sup guys, anyone can recommend a cheap dac?

like something with pcm2704?

yes, drank and drugs

a dutch rap song

🤔

yes

i don't like her for the music, i only find her funny on that clip

nobody can tell me if the pcm2704 is actually good?

hmm but when i use my x220 i notice a lack of punch

with the m40x

maybe i want a dac+ amp

i was thinking 30$

i bought one of those small usb pcm2704 but it was faulty

i live in europe but yeah, not more than 30€

i bought this one https://www.aliexpress.com/item/5V-USB-Powered-PCM2704-MINI-USB-Sound-Card-DAC-decoder-board-for-PC-Computer/32647469856.html i thought it sounded good but the left channel had crackling

no i don't

https://www.amazon.es/Behringer-UCA202-Interfaz-audio-kHz/dp/B000KW2YEI/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1524494584&sr=8-2-fkmr0&keywords=behringer+umc22

how about this one? has some good reviews

*eh*

i have a technics vintage amp, and i feel the sound is a lot punchier

than the shitty x220

that's why I want something else

yes

that speaka dac seems good enough, dunno where i can buy it tho

i guess that would be decent enough

and power consumption is not an issue, so I guess you would need to spend a lot more to notice a difference

Really? Nice

Might buy it then

don't buy ching chong

buy m40x

that's like your opinion

which kz should i buy?

then tell me which iem should i buy

i want to upgrade my ve monks to something *little* better

so like 20 euros?

slightly

i know they are earbuds

i want iems

yes, i already saw those ones on ali

and the tips? stock ones ok?

i wanted the philips, but there are none in europe ibelieve

i think i'll end up with the f3

but i'm still searching for a "nice" dac

i cant put that in my x220

🤔

did you ever tried a pcm2704?

something with that chip

https://penonaudio.com/rose-north-forest.html

this?

no detachable cable tho

where can i find the pixel 2 dac?

nop

i opened the link and there's nothing but chromecast

not available in europe i guess

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/PCM2704-USB-DAC-USB-Power-fiber-optic-coaxial-analog-output-sz-11-Raspberry-Pi-Raspbian-RaspBMC/2027885484.html

maybe i should risk it and buy this one

i don't really know the difference between the small ones and this

1

the x220 has a garbage dac

my desktop is fine, tho

yes i figured that after i replied lol

i bought one already, but the left channel was fucked

didn't sound that bad, besides that

is it weird that coil whine is passing through my audio interface?

if i connect my headphones do the interface, i get a lot of coil whine when playing some games...

fuck

i mean, i bought a fucking audio interface to also solve that problem and not worrying about coil whine passing through

and still

power supply related maybe?

@Lefteris 4690k gtx 970

xfx ts 550w

gygabite z97p-d3

16gb ram

i guess so. and the 970's suffer from the same fate

yes, definitely

when i play rocket league or csgo, for instance

it doesn't

it's the same noise if i connect to the front IO

it is the bronze one

well, that sorts it lol

i'm scared

i think if i buy any kind of iems

i'll begin to fell clogged

good to know

i might pull the trigger on some fiio f3

should i bother buying some foam tips?

can you tell me the sound signature @Julian

i dunno actually @AstroJannah

yeah drank and drugs

i'm ok with that

they should be an upgrade to my ve monks

they held up very nicely tho

the wire around my ears, is that what you mean?

i know, that's why most of them have memory wire iirc

oh shit, i don't want to wear something close to those awful koss on ear

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81usjXEoywL._SL1500_.jpg

yeah, i kinda want to buy the porta pro tho

they look nice, at least

any m40x fans here? best audio purchase i made

marketing and profits takes most of the cut lol