I spent some time reading pages from this thread but am still iffy on how well adding this type of tube dac/amp to my system would improve my listening experience.
I have never used anything other than "motherboard" sound (currently Realtek ALC1150 Codec) for my listening nor have I ever used an amp so I don't know if I would notice a difference. I am currently using mainly my hd598's which already have a wide sound stage and good highs. Would adding this dac/amp change any of that? And if it did would it be in a good enough way to justify the costs? (I looked over the tube review posts and have gravitated towards the 7308's. However adding together the costs, the new tube + the AuneT1 would be about 260 dollars which was about the same I paid for my headphones)
Any response is appreciated as I am relatively new to the more "audiophile" side of music listening hardware.
I have never used anything other than "motherboard" sound (currently Realtek ALC1150 Codec) for my listening nor have I ever used an amp so I don't know if I would notice a difference. I am currently using mainly my hd598's which already have a wide sound stage and good highs. Would adding this dac/amp change any of that? And if it did would it be in a good enough way to justify the costs? (I looked over the tube review posts and have gravitated towards the 7308's. However adding together the costs, the new tube + the AuneT1 would be about 260 dollars which was about the same I paid for my headphones)
Any response is appreciated as I am relatively new to the more "audiophile" side of music listening hardware.