![]() ![]() And it looks like you have 30 days to return it and get your money back if you don’t like it. If I were in the market for a Zen DAC, I would feel safe enough purchasing that one from that seller. It’s actually really good compared to what it was even 10 or 20 years ago You would still get a good experience simply from the headphones, and honestly built-in audio in pc’s these days isn’t too terrible. Like the SV012’s or the Rhode NTH-100’s I mentioned. At that point you might as well stick with the built-in amplification that comes default with your computer and just focus on getting good headphones. I’ll have to dig a bit more, My own ‘low end’ would be the Zen DAC/Amp combo I listed, i don’t think I would let myself go for anything less. I still stand by what I said about the experience being quite good in my earlier post, but yes, he needs something even cheaper than my proposed total of 350. Hmmmmm… That makes this significantly tougher. So he is really serious about what he said and 100 dollars is more of a hard limit instead of a soft one. may as well keep the stack at that point.Īh, so you already have the cheapest amp and dac that Schiit makes? umm… and you have cheaper headphones too? hmmm… Sorry, I did not really check the pricing on the items he mentioned, and my mind automatically defaulted to where I am currently, forgive my error. zen dac v2 costs almost as much as schiit stack. (they come in black too if you are not a peanut butter fan)Ĩ9$ on sale atm. Specifically these if you want some good bass cannons.Some suggestions if you want to spend money on headphones, for 150$ you can get some pretty great headphones these days. And if I wanted to drop obscene amounts of money on audio gear, I would just spend the extra I saved from buying the Zen DAC on something like an 1800 dollar pair of headphones or really good powered monitor speakers instead and just run them through the Zen DAC. Honestly, if I did not have Argons, I would just get a good pair of easy-to-drive good quality headphones and a Zen DAC. But do you need Argon’s to get a great experience with audio? no. Argon’s if you have Argon’s, you can’t do the Zen DAC. I have one of the very few headphones that will not work on the Zen DAC. I am guilty of being the person who zeos pointed at in the end of this video… (even though my name is not john)… But the cost… it gets crazy, and the return is not worth it for 99% of the population. You have to spend a LOT more to get improvements at each step up. Audio equipment suffers from a huge diminishing returns problem. Honestly, i think people could get perfectly great experiences from hardware like the Zen DAC V2 and never need to go any higher. Stack, $238-4,498. If you're looking for something different-tubes, multibit DACs, etc, you can also create your own system by choosing a separate amp and DAC from our broad line and stacking them on top of each other.You will have a hard time doing much better unless you spend a hell of a lot more or get supremely lucky on the used market. Tons of power and a very low noise floor, ideal for any headphone Plus, it can be customized with an ES9028 DAC, or MM phono preamp.Įnd-game performance for both balanced and single-ended sources and headphones Jotunheim 2, from $399. Jotunheim 2 is a fully balanced amp that works perfectly with pretty much any headphone-balanced, single-ended, IEM, planar, whatever. No obsolescence-modular and upgradable for the future Single-box desktop solution with an added DAC card ![]() With 500mW of Class A bias and 3500mW RMS power output, it delivers great sound, and tons of power.Įxcellent performance for virtually any headphone Asgard 3 is an insanely affordable, configurable amp or amp/DAC that works with pretty much any headphone. Much higher power, optical input, gain switchingĪsgard 3, from $249. It also provides automatic UAC1/2 switching for console compatibility, optical input for monitor and console compatibility, and stereo microphone input, so it is also an ideal choice for for gaming or home office use. Hel 2E, $199. Hel 2E ups the game with much higher power output than Fulla E. It also provides a microphone input, so it is perfect for gaming or home office use. Fulla plugs into virtually any computer and drives most headphones with ease. Or go for a "stack" (separate amp stacked on top of DAC) for more flexibility.įulla E, $109. Good news! We have plenty of one-box options. So you don't want to give up a lot of desk space, but you want better sound. ![]()
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