Any recommendations on a cheap DAC?
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giant016
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Most of my music is on my laptop and it is an older cheap Inspiron that has a pretty terrible soundcard. I don't need anything fancy. I'm just looking to bypass my soundcard accurately. Portability is not an issue. Unless there is some amazing one out there I'd like to keep it under $100 (actually under $50). I was looking and the Phillips Aurilium and the Fireye I/II. Unfortunately the Phillips is pretty hard to find new now for a decent price and the Fireyes have problems at low volumes which is primarily what I would use it for. Any suggestions?
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"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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G16, for an item which does what you want at reasonable cost, consider this .
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I've been very happy with the Music Streamer+ that I use now.CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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Hmmm.... Some choices. I fail to see the difference between the $20 and $220 units. Likely higher end metals for connections, but aren't these pretty simple devices? I thought the idea was to deliver unchanged audio (well, convert it).
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A $20 DAC will probably be on par with your current sound card."He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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Are not that many people running audio from their computers? There doesn't seem to be any mainstream products for USB DAC. I know that most would prefer other audio sources, but it's just so damned convenient.
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There are many USB DAC's out there, but most are above your price point."He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
