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DAC to use with my ipod

post #1 of 4
11/5/12 at 6:28pm
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Since i am new to this DAC thing. I was wondering what external DAC i could use with my ipod, since i hear they have terrible sound quality. Could i use a fiio e7 as a DAC with it?

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post #2 of 4
11/5/12 at 7:03pm
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Since i am new to this DAC thing. I was wondering what external DAC I could use with my iPod, since i hear they have terrible sound quality. Could i use a Fiio E7 as a DAC with it?

Apple portable products seem to come with decent DACs.

The cheapest DAC you can connect to the iPod (or iPhone) with is the HRT iStreamer, $155 and it not really a portable on the go DAC.

More likely you carry it around in your decent sized pocket and hook it up when your sitting at a desk or table.

A Fiio E11 with a Fiio L cable is about as much as you can do with an iPod.

 

So you can not hook the DAC feature of the Fiio E7 or E10 or E17 to the iPod.

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post #3 of 4
11/5/12 at 8:41pm
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Originally Posted by dub king View Post

Since i am new to this DAC thing. I was wondering what external DAC i could use with my ipod, since i hear they have terrible sound quality. Could i use a fiio e7 as a DAC with it?

The cheapest portable DAC that can be used with the iPod pre new ones are the HP-P1, CLAS, and the new Sony and they are all more the same price of around $500+

 

The iPod's already come with a good DAC. Just get a LOD and a portable amp and you are fine. There are many brands from iBasso, FiiO, Hippo, Headroom, etc that you can choose from. FiiO is generally the most popular for people with a budget of sub $70 which is what you seem to maybe have. A LOD from them is only ~$10. 

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post #4 of 4
11/6/12 at 6:44am

and there are countless other threads on this subject, many listing most possible DACs which there aren't too many of.  but now that the doc connecter has changed....
 

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