sounds good to me

where can i find the pixel 2 dac?

https://store.google.com/product/usb_c_headphone_adapter

nop

i opened the link and there's nothing but chromecast

not available in europe i guess

ye pixel isnt really avliable in alot of europe

tbh any cheapo dac is prob better than the x220 thing

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

here's a quick guide

1) do you need a dac

2) no you don't, so put that wallet away

1

the x220 has a garbage dac

my desktop is fine, tho

no its like a flowchart

then just buy the chaepest pcm2704

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

do you guys have a recommendation for burn in

is it a meme

I recommend 2 weeks

its a meme

2 weeks of pink noise at a moderate volume

But srsly it's mostly just you getting used to the headphone/speaker/whatever

@HEKTIK what about burning in amps/dacs

fuk off

Is there any basis for that

caps do have a break in time, but no capacitor manufacturer is sending out caps that arent up to spec

Oh lol

anything else is a meme

Always wondered why people say shit like thatn

pots can become slightly less stiff with usage i guess

because theyre delusional

Ye

people will find differences where they want

its just psychoacoustics

Like how zs6 are actually good :^)