[DaisXiled]

Hello All,
 
  I'm new to Head-Fi, but an absolute lover of music.  Back in December I got my first amp and headphone (Audio Technica ATH-M50 and the FiiO E-11).  Since then I've decided to add to my growing collection by purchasing AKG Q701 (birthday gift from the wife), JDS Labs C421 (with AD8620) and a HiFiMan Ef2a for my laptop.  I continue to enjoy what I hear and I'm always open/interested in new headphones/amps/dacs.  I would ask if anyone can recommend me a good portable DAC that I can put in between either the E-11 and my iPod or the C421 and my iPod.  Thank you for the help

 

[kimvictor]

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Hello All,
 
  I'm new to Head-Fi, but an absolute lover of music.  Back in December I got my first amp and headphone (Audio Technica ATH-M50 and the FiiO E-11).  Since then I've decided to add to my growing collection by purchasing AKG Q701 (birthday gift from the wife), JDS Labs C421 (with AD8620) and a HiFiMan Ef2a for my laptop.  I continue to enjoy what I hear and I'm always open/interested in new headphones/amps/dacs.  I would ask if anyone can recommend me a good portable DAC that I can put in between either the E-11 and my iPod or the C421 and my iPod.  Thank you for the help

Hmm. Most DAC officially compatible with ipods costs over $300. Is that fine?

 

[DrSheep]

Read this: http://www.head-fi.org/t/631997/venturecraft-new-ddc-dac-go-dap-dd-socket-1-product/345#post_9691673
 
If you get the VentureCraft Go-DAP DD Socket 1 bundle for $281, then sell the cables new ($165 + $130), you will even have some change left over on the deal.

 

[kimvictor]

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Read this: http://www.head-fi.org/t/631997/venturecraft-new-ddc-dac-go-dap-dd-socket-1-product/345#post_9691673
 
If you get the VentureCraft Go-DAP DD Socket 1 bundle for $281, then sell the cables new ($165 + $130), you will even have some change left over on the deal.

Nice deal. I would get one if I had an ipod.

 

[DrSheep]

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Nice deal. I would get one if I had an ipod.

Or just part it out for a small profit.

 

[kimvictor]

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Or just part it out for a small profit.

I'll pass. International orders are pain to deal with.

 

[btol]

Are you at all interested in getting a combo headphone amp/dac?  That might open up your options a bit...

 

[DrSheep]

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I'll pass. International orders are pain to deal with.

It's a lot simplier than you might think.  I just made a profile, put in the order, then VC just email me the EMS tracking and that's it.
 
FYI: I original got the bundle for the one of the cables, so if the OP or anyone else is interested on getting a new DDS1 cheap, then please let me know.

 

[kimvictor]

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It's a lot simplier than you might think.  I just made a profile, put in the order, then VC just email me the EMS tracking and that's it.
 
FYI: I original got the bundle for the one of the cables, so if the OP or anyone else is interested on getting a new DDS1 cheap, then please let me know.

IDK. It's just a hassle to try to sell the amp back too. How much profit will I gain from doing this in the first place?

 

[DrSheep]

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IDK. It's just a hassle to try to sell the amp back too. How much profit will I gain from doing this in the first place?

The DDS1 alone is $495 new from VC.

 

[DaisXiled]

DrSheep,
 
  Thank you for the recommendation! Btol, I would prefer to stay away from an amp/dac combo.  It's just that I already have two amps and enjoy both of them, don't really see the point in buying a third amp...that is of course unless it is better than either of the two amps I have, and comes with a quality dac to improve my sound

 

[DrSheep]

The DDS1 is DAC only, no AMP, and you can easily change it's line amp to a OP627, OP275, Muses01 or 02.