Should I buy a schiit stack? I want clean neutral usb audio out of PC devices for my headphones and powered monitors for around $300.
if you listen to flac only then go for it
>>53816083
what is it with the nicknames here
>>53816083
As the name implies...
"audiophiles" are literally mentally ill.
>>53816165
I never said anything about being an audiophile, just want something that doesn't color the sound or have a bunch of noise like onboard audio.
>>53816083
You should have thought about the source before investing in all this audio equipment. It ultimately comes down to the source that you are using and the files you are playing. I would probably venture into something more professional from Schitt. 300 will probably get you an amp from them but not a DAC.
I made the mistake of buying a Schitt Stack when i first got my HD600s and i noticed nothing but hiss. Switching to some OFC cables fixed a little bit of the hiss but you still noticed it. You probably need a bigger system because you plan to use it with speakers and you will not have enough line outs.
>>53816254
>not mentally ill
>says "color the sound"
ok buddy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkKOeeYko7w
>>53816083
I fucking love mine. Got it hooked up to some 650s
100% worth it. What are your headphones?
>>53816299
>love
>HD650s
Don't listen to this man OP.
>>53816316
B-But what's wrong with it
>>53816165
>"audiophiles" are literally mentally ill.
most of 4chan is too
K7XX and magni+modi. Go for it OP
>not the superior vali
*DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING*
>>53816083
Why not O2 + ODAC?
>>53816839
Because he doesn't think logically.
I'm a cheapcunt and not a placebofuck, so I look around for the best bang for the buck
Already got Tascam TH-02's for full sized headphones, and a set of XBA-1's because they were really fucking cheap, going to get a Topping NX1 for the XBA's since my $1 chinkshit sound card can't power them at all
But I want to replace that shitty soundcard because it's pretty bad, what's the cheapest DAC that measures decently? I only need USB input, no high resolution nor anything
>>53816165
You think so?
>>53816083
Ignore the haters. Shiit is great I have a stack myself
Yes and make sure they are both uber. Don't skimp you cheap fuck
>>53816125
>>53816148
You must be new here. Welcome aboard Redditors!
>>53816083
Isn't Schiit the ones who got absolutely rekt when someone decided to actually measure their equipment and not just go by "uh i think it sounds good"?
>>53819426
No, those where the NuForce guys, with their uDac-2
They where the ones that got rekt when people looked at their drivers when turning on/off their amps, they had this design defect that could easily kill headphones
>>53819481
>They where
I mean the Schiit guys
>>53816083
Why get a shit stack when you could have a fuck shit stack?
>>53816120
>mfw I'm listening to spotify (non premium) on my schiit stack
Obligatory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2FiYq55oac
>It's literally called a shit stack
>audiophiles buy it anyways
wew.
>>53819492
For 1 model made at a certain time. Yet everyone says it as if every dac or amp will fry your cans
>>53819917
Hi Head-Fi
>>53819524
On top of itself nigga
I just bought an old JVC Receiver at a thrift store for $30.
JVC RX-703v
pic related. gets the job done.
Go for it. I had the original m+m stack for my hd650 and upgraded to a bifrost and an Asgard 2 so I could use my monitors through it as well, then they come out with the magni2 uber with the same features.
I love schiit products. They sound good, made in USA, look nice on my desk, power my entire sound system, and custom service writes back within 24 hours. Pretty sweet. Go for it
>>53819562
classic Cory
>>53819562
Even premium is shit 320kbps. Compare it to a CD from 10 years ago, it sounds like ass. When will they support lossless quality streaming?
>>53819942
This fucking right here. Good enough and you're not breaking the bank. People are retarded when it comes to valuation of electronics.
>>53819562
>>53820030
Spotify uses OGG Vorbis which is superior to MP3. 128kbps OGG Vorbis sounds transparent.
> getting this meme'd
i'm glad i only like the sound of shit sony headphones
another meme avoided
>>53821152
then why doesnt it sound as good as a flac file or CD in a/b testing. Less detail in cymbals and the bass is less there in spotify. Even in comparison to tidal spotify premium doesnt sound as good.
>falling for the external dac meme
>53820030
>falling for the 320 kbs is not transparent meme
>>53822354
why is everything meme-this, meme-that. God damn this website has gone to shit in the past few years
is there anything wrong with the Magni 2 Uber?
>>53822670
no, besides you need a dac like the modi to go with it if you don't already have a source.
>>53822687
so pairing them with HD600 should be fine I'm only listening to some flac and spotify premium
>>53822643
>The "this site has gone to shit" meme
But in all seriousness, it really has. Reddit is to blame, for the most part.
Holy shit OP you are mentally stupid.
>>53816254
There are a variety of options, schiit stack is fine if that is all you are looking for.
My Xonar Essence STX card also has good 1/4" and RCA output without noise. My onboard has fuckloads of noise.
>>53816933
8$ from aliexpress.
I have a schiit valhalla.
It stinks, if thats anything to go on for their other products.
