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Anyone had the chance to compare the D10 to the IQube V2? I'm looking for a portable DAC/Amp to feed my JH's..
Originally Posted by jelt2359 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Not to mention that for less than the IQube V2, I can get the Hifiman- better form factor, by all accounts quality components, and comes with a DAP together so no more super-bulky setups. |
Originally Posted by qusp /img/forum/go_quote.gif well as you may have guessed and I said without saying; I havent heard the v2 dac. but on paper the implementation of the dac is certainly inferior to pico and D10. whether the amp section is good enough to make up for that you know better than me. both optical and coax are vastly superior to a 270x dac solution IMO. and yes 16/48 is a limitation IMO as is the lack of an optical or other input. to these ears the D10 is easily above pico when using other than USB and on the same level (actually IMO slightly above) when using USB. I wonder if you are comparing dacs here or dac/amps lil knight?? seems you are comparing the packages?? as an amp certainly the iqube is superior to D10 or pico, but dac performance when taken separately I cant see how it can win; especially when optical or coax is used on D10. also for the money you could build a top shelf opus with output stage |
Originally Posted by Lil' Knight /img/forum/go_quote.gif LOL, then we have different eyes. The Hifiman is one of the ugliest piece of equipments I've ever seen. I'd rather go with an iPod Classic+iQube than the Hifiman alone. I don't know the exact definition of "low-end DAC" but currently v2 is the a above my Pico w/DAC. The 16/48 limit can be also applied to the Pico, but is there any complaint about this? Anything above 16/48 is useless if your computer lacks optical output. |
Originally Posted by headfever /img/forum/go_quote.gif I don't think you are now still insist your opinion on the comments of HIFIMAN now. Yes, HIFIMAN is another category hi fi gear, IPOD is a fasion toy. You are a core audiophile, I admire you. But if your ignore the sound quality to give up a superior gear, I think it is not a clever choice. |