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Audiophile products are always a scam. People who talk about owning them are not to be trusted.
by feld 9y ago
Audiophile products are always a scam. People who talk about owning them are not to be trusted.
- melq 9y agoWell, I wouldn't say always. But there is no need to spend a thousand dollars on headphone 'gear'. There is also no need for a dedicated DAC unless your source is audibly noisy. MacBook pros for instance have perfectly good audio circuitry capable of driving normal impedance headphones to ear damaging volume w/o distortion. If you want to buy a DAC and amp for your 32ohm headphones that's cool, but you're just buying an exceptionally expensive volume control.