GreenMachine
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Basically exactly what I asked in the title.
I'm searching around for a DAC for my Project Polaris and HE400i headphones as I've noticed I'm getting a lot of background noise from my laptop internals when I plug my amp directly into the headphone jack. I'm not going to spend more than $150 on the DAC and I have two options in mind.
The first being the Glow Audio DAC 1.3 http://www.glow-audio.com/glow-dac-.html
This one has always appealed to me because it is small and looks very clean and I've always liked the company. Something about it draws me in.
Max sample rate: 16 bit/48Khz
My other option is the Schiit Modi 2 Uber http://schiit.com/products/modi-2
Just incase I do need the option for supporting 24bit rate files
Everyone seems to like Schiit
Max: 24/192
So I'm a total novice and I've been spending some time reading up on different bit rates and whether or not they are really necessary but I have a question (probably a painfully ignorant one).
The Glow Audio DAC only handles up to 16 bit files which I'm completely fine with, but when it comes to some of my music files that are 24bit files, will there be any issue with the DAC handling the music? Will it not be able to handle it due to the higher bit rate or will my computer simply compress it down into the 16bit size? I honestly would rather have the Glow DAC over the Schiit.
I apologize if this question is painful stupid!
I'm searching around for a DAC for my Project Polaris and HE400i headphones as I've noticed I'm getting a lot of background noise from my laptop internals when I plug my amp directly into the headphone jack. I'm not going to spend more than $150 on the DAC and I have two options in mind.
The first being the Glow Audio DAC 1.3 http://www.glow-audio.com/glow-dac-.html
This one has always appealed to me because it is small and looks very clean and I've always liked the company. Something about it draws me in.
Max sample rate: 16 bit/48Khz
My other option is the Schiit Modi 2 Uber http://schiit.com/products/modi-2
Just incase I do need the option for supporting 24bit rate files
Everyone seems to like Schiit
Max: 24/192
So I'm a total novice and I've been spending some time reading up on different bit rates and whether or not they are really necessary but I have a question (probably a painfully ignorant one).
The Glow Audio DAC only handles up to 16 bit files which I'm completely fine with, but when it comes to some of my music files that are 24bit files, will there be any issue with the DAC handling the music? Will it not be able to handle it due to the higher bit rate or will my computer simply compress it down into the 16bit size? I honestly would rather have the Glow DAC over the Schiit.
I apologize if this question is painful stupid!