andysalter
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Hey guys, long time head fi browser first time poster here
I bought my first decent pair of headphones about 10 months ago ( AKG K550 ) and I'm looking to make a bit of an upgrade. Now, I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars here so a new pair of cans is out of question. What i'm looking for is a (reasonably) cheap headphone amp / DAC to get that little bit of extra performance out of my AKG's
I've had a look around at some amps / DACs in my price range ( <$100 AU ), and I've found two options so far:
Fiio e10 for $99
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Fiio-E10-USB-DAC-Headphone-Amplifier-New-Released-from-FIIO-Brand-New-In-Box-/171131204925?hash=item27d836f53d&_uhb=1
and this "Hand built 24 volt amp to Grado RA1 specs" for $88
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=331036127253&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlinken
Out of these two, what would be the better option? And some other suggestions would be appreciated
PS. I mainly use these from either my desktop PC or sometimes my Xperia Z.
I bought my first decent pair of headphones about 10 months ago ( AKG K550 ) and I'm looking to make a bit of an upgrade. Now, I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars here so a new pair of cans is out of question. What i'm looking for is a (reasonably) cheap headphone amp / DAC to get that little bit of extra performance out of my AKG's
I've had a look around at some amps / DACs in my price range ( <$100 AU ), and I've found two options so far:
Fiio e10 for $99
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Fiio-E10-USB-DAC-Headphone-Amplifier-New-Released-from-FIIO-Brand-New-In-Box-/171131204925?hash=item27d836f53d&_uhb=1
and this "Hand built 24 volt amp to Grado RA1 specs" for $88
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=331036127253&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlinken
Out of these two, what would be the better option? And some other suggestions would be appreciated
PS. I mainly use these from either my desktop PC or sometimes my Xperia Z.