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<blockquote data-quote="Gryph0n" data-source="post: 1651671" data-attributes="member: 16433"><p>OT, this should have been under "Audio Zone" section.</p><p></p><p>At your budget, it would be difficult to get a DAC that would outperform your onboard sound. I'd suggest going with HeadPhones for now, and upgrading to a better DAC when you have the budget for it. </p><p></p><p>At an entry level, Fiio E10 (DAC+Amp) seems decent at around ~4.5k. A good step-up would be the Audinst MX1 at around ~10k. I think E10 & MX1 would be equally placed in terms of DAC output, but MX1 has a better Amp. Both of these should be available with PristineNote.</p><p></p><p>NwAvGuy has done a technical review of the E10, and overall, it seems decent. The only thing that stands out to me is that the E10 has some channel imbalance at low volumes. This problem seems endemic to many 'budget' DACs as they use cheap volume potentiometers.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://nwavguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/fiio-e10-dac.html" target="_blank">NwAvGuy: FiiO E10 DAC</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gryph0n, post: 1651671, member: 16433"] OT, this should have been under "Audio Zone" section. At your budget, it would be difficult to get a DAC that would outperform your onboard sound. I'd suggest going with HeadPhones for now, and upgrading to a better DAC when you have the budget for it. At an entry level, Fiio E10 (DAC+Amp) seems decent at around ~4.5k. A good step-up would be the Audinst MX1 at around ~10k. I think E10 & MX1 would be equally placed in terms of DAC output, but MX1 has a better Amp. Both of these should be available with PristineNote. NwAvGuy has done a technical review of the E10, and overall, it seems decent. The only thing that stands out to me is that the E10 has some channel imbalance at low volumes. This problem seems endemic to many 'budget' DACs as they use cheap volume potentiometers. [URL="http://nwavguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/fiio-e10-dac.html"]NwAvGuy: FiiO E10 DAC[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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