gideonMorrison
100+ Head-Fier
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Hi,
So i've been around these forums for a while now and the Head-Fi bug has struck again, I need a new DAP. I came to the conclusion when I really got annoyed by the D2's GUI. I kind of dislike Ipod for it's sq, but at least they know how to make a nice, sleek and easy GUI...never mind the sound quality though.
So, I've been reading too much and long than my brain can handle, people have a thousand opinions in this little world and they all seem contradictory.
First off, I want to have a nice amp like the p-51 or perhaps the new Shadow to match some good cans and the DAP, in the near future. Now I know there is hardly any dap out there with a true line out, I must conclude that almost all dap users with an amp use the headphone out...for example on the D2 the signal is quite clean, am I correct?
There's a lot of LOD's for Ipod are sold in the fs forums, so I yet again I have to conclude that a lot people use Ipods for amping as well...
Now, I would like to have FLAC as playable format in my future DAP (Zune HD, won't probably get it eh). Also a nice GUI like the Ipod (maybe s9, not so fluent?) would be great, and build quality also matters.
Which DAP could you recommend me with the given preferences... What are your experiences with DAP's, certain brands/types you wouldn't recommend...
I thank thee loads!
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So i've been around these forums for a while now and the Head-Fi bug has struck again, I need a new DAP. I came to the conclusion when I really got annoyed by the D2's GUI. I kind of dislike Ipod for it's sq, but at least they know how to make a nice, sleek and easy GUI...never mind the sound quality though.
So, I've been reading too much and long than my brain can handle, people have a thousand opinions in this little world and they all seem contradictory.
First off, I want to have a nice amp like the p-51 or perhaps the new Shadow to match some good cans and the DAP, in the near future. Now I know there is hardly any dap out there with a true line out, I must conclude that almost all dap users with an amp use the headphone out...for example on the D2 the signal is quite clean, am I correct?
There's a lot of LOD's for Ipod are sold in the fs forums, so I yet again I have to conclude that a lot people use Ipods for amping as well...
Now, I would like to have FLAC as playable format in my future DAP (Zune HD, won't probably get it eh). Also a nice GUI like the Ipod (maybe s9, not so fluent?) would be great, and build quality also matters.
Which DAP could you recommend me with the given preferences... What are your experiences with DAP's, certain brands/types you wouldn't recommend...
I thank thee loads!
[possible edit's may follow]