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DAC + AMP HOW TO? PLEASE HELP!

post #1 of 6
12/17/10 at 10:38am
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Hi, how can I connect my Musiland Monitor 02 DAC to my upcoming Little Dot I+ Amplifier? Which cables to use? Where to connect them to? I'm new at this.

Here are some pics of the devices:

 

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Thanks!

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post #2 of 6
12/17/10 at 8:58pm

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post #3 of 6
12/17/10 at 10:41pm
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What's the best brand? I see on eBay: Monster, Audio Research, Belkin, Dynex.


Edited by drexman - 12/17/10 at 11:01pm
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post #4 of 6
12/17/10 at 10:54pm

RCA cables. No comment on what's the best. First off I have no idea. Secondly...it is a highly subjective and often hotly debated subject.


Edited by ArmAndHammer - 12/17/10 at 10:55pm
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post #5 of 6
12/17/10 at 11:11pm

Any one will do. Also, lay off the Caps Lock.

As ArmAndHammer said, cables are a source of extreme debate; some think bent coat hangers sound no worse than fancy silver wire, while others swear by their $100/ft power/digital/analog cables.


Edited by 12345142 - 12/17/10 at 11:26pm
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post #6 of 6
12/18/10 at 12:04am

Yeah...I would probably stay away from the cables that cost $2.99 shipped from Hong Kong but I don't think there is any need for cables that costs $100+ either. Unless you have highly tuned ears, really highend equipment, or more money than you know what to do with, any moderately priced set of cables is likely to give you perfectly acceptable results. That said, I think I am using some Monster Cables I got on closeout from Circuit City when the local store was having their going out of business sale a couple years ago. I paid maybe $10 for them...I think they were $25 or $30 full price. I would just grab something that was in the $20-30 price range. 

 

I don't know...maybe someone will...but are RCA's sold for car audio any different than the ones sold for home audio? I don't know why they would be but I was wondering because there is a place that sells very highly regarded RCAs for car audio applications at a very reasonable price.

 

Here are the two "grades" most often used and they are both very well reviewed cables....

 

http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KRY2.1M

http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=mKs2.1M

 

and their highest quality cable offering...

http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=eKs-R1

 

I am sure there are home audio brands that are just as good at similar prices...I have never looked. I am happy with my $10 closeout cables...lol

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