Oxnitron
New Head-Fier
Hello everyone ![Headphone Smile :) :)](https://cdn.head-fi.org/e/headfi/smily_headphones1.gif)
Explanation
I finally bought a high quality headphone with help from this community and in the end I decided to get the 660s.
I am very pleased with the headphone, it is very comfortable and sounds perfect for my taste (warm and no harsh treble).
I am however currently running them on my soundcard soundblaster AE-5.
While it sounds way better than from my smartphone I feel like a proper dac+amp or a combined unit will make them sound even better.
Questions
Does an external dac+amp in the 300€ range sound better than my soundcard?
Which dac+amp or combo unit should I get?
My current choices
Currently I am looking at the schiit stack and aune x1s.
The x1s actually seems to be the better choice for me because it supports dsd, has more inputs and outputs to chose from and it is cheaper (240€ compared to 290€ for the stack in my country).
The only downside seems to be the lower amp power which shouldnt be a problem for the 660s since they arent that hard to drive.
![Headphone Smile :) :)](https://cdn.head-fi.org/e/headfi/smily_headphones1.gif)
Explanation
I finally bought a high quality headphone with help from this community and in the end I decided to get the 660s.
I am very pleased with the headphone, it is very comfortable and sounds perfect for my taste (warm and no harsh treble).
I am however currently running them on my soundcard soundblaster AE-5.
While it sounds way better than from my smartphone I feel like a proper dac+amp or a combined unit will make them sound even better.
Questions
Does an external dac+amp in the 300€ range sound better than my soundcard?
Which dac+amp or combo unit should I get?
My current choices
Currently I am looking at the schiit stack and aune x1s.
The x1s actually seems to be the better choice for me because it supports dsd, has more inputs and outputs to chose from and it is cheaper (240€ compared to 290€ for the stack in my country).
The only downside seems to be the lower amp power which shouldnt be a problem for the 660s since they arent that hard to drive.