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hey guys, i'm still relatively new to the world of audio, however i do have some (IMHO) nice gears :)

 

my source is an entry level marantz cd player > Hifiman EF-5 > Hifiman HE5 (black dragon cabled)

my question is, would a dedicated mid-end DAC improve the sound by a wide margin? I have a cheap $50 GoVibe DAC to run my Toshiba laptop and i can tell that the cheap DAC improves the sound a lot but I dont know why but my EF-5 hardly makes any differences in the sound signature (subtle changes only).. 

 

Im looking at the Audio-gd NFB-2/3 and the upcomiing schiit dac, do u guys have any suggestions for under $500 DACs?

 

 


Edited by NobleSix - 7/3/11 at 6:35am