theeviljesus
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I'm looking for a DAC for my home rig: HP 8510p -> ??? -> Yamaha RX-V659 (no dedicated HP amp yet)-> Ultrasone PRO 750.
After reading through many threads I'm considering: Keces 151 or 131 / DACMagic / Beresford / something bought second hand.
(This list is not at all fix and I'm still open for recommendations
)
But now to my question:
My notebook has no SPDIF output so it would be the easiest to get a USB Dac like the Keces 151.
But I've read that USB is inferior to a SPDIF (maybe not that much of a difference?) , that's why I also consider to go another way. What do you think of the options :
Or do you think that this makes no sense and I should buy a USB Dac (and maybe upgrade later)?
Thanks for any input!
After reading through many threads I'm considering: Keces 151 or 131 / DACMagic / Beresford / something bought second hand.
(This list is not at all fix and I'm still open for recommendations
But now to my question:
My notebook has no SPDIF output so it would be the easiest to get a USB Dac like the Keces 151.
But I've read that USB is inferior to a SPDIF (maybe not that much of a difference?) , that's why I also consider to go another way. What do you think of the options :
- card with digital output (which should do justice to the rest of the setup...also want to get a dedicated HP amp some day)
- media server (rather expensive / quality?)
- DAC with USB and other inputs (so that I can decide later on wheter I get a good digital output device)
Or do you think that this makes no sense and I should buy a USB Dac (and maybe upgrade later)?
Thanks for any input!