Hi y'all,
So, I've ordered a pair of Hifiman Sundara and I need something suitable to drive them from my desktop computer. I currently have a Steinberg UR22 interface and the headphone output is pretty terrible.
I've been looking at reviews for the FiiO E10K and it seems like a decent piece:
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...dslabs-odac-rev-b-compared-to-fiio-e10k.2068/
As I understand it the noise and distortion are low enough that it should be inaudible, but I'm not sure if the linearity results are of any significance. Power, I'm thinking, should be good enough to leave some headroom if it can drive the HD650 to decent volumes (though the Sundaras are not very sensitive...). Price is really good and I also like the "bass boost" which I think could compensate well for the perceived drop off at lower frequencies that the Sundaras have.
However, before placing an order I thought I'd check with you for some input. Would this make a good match?
Also, please feel free to recommend other products - up to, let's say, twice the price. I must mention, however, that many of the Chinese products like Topping are a bit hard do come by here (even when I find sellers that ship them here it may cost 60+ $ for shipping).
So, I've ordered a pair of Hifiman Sundara and I need something suitable to drive them from my desktop computer. I currently have a Steinberg UR22 interface and the headphone output is pretty terrible.
I've been looking at reviews for the FiiO E10K and it seems like a decent piece:
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...dslabs-odac-rev-b-compared-to-fiio-e10k.2068/
As I understand it the noise and distortion are low enough that it should be inaudible, but I'm not sure if the linearity results are of any significance. Power, I'm thinking, should be good enough to leave some headroom if it can drive the HD650 to decent volumes (though the Sundaras are not very sensitive...). Price is really good and I also like the "bass boost" which I think could compensate well for the perceived drop off at lower frequencies that the Sundaras have.
However, before placing an order I thought I'd check with you for some input. Would this make a good match?
Also, please feel free to recommend other products - up to, let's say, twice the price. I must mention, however, that many of the Chinese products like Topping are a bit hard do come by here (even when I find sellers that ship them here it may cost 60+ $ for shipping).