[DragonixSasuke]

I have been researching for couple of days.
I know many people have asked, but I still confused.
I recently got Shure SE 535 and I have Stella Melody speaker.
 
I wonder what I should get for DAC for my laptop.
I see many people recommend Peachtree Decco 2 and I am thinking to pull the trigger.
AND I want to get a portable DAC for my iphone and ipad 2. it seems FiiO E7 is great.
Lastly, my budget is below $1000
 
 
Do you have any other recommendation for DAC?
 
 

 

[DragonixSasuke]

I mostly listen to vocal trance, pop, classical, and bossa nova songs.
 
 

 

[dyl1dyl]

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Lastly, my budget is below $1000
 
Do you have any other recommendation for DAC?

For that budget, there are many good options. You should try them out and decide which you prefer. Some DACs you should audition are the 
 
Burson DA-160
W4S DAC 1
Benchmark DAC1
Audiolab mDAC
 
 

 

[DragonixSasuke]

Thank you, i will look into those
 
well, i dont know where to audition for any DAC around Los angeles area.
 
I a novice in audiophile world and amazed to shure 535 sound when I tried one from my friend.

 

[a1joe507]

Keep an eye on the following thread-
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/536002/what-about-los-angeles/15
 
People are trying to get an LA meet together, it looks like.  I think HeadRoom actually sponsored a meet in August around the LA area as well.  To bad you missed that one!
 
Good luck!  And definitely find a way to audition the equipment side-by-side with your own set-up if possible.  You'll know pretty quickly if you want to purchase one piece of equipment over another.