[iFi audio]

Maybe the OP saw your signature, googled them one by one and left

I just saw it. Geez, if I were a newcomer I'd leave too

 

[gimmeheadroom]

Maybe the OP saw your signature, googled them one by one and left

My setup is *almost* midfi around here.

 

[iFi audio]

My setup is *almost* midfi around here.

With that much stuff you could open up a shop or something

 

[HBen]

With that much stuff you could open up a shop or something

/me is hiding behind a bush ...

 

[iFi audio]

/me is hiding behind a bush ...

That's fair enough

 

[33Nick]

I bought a Schiit Modi3 a year or two ago to see if the company was good. I'm disappointed and holding off on any more purchases. The DAC was sent back twice with a defective MoBo. All in all, this $120 DAC cost me $30 of repairs by shipping it back to the company. I expected a gesture, at best an upgrade, but no such thing but a one-liner, your Schiit has shipped! Yeah, real excited about it.

I wanted to buy other things but the after-sales services leave me cautious if I have to spend 20% more of its price to be repaired.

 

[peterinvan]

My least expensive DAC/amp is the FiiO KA3 (ESS). IMHO very good value.

I have a short lightning cable to my iPhone6, driving my 7Hz Timeless with a 4.4mm balanced cable from Meze. A good application for my daily walks.

 

[George Hincapie]

Any recommendations for cheap beginner DACs?

The Ares II is my suggestion. Less than £1K.

 

[megabigeye]

The Apple Lightning/USB-C dongle is my recommendation. Less than $10.

 

[GREQ]

The Ares II is my suggestion. Less than £1K.

There isn't a single planet in the galaxy where this is a cheap beginner DAC.

 

[Thieme]

It seems very difficult to look at the date of a post :x I think this thread is way way past expiry date

 

[George Hincapie]

There isn't a single planet in the galaxy where this is a cheap beginner DAC.

But in context it is cheap. I've just spent £4K on a new DAC, so £1K for the entry level Denafrips R2R is a steal.

 

[megabigeye]

Only in the context of overpriced audiophile DACs is £1k cheap. Or in the context of cars or homes or yachts.

 

[GREQ]

But in context it is cheap. I've just spent £4K on a new DAC, so £1K for the entry level Denafrips R2R is a steal.

Sorry, but more than 99.9% of the global population disagrees with you.
Let's be realistic.

 

[George Hincapie]

Sorry, but more than 99.9% of the global population disagrees with you.
Let's be realistic.

But they aren't members of this forum...