Hi Fi on the cheap...
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So, I've never been an audiophile, but I know what I like, as the saying goes.
I've had a decent pair of Sennheiser HD580 headphones for about 10 years, but never really felt the love. I also have some JBL powered monitors I use with the computer and guitar.
For Christmas I treated myself to a Topping headphone amp and DAC - not expensive ($300), but what is commonly referred to by men-with-beards as Chi-Fi (i.e made in China).
Holy crap but it sounds great! I'm just streaming Apple Music into the DAC, and listening on headphones or the monitors, and the sound is completely transformed.
I may be spending some more money shortly on a similarly produced power amp to hook up to my passive speakers.
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@mark said in Hi Fi on the cheap...:
Welcome! muhaha!
Yes, I thought of you when I started. I came really close to spending $1000 on a DAC, thankfully common sense prevailed. But for how long?
The moment when the bass kicked in with the new headphone amp really did take me by surprise.
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Topping is the real deal. They are about the best deal out there. I have their D90SE/D90A combo and their new D900A headphone amplifier. It's a great way to listen to music - gorgeous sound. You have to spend a lot more money on a main system to rival the quality of sound you get through a decent set of headphones and decent headphone amp/DAC.
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Topping is the real deal. They are about the best deal out there. I have their D90SE/D90A combo and their new D900A headphone amplifier. It's a great way to listen to music - gorgeous sound. You have to spend a lot more money on a main system to rival the quality of sound you get through a decent set of headphones and decent headphone amp/DAC.
@kluurs said in Hi Fi on the cheap...:
Topping is the real deal. They are about the best deal out there. I have their D90SE/D90A combo and their new D900A headphone amplifier. It's a great way to listen to music - gorgeous sound. You have to spend a lot more money on a main system to rival the quality of sound you get through a decent set of headphones and decent headphone amp/DAC.
Yes, my YouTube "research" convinced me to try, and I was really blown away by how good the DX5 II sounded.
Sadly, after a lifetime of avoidance I now appear to be circling the rabbit-hole, but at least there are reasonably affordable options.
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@89th said in Hi Fi on the cheap...:
Send links to what you got?
It's on Amazon - DX5 II
Reviews are all over YouTube - e.g. at
Link to video
