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Looking for a USB DAC for HD580/DT770Pro

post #1 of 3
6/24/11 at 2:24pm
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Heya,

 

Looking to see if I can get some information here. I have a Vivid V1 Tech portable DAC/AMP that I use usually. I'm acquiring a Little Dot MKIII amp to help power my HD580's and future higher impedance headphones. I use my V1 as my portable setup with my Beyer DT770 Pro 80's. Love that setup when I'm out and about. At home, I use the HD580's as my mains. I usually have them receiving sound via my Auzentech Forte (DAC) which I received for free (yay!). I like the sound of my V1. I'm thinking of ditching the soundcard and going to USB completely because I like being able to move the setup to another machine (PC). That and I cannot put a soundcard in a netbook/laptop. So I'm looking at USB options that will have good quality, but I don't need a DAC that costs more than my headphones for example.

 

Anyone with a Little Dot MKIII amp? I'd like to know what DAC's (USB) you guys are using.

 

I'm looking to do something like PC/Netbook/Laptop -> USB -> DAC (Need) -> Little Dot MKIII -> Sennheiser HD580 (and sometimes DT 770 Pro).

 

Don't really have a budget in mind. I saw the FiiO F3 and figured it's way too good to be true that a $30 DAC would be suitable for a setup like the LDMK3 and HD580's. But maybe I'm wrong. I haven't heard the thing.

 

Suggestions?

 

Very best,

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post #2 of 3
6/25/11 at 10:18am

You can increase your budget a bit and grab a FiiO E7.  It has a dock amp E9, which can power low sensitivity / high impedance phones quite well.  They will also release a dock-able DAP (X3) in a month or two to dock into the E9 for a self contained audio set-up.

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post #3 of 3
6/25/11 at 12:07pm
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Originally Posted by Coupe View Post

You can increase your budget a bit and grab a FiiO E7.  It has a dock amp E9, which can power low sensitivity / high impedance phones quite well.  They will also release a dock-able DAP (X3) in a month or two to dock into the E9 for a self contained audio set-up.


Heya,

 

As mentioned, I already have a Vivid V1 Tech DAC/AMP, which is equivalent to the E7. I don't need another portable amp. I'm looking for information on a USB DAC to feed a Little Dot MKIII Amp.

 

Very best,

 

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