the device was recognized.

The media could not be loaded. The FiiO K11 is an impressive DAC/amp, especially for the price. The power output is excellent, easily driving most headphones with plenty of headroom. Whether you’re using low-impedance IEMs or more demanding over-ears, it delivers clean, dynamic sound.I also appreciate the multiple input options—USB, optical, and coaxial—making it easy to integrate into different setups. The digital screen and lighting are nice touches, providing clear volume levels and settings as well as lighting to help match the aesthetics around it.The downsides are that the software to update the device may be confusing to others, and I occasionally receive a loud whine from the device while off. Unsure of what could cause this, as I ended up moving it away from all other cables/devices and it still persists. The EQ/crossover settings aren’t the greatest, but are tolerable. Still, for the performance and features, it’s a solid choice for anyone looking for a powerful, flexible DAC/amp.