Yesterday I placed an order for a pair of Alessandro MS1i's and I was wondering if they needed an amp, and if they do, what would you recommend? I would mostly be using them with my laptop to listen to music from Spotify Premium (highest quality setting).
IMO, the MS1i doesn't really benefit much with an amp -- mostly just a volume increase.
But coming from a laptop with possibly a decent, but not great, internal audio processing, you might want to consider an DAC (or DAC/Amp) like the iBasso D-Zero or Fiio E10 or E17. It will take the digital sound via usb and convert to analog for the MS1i, but it will have a much better DAC converter than most laptops. That will give the MS1i a very clean signal without any system/circuitry noise which you often get with a laptop headphone out jack.
IMO, the MS1i doesn't really benefit much with an amp -- mostly just a volume increase.
But coming from a laptop with possibly a decent, but not great, internal audio processing, you might want to consider an DAC (or DAC/Amp) like the iBasso D-Zero or Fiio E10 or E17. It will take the digital sound via usb and convert to analog for the MS1i, but it will have a much better DAC converter than most laptops. That will give the MS1i a very clean signal without any system/circuitry noise which you often get with a laptop headphone out jack.
I've heard quite alot good things about the Fiios, so I just might consider getting one of those. And thank you for your assistance. Lets hope I get my hands on them ASAP. George e-mailed me that he will ship them by friday. Can't wait!
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