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That is up to you.
You can decide for yourself what your experiences are in this regard.
Everyone has a different opinion anyway.

I used the optical port on the Ps 4 Pro back then and everything was fine.
Just like the USB port connected to the PC, everything was fine there too.

If you want to connect a cd player via the optical port, thatā€™s fine too.
Just like optically with the PC sound card if that should be supported.

I would take the C version so that you have peace of mind and can use it as you like.
The 50ā‚¬ more are okay, if you consider that such an Ify Defender costs 80-90ā‚¬.

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Alrighty, I want to thank you all for responding and pointing me in the right direction.

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Itā€™s also out of stock in HiFi Berlin and as I understand discontinued and seems to be on pre order on Linsoul with a shipping estimate of 3-4 weeks.

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Ohman,
Really annoying.
Itā€™s the chip shortage crisis, unfortunately.
This one supposedly still has one in stock.
But you have to check beforehand that you donā€™t get a Us Cersion if you live in Europe because of the 230volt output.
If itā€™s set to 120 volts, it goes straight up before youā€™ve heard it.
But you can ask

It is I had already placed an order, but they reached out to me today and said that itā€™s out of stock. It has a C13 plug and a 110V or 230V switch on the back, so it shouldnā€™t be a biggie. I will write to Linsoul about the SDA-2C tomorrow. But Iā€™m looking at alternatives for the time being, so far the closest is SMSL M300 MKII with Singxer SA-1?

Edit: Unfortunately Kitsune HiFi only ships to US/Canada

Oh man, thatā€™s really annoying.

So the closest amp would be the Questyle cma 400i, which is similar to the singxer but has no filter but gain options on the bottom.
But itā€™s also hard to find.

Otherwise there would be the Topping D30Pro
which has 4 Cirrus Logic chips and would not be wrong with the Singer Sa 1.

https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/dac-with-volume/topping-d30-pro-balanced-dac-4x-cs43198-32bit-384khz-dsd256-black-p-15169.html

I can get the Questyle for a pretty decent price 535ā‚¬.

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Hello
yes is a nice price,If you like it, I would buy it.
As I said, it is similar to the Singxer and also quite good.

I was supposed to write my opinions a few months ago. So here I goā€¦

Source: Questyle CMA400i

Fit and Finish: Very nice, very comfortable, almost donā€™t feel them on my head. Ears donā€™t sweat if you listen to them for a long period of time, you almost donā€™t feel them on your head. Wore them while on a 8+ hour gaming session without any problems

Music:
Works well with EDM and rap, I usually listen to techno, trance and house. They are very fun, you almost feel like you are in a club. The only negative I could find is that they are a bit restricted in the bass department, but I suspect that itā€™s more of a source problem, because it sounds like the headphones want to go there, but the amp doesnā€™t allow it, if that makes any sense, and also some tracks are perfect, others need that little push.
Instrumental is a different story. They struggle a bit when there are too many elements in a track at once. Also they are not very forgiving if the master is shit, for example Grimes - Flesh without Blood is unlistenable, because itā€™s very peaky, same with all of the Queens of the Stone Age albums I listened too. Separation is very good, you can almost pick a certain element in a track, only listen to that and find new things that you didnā€™t pick up before. I picked up like little echoes and reverb I havenā€™t picked up before. Same with staging, like I said you feel like you are in a club or alone in a studio with the band.

Gaming:
This is where I use them most of the time. These are so good, that I can almost pin point a enemy, based on sound, in Tarkov.

Now I want to know how DCA closed backs sound like, already eying Aeon Noirs