Sorry if this is a stupid question, I just got into audio this will be my first non-portable rig. I did a lot of searching and could honestly not come up with an answer to this. What I need to know, is how will a uDAC-2 with a stock sound card (most likely crap) and my desktop compare to a Cowon J3 in sound quality?
The reason I'm asking this is that I have a J3, and I want to start my first desktop rig (basically just a DAC) to get some better sound quality. The problem is I don't want to spend much more than the uDAC-2 costs, and if it doesn't sound as good as the J3 it would be absolutely pointless; I would just keep using the J3 at home.
This would be with an unamped AKG K240. I really just need a simple yes or no answer - would the uDAC-2 be better or not? Thanks.
