corsair287
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Thanks! That's a lot of options
Do you have suggestions for a source for CD too? Also, can these DAC/Amps be connected to an ipod/ blackberry/ portable music devices, and if lossless music is played in these devices would the sound quality be theoretically equivalent to those played throuh a computer
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Do you have suggestions for a source for CD too? Also, can these DAC/Amps be connected to an ipod/ blackberry/ portable music devices, and if lossless music is played in these devices would the sound quality be theoretically equivalent to those played throuh a computer
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A portable amp will not do the 70x any justice. A full sized amp is needed to properly drive them.
There are many decent to excellent choices for the AKG. If you remember that the 70x is one component of a system then you'll understand what it takes. A computer with lossless music can be a part of that. If using a computer as a source then an external DAC is really a requirement. Here are a few examples at differing budget levels that should be a good match.
Lossless > uDac > Millett SS Hybrid Tube Amp > 70x
Lossless > DacMagic > Headroom Micro Amp > 70x
Lossless > DacMagic Gilmore Lite > 70x
Lossless > PS Audio DLIII > Matrix M Stage > 70x
Lossless > DLIII > Concerto > 70x
Lossless > Cary Xciter > M^3 > 70x
Lossless > Cary Xciter > B22 > 70x
You can mix and match some of the above and there are other choices. Those are just some examples that mate well with the AKG.