he wants to buy something for his 30 ohm meze 99 neo as well as the 250ohm dt 990 pro that he will be buying in the future.
current considerations are sound blaster g6
fiio e10k
and fiio k3
his budget is 100-150 Euros
I suggested the k5 pro but he got euro taxed and is 170 euros
here are the site we are using
just asking to see if you guys spot anything in these sites that would be better options or just general suggestions on what to do https://www.skroutz.gr/
So nowhere near the power but still very good quality. It sounds better out of the balanced so if he could get cheaper balanced cables that would be great. That being said I feel like he should have no issues because he has fairly easy to drive headphones.
The ifi has a warmer more thick house sound compared to the more balanced k5 pro
as long as it’s noticably more powerful than the e10k it should be fine cause the 990 gets enough power from the e10k to be loud but I feel needs a little bit more juiceto really make it shine
true. his question not mine I just want an answer from someone who knows about this better than me
“Will it be able to drive 250 or 300ohm headphones? Also how does it compare to something like the audioquest red usb dac?”
So I think it can, but if you could use the balanced connection it would be better at doing do imo. I like the Zen dac more than the dragonfly red because of the sound signature and the power output. Does he already have a dragonfly red?