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redi1972 replied to the thread What upgrade would give me the most improvement: headphones or DAC?.Well it seems you're the minority at the moment :) I'll wait how the Sundara test pans out, and whether the next step might be an...
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redi1972 reacted to Chris Kaoss's post in the thread What upgrade would give me the most improvement: headphones or DAC? with Like.Share nearly the same way, i've to say. Have auditioned a lot of headphones, many of them way above 2k, after getting my fav one to...
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redi1972 reacted to surfgeorge's post in the thread What upgrade would give me the most improvement: headphones or DAC? with Like.You are on the right track with the PC, but there are much more cost effective options like an Intel NUC or, what I am using, a...
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redi1972 reacted to Chris Kaoss's post in the thread What upgrade would give me the most improvement: headphones or DAC? with Like.You're on the right way to enjoy music instead of analysing it. :) Have to have a listen to the Sundara too, i guess. Just to know how...
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redi1972 replied to the thread What upgrade would give me the most improvement: headphones or DAC?.That's the thing, part of me is constantly wondering if I would enjoy it even more if better equipment allowed me to get a...
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redi1972 replied to the thread What upgrade would give me the most improvement: headphones or DAC?.Not sure what a music server is (other than that it would be a PC dedicated to playing music, including external DAC, amp etc.?), but I...
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redi1972 replied to the thread What upgrade would give me the most improvement: headphones or DAC?.Funny, isn't it. You get a headphone that costs four times as much as the Sundara, but it actually sounds worse to you instead of four...
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redi1972 replied to the thread What upgrade would give me the most improvement: headphones or DAC?.Sorry about that. Hope your wallet doesn't hate me now :ksc75smile: Ah I see. Well the site where I ordered explicitly mentioned that...
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redi1972 replied to the thread What upgrade would give me the most improvement: headphones or DAC?.Thanks for the suggestions. Not a real fan of IEM mainly because of the comfort/fitting/sealing issues I've always encountered with...
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redi1972 reacted to PopZeus's post in the thread What upgrade would give me the most improvement: headphones or DAC? with Like.Yes, get the headphones upgrade first. But mindful of gear pairings and upgrade paths. If you don't want to also invest in a new amp or...
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redi1972 reacted to silent-circuit's post in the thread What upgrade would give me the most improvement: headphones or DAC? with Like.I'd spend on headphones before a new DAC and amp. Also, remember the ADI-2 is a really nice DAC and somewhat unique with its onboard EQ...
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redi1972 reacted to silent-circuit's post in the thread What upgrade would give me the most improvement: headphones or DAC? with Like.True, though the Mojo is a portable / battery powered amp, and it's fairly strong for that... But the ADI-2 is a desktop amp. So fairly...
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redi1972 reacted to 529128's post in the thread What upgrade would give me the most improvement: headphones or DAC? with Like.Go for the Sundara. Most people have no problems. The QC problems frequency is often exaggerated. The Internet is an echo chamber of...
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redi1972 reacted to silent-circuit's post in the thread What upgrade would give me the most improvement: headphones or DAC? with Like.Adding to the above, The Custom Art FIBAE 4. New around $800. Used $4-600, though they're a fairly small operation, so not a lot come...
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redi1972 reacted to surfgeorge's post in the thread What upgrade would give me the most improvement: headphones or DAC? with Like.I am not familiar with the Fidelio X2 but know the Mojo very well, as well as the bigger brother, the Hugo 2. Mojo has very good...