TheGiantHogweed
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An amp like the FiiO you mention above might be just what I need for my K553's. Sounds like a great solution! Thanks for the above.
I haven't really started looking in earnest for amp or DAC/amp solutions yet. But I wonder if there might be some way to run the digital optical out from Samsung TV into one of those, so I don't have to use the analog output?
Keep us posted on your cable updates.
Every headphone output on a TV I've ever tried has always been full of noise for some reason, so yea, always better to use a digital output. The A3 from what I've looked at seems to be the only amp that FiiO make now that boosts the bass in this specific area which seems to suit the K550s perfectly.
With my TV, for the past few years, I've had a Yamaha AS300 integrated amplifier connected to the TV by this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-An...ld=1&keywords=fiio+d03k&qid=1589188991&sr=8-2
Seems to have gone down in price since I bought it as i don't think it is made any more. Although it is cheap, it sounds far better than any TV headphone socket will sound. But it is just a DAC. I have it connected to the amplifier i mentioned as it has no digital inputs. But you can also get a nice long cable to plug into the 3.5mm port of the D03k and then use that with the FiiO A3 and you get a very good sound then.
Just be aware that the power supply that comes with this DAC is very noisy. So it is better to use a mini usb cable connected to a USB port on a TV, or better still, a good quality phone charger.
If you look at the 2nd review here by brooko, they show a graph showing the specific frequency and quantity the bass boost is at. I found it very helpful even after buying it.
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/fiio-kilimanjaro-2-e11k-portable-headphone-amplifier.20228/reviews
I haven't ordered the mini XLR plug yet. I may do it sometime though.
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