Elujans
New Head-Fier
Okay so I've had several high-quality headphones in my life probably not near what a lot of people up in here have but I've had Bose earbuds I bought in Korea where the tech was years ahead and several Grado 60s of the various four types and also 80s and I finally just got a pair of arguably my best headphones the Grado SR325x's.
Now with Apple finally allowing lossless audio or at least what they consider to be lossless with audio I've started to use them because I like my audio to be just the absolute top quality and I realize for some of the high-res lossless audio I'll need an external DAC which I already have one in mind but don't see the need to get it yet.
But the more I study vinyl the more I'm turned off by the whole idea it seems like a money pit like owning a boat you have to buy expensive records that I know people say it's a ritual taking them from the lining of the cartridge to the song you want to hear and that it colors the music in a classic way that you can't hear these days but to me that's not feasible and also probably about $10,000 a money at least that I don't want to spend. Plus every listen takes sound away from the record sadly. I have access to high quality music and great headphones so I understand it as a hobby but if you don't have the money and you go broke trying to get a record collection and good record gear does that make you not a hi-fi or audiophile?
When more 32 bit stuff is out I'll probably get an external DAC but I don't think it's quite there yet? I'm not sure what my Samsung A20 has for an internal DAC but I use it because it has the 3.5MM jack that Apple ditched so I just sideloaded the Apple Music beta that isn't available in the Play store anymore on the A20 so I can still get lossless audio and Dolby Atmos. Plus the Samsung plays Flacs and the Apple won't without conversion to ALAC.
So I think I'm good with this setup untill more hi res lossless becomes available or would getting a quality DAC improve sound now?
Thanks for reading.
Now with Apple finally allowing lossless audio or at least what they consider to be lossless with audio I've started to use them because I like my audio to be just the absolute top quality and I realize for some of the high-res lossless audio I'll need an external DAC which I already have one in mind but don't see the need to get it yet.
But the more I study vinyl the more I'm turned off by the whole idea it seems like a money pit like owning a boat you have to buy expensive records that I know people say it's a ritual taking them from the lining of the cartridge to the song you want to hear and that it colors the music in a classic way that you can't hear these days but to me that's not feasible and also probably about $10,000 a money at least that I don't want to spend. Plus every listen takes sound away from the record sadly. I have access to high quality music and great headphones so I understand it as a hobby but if you don't have the money and you go broke trying to get a record collection and good record gear does that make you not a hi-fi or audiophile?
When more 32 bit stuff is out I'll probably get an external DAC but I don't think it's quite there yet? I'm not sure what my Samsung A20 has for an internal DAC but I use it because it has the 3.5MM jack that Apple ditched so I just sideloaded the Apple Music beta that isn't available in the Play store anymore on the A20 so I can still get lossless audio and Dolby Atmos. Plus the Samsung plays Flacs and the Apple won't without conversion to ALAC.
So I think I'm good with this setup untill more hi res lossless becomes available or would getting a quality DAC improve sound now?
Thanks for reading.