Dac Help

[ze_general]

I am looking into buying a DAC. I'm not really sure what to get. I am looking at a budget of around $75 US. I have heard about the Fiio E10 but those are pretty much impossible to find under $150. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sources would also be a help as amazon isn't the cheapest 100% of the time.

[nsyedhasan]

The Fiio E07K would be a good option as well.

[Guest Kloaked]

WTF, why in the hell is the Fiio E10 $180 on Amazon?? I got mine off there for around $70 a few months ago.

[EmoRarity]

Depends on what you are powering.

[Guest]

WTF, why in the hell is the Fiio E10 $180 on Amazon?? I got mine off there for around $70 a few months ago.

 

It's discontinued.

[ze_general]

Depends on what you are powering.

I currently have the CHC Silverados.

[EmoRarity]

I currently have the CHC Silverados.

Then you don't need anything unless there is something broken with your current solution.

[ze_general]

Then you don't need anything unless there is something broken with your current solution.

It's quite crappy onboard on a sub par motherboard.

[Guest]

It's quite crappy onboard on a sub par motherboard.

 

Such aaaaas?

[minimalist]

It's discontinued.

E10k should be coming out soon though.

[ze_general]

Such aaaaas?

Its a gigabyte 970a-ds3. It is the older version with the blue pcb.

[BoredErica]

Get a $30 Asus sound card then?

[Lays]

Get a syba dac amp, or a fiio d3 + fiio e5.

 

It will be miles ahead of your onboard if the onboard is bad, and it only costs ~40 usd. 

[ze_general]

Get a $30 Asus sound card then?

I refuse to get a sound card as they never really do anything.

[EmoRarity]

I refuse to get a sound card as they never really do anything.

Neither do any other products. Something like the E10 just solves the problems that soundcards and onboard had. 

[Lays]

I refuse to get a sound card as they never really do anything.

 

 

Then go with my suggestion, they do the same thing as an e10, and are half the price.

[creatip123]

If you're still keen on the E10, I got mine about a month ago here: https://head-direct.com/Products/?act=detail&id=137

 

Try adding to cart and check out first, to find out about the shipping fee, though. Mine was $10, and I bought 1 other thing, shipped together, so it was a bargain.

[Guest]

E10k should be coming out soon though.

 

I am excite.

[BoredErica]

I refuse to get a sound card as they never really do anything.

 

Neither do any other products. Something like the E10 just solves the problems that soundcards and onboard had. 

 

What Emorarity said. External DACs won't be magical compared to a sound card. You said your onboard is bad. To fix, get a solution that's not crap. A $30 solution is close enough to being audibly transparent. You're here to fix the deficiencies of your onboard, not to get an expensive solution for the sake of it.

[Ech0location]

You could always stretch your budget a little and get a Magni.

 

Waits for people to start glaring

[BoredErica]

Everybody suggests higher priced external solutions. Have you all blind tested your new solutions?

[EmoRarity]

You could always stretch your budget a little and get a Magni.

 

Waits for people to start glaring

Why? his headphones don't need anything even remotely powerful, an E6 would do. 

[Ech0location]

Why? his headphones don't need anything even remotely powerful, an E6 would do. 

I mistyped, I meant the Modi. Why would I be suggesting an amp if he wants a DAC 

[EmoRarity]

I mistyped, I meant the Modi. Why would I be suggesting an amp if he wants a DAC 

Because you need an amp more then a dac, you can't drive headphones off of a dac. More so, his headphones aren't worth spending more then $50 on an amp for unless there is something wrong with his current solution. 

[Ech0location]

Because you need an amp more then a dac, you can't drive headphones off of a dac. More so, his headphones aren't worth spending more then $50 on an amp for unless there is something wrong with his current solution. 

Why are you getting defensive? I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm just recommending a product that the OP asked for, not something he didn't.