I've got to do something different with this laptop. This old HP Win7 just ain't cutting it. Keeps freezing when HD gets hot. I reformatted it the other day but Hard Drive is toast.
Low Cost DACs
Currently I have my laptop connected directly via 1/8 jack from headphone outlet into 2 RCAs directly into my tube amp. Quality of sound is lacking to say the least!
I am considering adding an inexpensive DAC ( iFi AUDIO nano iDSD LE Portable DAC or iFi Audio nano iOne DAC ) into the stream between the laptop & amp.My question is: will this influence the overall sound I'll hear out of my speakers? Will adding such a DAC help to increase the quality of sound produced by the system?
I'm not interested in spending a lot of money on a DAC as this is a source that I don't use as much as some others already in the system.
I am considering adding an inexpensive DAC ( iFi AUDIO nano iDSD LE Portable DAC or iFi Audio nano iOne DAC ) into the stream between the laptop & amp.My question is: will this influence the overall sound I'll hear out of my speakers? Will adding such a DAC help to increase the quality of sound produced by the system?
I'm not interested in spending a lot of money on a DAC as this is a source that I don't use as much as some others already in the system.
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213runnin681 posts01-22-2020 6:51am"In my headphone rig I find that the Modi is brighter than the Modi Multibit, but not unpleasantly so...." Which Modi did you compare with the MB? |
I’m sure you can find something you like at the $99 level. I'm sure you're right, "213runnin," that there might be another DAC in that price range more to my liking.This, right now seems a bit "tinny." It may break in some and different cables might help. I'll play with it and hope it gets better. It's not bad considering it's certainly better than the direct connection I had before the DAC. So in that respect I can't complain. |
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