but especially at higher volumes you should hear a difference between the ele dac alone and with an amp after it

donot listen to the audiophools, keeping a clean signal all the way to the headphone/speaker doesn't cost a load of money unless you want to buy from western brands

@Kaytee so with this thing half working(sometimes i have to use line out for my headphones) is there something a bit cheaper than fx audio x6 i could try?

>tpa6120

audiophoolery

also trust me, you will hear no improvement from 24/192 over 16/44.1

24 bit only increases the dynamic range from "if the quietest is clearly audible, the loudest will permanently deafen you also no music exists that uses the whole dynamic range" of 16 bit to "same but the files are bigger"

yeah i dont care really about such high sample rates or uncrompressed. I like more having capable hardware that makes me able to EQ properly for the music im listening to.

192 is only "now your pet bat can enjoy the ultrasonic edm you made it"

btw @Kaytee i apreciate how you explain everything

i don't understand why ti markets the tpa6120 as a headphone amp

1.5w why not

>700mA output current >1300V/us slew rate >128dB SNR

ridiculous overkill

my zs5s finally came in after like 4 weeks

thanks goybest

fucking end my life

wanna see a fully retarded headphone amp though

https://cdn.head-fi.org/a/1727534.jpg

what are amplification stages?

@Windatica please gibe impressions

@Windatica pained_audiophile.webm

@Kaytee so can you recommend anything cheap?

@Goa cmoy is generally as good option, if you wanna look at tubes and get that tube noise injection little bear is like $60 and has a tube preamp

's actually just 5532 driving the headphones though so it doesn't have the output current for any really high impedance headphones

neither will most cmoy variants

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10-Pcs-Hard-Steel-Dust-Filter-Blanking-Plate-PCI-Slot-Cover-w-Screws/32790168351.html good find for pcie slots

now I can have even better airflow

@Kaytee okay thank you. I will however try to find something already assembled along with the dac.

or seperate but buy both

fiio e10k

a bit expensive

i'm not too big on combos so i can't vouch for the amp in most of the budget ones

what do you think about this kit https://www.aliexpress.com/item/TPA6120A2-end-version-of-the-Athenian-Empire-fever-strongest-TPA6120-headphone-amplifier-amp-kit/32571347254.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_5_10152_10065_10151_10068_10084_10083_10080_10082_10081_10301_10110_10136_10303_10137_10111_10060_10112_10113_10155_10114_10179_10154_10056_10055_10054_10182_10059_100031_10099_10078_10079_10103_10073_10102_5360020_10189_10052_10053_10142_10107_10050_10051-10051,searchweb201603_16,ppcSwitch_5&btsid=df889a12-ae51-4f0e-8b66-ccf1bbaa21a8&algo_expid=1f9a2d9e-8994-4bff-bdd6-95c2a324861b-33&algo_pvid=1f9a2d9e-8994-4bff-bdd6-95c2a324861b

i can solder, no problem

reee

shorten links

tpa6120, it'll be great

you are right sorry, i was doing it in a hurry

do be aware it probably won't come with schematic though

so you basically just have to know how to make an amp anyway