I'm reviving an old computer for my kids. It was broken so there is no sound ports (mic and headphones out) available.
I thought that buying an external adac (ADC and DAC in one) would fit the bill. This will be a stationary computer so both a small usb dongle or a bigger one would be fine.
Perhaps a midi interface would be good as well because my youngest one want to play piano keyboard but it is not necessary since a lot of keyboards are on usb now.
The computer runs Linux so easiest would be if the adac would support the USB audio class 2.0 standard. If you do not know if your suggestion is class 2 just give it to me and I will research.
I used to own a pair of beyerdynamics dt 931 that I loved but started sounding bad after a while. I think I would buy a new pair of beyerdynamics with high impedance and I would have a couple of lesser headphones with lower impedance. It would be nice if the interface could drive both categories well.
Why I'm posting here is because there is basically to much information that I do not understand but I do like good sound so I thought it would be nice if my kids could try that out as well.
I have a budget up to 150 Euro or 180USD. I can go higher if you think it is really worth the extra money.
Perhaps you could give me a hint of what would be good to buy?
I thought that buying an external adac (ADC and DAC in one) would fit the bill. This will be a stationary computer so both a small usb dongle or a bigger one would be fine.
Perhaps a midi interface would be good as well because my youngest one want to play piano keyboard but it is not necessary since a lot of keyboards are on usb now.
The computer runs Linux so easiest would be if the adac would support the USB audio class 2.0 standard. If you do not know if your suggestion is class 2 just give it to me and I will research.
I used to own a pair of beyerdynamics dt 931 that I loved but started sounding bad after a while. I think I would buy a new pair of beyerdynamics with high impedance and I would have a couple of lesser headphones with lower impedance. It would be nice if the interface could drive both categories well.
Why I'm posting here is because there is basically to much information that I do not understand but I do like good sound so I thought it would be nice if my kids could try that out as well.
I have a budget up to 150 Euro or 180USD. I can go higher if you think it is really worth the extra money.
Perhaps you could give me a hint of what would be good to buy?
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