hello, first time poster here!
I’m looking for sub 300USD headphone DAC/AMP combos with line out for my powered speakers and output selection between line and headphone out (preferably with a remote control but that’s a low priority)
balanced/differential is of no importance
my setup is a desktop with sundara and edifier mr4, currently using the fiio ka17 and I like it but would like an upgrade where I don’t have to plug things in and out
Welcome!
I’ve had all of these for my business if you have questions. Some combos with enough power and really good measured (at audiosciencereview.com) performance are:
Topping DX5 II
SMSL DL200 or DL100
Loxjie D40Pro
SMSL RAW-MDA1
Can’t go wrong, and on Amazon often there’s used models at a good discount. If it’s from a big distributor like Hificollege, Aoshida-US, or Topping themselves, then it’s got a 1 year warranty. Amazon resale doesn’t come with any warranty so I avoid those. Any of them will be fun.
hi nick! thank you, I hadn’t ever heard of loxjie lol
these all look like good matches for my preferences, I’ll check them out