Hey folks,
I just began my journey into the world of a better audio experience with a pair of AudioEngine HD3 speakers. Although I know they aren't true "audiophile" speakers, the quality difference compared to my old set almost made me cry. I quite literally heard instruments in my music tracks that I have never heard before.
I immediately started looking for other ways to improve my music experience (without spending much money). I am considering a "high res/fidelity" audio playing app for my android phone (I currently use Musicolet), and also maybe an external DAC (since the internal DAC on the HD3 only accepts 16 bit and "pads" it to 24 bit, whatever that means). I am currently using the Bluetooth APTX HD
Here is the real question! My music collection is almost entirely MP3. So would upgrading to an external DAC over APTx HD, or paying for a high-res audio player actually give me a noticeably superior experience? MP3s max out at 320kbps, APTx HD is 576kbps.
What is my weakest link?
I just began my journey into the world of a better audio experience with a pair of AudioEngine HD3 speakers. Although I know they aren't true "audiophile" speakers, the quality difference compared to my old set almost made me cry. I quite literally heard instruments in my music tracks that I have never heard before.
I immediately started looking for other ways to improve my music experience (without spending much money). I am considering a "high res/fidelity" audio playing app for my android phone (I currently use Musicolet), and also maybe an external DAC (since the internal DAC on the HD3 only accepts 16 bit and "pads" it to 24 bit, whatever that means). I am currently using the Bluetooth APTX HD
Here is the real question! My music collection is almost entirely MP3. So would upgrading to an external DAC over APTx HD, or paying for a high-res audio player actually give me a noticeably superior experience? MP3s max out at 320kbps, APTx HD is 576kbps.
What is my weakest link?