I definately think I need your help with deciding whether I would benefit from a DAC/Amp. It seems like the HeadAmp Pico is the best from what I've read, but I feel like I would be wasting my money on something I might not fully appreciate.
I think the FiiO sounds good (though it's a little muddy). I'm waiting for the Cowon D3 to upgrade my source.
I heard the Ultrasone 9 -> through what looked like a Tomahawk -> ipod, a while back and thought voices sounded amazing to me. Though overall I wasn't that impressed. I think there was something wrong with my hearing that day for that to happen, but that was my impression at the time. So what I guess I'm trying to say is that I don't seem to appreciate fantastic sound?
Simply put I love bass foremost (60%), and soundstage and details secondary (40%). I replaced the beautiful bass in my Klipsch X10 to recover some soundstange and details.
I use a IBM T61 laptop, SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio, connected to Creative Inspire T3200 2.1 speakers - 80 SNR, 29 watts total. I watch a lot of movies, secondary function is music listening, I don't play games.
What DAC/Amp do you think would be right for me?
I think the FiiO sounds good (though it's a little muddy). I'm waiting for the Cowon D3 to upgrade my source.
I heard the Ultrasone 9 -> through what looked like a Tomahawk -> ipod, a while back and thought voices sounded amazing to me. Though overall I wasn't that impressed. I think there was something wrong with my hearing that day for that to happen, but that was my impression at the time. So what I guess I'm trying to say is that I don't seem to appreciate fantastic sound?
Simply put I love bass foremost (60%), and soundstage and details secondary (40%). I replaced the beautiful bass in my Klipsch X10 to recover some soundstange and details.
I use a IBM T61 laptop, SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio, connected to Creative Inspire T3200 2.1 speakers - 80 SNR, 29 watts total. I watch a lot of movies, secondary function is music listening, I don't play games.
What DAC/Amp do you think would be right for me?
