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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

good point

not a bad deal for $18

cheaper than you could reasonably buy the components for just one finished amp on digikey or whatever

shit those heat sinks would run you like $2 a pop easy if not more

that pot's $2 in quantities of 1

also i'm not sure how assembled it comes, do be aware the tpa6120 is a small surfacemount part

so get your drag soldering tip ready

and it might even come in the QFN package, and if so get your hot air station / reflow oven ready

i do have all that

only a true wizard can hand solder qfn packages

@Kaytee got hot air station

got a solder stencil for 20-pin qfn?

thing's 4mmx4mmx0.5mm, not exactly gonna do that with a spool of solder hot air station or no

need paste and stencil

Would the Behringer UMC22 be a good interface to go with a NW/BM-800? I'm looking into moving away from my gaming headset, but I also don't want to blow the bank, and I hear USB mics can be a pain

hopefully they used the 20SOP version

i have anything i could ever need where i work

that one you can reasonably do with a steady hand and a drag tip