Is it possible? Which battery should I buy?   Thanks!

What are the benefits of a dual D/A chip design in DAC-s, and what are the compromises, if there are any?   I see a number of these dual chip designs, and am not sure what to think of them thanks

Thanks for taking the time to be so thorough on my questions, much appreciated

  Quote:     But, why would I then hear a big difference in clarity between my Digigram vxPocket (around 800$ back in the old days) and the internal soundblaster in my laptop? Only the headphone amp?   If that is true, nobody would need Lavry converters, a soundblaster would...

Quote: Maybe a new thread would be a good idea to get some answers on that

Quote: Thank You,   wich DAC/AMP do you like, have you used some? I would then be searching for a neutral HQ one... Thanks!  

Quote: these Beats are almost as good as Howard Leigh earmuffs. One could also use them as earmuffs over the quality in-ear headphones (for the extra couple of dB of noise reduction)

Maybe also Audiotrak Dr.DAC2?

Quote: If their soundcard sounds as good as their headphones, I'd rather play a round of russian roulette so that I can reject taking the beats if I win

Are there any such laptop that have a "better-then-the-usual-noisy-hissy-unclear" audio implemented?   I'm just so portable and am researching before I take the plunge to replace my old laptop that has a very good PCMCIA audio card inside (PCMCIA not supported anymore) ..

Quote: Yes, but no headphone amp in that one...  

Quote: Thanks Mauricio, these are the ones I have been searching for since I joined yesterday, not many of these are that portable or USB-powered as you know.   It would be great if I could get a clean sound, and high portability, so that, when I am not using the DAC/AMP with...

Thank you for that clear answer RexAeterna,   I just tought that taking a DAC/Headphone amp would be a better solution because these only do the conversion and amplification for the headphones, and an interface usually have mic preamps and MIDI that I don't really need and are bigger?  ...

What would be the benefits of a balanced output on a DAC compared to an unbalanced output in short?   I have bought the Neumann KH120 active speakers and need a DAC, so I'm searchnig for a good portable USB-powered DAC and don't know should I take balance or unbalanced...   Thank you!

Thanks so much,   As you can see, this last post was also my fist post,  :) so I dont have much experience with DAC/HEADPHONE PREAMP combos.   I the iBasso neutral sounding in your opinion? Because I have done a search and have found some comments about it's sound beeing on the colored...