Ricochet
New Head-Fier
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Hi all!
I’m in process of building my desktop headphone rig which will be connected to my PC. After some reading I understand this what I need PC>DAC>HeadAMP>Headphones, right?
I’m not sure on amp yet, it’s DV332 if I can find one or Little Dot MKIV SE.
Currently I have Creative Audigy X-Fi and I was planning to get ZERO DAC until I’ve seen new ASUS Xonar HDAV1.3 Deluxe True HDMI Sound Card. According to the specs on the box the HDAV is sporting TI Burr-Brown PCM1796 24-bit DAC and Swappable DIP-typed NS LM4562 output OPAs.
Can I use analog outs from ASUS card (using inbuilt DAC) instead ZERO and will be this as good as ZERO DAC?
Spending money on new sound card for me more beneficial, because also I got blue ray player in my PC (sound card comes with lots of needed cables and free Arcsoft TotalMedia Theatre) and I'm keen computer gamer.
Many thanks, Russ.
I’m in process of building my desktop headphone rig which will be connected to my PC. After some reading I understand this what I need PC>DAC>HeadAMP>Headphones, right?
I’m not sure on amp yet, it’s DV332 if I can find one or Little Dot MKIV SE.
Currently I have Creative Audigy X-Fi and I was planning to get ZERO DAC until I’ve seen new ASUS Xonar HDAV1.3 Deluxe True HDMI Sound Card. According to the specs on the box the HDAV is sporting TI Burr-Brown PCM1796 24-bit DAC and Swappable DIP-typed NS LM4562 output OPAs.
Can I use analog outs from ASUS card (using inbuilt DAC) instead ZERO and will be this as good as ZERO DAC?
Spending money on new sound card for me more beneficial, because also I got blue ray player in my PC (sound card comes with lots of needed cables and free Arcsoft TotalMedia Theatre) and I'm keen computer gamer.
Many thanks, Russ.