hi all, new member here but long time lurker.
so, i'm just a bit confused with what to do with my desktop setup. currently have a pair of fidelio x2's running from a soundblaster e5. love the headphones but the e5 has to go as i am looking at also buying a pair of elac b6 debut or kef q100 bookshelf speakers.
i'm confused with all of these dac/amp reviews as 99% of them concentrate on how they drive headphones and nothing about speakers. am i missing something? do i need another amp to drive speakers?
i've been looking at a few dac/amps with a budget of no more than £500 - marantz hd dac1, nad d 3020, fostex hp a4, fostex hp a3, teac ud 301.
i just want an all in one solution for headphones and bookshelf speakers running from my pc. headphones and speakers are equally important to me. i want to be able to just leave everything plugged in and switch from headphones to speakers without disconnecting cables (but if not, i can live with it).
i don't use cd's anymore, just stream from tidal or spotify.
so can i get one of the above dac/amps for my needs? or do i need a separate amp for speakers?
thanks for any advise guys.
so, i'm just a bit confused with what to do with my desktop setup. currently have a pair of fidelio x2's running from a soundblaster e5. love the headphones but the e5 has to go as i am looking at also buying a pair of elac b6 debut or kef q100 bookshelf speakers.
i'm confused with all of these dac/amp reviews as 99% of them concentrate on how they drive headphones and nothing about speakers. am i missing something? do i need another amp to drive speakers?
i've been looking at a few dac/amps with a budget of no more than £500 - marantz hd dac1, nad d 3020, fostex hp a4, fostex hp a3, teac ud 301.
i just want an all in one solution for headphones and bookshelf speakers running from my pc. headphones and speakers are equally important to me. i want to be able to just leave everything plugged in and switch from headphones to speakers without disconnecting cables (but if not, i can live with it).
i don't use cd's anymore, just stream from tidal or spotify.
so can i get one of the above dac/amps for my needs? or do i need a separate amp for speakers?
thanks for any advise guys.