Amp/Dac combo, what do you recommend
jflail2
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Gents:
Looking to upgrade my Emmeline SR71 headphone amp I use at work. Would like something wired (so no batteries going forward), and would like a DAC/Amp combo if feasible. What would you recommend? Trying to keep pricing around or below $200, but can move up a bit if it's worth it. Am open to stacking a small dac and amp separately, but have limited desk space so am leaning towards a combo. Thoughts?
For cans, I'm running either Bose QC35II's (noise cancelling for the win) or on rare occasion some Beyer DT 990's.
Thanks!
Looking to upgrade my Emmeline SR71 headphone amp I use at work. Would like something wired (so no batteries going forward), and would like a DAC/Amp combo if feasible. What would you recommend? Trying to keep pricing around or below $200, but can move up a bit if it's worth it. Am open to stacking a small dac and amp separately, but have limited desk space so am leaning towards a combo. Thoughts?
For cans, I'm running either Bose QC35II's (noise cancelling for the win) or on rare occasion some Beyer DT 990's.
Thanks!
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Have you looked into Schiit Audio's offerings?
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I have. There appear to be quite a few options, so am curious what the best bang for the buck would be from Schiit, and if there are others that are more highly recommended.2007 Club Polk Football Pool Champ
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take a read, a little over budget, but these two audio-gd headphone dacs get great reviews.
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/audio-gd-nfb-11-28-vs-r2r-11.858093/
do a search for them on youtube.Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
Puritan PSM156 -
Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
Puritan PSM156
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gemH2afUKA8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzr2efjAaU8