domijack281
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I use mostly Spotify 320kpbs and Apple Music where most libraries are CD quality 24/48khz.
I thought about getting something more powerful to drive my Sundara headphones than hip-dac which already own.
I plan just to use only usb-c Apple DAC adapter connected to my Mac mini with my amp. I would use newfantasia 4.4 balanced cable which I already use with hip-dac.
To audition tidal hifi which I have free trial with mqa, I think about about just using 3.5mm or 4.4mm interconnect cable with my hip-dac set to 3oclock. Not sure if thats good idea or no no because doublechaining amp would lead to distortions? Ifi support told me it would be no problem as long as I set volume knock high for “clean signal”. I am bit skeptical about advice thought.
If in future I decided to add DAC to enable resolving high-res streaming should I go for dac with balanced output or am I ok going with RCA output only dacs like Modi, since the amp inside CAN is balanced between SE and balanced signals?
I thought about getting something more powerful to drive my Sundara headphones than hip-dac which already own.
I plan just to use only usb-c Apple DAC adapter connected to my Mac mini with my amp. I would use newfantasia 4.4 balanced cable which I already use with hip-dac.
To audition tidal hifi which I have free trial with mqa, I think about about just using 3.5mm or 4.4mm interconnect cable with my hip-dac set to 3oclock. Not sure if thats good idea or no no because doublechaining amp would lead to distortions? Ifi support told me it would be no problem as long as I set volume knock high for “clean signal”. I am bit skeptical about advice thought.
If in future I decided to add DAC to enable resolving high-res streaming should I go for dac with balanced output or am I ok going with RCA output only dacs like Modi, since the amp inside CAN is balanced between SE and balanced signals?