[andresgomes]

anyone know some good amps/DAC under 300$, im going to use it with DT880 pro and i dont know if you can give me advice. Im not looking for portabilty neither bass, im looking for a good DAC/amp that work with my ps3 under 300$

 

[gopanthersgo1]

I'd get a Magni or O2 (Mechy's selling his for ~$120 I think) for an amp, they sound super similar in my comparisons. And for a DAC, the Muse dac Bowie linked is great if you don't want to break the bank. (Odac and Modi are USB only)

 

[andresgomes]

im getting the D1 audio engine DAC, but now i need an amp, and can you link me the O2 in amazon or something, beacuse i have search a lot but didn´t find anything

 

[gopanthersgo1]

Jds has international shipping and amazon doesn't sell it.

 

[andresgomes]

thanks, already order

 

[gopanthersgo1]

Great!

 

[bowei006]

The Audioengine D1 has S/PDIF yes.
 
The Magni and O2 and Modi do not have S/PDIF.

 

[andresgomes]

But if the audioengine D1 has S/PDIF doesn´t that means that i conect it to the ps3, and it will pass it to the amp and the go to my headphone without the amp having S/PIDF?

 

[bowei006]

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But if the audioengine D1 has S/PDIF doesn´t that means that i conect it to the ps3, and it will pass it to the amp and the go to my headphone without the amp having S/PIDF?

Yes
 
It would be best to use RCA output then.
 
If the amp your ordered supports only 3.5mm input
 
Then you need a male RCA to male 3.5mm cable
 
Double amping the D1 with the O2 or Magni is useless.
 
The cable is only $3-4. Nothing expensive is needed.
 
I was just clarifying as the first units mentioned are not DAC's and do not have S/PDIF thus. The Modi and ODAC do not have S/PDIF either. But those are good popular amps.
 
Not sure how it works with DT880 though, but it should be fine.

 

[andresgomes]

Ok thanks, but isn´t the D1 a DAC? because im reading right now from other post that O2 don`t have DAC support

 

[bowei006]

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Ok thanks, but isn´t the D1 a DAC? because im reading right now from other post that O2 don`t have DAC support

The D1 is a DAC and amp.
 
O2 and Magni are amps.
 
Thus if you plug the O2 or Magni directly into D1 headphone out, you will be dual amping. Sometimes dual amping is done on purpose, but for this case, it will be best to avoid it.

 

[andresgomes]

oooohhhhhhh thanks

 

[mechgamer123]

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I'd get a Magni or O2 (Mechy's selling his for ~$120 I think) for an amp, they sound super similar in my comparisons. And for a DAC, the Muse dac Bowie linked is great if you don't want to break the bank. (Odac and Modi are USB only)

I FINALLY sold mine a few weeks ago lol

 

[gopanthersgo1]

Nice! How much did you sell it for?

 

[mechgamer123]

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Nice! How much did you sell it for?

$110 shipped. But I took shipping costs out of my lunch money. So all in all Project H cost me like $80