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Desktop AMP/DAC ?!!?

cluelessgenius
By cluelessgenius
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so..please help me with my confusion here. im not an audio guy.

every time i see people talk about amps or dac its either headphone amp/dacs or those full size beefy mofos.

is there a small-ish middle ground?

an amp/dac combo strong enough to drive some bookshelf speakers with lets say 80-ish watts peak,

but small enough so my desk doesnt get cramned,

and also obviously of good value quality, cause ve seen those amazon-china-things and they dont inspire trust.

 

so long question short : does it have to be full size or headpone amp? is there a middle ground? maybe headphone amps strong anough or really cut down normal amp/dacs. idk. just curious because i was planning to get some new speakers but i felt like i was forced to go with active speakers or you know..a shoebox sized amp/receiver. idealo id like something as small as some of the headphone amps but strong enough for bookshelf speakers with an integrated dac to usb or at least any digital signal.

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