I'm currently on the market for cheap soundcard with optical out that will be mainly used as a pass through for my DAC? Correct me if I'm wrong, but there is no difference in sound quality between a high end sound card and low/cheap one if I will be using the optical out of the sound card to the...

Hi guys, I'm currently on the market for a new AMP/DAC combo and I've drilled down my choices with the ff.: 1. Audio GD's Compass 2. Head Direct's Hifiman EF2 3. Headamp's Pico Edit: 4. iBasso D10 Cobra Haven't had much luck on finding a review comparing any of these four. I know it...

My crappy Bose tri-port on-ear headphones just broke and I am planning on upgrading them with a beginner's audiophile gear . I am currently leaning on pairing the Compass DAC/AMP with a Denon AH D2000 with the Compass connected from a Desktop computer through the USB port and playing FLAC...