So, there have been a lot of small usb dac/amps since this was released, and many that test better here on ASR, but still--none of them get close to the power of this one. I'm debating buying a 2nd one during the current Drop for backup purposes, since it's still my best option for just plugging it into the laptop to drive my HD650\6XXs.
Have I missed out on another small USB dac (similar footprint/portability) that can replicate this capability? I do have my Grace sdac balanced/THX 789 for my primary desktop, but I find a lot of benefit to running the dacport HD on high gain watching crappy/stream movies on my laptop. I often need that extra oomph on the Dacport HD to play it at reasonable volume levels on even easier to drive headphones. My Dragonfly Black 1.2 and Audioengine D3 just wont do the job.
Anyone else come to a similar conclusion?
Have I missed out on another small USB dac (similar footprint/portability) that can replicate this capability? I do have my Grace sdac balanced/THX 789 for my primary desktop, but I find a lot of benefit to running the dacport HD on high gain watching crappy/stream movies on my laptop. I often need that extra oomph on the Dacport HD to play it at reasonable volume levels on even easier to drive headphones. My Dragonfly Black 1.2 and Audioengine D3 just wont do the job.
Anyone else come to a similar conclusion?
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