iPad Pro 9.7 DAC

[RThom]

i currently use a headphone amp (FiiO Mont Blanc) to power a set of Sennheiser HD600 headphones; I'm currently considering buying a DAC, but am unsure if a DAC is worth the expense, and I can't find any info on which DAC is used in the iPad Pro 9.7; to my ears, everything (music, movies, etc.) sounds fine.

 

[cbautis2]

Remember, a $2 DAC sounds like a $2000 DAC. Be wise unless you have money to splurge on a luxury DAC such as Chord Mojo.

From this link: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/high-end-pc-audio,3733-19.html

Using world-class headphones, a $2 Realtek integrated audio codec could not be reliably distinguished from the $2000 Benchmark DAC2 HGC in a four-device round-up. Again, all four devices sounded great.

 

[RThom]

Thanks! That's been my gut feeling, as well; with the amp I'm using with these headphones, I can't imagine that the sound could be any cleaner that what I'm hearing. I may just upgrade my amp to a Schiit Magni 2.

 

[cbautis2]

Thanks! That's been my gut feeling, as well; with the amp I'm using with these headphones, I can't imagine that the sound could be any cleaner that what I'm hearing. I may just upgrade my amp to a Schiit Magni 2.

It's the analog implementation that matters IMO since recent DACs are very linear in frequency response and any sound coloration will be affected by amplifiers (especially Tube amps) and of course transducers.