haarism
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So just out of curiosity I was wondering what the difference was between an amp and a DAC and as a first what do you recommend?
I mostly use my ipod, so I'm jsut wondering if dacs or amp run can be used on ipods rather than a computer
also what do you guys think is a good starter amp or dac, I really don't know much but I've read that the pico slim and fiio e7 are good options
Quote:I mostly use my ipod, so I'm jsut wondering if dacs or amp run can be used on ipods rather than a computer
also what do you guys think is a good starter amp or dac, I really don't know much but I've read that the pico slim and fiio e7 are good options
I am also pretty new on here and recently asked myself this question as well. From my understanding if you want to drive a high impedance phone from your ipod you would need an (portable) amp, the ipod is already converting the digital data to analogue, so to that effect you already have a dac
what I am wondering is whether there's a way to output the music digitally (ie at the bottom of the ipod) and then lead it to a dac/amp combo (my understanding is that the ipod is pretty pad in terms of sound quality, so that might be a way to improve it)
Apple iPods do have digital outputs, just like they have line outputs. Apple just happened to combine them into their proprietary licensed dock connector. I'm sure part of the reason is they get a paid royalty (income) for every third party device or even cable on the planet that has a dock connector (or they turn their huge team of lawyers loose to seek injunctions and damages if someone isn't paying the dock connector ransom).