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OCN hasn't failed to point me in the right direction yet, so I thought I would come straight here.
I'm looking to improve my computer audio set up since my current one is practically non existent.
I have a decent pair of headphones and most of my music is saved at 192-256 and I'm looking to re-burn most of my cds into flac, so I thought I would start with a decent amp/dac set up. I don't have room for an internal soundcard, so this will have to all be based off the output from the mobo.
Here's the kicker though, I'm a strapped college student, so I'm looking to keep this around $150 with a max of $200. Is it possible and what are your suggestions?
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What are you going to plug into it?
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A Zero would be alright, and on the bottom end of that price range. I like mine, at least. It thins the bass out a bit too much for my tastes, but it's still a great little DAC for a good price.
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What are you going to plug into it?
Source is my onboard sound and my headphones are these but with an upgrade probably next year some time.

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A Zero would be alright, and on the bottom end of that price range. I like mine, at least. It thins the bass out a bit too much for my tastes, but it's still a great little DAC for a good price.
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You can also check out the HiFiMan EF2 amp/DAC combo.

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f5/rev...sb-dac-433150/
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$40 for shipping? whatever happened to priority flat rate? Also, do you have a decent review for the amp you could point me towards?

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You can also check out the HiFiMan EF2 amp/DAC combo.

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f5/rev...sb-dac-433150/
This the right one? and is that a reasonable price for the unit?
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People on Head-Fi recommend it a lot. And the $40 shipping is because it ships from China.

Here's a review: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f5/rev...re-amp-269458/
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Thanks pow3rstr1p, so far I'm liking the sound of that unit.
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Hmmm...
I see the opamp designations at the end of each of these units, which one would be best for rock, alternative and hip hop ?

http://computers.shop.ebay.com/i.htm...=&_osacat=3702
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System: Hedonism, Stanford Style
CPU
i7 920 D0		 Motherboard
Asus P6T6 WS revolution		 Memory
6 gigs G-skill 		Graphics Card
Tri-sli 260's
Hard Drive
620aaks		 Sound Card
on board		 Power Supply
Zalman 850		 Case
hardwood techstation(soon)
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