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Friends,
I'm about to pull the trigger on a high end open headphone that's on my current shortlist. In order to drive those 300+ ohm cans, I need a decent AMP and I think this one will do the job:
http://www.schiit.com/products/valhalla-2
Till this stage, nothing thrilling. But I have only digital files. No LP's unfortunately (new generation). In fact I only have CD's that I rip into flac. These files are on my laptop.
So this means I need a DAC to feed the AMP. Right? So welcome in the world of DACs, portable DACs, DAC+AMP in 1...
So how weird is it to buy a DAC and amp separately? And to what extend can a DAC be a bottleneck between the AMP and de digital file? In terms of sound quality.
Since my music collection is only digital, should I still buy these 2 products separately or should I buy a DAC+AMP in 1? Does it makes sense to connect a dragon fly red to a headphone AMP like the Valhalla 2?
Thanks
I'm about to pull the trigger on a high end open headphone that's on my current shortlist. In order to drive those 300+ ohm cans, I need a decent AMP and I think this one will do the job:
http://www.schiit.com/products/valhalla-2
Till this stage, nothing thrilling. But I have only digital files. No LP's unfortunately (new generation). In fact I only have CD's that I rip into flac. These files are on my laptop.
So this means I need a DAC to feed the AMP. Right? So welcome in the world of DACs, portable DACs, DAC+AMP in 1...
So how weird is it to buy a DAC and amp separately? And to what extend can a DAC be a bottleneck between the AMP and de digital file? In terms of sound quality.
Since my music collection is only digital, should I still buy these 2 products separately or should I buy a DAC+AMP in 1? Does it makes sense to connect a dragon fly red to a headphone AMP like the Valhalla 2?
Thanks
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