TheNewCanMan
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Hey folks, I've been lurking for a few weeks now. Based on what everyone here has said about which headphones would likely work with what I listen to, I went to a shop in town here and bought (after listening to them) a pair of DT 770 80 ohm cans. They are spectacular! I am enjoying them more as the days go by.
However...
I would like to feed them audio not from a crummy on-board dac from my lenovo computer. I didn't build this particular tower, so I actually don't know what kind of audio it has on it. I suspect, after some reading here, that it's pretty crappy. So, I would like to upgrade either to a card of some sort (Asus xonar dgx perhaps) or maybe just step up to the next tier and get a Schiit Modi.
I'm open to any and all suggestions beyond these two, and depending on the reasoning I'd certainly change plans. Currently, leaning slightly to the Modi so that I don't have to go and buy something down the road. Not many have said bad things about the Modi so I feel that it's probably a solid choice.
I'll try and answer the requisite questions here as best I can remember, though being new I probably will miss some. I listen to mp3s (the bulk of my library right now) and some FLAC files either ripped myself through foobar or downloaded from bandcamp. I'm mostly into electronic, alternative, and rap. I do love some classical as well; what I favor tends to ebb and flow as the months pass. I don't have an amp, but these are only 80 ohm so I should be able to get by. I have considered buying the Magni down the road.
Opinions?
However...
I would like to feed them audio not from a crummy on-board dac from my lenovo computer. I didn't build this particular tower, so I actually don't know what kind of audio it has on it. I suspect, after some reading here, that it's pretty crappy. So, I would like to upgrade either to a card of some sort (Asus xonar dgx perhaps) or maybe just step up to the next tier and get a Schiit Modi.
I'm open to any and all suggestions beyond these two, and depending on the reasoning I'd certainly change plans. Currently, leaning slightly to the Modi so that I don't have to go and buy something down the road. Not many have said bad things about the Modi so I feel that it's probably a solid choice.
I'll try and answer the requisite questions here as best I can remember, though being new I probably will miss some. I listen to mp3s (the bulk of my library right now) and some FLAC files either ripped myself through foobar or downloaded from bandcamp. I'm mostly into electronic, alternative, and rap. I do love some classical as well; what I favor tends to ebb and flow as the months pass. I don't have an amp, but these are only 80 ohm so I should be able to get by. I have considered buying the Magni down the road.
Opinions?