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Seeking a Dac to bypass my computer DAC

I just purchased the Edifier R1280T powered loudspeakers for $100.00 per pair from Amazon with free shipping.
The replaced by Logitech computer speakers which were $29.99 per pair.  The difference is night and day. Amazing sound for the price.
Seeking to bypass the dac in my computer and am looking for a USB DAC. Will spend up to $300.00. Not looking to buy used and really appreciate the service that a good dealer provides. Thought about the Schitt Dacs, bu they advised me
via e mail that they do not provide any phone support at all, not before, during or after the sale. To me that means no conversations regarding pre-sale or questions about set up. E mail support to me does not allow for a true "give and take", so I respectfully would never purchase their products. My second choice would be the dragon fly red 2.1, by Audioquest. selling for $199.00, my question is, do I just plug the DAC into the USB port on my computer and set up in my Windows 10 Control Panel and I am ready to go. Do I have to plug anything into the front where a headphone would normally be plugged into?
Any suggestions or help would be appreciated.

Thank you. 

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erik_squires
16,037 posts
 
One of the current darlings of the headphone / PC crowd is the Topping DX3. Since I plan to use it with headphones, I really appreciate the external power supply it uses, and it's ability to drive just about any headphone or IEM:


https://amzn.to/2WkihdK


Fiio has also recently introduced the Fiio Q1 Mk II


https://amzn.to/2Tg5pU7

and still has the E10K.

https://amzn.to/2WnpSZ1

I am a big fan of the Fiio portables, and I highly recommend their DAC's, but the high output power of the Topping DX3 makes it my choice for headphone listening at my desktop.

erik_squires
16,037 posts
 
OOps, sorry, I guess the latest Fiio is the K3, not the Q1
https://amzn.to/2CKtGuq

akg_ca
2,231 posts
 
AUDIOQUEST DRAGONFLY RED or AUDIOQUEST BEETLE DAC

I have both ... highly recommended 
BEETLE for TV or home PC

DRAGONFLY RED (or cheaper BLACK model) 

https://www.wifihifi.ca/LatestNewsHeadlines/Hands-OnReview:AudioQuestDragonFlyBlack1.5/Red.html

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/audioquest-dragonfly-black-and-dragonfly-red-dacs/

https://www.whathifi.com/audioquest/dragonfly-red/review


BEETLE

https://www.audioquest.com/dacs/beetle/beetle

https://www.themasterswitch.com/review-audioquest-beetle
https://darko.audio/2017/12/with-the-beetle-audioquests-199-dac-goes-home-and-away/

https://www.naturalsound.ca/shop/brands/audioquest-optical-bluetooth-usb-digital-to-analog-converter...








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