Hi all !
I am currently looking for an upgrade for my PC setup, and I really don't know what would be the best option for me.
My current setup is PC --> Internal Sound Blaster 7.1 card --> RCA cable --> Presonus Eris E5 Speakers
I use very often my headphones (Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro and Hifiman/Drop HE4xx), that I directly plug in the speakers headphone output, or sometimes directly in the Sound Blaster if I find the courage to lean under my desk to plug them down there...
I would like to have something like this :
Sound Blaster --> Toslink cable (I already have one) --> Device (with headphone plug for the headphones) --> RCA cable --> Speakers
I really don't know if I need a dac, an amp or a combo (I think combo would be the best but not sure).
My budget is about 200€, I use my setup for lossless music (mainly rock, metal, folk and electro) and a few gaming.
I often see devices with bluetooth, but I really do not need this.
My first thoughts are for the Toppng DX3 Pro+, but as I said I am not sure if this would be the best solution for me. Plus this one has Bluetooth, which I don't need.
I also had an eye on the Loxjie D30, but they released a new version of it, which is a bit more expensive. And has bluetooth too.
Another important thing is that I'd rather not to have a USB-powered device, I previously had two dacs that died (Audioengine D1 and Fiio E07K), I think the USB powering was guilty for that. Thus I liked the internal power block of the Loxjie D30.
Thanks in advance for your feedback, and keep up the great job, this forum is a gold mine !!
I am currently looking for an upgrade for my PC setup, and I really don't know what would be the best option for me.
My current setup is PC --> Internal Sound Blaster 7.1 card --> RCA cable --> Presonus Eris E5 Speakers
I use very often my headphones (Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro and Hifiman/Drop HE4xx), that I directly plug in the speakers headphone output, or sometimes directly in the Sound Blaster if I find the courage to lean under my desk to plug them down there...
I would like to have something like this :
Sound Blaster --> Toslink cable (I already have one) --> Device (with headphone plug for the headphones) --> RCA cable --> Speakers
I really don't know if I need a dac, an amp or a combo (I think combo would be the best but not sure).
My budget is about 200€, I use my setup for lossless music (mainly rock, metal, folk and electro) and a few gaming.
I often see devices with bluetooth, but I really do not need this.
My first thoughts are for the Toppng DX3 Pro+, but as I said I am not sure if this would be the best solution for me. Plus this one has Bluetooth, which I don't need.
I also had an eye on the Loxjie D30, but they released a new version of it, which is a bit more expensive. And has bluetooth too.
Another important thing is that I'd rather not to have a USB-powered device, I previously had two dacs that died (Audioengine D1 and Fiio E07K), I think the USB powering was guilty for that. Thus I liked the internal power block of the Loxjie D30.
Thanks in advance for your feedback, and keep up the great job, this forum is a gold mine !!