I know the budget is extremely tight for a USB DAC + headphone amp, but I'll have to deal with it somehow. My work is 8 hours a day by the laptop in the office, where I could listen for music almost all the time. I want something better than Realtek integrated audio in my laptop, so I need an USB DAC + headphone amp for my headphones (currently own AKG K240 and B&O U70 orthodynamics). It would be perfect if the dac had coaxial or optical out too to connect to squeezebox at home, but I could live without that. Could I get a nice sounding dac/amp for my headphones for $100-$150 (max to $200)? It could be used or new, everything that I could get in Europe (ebay helps :) ). Any suggestions?
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). I also really want a line output to send to a stereo, amp, or dedicated headphone amp down the road.
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