griffindy
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hey all;
so I'm in a real pickle, also known as having upgraditis (I was hoping it would pass over me...psych). Like a lot of the threads around here, I'm curious to know which DAC to pick to pair with my current (and hopefully future) set up.
What I have: currently a StyleAudio Macbook Pro -> StyleAudio carat-emerald -> Little Dot I+ -> Grado SR80i's.
I've done some research and these choices seem the most appealing to me:
HRT Music Streamer II+
DACMagic
Musical Fidelity V-DAC
Audio-GD NFB-3
My questions are these: which DAC would you choose. Also, does anyone maybe think that my money would be better spent on another set of cans? I love the Grados (my first high end headphones) so I could see going up to SR-325is's or RS1i's. In case it helps (or anyone's curious) I listen mainly to alternative rock and classical (from solo piano/violin up to big symphonies). My collection is in the process of being ripped to FLAC, but I don't think I'll have much higher than CD quality (which is good enough for me). Now that I've blabbered on long enough, thanks in advance for any and all comments!
so I'm in a real pickle, also known as having upgraditis (I was hoping it would pass over me...psych). Like a lot of the threads around here, I'm curious to know which DAC to pick to pair with my current (and hopefully future) set up.
What I have: currently a StyleAudio Macbook Pro -> StyleAudio carat-emerald -> Little Dot I+ -> Grado SR80i's.
I've done some research and these choices seem the most appealing to me:
HRT Music Streamer II+
DACMagic
Musical Fidelity V-DAC
Audio-GD NFB-3
My questions are these: which DAC would you choose. Also, does anyone maybe think that my money would be better spent on another set of cans? I love the Grados (my first high end headphones) so I could see going up to SR-325is's or RS1i's. In case it helps (or anyone's curious) I listen mainly to alternative rock and classical (from solo piano/violin up to big symphonies). My collection is in the process of being ripped to FLAC, but I don't think I'll have much higher than CD quality (which is good enough for me). Now that I've blabbered on long enough, thanks in advance for any and all comments!