sac666
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Hi
This is my first post. I presently own a Cowon iAudio x5 and I am looking for an upgrade and have a budget of around £200.
I am mainly looking for an improvement in sound quality.
I listen to Metal ( all genres - power, heavy, thrash, death etc ) and have collection of around 25% FLAC and around 75% mp3 ( 320 - 256 kbps ).
I also use Audio Technica ath m50 as my primary headphones & Grado sr80i as secondary.
I am looking for a player where Guitars, cymbals , drums sound as close to real as possible ( for Flacs ) & want also want the mp3s to sound good when paired with above headphones.
After reading the forum,I am leaning towards iBasso dx50 but not sure if it would handle bad recording ( mp3s ) well or if it is suitable to metal.
My second preference was Fiio x3
Could some please advice which will be best DAP for under £200 for listening to metal with ath m50 & grado sr80
Thanks you for your suggestions !!
This is my first post. I presently own a Cowon iAudio x5 and I am looking for an upgrade and have a budget of around £200.
I am mainly looking for an improvement in sound quality.
I listen to Metal ( all genres - power, heavy, thrash, death etc ) and have collection of around 25% FLAC and around 75% mp3 ( 320 - 256 kbps ).
I also use Audio Technica ath m50 as my primary headphones & Grado sr80i as secondary.
I am looking for a player where Guitars, cymbals , drums sound as close to real as possible ( for Flacs ) & want also want the mp3s to sound good when paired with above headphones.
After reading the forum,I am leaning towards iBasso dx50 but not sure if it would handle bad recording ( mp3s ) well or if it is suitable to metal.
My second preference was Fiio x3
Could some please advice which will be best DAP for under £200 for listening to metal with ath m50 & grado sr80
Thanks you for your suggestions !!