I'm about to pick up a pair of ATH-M50s headphones and I'm wondering how much of a difference a DAC will make. I'm thinking about the Fiio E07K. I'd use it with both iPhone and computer. Can you really notice a big difference in the sound quality?
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I cannot speak for the headphones that you mention.
However a DAC is supposed to make an enormous difference, especially if you are using high quality headphones.
Meridian Audio are a very high-end audio company, and they recently released their DAC.
http://www.meridian-audio.com/en/collections/on-the-move
It's gets reviewed here:
http://www.whathifi.com/review/meridian-explorer-dac
I know that there are other models of DAC available, but Meridian are the only company that I am familiar with.
Good luck.
However a DAC is supposed to make an enormous difference, especially if you are using high quality headphones.
Meridian Audio are a very high-end audio company, and they recently released their DAC.
http://www.meridian-audio.com/en/collections/on-the-move
It's gets reviewed here:
http://www.whathifi.com/review/meridian-explorer-dac
I know that there are other models of DAC available, but Meridian are the only company that I am familiar with.
Good luck.
Only you can truly answer the question of whether or not a DAC will improve the quality. Lots of people will probably never be able to tell a difference if they did a blind test.
Personally, I wouldn't bother. The M50s are good headphones and will sound great as is.
My theory with this kind of stuff is if you have to do an A-B comparison, back and forth, to notice the difference, it's not worth it.
Personally, I wouldn't bother. The M50s are good headphones and will sound great as is.
My theory with this kind of stuff is if you have to do an A-B comparison, back and forth, to notice the difference, it's not worth it.