radiomanjh Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 forgive me I'm new here. I would like to listen to Rdio from my MacBook Air to my stereo stereo system. I used the headphone mini plug that split to two rca plugs to my aux of my integrated tube amp. This did work but not good sound at all. do I just get a dac like a dragonfly 1.2 or something better to get cd quality sound? my budget would be $400-$500. thanks for any info Link to comment
radiomanjh Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 am I in the wrong forum? Link to comment
krass Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 not an expert, but I suspect the headphone jack gets its analogue signal from an internal soundcard which most probably costs a few dollars only. So yes, an external DAC would be better way to convert the digital data to analogue. Grimm Mu-1 > Mola Mola Makua/DAC > Luxman m900u > Vivid Audio Kaya 90 Link to comment
DigiPete Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 A dragonfly 1.2 is a fine way to try out Computer Audio. @ USD 500 you can do better, have a look around CA. I like the idea of Schiit, perhaps the Bifrost with USB. Others will have other preferences, just make sure the DAC does PCM. Promise Pegasus2 R6 12TB -> Thunderbolt2 -> MacBook Pro M1 Pro -> Motu 8D -> AES/EBU -> Main: Genelec 5 x 8260A + 2 x 8250 + 2 x 8330 + 7271A sub Boat: Genelec 8010 + 5040 sub Hifiman Sundara, Sennheiser PXC 550 II Blog: “Confessions of a DigiPhile” Link to comment
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