>>53820030
CDs from 80s sound better than Spotify because remasters are brickwalled. Loudness war.
>>53816083
Just make your own shit stack. I do it all the time and I'm pretty satisfied with the results.
>>53822701
>you are mentally stupid.
>>53822938
>tube amp
herp
>>53822994
ME: *SNIFF*
>>53823108
DO YOU KNOW I COULD HAVE BEEN A MODEL?!
period.
>>53816839
I'd get that if I wanted ugly as shit devices on my desk
>>53820030
It's not shit and it has nothing to do with the codecs used. There isn't an audible difference between 320kbps vorbis and lossless.
>>53822308
You have never done a codec listening test if you think there's a difference in bass kek. At least not a double blinded one and you can't even do one with potential differences in mastering from streaming services.
>>53822687
No you don't need a discrete DAC if you buy a headphone amplifier. What kind of retarded logic is that?
>>53816165
Define audiophile.
>>53822700
It has and that's not even remotely the reason. kys.
>>53816083
>Should I buy a schiit stack?
I don't know, do you? It's a high quality stereo DAC, preamplifier and headphone amplifier combo. If that's what you need, sure.
>>53816269
No baits allowed.
>>53822354
>falling for the external dac meme
I just want cheap headphone amplification
prolly gonna buy the olympus e10k or sthg
>>53816933
>Not just getting an SMSL SD-793II for a DAC/headphone amp combo that is utterly fantastic.
>>53818794
> tfw a 15 years old with Apple earbuds can hear better sound than a 70 years old with thousands of dollars worth of equipment
i don't want to grow old desu senpai
>>53819910
It's the company's sense of humour. One of their products is literally called Fulla.
>people actually buy something other than O2+ODAC
>>53822700
>Reddit is to blame
I blame the people who are using Windows and always bringing up video games here. Maybe they are from Reddit, and if so, I guess you're right, but I'm not sure how we'd determine that. As far as I'm concerned, a normie from Reddit and a normie fresh off the streets who came here first are both fucking faggots.
>>53816083
a lot of studies show that the audio chip in your desktop is pretty much the same in capability as the audio chip in a stand-alone dac
the more detectable differences can be obtained with better headphones and better amplification for the headphones
>>53818794
What is he listening to?
>>53823988
Just because he CAN hear it doesn't mean his equipment is powerful enough to work
>>53816083
>should I buy a shit stack
Yes, if you would like to own a stack of shit
>>53826070
>chip
wassat
>>53826201
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8p_dQMsW4Q
>>53816165
I don't think they are, let's say they are really naive
>>53826070
Most of the time, poor quality isolation and bad output amp can really fuck up the sound tho, it's cool to have an external thingy that does everything to avoid those problems
>>53816083
If you want something that expensive and neutral, definitely go for some pro audio stuff, leave the hifi shit behind. Most of the 200$ range audio interfaces will get you perfect audio in most of the situations.
For your headphones, if they're high impedance then you might want to get an amp but if they're regular one, it's gonna be perfect.
For your speakers anything external over 200 will be the same, the quality of your speakers and the room make 90% of what you hear
>>53830399
>>53816083
>usb audio
why do people do this, it's always shit
>>53822308
You retards don't get that bass freq are always the most accurate no matter the compression, it's the high that gets fucked first
>>53818794
>yfw he is listening to a 128kbps rip of a song misspelled on napster to avoid getting deleted from the early 2000s
>>53825169
>Uses the term 'normie' in his post,whines that they use Windows and may play vid games as well then calls them faggots.
Haha..only ones that are faggots are special flowers like yourself who think they are actually 'different' than everyone else.
Listen faggots, you are a normie too, just an insecure, beta faggot normie like pretty much every other faggot who uses the word 'normie' is.
You want to be special, you feel it would explain why you are such a faggot, but you are not special, you are just a faggot.
Now, why don't you start lobbying for a Linux/phone/faggot only board that will cater to the narrow definition you decided instead to put on /g/. Believe it or not, technology encompasses more than 3 fucking topics you faggot.
>>53832431
No it's not.
>>53832431
Async USB is better than SPDIF.
>>53823950
> Doubleblind
You don't Know what that Means
>>53819942
Yeah but using an external dac into your receiver will make a difference. Onboard audio is usually crap.
>/g/ doesn't listen to their song kino in glorious 24 bit FLAC
it's like you hate being free
>>53816933
I have had a fiio e7 for like the last 6 years and it's worked fantastically as a DAC. Had to buy it because onboard sound card buzzed like hell from EMI
>>53823950
Autism: The Post
I considered the schiit stack. I settled on a a sub-$200 headphone amp/DAC (Yulong U100) I got on Massdrop and I'm quite happy with that.
>>53816281
/thread
How's the schiit dongle? Only need to eliminate the buzzing coming from my portable hdd/thumbdrive(?) when I'm transferring files or doing work on them, and I'm currently using carbo tenores.
so what would be an good audio interface for like 50€ ? I have the hd595 now and i really want to use them instead of my shitty razer bassphones
