lekun
New Head-Fier
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Hey, I listen to music while using my iMac which comes with an optical out with my Grado SR-80.
I was thinking of getting an AMP to improve my listening experience. Its just gonna be for desk use. I liked the look of the Gillmore Lite - and aesthetics are important - but it only has analog in.
My question is how much of an audio loss am I hearing by using my iMac's built in DAC versus getting an AMP with a high quality one. I could get an Airhead amp, and save up for the DAC later, but I really don't like the look of Airhead amps.
It may be worth noting, that I listen to compressed music ranging from 128 AAC that I purchase from iTMS to 384 LAME mp3 which I rip if I bought the CD.
Thanks.
I was thinking of getting an AMP to improve my listening experience. Its just gonna be for desk use. I liked the look of the Gillmore Lite - and aesthetics are important - but it only has analog in.
My question is how much of an audio loss am I hearing by using my iMac's built in DAC versus getting an AMP with a high quality one. I could get an Airhead amp, and save up for the DAC later, but I really don't like the look of Airhead amps.
It may be worth noting, that I listen to compressed music ranging from 128 AAC that I purchase from iTMS to 384 LAME mp3 which I rip if I bought the CD.
Thanks.