cired
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I am trying to decide on a amp/dac that is a good step up from the Nuforce HDP paired with the LCD2 rev 2 headphone
My setup is like this right now: pc--->foobar, lossless file--->Usb out--->HDP--->LCD2
I have tried the Woo Wa6 with the Sophia princess rectifier analog out from the HDP using the HDP as a dac. It sounded better to me but not a huge step up from using the SS amp built into the HDP.
Lately I've been looking at:
Bel Canto
Benchmark
Audio-gd
Meier Audio
Violectric V200
Wyred4sound Dac-1
I would like to keep my dac/amp setup to be under 2k. Hopefully less. I am just looking to get the LCD2 to their potential.
Thought about the idea of buying another amp alone and try using the HDP as a dac again but I am just not sure what the higher end dacs have to offer. Are they a night and day difference? Is the dac in the HDP good enough?
My music taste is more towards female vocal (Natalie Merchant, Adele, Taylor Swift, Patricia Barber etc..), some pop, and occasionally some rock.
I've been reading these forums until my eyes hurt at night and waking up tired for work the next day for weeks now and it seems like I just do circles in my head about this stuff. So much information to take in.
Just looking for some input and or suggestions. This is going to be mainly a desktop pc system so let me know if I am looking at too high end for a setup like this. Thanks in advance.
My setup is like this right now: pc--->foobar, lossless file--->Usb out--->HDP--->LCD2
I have tried the Woo Wa6 with the Sophia princess rectifier analog out from the HDP using the HDP as a dac. It sounded better to me but not a huge step up from using the SS amp built into the HDP.
Lately I've been looking at:
Bel Canto
Benchmark
Audio-gd
Meier Audio
Violectric V200
Wyred4sound Dac-1
I would like to keep my dac/amp setup to be under 2k. Hopefully less. I am just looking to get the LCD2 to their potential.
Thought about the idea of buying another amp alone and try using the HDP as a dac again but I am just not sure what the higher end dacs have to offer. Are they a night and day difference? Is the dac in the HDP good enough?
My music taste is more towards female vocal (Natalie Merchant, Adele, Taylor Swift, Patricia Barber etc..), some pop, and occasionally some rock.
I've been reading these forums until my eyes hurt at night and waking up tired for work the next day for weeks now and it seems like I just do circles in my head about this stuff. So much information to take in.
Just looking for some input and or suggestions. This is going to be mainly a desktop pc system so let me know if I am looking at too high end for a setup like this. Thanks in advance.