dac & amp combo

Hello everyone, I have just created an account here but been following the site for over 2 months in helping myself get a good pair of headphones, amp and dac as I'm starting my journey in audio I respect @amirm for his constant efforts in bringing us the best quality audio equipment. I...

Hi all, I've had an Electrocompaniet ECI-3, a Rotel RCD-991 and Dynaudio Contour 1.3 MKii speakers since 2000 and it's all worked pretty well for what I've listened to (mostly progressive house, rock and singer-songwriter). However, I've always found that perhaps the amp had a little too little...

Based on the recommendations here I picked up a Hidizs S8 directly from their site for my portable audiophile kit. I wanted to share a couple of things that took me some digging to figure out. First, out of the box, it didn't seem very loud. I tried it with Hifiman Sundaras, Sennheiser 580s...

Hi, I finally made an account after reading so many topics on AMPs and DACs, I've learned so much from y'all so thank you :) So I've decided to move my Klipsch RP-150Ms from my 5.1 setup into my room because I don't get to use the living room as much since school started and as of right now I...

I will add the Sennheiser HD660S (refurbished for 300€) to the current stack: Bose QC35 Beyerdynamic Tyger Koss KPH30i Sennheiser GSP 300 Because of the addition of HD660S, I would need to add a headphone DAC/AMP combo. The combo would need to have a USB connection (using a KVM). As mentioned...

Dear members of Audio Science Review, Lately I have been trying to figure out how to upgrade my music listening experience. I own the Sony MDR-ZX660 headphones. I listen to music using my laptop or my phone. Usually, I listen to mp3 files (320kbps). I am not satisfied with the sound quality of...

Hello everyone, I am new to this great community and I hope that you can help me out! Back in 2019 I have decided buy the DT 1990 Pro. A decision I do not regret to this day! I would like to step up my game a little bit and purchase an DAC and an AMP. I’ve actually wanted to buy a new gaming...

i need help selecting a DAC with headphone amp. as the tittle says i have a KEF lsx i want to use as my pc speakers mainly for music and games. i want to be able to connect my headphones aswell and be able to switch. very noob at audio stuff. thanks

I'm currently looking for an amplifier and DAC for the hd800s. It is my first experience going from "mid-fi" to the "hi-fi" world :) and I'm wondering if it is best to spend slightly more of my budget on the amp or the DAC. Since I need an amp with remote control support (which limits my...

I recently upgraded my computer audio setup to a Schiit Modi 3+ DAC (connected to my desktop via USB) and Schiit Magni Heresy headphone amplifier (both based on Amir's reviews) from my onboard audio components on my Gigabyte B450 Aorus M gaming motherboard. I'm currently using AKG K240 studio...

So before you roll your eyes and think about how lazy I may be or should use the search function, let me tell you something at first, my dear guys and girls: I am so what exhausted. Even of being aware that this is a real deluxe premium first world problem. For weeks I try to find a solid...

Hello! I have DT 990 Pro Headphones connected to FX-Audio Dac-X6, but i would like to upgrade to a better dac/amp, what do you advise? Budget max 200/250 euros Could you give me a few options, since i want to buy it from amazon.it and a lot of dac/amp aren't available there. Thanks in advance...

What do you guys think of this combo? Dan Clark Aeon RT Schiit Magnius Schiit Modius I wanted to keep it clean and handsome looking.

Hi all, I totally can't believe I found the audio science review heaven place, but finally I made it! My question is regarding an amp/dac to use on my laptop. For now I will be driving ATH msr7b on it. I hopefully will try the balanced (4.4) connection. My budget is around 150€. I am based in...

Hi all, my SMSL M500 went down, fortunately amazon will reimburse everything back. I've started to look at my new AMP + DAC combo. I wrote down these combos below with my region prices. All of those seem to be best of the best in terms of measurements. Though, possibly some of personal...

I have found good looking DAC/AMP combo with great specs and components: Amanero Decoder ES9038Q2M Decoder Chip WIMA capacitors Nichicon capacitors and two decent dual op-amps I wanted to know what you all think about this device? Have anyone bought something like this, and if have, how good...

looking for a portable DAC to get the best sound out of my headphones. The volume with the dt-770 pros is currently loud enough for me, I am purely concerned about the sound quality. Listen mainly on Spotify or Youtube times in between. So far I have found the following : - TempoTec Sonata HD...

Hello everyone! After many sacrifices and weeks, read the information on this forum. managed to retrieve a Topping dx3 pro and the DT990 Pro. The purchase was made to be able to hear uncompromising music and play while hearing an audio as realistic as possible. I connected the headphones to the...

Hello I have my Sennheiser HD600 paired with Tempotec Sonata HD but I want to get myself a nice amp or an amp/dac combo with a volume knob. I am looking to mainly order from Aliexpress as I am living in Bulgaria and even shipping from Europe is expensive. Budget is around 120 USD I have looked...

I know there is a lot of similat topics on here about what to get, but i do have a few specifis that are important to me: 1. You can go with either a dac/amp combo unit, or seperate, don't really care much about that. 2. Max budget of about 400€, willing to stretch it a little bit here. 3...