rebbi
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Hi,
I recently bought a pair of Hifiman RE-600 IEM's which I like quite a bit. I am now toying with the idea of getting a portable rig that will play the high-res and lossless tracks I've purchased and played on my laptop and home stereo rig.
I could go with something like the new CEntrance DACportable that's currently open on Indiegogo, which should allow me to play all the content on my iPhone 6 through the much better DAC and amp.
Or... I could pick up a DAP like the iBasso DX80 for less than $300 on Amazon.com (because I have accumulated points on an Amazon credit card). I couldn't play my DRM-protected iTunes content without conversion to another format, but I could rip as many CD's as I want to ALAC or FLAC and also play my HD Tracks files.
Either set up should also allow me to go portable with some real cans if I later chose to do so.
So... dedicated DAP or iPhone + DAC/amp? What say ye?
Thanks!
I recently bought a pair of Hifiman RE-600 IEM's which I like quite a bit. I am now toying with the idea of getting a portable rig that will play the high-res and lossless tracks I've purchased and played on my laptop and home stereo rig.
I could go with something like the new CEntrance DACportable that's currently open on Indiegogo, which should allow me to play all the content on my iPhone 6 through the much better DAC and amp.
Or... I could pick up a DAP like the iBasso DX80 for less than $300 on Amazon.com (because I have accumulated points on an Amazon credit card). I couldn't play my DRM-protected iTunes content without conversion to another format, but I could rip as many CD's as I want to ALAC or FLAC and also play my HD Tracks files.
Either set up should also allow me to go portable with some real cans if I later chose to do so.
So... dedicated DAP or iPhone + DAC/amp? What say ye?
Thanks!