ThePilifino OP t1_iwrxuro wrote on November 17, 2022 at 10:07 PM

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thanks for the suggestion! i'll look into that one. seems like it has very good reviews.

ThePilifino OP t1_iwrwpko wrote on November 17, 2022 at 9:59 PM

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Yes, but I don't want to have to keep moving the DAC back and forth between my work and gaming computer. I suppose I could just find another another power brick and usb cable to leave there and save money to boot...food for thought. thanks

ThePilifino OP t1_iwruukk wrote on November 17, 2022 at 9:46 PM

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It’d be for my gaming computer which is hooked up to some crappy USB headphones. I’d like to use my new headphones there too. I guess I could just power these off the onboard sound card for now

ThePilifino OP t1_iwrkhs0 wrote on November 17, 2022 at 8:37 PM

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Thanks, I'm still needing another dac/amp so maybe I'll just pick up another one of these.

ThePilifino OP t1_iwribs7 wrote on November 17, 2022 at 8:23 PM

Reply to comment by blargh4 in My first, very modest foray into the audiophile experience! by ThePilifino

Yep…I guess “modest” really is relative. Seeing there’s headphones north of $1500 like HD800’s or Aryas and DAC/Amps that are just as expensive, I feel that for what I paid (~$550-ish) constitutes a very good setup in terms of value and probably like 95% of the performance (which is also subjective) that I’d get from a high-end $3000 setup.

I suppose by modest I was meaning more in terms of price, but not in terms of performance. I don’t think I could ever really justify spending the cash on some of the other setups I’ve seen around this sub.