pablolie;226580 Wrote: > Thanks for the DAC suggestion. Given this is a system in a small > apartment, I was trying t keep the total number of boxes small. For > this setup, I am happy with the SB3's built-in DAC, since the AE5, fine > as they seem to be for the price, are likely to be the gating factor and > are driven to their best. > > I have seen that entry-level headphone amps like Creek OBH-11 possess > in and out RCA ports, meaning they amplify for the headphone and pass > the signal through... the question being: how transparent can one > expect that path to be? > > Over time, I may just pop up the $200 for the experiment. May be a > relative fiasco making me wish I'd rather bought a bottle of Peter > Michael Les Pavots; or it may prove to be a sweet and cheap way to > enjoy great audio at a very reasonable price point.
Well obviously you should try it and see but the Creek should be more than transparent enough for your RS-1's. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... ...SB3+TACT+Altmann+MF DACXV3/Linn tri-amped Aktiv 5.1 system and some very expensive cables ;o) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38317 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
