Hi all,
I'm looking for a cheap but descent dac/amp. I just got a pair of Hifiman Edition XS's. I was hoping that my AVR would be ok to run them. It sounds way better than my motherboard audio or something like a game controller but it still seems a bit distorted and almost glitchy. Plus I don't feel like it's getting the most out of them.
Can't afford a ton right now, maybe up to $200cad. Is there that would work well with these at this price? In the future I'll get something better but I'd like to get the most I can out of these until then.
Something that pairs well with a PC would be nice also.
Trying to put together a short list but it keeps getting longer.
SMSL D12
Quadelix 5k if I can find one but does it really have much more going for it other than the parametric eq?
Fiio K11 (Is R2R worth the extra?)
SMSL C100
Fosi SK02
ifi Zen Dac Air
Dac-X6
I'm looking for a cheap but descent dac/amp. I just got a pair of Hifiman Edition XS's. I was hoping that my AVR would be ok to run them. It sounds way better than my motherboard audio or something like a game controller but it still seems a bit distorted and almost glitchy. Plus I don't feel like it's getting the most out of them.
Can't afford a ton right now, maybe up to $200cad. Is there that would work well with these at this price? In the future I'll get something better but I'd like to get the most I can out of these until then.
Something that pairs well with a PC would be nice also.
Trying to put together a short list but it keeps getting longer.
SMSL D12
Quadelix 5k if I can find one but does it really have much more going for it other than the parametric eq?
Fiio K11 (Is R2R worth the extra?)
SMSL C100
Fosi SK02
ifi Zen Dac Air
Dac-X6
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