Are all LODs the same?

[bay24]

I mean this in terms of sound quality, you can get them from fiio for under £10 but I see some for alot more. Since my renewed love of my x10 I have been thinking how to maximise this. Was thinking of a fiio e5 or e11 connected to my iPhone via a LOD. Does anyone have any recomendations for particular LODs? Would the Russ Andrews gq24 be any good? it's only £30 now.

Also wanted to ask about phone interference with these amps. When I borrowed a friends e5 I got alot of the horrible interference noise from my phone when the amp was on. It was connected with a short 3.5 to 3.5 jac connector. Would the same happen with a LOD? They all seem to be very short and from experience with the interference it is due to the phone being close to the amp.

Any help would be great.

 

[eggontoast]

Save you money and buy a Fiio one they do two different quality ones anyway, the L1 & L3 I think. £30 for an LOD is ridiculous; you are paying for the name and nothing else.

I used to use the cheap L1 with an E7 from my iPhone I never had any interference issues.

 

[bay24]

Thanks for your reply. Perhaps I should go for something cheap at first. In terms of the GQ24 what hifi rates it very highly as a cone torto a regular amp so thought it would also improve a headphone amp. Anyone else have any thoughts or experiences with different LODs?