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Upgrading PC sound performance to Hi-Fi

post #1 of 7
1/17/12 at 2:07pm
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Hello everybody. I wish to experience true Hi-Fi quality while listening vinyl rips (in FLAC format) via my PC, but can't decide what to buy: ASUS XONAR ESENCE ST or a amp/dac? My budget is not very impressive - 250$. :)

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post #2 of 7
1/17/12 at 2:38pm

for that price, a xonar essence is prboably the best you can buy if you're going to be only using computer  as a source.

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post #3 of 7
1/17/12 at 3:01pm
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PC is not going to be my only source, I will probably exchange my PC to a Laptop, and xonar st would be useles, because its impossible to put it in laptop :D Perhaps I should get a DAC? I am planing to listen to music mostly with my heaphones ( Audio-Technika ath-a500). Could you recomend me with ASYNCHRONOUS USB ? :)

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post #4 of 7
1/17/12 at 3:04pm

I'd upgrade your headphones before you get much of anything.

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post #5 of 7
1/17/12 at 3:19pm
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How?

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post #6 of 7
1/17/12 at 3:19pm
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Originally Posted by flea91 View Post

PC is not going to be my only source, I will probably exchange my PC to a Laptop, and xonar st would be useles, because its impossible to put it in laptop :D Perhaps I should get a DAC? I am planing to listen to music mostly with my heaphones ( Audio-Technika ath-a500). Could you recomend me with ASYNCHRONOUS USB ? :)

That would be the Ibasso D7-asynchronous usb in an affordable amp/dac.
 

 

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post #7 of 7
1/17/12 at 3:20pm

by buying new ones

 

Also I'd suggest the o2 desktop amp/dac that's being released sometime soon.  It'll probably be pretty good for the money.


Edited by Llloyd - 1/17/12 at 3:21pm
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