dysonapr
New Head-Fier
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Seems obvious in retrospect, but I arrived at this conclusion empirically.
I started with a cheap FiiO DAC. That sounded nicer than the soundcard on my PC. Excellent! What else might be out there?
Crowd-funded GEEK Out 1000 and Geek Pulse DACs followed. Hi-Res music downloads. Hifiman HE-400 "cans" (after lesser audiophile-approved models).
In the real world, I often listen to 320 Kb/s AAC music streams. They actually sound perfectly OK to me. 24/96 (or 24/192) recordings do not sound better to my ears than 16/44 recordings of the same material.
Because I admire "Schiit Audio", I recently bought a "Fulla 2" DAC/amp to be my daily take-to-work music source. To me, it sounds just as good as the better-spec'd DACs that preceded it.
I have recently been enjoying "auditioning" Knowledge Zenith" IEMs (based on the premise that most expensive-IEM components are actually cheap, and sourced from China anyway). To me, they sound just a good as name-brand IEMs that retail for much higher prices.
My ears have 65-years of use. Tests indicate I have age-related high-frequency hearing-loss. I have had mild tinnitus since before I knew what that was.
How "good" are your ears? Do they justify spending $$$?
I started with a cheap FiiO DAC. That sounded nicer than the soundcard on my PC. Excellent! What else might be out there?
Crowd-funded GEEK Out 1000 and Geek Pulse DACs followed. Hi-Res music downloads. Hifiman HE-400 "cans" (after lesser audiophile-approved models).
In the real world, I often listen to 320 Kb/s AAC music streams. They actually sound perfectly OK to me. 24/96 (or 24/192) recordings do not sound better to my ears than 16/44 recordings of the same material.
Because I admire "Schiit Audio", I recently bought a "Fulla 2" DAC/amp to be my daily take-to-work music source. To me, it sounds just as good as the better-spec'd DACs that preceded it.
I have recently been enjoying "auditioning" Knowledge Zenith" IEMs (based on the premise that most expensive-IEM components are actually cheap, and sourced from China anyway). To me, they sound just a good as name-brand IEMs that retail for much higher prices.
My ears have 65-years of use. Tests indicate I have age-related high-frequency hearing-loss. I have had mild tinnitus since before I knew what that was.
How "good" are your ears? Do they justify spending $$$?
