To get a DAC or not

[zdobson]

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?

 

[Nemic]

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.

 

[tengtengvn]

Quality DAC will make big different.

I'm a fan of ATH myself. They make great cans.

 

[mslide]

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.