inputs.text: paying brand - bought fiio lod amazon got fiio e17 alpen ampdac use various apple products audiotechnica athm50 headphones first thought great product aside tendency slip occasionally attachment sound great around happy set upthen needed get longer auxiliary cable connect ipod car stereo one fiio provided amp short went got cheap generic one china ebay costing 298 total aux line along usb charger cord received curiosity wanted check sound quality difference expensive fiio l9 lod generic one attached e17 ipod guess no difference whatsoever products china exact quality could not tell single nuance change rip music apple lossless tooso could went generic lod instead overpriced one tendency come especially using ipad watch movies netflix