kitaoji
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Hi,
I'm planning to create a new non-computer-based music playing system using Savitmicro's Rapsody RSH-100 (see http://www.savitmicro.co.kr/eng/product/tv/rapsody_info.htm for the specs) as a hard drive enclosure to store my music files.
It probably isn't an audiophile-grade (even entry level) system, but it does have a digital optical output, which I hope to add in a DAC before connecting to my amp (Gilmore Lite or Headfive) and then to my headphones.
The thing is... I need a decent DAC. I'm using the Echo Indigo DJ's line out to the Lite, but it's not an option I can use with the Rapsody. The Aria DAC is a USB-DAC, which might not work with the Rapsody either (the Rapsody can act as a USB host, but I'm not sure if this works well with DACs like the ARIA).
So I'm looking for a DAC that can accept both digital optical input from the Rapsody as well as USB from my laptop, so I don't have so many pieces of equipment connected around my room.
So far I've found some expensive options - the Apogee MiniDAC and the Headroom Desktop amp, both of which are beyond my budget (I guess I could sell off the Gilmore Lite and the Echo Indigo, plus some headphones I have to get the Desktop). Supposedly there's a Yamaha DP-U50 that's currently out of production - would this help? (Since it's within my budget).
Are there any other options? It would help a lot.
I'm planning to create a new non-computer-based music playing system using Savitmicro's Rapsody RSH-100 (see http://www.savitmicro.co.kr/eng/product/tv/rapsody_info.htm for the specs) as a hard drive enclosure to store my music files.
It probably isn't an audiophile-grade (even entry level) system, but it does have a digital optical output, which I hope to add in a DAC before connecting to my amp (Gilmore Lite or Headfive) and then to my headphones.
The thing is... I need a decent DAC. I'm using the Echo Indigo DJ's line out to the Lite, but it's not an option I can use with the Rapsody. The Aria DAC is a USB-DAC, which might not work with the Rapsody either (the Rapsody can act as a USB host, but I'm not sure if this works well with DACs like the ARIA).
So I'm looking for a DAC that can accept both digital optical input from the Rapsody as well as USB from my laptop, so I don't have so many pieces of equipment connected around my room.
So far I've found some expensive options - the Apogee MiniDAC and the Headroom Desktop amp, both of which are beyond my budget (I guess I could sell off the Gilmore Lite and the Echo Indigo, plus some headphones I have to get the Desktop). Supposedly there's a Yamaha DP-U50 that's currently out of production - would this help? (Since it's within my budget).
Are there any other options? It would help a lot.