Hartfell
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I hope I'm placing this thread in the right forum.
I have recently switched to a MacBook Pro from Windows and I am very impressed with the superior sound I am getting from my current simple set up. My source is LAME INSANE encoded MP3s played through iTunes 7.6 directly out to my Grado RS-1s through the headphone out jack. I have Audio MIDI Setup set to 96/24 when using my headphones. My previous source has been a RIO Karma using the dock and lineout to my RSA SR-71 amp to Grado RS-1s. To my ears, it's tough to say which setup sounds better. Anyway, so much for the background, here are my questions:
Will I hear a significant improvement in sound quality if I add either an Apogee Duet or Headamp Pico DAC to my MacBook Pro setup? Both units are priced the same. Also, I would love opinions from those who have heard both which they think would likely be a better choice in terms of sound quality considering my particular setup of source components.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer me in my choice. I am unable to try before I buy based on where I live so I wanted to get some opinions to help me decide.
I have recently switched to a MacBook Pro from Windows and I am very impressed with the superior sound I am getting from my current simple set up. My source is LAME INSANE encoded MP3s played through iTunes 7.6 directly out to my Grado RS-1s through the headphone out jack. I have Audio MIDI Setup set to 96/24 when using my headphones. My previous source has been a RIO Karma using the dock and lineout to my RSA SR-71 amp to Grado RS-1s. To my ears, it's tough to say which setup sounds better. Anyway, so much for the background, here are my questions:
Will I hear a significant improvement in sound quality if I add either an Apogee Duet or Headamp Pico DAC to my MacBook Pro setup? Both units are priced the same. Also, I would love opinions from those who have heard both which they think would likely be a better choice in terms of sound quality considering my particular setup of source components.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer me in my choice. I am unable to try before I buy based on where I live so I wanted to get some opinions to help me decide.