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Want to upgrade dac and headphone amp to listen to 96/24 resolution files

post #1 of 4
10/20/11 at 3:39pm
Thread Starter 

Hi all you experts out there!

 

Current system:

 

Hp 6910p laptop

Win XP

USB -> Fubar III dac/amp with upgraded chip + Power Supplier

AKG K 701

MediaMonkey

 

OK so I have about $450 invested in the Fubar III + power supplier.  I like the sound of the 701's and want to keep them.

 

The laptop has USB, firewire, and ethernet connections.

 

What I want to do is to move up to a 96/24 dac and amp.  My combined budget is $600-800 depending upon whether equip is new or used.

 

After some research here are the candidates in no particular order.  I think all of these can handle USB in, 96/24 files, and have a headphone amp

 

Cetrance DAC mini

Cetrance DAC port

Furutech GT

Headroom Desktop Amp

Fubar IV (only 24/48 via usb)

NuForce icon 2

NuForce udac

Benchmark DAC 1 usb

PS Audio GCHA

 

Comments and suggestions are requested and welcomed.

 

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post #2 of 4
10/20/11 at 3:46pm

I would also look at the Audio-gd NFB10SE and make your K701 balanced. Handles 24/96 via USB. My 2 cents is that 24/96 material is much less important than the original quality of the recording. 16/44.1 well recorded is still a thousand times better than a poorly recorded 24/96 in my experience.

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post #3 of 4
10/20/11 at 3:51pm
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ok will research that one but chinese audio sometimes gives me pause.  What is process for getting the 701's modded to balanced?

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post #4 of 4
10/20/11 at 4:49pm

You can buy the kit from AGD. It provides the pieces you need. All you would need it a solder gun and a multimeter (costs about $15-20). It's simple. Kingwa is a good bet among Chinese vendors.

Do a search for reterminating to balanced.

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