HFI 580 / k181dj / headphone amp / sound card
Oct 17, 2012 at 3:07 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 4

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Hi All !!! I really need a help here please !
 
i do own ultrasone hfi 580 and akg k181dj and i use as main source my pc with x-fi titanium hd that comes with dedicated headphone amp and samsung galaxy with voodoo sound and cmoy v2.03 headphone amp
 
i am happy (not 100%) with a sound i get from titanium hd and am absolutely unhappy with cmoy
 
i also have samsung laptop that obviously sounds like a crap 
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 and there is no help from cmoy in this case as well
 
so my question is - will any of below listed options solve my phone/laptop issue but same time improve my main source quality as well that is my pc ??? if i am going to invest 200 usd can i hope to improve that segment as well? thats my main concern  
 
please note that bass is a very important thing for me and mainly i listen to electronic music and hip hop
 
so options i found are below
 
 

[size=1.7em] Hi-Fi Man EF2A Tube USB DAC Headphone Amp[/size]

 

[size=1.7em] Audioengine D1 Premium 24-Bit DAC[/size]

 

[size=1.7em] Audinst HUD-mx1 Hi-Fi USB Audio DAC[/size]

 

[size=1.7em] HRT HeadStreamer USB-powered Headphone DAC/Amplifier[/size]

 

[size=1.7em] Qinpu A3 Integrated Amplifier[/size]

 
MiniBox-ES
 
some of these are more or less portable as well so that would be good, but sound quality is most important for me
 
i am pretty sure there are some more options that i have no idea about and to be honest even from this list i have no clue which one to buy, they all cost almost same and are in below 200$ price range
 
so please ppl give me advises , lot of advises plz 
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and thank you so much in advance !!!
 
Oct 17, 2012 at 3:11 PM Post #2 of 4
Fiio E17 ($140) portable DAC and headphone amplifier, should be able to work with your laptop (DAC & Amp) and with your phone (amp. only).
 
Oct 18, 2012 at 6:39 AM Post #3 of 4
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Fiio E17 ($140) portable DAC and headphone amplifier, should be able to work with your laptop (DAC & Amp) and with your phone (amp. only).

Thank you !!!
 
any other suggestions ppl? what about amps from the list?
 

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