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Alien DAC- Worth it?

post #1 of 6
1/20/08 at 7:03pm
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I've been reading up on the Alien DAC and comparisons to Juli@ and X-Fi external cards, but I'm wondering if it's much better than the built-in sound card on a Macbook (I know it's pretty noisy) or Line-out on iPod? I'd eventually like to build something higher-end, but I'm too poor right now

Any other recommendations for <$100, preferably DIY but open to any options? I already have an amp so there's no need for a built-in amp.
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post #2 of 6
1/20/08 at 7:38pm
i have an alien dac and compared to my firends laptop out put its in another planet, i use one all the time for so cheap i think its a great piece of kit!
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post #3 of 6
1/20/08 at 8:05pm
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Originally Posted by Normality View Post
Well for $85 + shipping the SUPER Pro DAC 707 from diykits seems absolutely a steal.
Yea, I've been looking at the USB version of that... too bad about that purple color, I'll have to build a new case for that
Have you heard one? The 707 looked nice but I haven't heard anything about it.
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post #4 of 6
1/20/08 at 8:08pm
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Originally Posted by smegger View Post
i have an alien dac and compared to my firends laptop out put its in another planet, i use one all the time for so cheap i think its a great piece of kit!
Have you compared it to the Line-out from an ipod? I figure that's probably much cleaner than a laptop HP out.
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post #5 of 6
1/20/08 at 8:11pm
is better than i lod on my ipod i think, mainly because when listening with my er4 i can easily hear the whirring of the hard drive when listening to quiet bits of music.
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post #6 of 6
1/20/08 at 8:31pm
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Originally Posted by smegger View Post
is better than i lod on my ipod i think, mainly because when listening with my er4 i can easily hear the whirring of the hard drive when listening to quiet bits of music.
Sold!
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