[wook1000]

Hi all,
 
I have a set of Sennheiser HD650s and a Lucid DA9624 DAC in my home office. I'm currently using and old CD transport but would love to play all my digital audio files (ALAC, MP3 etc.) through the DAC. I do have a 5th gen 80gb iPod which could be used for a source if possible.
 
I don't want to use a PC if possible as I only have the work laptop in the office and would rather keep the music separate for times when I just want to listen to music and not get distracted by work.
 
I guess I have two questions for everyone
 
- Is there a workable solution for playing my files without a PC or will it end up just being a pain trying to browse files, playlists etc?
- If it does make sense to pursue this what gear would I be looking at to make it possible?
 
 
Thanks!

 

[DrKC]

  Hi all,
 
I have a set of Sennheiser HD650s and a Lucid DA9624 DAC in my home office. I'm currently using and old CD transport but would love to play all my digital audio files (ALAC, MP3 etc.) through the DAC. I do have a 5th gen 80gb iPod which could be used for a source if possible.
 
I don't want to use a PC if possible as I only have the work laptop in the office and would rather keep the music separate for times when I just want to listen to music and not get distracted by work.
 
I guess I have two questions for everyone
 
- Is there a workable solution for playing my files without a PC or will it end up just being a pain trying to browse files, playlists etc?
- If it does make sense to pursue this what gear would I be looking at to make it possible?
 
 
Thanks!

Sure - there's lots of DAPs out there that will play those files - except for iTunes DRM files.  The X1 from Fiio is $99USD, one of the cheapest.  You'll need the PC to load the music on an SD card, but after that, you won't need it.  I don't know enough about your older iPod, but I don't think it supports the newer HiRes stuff, if that's what you're interested in. 

 

[KG Jag]

There is an entire sub-section of this forum devoted to Portable Source Gear (e.g. DAP's & more).  You should spend some time there.

 

[tx-sil]

Hifiman hm 700 is also a good choice

 

[wook1000]

Thanks everyone, now I have a better idea of what I'm looking for I can see plenty to read through on the site.
 
Thanks!