deejay214
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Hi i have an HD800 which i want to connect with my PC, what should i install to hear the best possible sound and quality ?
hey thanks for the reply, i don't have a fixed budget and i also don't have an upper limit, i can spend whatever amount to get the best possible equipment. lossless audio (FLAC files mostly)
Hi i have an HD800 which i want to connect with my PC, what should i install to hear the best possible sound and quality ?
It's probably pointless going past an O2 + ODAC combination. Together they'll run your $300. There are more expensive ways of doing the same thing, but the ODAC is indistinguisable from a $2000 "reference" DAC and the O2 has similar performance. Google both of them and you'll find plenty of information.
You might be right about ODAC, since I heard DAC doesn't affect the sound as much as amps do when you're past certain price. But I imagine the HD800 will benefit from better amps. The O2 is not bad, but IMHO my HD600 sounds much better with a Bottlehead Crack (which I own) than paired with the O2 (which I auditioned briefly). Granted I own HD600 and not the HD800, but I'd be really surprised if the HD800 doesn't benefit from better amps.
O2?seriously?the 02 is capable of powering the hd800 to it's maximum potential?