sumone
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AV-710 using digital out. Going into an external DAC (I don't know of any though; they all seem to be more than $100). The DAC has a headphone amp. Headphones HD-280.
Vs.
AV-710 using onboard Wolfson DAC. Going to a PA2 headphone amp. Headphones HD-280.
So I guess my real question is digital_out+ext.DAC or onboard_wolfson_dac+headphone_amp. What would you guys expect to sound better (however opinionated it may be). I just need reasons to justify buying an external DAC that costs > $50 to see if I gain anything over using the soundcard's internal wolfson DAC.
Vs.
AV-710 using onboard Wolfson DAC. Going to a PA2 headphone amp. Headphones HD-280.
So I guess my real question is digital_out+ext.DAC or onboard_wolfson_dac+headphone_amp. What would you guys expect to sound better (however opinionated it may be). I just need reasons to justify buying an external DAC that costs > $50 to see if I gain anything over using the soundcard's internal wolfson DAC.