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optical output?

post #1 of 7
7/28/04 at 12:01pm
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my yamaha cd player has an digital optical output on the rear. Can this be used to get better audio quality for headphones and a separate amp. Are there any amps that can convert the dig. output to analog?
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post #2 of 7
7/28/04 at 12:08pm
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Originally Posted by RobertR
Can this be used to get better audio quality for headphones and a separate amp.
Yes, you can either get external DAC and headphone amp or get a headphone amp with built-in DAC.

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Originally Posted by RobertR
Are there any amps that can convert the dig. output to analog?
Yes, Grace 901 is one of them. http://www.headphone.com/layout.php?...tID=0010350901
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post #3 of 7
7/28/04 at 12:45pm
You can also look at the offerings from AOS Electronics. They have all-in-one amplifiers and DACs as well as seperate DACs if you already have an amp. I don't know how they compare to the Grace except that they are a bit cheaper.
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post #4 of 7
7/28/04 at 3:33pm
the audio-technica AT-DHA3000 headphone amp only has digital inputs. of course, at over $3000 it is most likely over anyone's budget.
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post #5 of 7
7/28/04 at 5:14pm
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with the cost of dac amps I wonder if money would be better spent on good headphone amp and a pair of rs1 or other top end headphones. My current favorite is the beyer dt880 by no means the ultimate.
How many headfiers have gone the route of separate dac etc.
I'd love to hear your evaluations.
Are most optical outputs of similar quality? If not then a source uprgrade would be necessary.
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post #6 of 7
7/28/04 at 5:18pm
The RS-1 and nicer amp won't do any good if the source is bad, i'd go for a new dac like AOS or Benchmark or M-Audio.
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post #7 of 7
7/28/04 at 5:58pm
Or if you're feeling like really simplifying things (and dropping a gob of money), you could get the Audio-Technica ATH-D1000 headphones, which take an optical input directly...
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