[yuhengtiger]

Hi,
 
I normally listens to music at my office. I enjoy the convenience of using pc as music source. But I need better sound quality too.
 
So I am looking for a network streamer or any dac that can use usb hard drive directly or use pc/mac as input. 
 
I am considering marantz na8005. Anyone can give some comments or suggestions?
 
Thanks.
 
best,
Yuheng

 

[cel4145]

So I am looking for a network streamer or any dac that can use usb hard drive directly or use pc/mac as input. 

If a DAC with headphone amp connected to your computer would do well, there are plenty of options.

What make/model headphones do you plan to use with it?

What are using now with your computer? Just the headphone jack?

 

[yuhengtiger]

If a DAC with headphone amp connected to your computer would do well, there are plenty of options.

What make/model headphones do you plan to use with it?

What are using now with your computer? Just the headphone jack?

Thanks for reply. I am now using wadia121's heaphone jack. I plan to use hifiman he6. It just arrived today and it feels a little bit heavy on my head...

 

[cel4145]

Sorry. I am not familiar with the wadia121. However, the HE-6 are very difficult to drive. I would want an amp with a lot of power for them. Not sure what that would be. Might be best to seek help in the HE-6 owners/discussion thread: http://www.head-fi.org/t/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-magnetic-headphone


If you find the HE-6 too heavy, the HE-560s are a good bit lighter and easier to drive.

 

[ProtegeManiac]

  Thanks for reply. I am now using wadia121's heaphone jack. I plan to use hifiman he6. It just arrived today and it feels a little bit heavy on my head...

 
If there's no problem using the computer as a player then just keep it with the 121, and get an amp to drive the HE6 first before the network streamer. A network streamer will basically just double up the computer or the DAC, or both - what you have now already performs what that streamer will do.