Azure
Headphoneus Supremus
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I recently found out that in my final setup my source is going to be quite a bottleneck; right now I'm using a Rio Karma and was going to use it with this set up:
Rio Karma -> Gilmore Lite -> Sony MDR-SA5000
Supposedly the Karma wouldn't do the G-Lite and the SA5k justice because the Karma is a portable source and the other two are "home" equipment. So, for ~$300, what source would you recommend that would do the above justice but would play MP3s and FLAC? I can't go with an (SA)CD player is because not all of my songs are on CD (Not to mention that some of the soundtracks are very rare and go for over $200) and I dislike having to switch CDs every time I get a sudden urge to play a different song. I also cannot use my computer as a source because I'm only on it for 3 days a week and the room in which it is in tends to be rather hot and uncomfortable.
Right now the only thing I can think of is the iAudio X5L, which looks sleek and has a very eye pleasing GUI. People say that it delivers good sound, but it still is a portable source, so I'm not sure if it'd be high end enough. Is there some mystery device out there that can meet my needs? Thanks for reading.
Rio Karma -> Gilmore Lite -> Sony MDR-SA5000
Supposedly the Karma wouldn't do the G-Lite and the SA5k justice because the Karma is a portable source and the other two are "home" equipment. So, for ~$300, what source would you recommend that would do the above justice but would play MP3s and FLAC? I can't go with an (SA)CD player is because not all of my songs are on CD (Not to mention that some of the soundtracks are very rare and go for over $200) and I dislike having to switch CDs every time I get a sudden urge to play a different song. I also cannot use my computer as a source because I'm only on it for 3 days a week and the room in which it is in tends to be rather hot and uncomfortable.
Right now the only thing I can think of is the iAudio X5L, which looks sleek and has a very eye pleasing GUI. People say that it delivers good sound, but it still is a portable source, so I'm not sure if it'd be high end enough. Is there some mystery device out there that can meet my needs? Thanks for reading.