FiiO K11-S USB DAC headphone amplifier, silver

New amplifier of low price category

FiiO has accumulated a lot of experience with desktop amplifiers over the last few years. With the K7 and K9, it has been given enough market intelligence to perfectly design a new amplifier that would be affordable for everyone. With the increasing needs of headphone listeners in mind, the K11 has a power output of up to 1400mW into 32 ohms. It should thus be able to play all headphones in its, even slightly higher price range. It also offers a fairly wide range of connectors, namely optical input, coaxial input or output, USB input, line output and 2 headphone outputs, one symmetrical and one unbalanced. For maximum versatility of use, you can switch between 3 gain settings depending on the demands of your headphones. The K11 also supports use without the need to install drivers (when you install them, you will unlock higher sample rates).

 

Unique body and use

Unlike its predecessors, the K11 has a dedicated LCD display that clearly records the current sample rate, volume, gain or output mode. It is also noticeably smaller than both the K5 Pro and K9 desktop headphone amplifiers. The body is made up of a combination of aluminium alloy and glass display, it feels luxurious to both look and feel. On the top side, there is an RGB logo where you can change the color, brightness and pulsation. From the front, there is the aforementioned display, 2 headphone outputs (6.35mm asymmetrical, 4.4mm symmetrical) and a volume wheel, which of course controls not only the volume, but all of the K11's settings.