Subject should give it away. Would like the cheapest DAC I can find that is transparent. Tons of choices for USB but not as many for optical it seems.
Is it to plug a CD player? (16bit)Subject should give it away. Would like the cheapest DAC I can find that is transparent. Tons of choices for USB but not as many for optical it seems.
I guess I don't need it to be that transparent. A kardas board would be fine if it supported optical. Anything better as in cheaper than a topping D10? or would it be worth it just to spend a bit more for DX3pro?
This will primarily be for a chromecast audio.
Thanks for the warning. Yes I would need an optical in.Be careful, Topping D10 has optical OUT but no optical IN. I think you want an optical IN, right?
I guess I don't need it to be that transparent. A kardas board would be fine if it supported optical. Anything better as in cheaper than a topping D10? or would it be worth it just to spend a bit more for DX3pro?
This will primarily be for a chromecast audio.
I've been using it for years in multiple rooms and have been perfectly happy with it. I know my ears well enough that I would not notice the difference through any of my current speakers. I do have one place where I tend to use headphones and would like to see if I can hear difference with a DAC there. It will likely plug into a Geshelli Labs Archel2 pro. I've got a SMSL Sanskit 10th anniversary on my desk at work but figured there would be something either better or cheaper than that. Maybe I was wrong. I frequently am.The DAC inside the Chromecast Audio is pretty decent. Did you try it?
I have eight chromecast audio's though and I really like being able to group them together into zones (provided Google fixes their last Home update) and be able to control them from my phone or voice.
The DAC inside the Chromecast Audio is pretty decent. Did you try it?
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...-of-chromecast-audio-analog-performance.4562/
AMP or using the CCA directly?I do have one place where I tend to use headphones and would like to see if I can hear difference with a DAC there.
Likely connected to a Geshelli Labs Archel2 pro for now.AMP or using the CCA directly?
My DAC has three SPDIF inputs in use! Blu ray, firetv (using an HDMI spdif output box) and PC (BNC).@amirm disdains S/PDIF inputs, because nobody uses them.
(I do.)
Sorry for these useless posts, I don't have a memory for which has what, not being in shopping mode.
It will likely plug into a Geshelli Labs Archel2 pro. I've got a SMSL Sanskit 10th anniversary on my desk at work but figured there would be something either better or cheaper than that. Maybe I was wrong. I frequently am.
I have the Geshelli in hand. I wanted it just to have as well as to support the creators. I currently own Focal Elears, Sennheiser HD6xx, Oppo PM3, Grado 325's, Koss porta pros, Fostex T-XO. I'm in the process of selling a few pairs. I'm really salivating over the Aeon2's and had been looking at the closed back aeon's for awhile. I need to get rid of a few before I get something new.I would get the Geshelli first, then a DAC.
But what headphones do you have? Do you need a Geshelli to begin with?