Thank you all for the feedback! I have a better understanding of what would be necessary to bypass the DAC.

Greetings,   I am no expert on the matter, which is why I'm coming here to double check if I'm doing things correctly.   I work long hours and I wanted good quality music. After a bit of research, I decided to go with AKG550 and the Pico DAC / AMP with ALAC library. I use an iPod classic...

Hello! I'm fairly new to audio world, so I tried to get myself a decent setup because I work on the road and want a good sound. So, I got a Pico portable DAC/AMP to power my iPod Classic 160gb, which contains my FLAC quality albums. I use AKG 550k because I heard some good reviews and sound...

Thank you for your replies! It's greatly appreciated.   I really don't mind to transfer my .FLAC into .ALAC. All I want is good sound quality. So, I should be using two library? One, highest quality, at home. And a second for my portable device? That leads me to two other questions.    ...

Greetings,   I recently got interested into improving my audio experience. MP3 files were indeed getting a bit boring. For several weeks, I did research for a potent portable set up. I decided to go with the iPod 160GB as it had decent memory space. I am new in this universe, so pardon my...