kjozsa
New Head-Fier
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I have been using my trusty HP 8510 notebook at work all the time. It's built in soundcard is a Realtek HD Audio and it goes nicely along with my senn CX300 (they both suck a lot when it comes to quality music ). After upgrading my home audio setup, I thought it was time to start investing into my portable audio experience.. but I'd like to ask for some advices.
I never had any portable headphone amps so I'm not sure what I'm missing here. I'm not sure either which of the components is the weakest point in my current setup - should I go for a DAC/amp first or switch my headphone to a more serious one? If the DAC is the first thing to do, it's worth to mention that being Linux-compatible is a must-have for me (and usually the manufacturer fails to mention this fact about their product).
Oh before I forget, I listen to rock, hard rock and jazz mostly.. and that's my first day here at head-fi, bear with me
I never had any portable headphone amps so I'm not sure what I'm missing here. I'm not sure either which of the components is the weakest point in my current setup - should I go for a DAC/amp first or switch my headphone to a more serious one? If the DAC is the first thing to do, it's worth to mention that being Linux-compatible is a must-have for me (and usually the manufacturer fails to mention this fact about their product).
Oh before I forget, I listen to rock, hard rock and jazz mostly.. and that's my first day here at head-fi, bear with me