eucariote
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That's the rule that says if a < b and b < c , then a < c
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So from all this I can conclude that laptop soundcard > anything that HeadphoneAddict has ever heard.
I wonder why I bother with this site at all..
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Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict /img/forum/go_quote.gif There was a certain Je' ne sais quoi about the mini-DAC that made it ever so slightly better, but nothing I could get a grip on, and nothing that would make me unhappy if the Duet was my only source DAC. Both Apogees were clearly ahead of any of the portable DAC/Amps I have heard in terms of realism, timbre and tone, ambience and micro-detail, and even ahead of my other desktop DAC/Amps found in my profile as well. I know there is better out there, I just haven't heard them yet. |
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Originally Posted by Iron_Dreamer /img/forum/go_quote.gif I feel the Apogee Mini-DAC is not quite the performer the Pico is, whether as a DAC or a headphone amp... |
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Originally Posted by Lil' Knight /img/forum/go_quote.gif The uDAC is a great bargain for the money. Of course, it can't stand firmly against my other 'full-sized' DACs (DacMagic, DAC1 and B32s) but I prefer it to the other portable ones (Gamma-1 and Pico DAC). |
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Originally Posted by userlander /img/forum/go_quote.gif In fact, from an objective standpoint, you really can't get much worse than the uDAC unless you go with something like straight out from laptop soundcard or something like that. |
So from all this I can conclude that laptop soundcard > anything that HeadphoneAddict has ever heard.
I wonder why I bother with this site at all..