olblueyez
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I dont know what this guy is talking about but a LOD (Line Out Dock) cable for your ipod wold be a good idea, as long as your music is ripped at a high bitrate or lossless.
Listen, your biggest weak link just now is not having enough power to drive the 701 properly. Get an amp and worry about sources later. What good is a new dac if your still using an underpowered amp that clips everytime the music peaks? The honest answer is, None!
Maybe you could sell the portable amp and get a dac in the near future.
Originally Posted by K_19 /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you want to use the Ipod as a source, you'll need a DAC of some sort unless you want to amp the headphone out, which as you may know (since you use the LOD) is a BAD idea. IMO in the long run it's better to spend money on a good DAC and an amp separate in the long run. My main setup is also out of a laptop, but my rig consists of a Hotaudio DAC Straight for a DAC (has a maxed-out Burr Brown DAC chip which is well regarded, and this is a pure dedicated DAC with no amp component, very cheap at only around $120) to EF1 which I got used for only $280... and I'm totally blown away by the sound. All it cost is $400 altogether. |
I dont know what this guy is talking about but a LOD (Line Out Dock) cable for your ipod wold be a good idea, as long as your music is ripped at a high bitrate or lossless.
Listen, your biggest weak link just now is not having enough power to drive the 701 properly. Get an amp and worry about sources later. What good is a new dac if your still using an underpowered amp that clips everytime the music peaks? The honest answer is, None!
Maybe you could sell the portable amp and get a dac in the near future.