DAPsHurtWallets
New Head-Fier
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- Jan 15, 2017
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Hello all,
I'm pretty new to the site and to this level of audio fidelity. Really, I'm just interested in getting my feet wet and learning more about audio in general. However, the amount of info available is a bit overwhelming, and I'm a hands-on type of learner - I need to experience it to fully understand it.
With that being said, any recommendations for a DAP within a $400 budget? As far a sound preferences go, I think I like brighter sounding hardware better - definitely want to stay away from bass-heavy stuff. I listen to a lot of power/symphonic type of metal and have started investing in symphonic music on blu-ray. The set of headphones I currently have are Audio Technica ATHRE700 (portable use) and ATH-AD700 (home use).
Also, I do not care much for streaming services. I buy physical copies of albums, rip them to FLAC, and then transfer them to whatever devices I use for music. Right now, my library is at 32GB in size, growing at a steady pace. +1 to any devices that get along well when connected to a Linux-based computer, too.
Any and all advice is much appreciated!
I'm pretty new to the site and to this level of audio fidelity. Really, I'm just interested in getting my feet wet and learning more about audio in general. However, the amount of info available is a bit overwhelming, and I'm a hands-on type of learner - I need to experience it to fully understand it.
With that being said, any recommendations for a DAP within a $400 budget? As far a sound preferences go, I think I like brighter sounding hardware better - definitely want to stay away from bass-heavy stuff. I listen to a lot of power/symphonic type of metal and have started investing in symphonic music on blu-ray. The set of headphones I currently have are Audio Technica ATHRE700 (portable use) and ATH-AD700 (home use).
Also, I do not care much for streaming services. I buy physical copies of albums, rip them to FLAC, and then transfer them to whatever devices I use for music. Right now, my library is at 32GB in size, growing at a steady pace. +1 to any devices that get along well when connected to a Linux-based computer, too.
Any and all advice is much appreciated!