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best <$100 sound card / DAC

post #1 of 5
5/27/11 at 8:02am
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Hello guys,

 

I am new to the forum and haven't dealt with audio before. I have a decent understand of electronics and most of the numbers you throw around.

 

I looked around on the forums and it seems like you one can purchase a sub $100 sound board, and change some filtering caps and opamps and get a reasonably good setup.

 

I am ideally looking for a USB solution but a PCI or a PCIe would be satisfactory as well.

 

I have no issues changing opamps or any other components and I have access to a variety of soldering and re-work equipment.

 

 

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post #2 of 5
5/27/11 at 8:43am

Take a look at the FiiO E7. AFAIK it is the best DAC in the price range you specified.

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post #3 of 5
5/27/11 at 9:24am

Yeah, the E7 is great if you just want a nice, cheap DAC/amp that also doubles as a portable amp.  Not exactly the most powerful amp out there though, but it should be fine for all but the most demanding headphones.

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post #4 of 5
5/27/11 at 9:59am
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I got some cheap Samson SR850 headphones.  

 

Would this be a proper fit quality wise?

 

I know the impedance of the headphones falls in the range of the amp.


Edited by quanttrom - 5/27/11 at 10:27am
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post #5 of 5
5/27/11 at 11:21am

The E7 should power the samson's easily since they have a quite low impedance.

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