I know this is probably “audiophile 101” fodder, but I’m getting conflicting information when I search on the web… some say you need a portable DAC, other things say the iPhone 11 has its own DAC, just use a lightning to 3.5MM jack, what say ye?

Would the Topping DX5 Lite DAC Headphone Amp Full Balanced Audio Decoder be basically the same? It’s available on Amazon Prime for $349…

I will! By the way, I’m just looking at getting the Neumann KH120 II DSP, right???

Beautiful, thanks!

I’m not familiar with Dirac live room… Can you elaborate???

Thank you, Somafunk and Arniesb, I will dig deeper on my research on Neumann.

I have always been under the impression that Neumann were studio monitors, not so much for the enjoyment of listening to music. I DO want clarity, detail and as wide a sound stage as possible, just don’t want an analytical mixing setup. Please correct me if my assumptions are erroneous.

Hi folks! Brand new to the forum today. Looking forward to engaging with this community in the days ahead on all things audio! My background: I am a professional musician, with both undergraduate and master degrees in music (in the areas of classical guitar, vocal performance, choral...

Thank you, so much, guys!

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Would like input on this well if any of you high-end headphone-philes would give us a few moments of your time....thx!

I would say my budget is up to $1000 for a pair. Not sure I want to add another component in that I want to keep my desk clean and just shoot the signal to the speakers via Bluetooth, but if that’s not a big issue, I would be open to that as well.