INTRO: Hey Everybody, I am planning to buy my first set of High Quality audio equipment and so far I have decided to purchase the following: full-size headphones (Shure SRH840 or Sennheiser HD 518, most likely, but really it could be any pair in the "just over $100" price-range), a portable amp (almost surely cMoyBB but maybe a Fiio E11, maybe), and a LOD (Fiio L9) for my ipod. I am looking for a total around $200-$250 that will last me a good long time.
The Question: I listen to music primarily on my laptop (macbook, has built in audio
details (Click to show)Intel High Definition Audio:
Audio ID: 34
Headphone:
Connection: Combination Output
Internal Microphone:
Connection: Internal
Speaker:
Connection: Internal
Line Input:
Connection: Combination Input
S/PDIF Optical Digital Audio Output:
Connection: Combination Output
S/PDIF Optical Digital Audio Input:
Connection: Combination Input
) and ipod. I was wondering if it would be worth it to purchase a Standalone USB/Firewire DAC for my laptop. How much would I have to spend to improve sound quality? Thanks for reading.
