Message from @Windatica
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that way you have +-9v rails instead of +-4.5v rails, never ever clip at reasonable headphone volumes, will drive higher impedance headphones without clipping than the single battery one will as well
@Goa these days you have to go out of your way to get a dac that doesn't sound perfect
's all about having sufficient amp and a good headphone/speaker
thats an interesting stance on it. will think about that.
generally the amp won't make it sound better unless the amp on whatever source device has low output current keeping you from pushing enough power around or low voltage rails causing clipping
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"
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
fucking end my life
wanna see a fully retarded headphone amp though
what are amplification stages?
@Windatica please gibe impressions
@Windatica pained_audiophile.webm
@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
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
i can solder, no problem
reee