this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2024
379 points (92.6% liked)

AssholeDesign

7575 readers
1 users here now

This is a community for designs specifically crafted to make the experience worse for the user. This can be due to greed, apathy, laziness or just downright scumbaggery.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Non private mode on left. I am not logged in but have cookies enabled. Right is private mode.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] LodeMike 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

What do you recommend that isn't either bullshit or $1500

[–] towerful@programming.dev 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I have a Fiio DAC and i have no complaints.
But i dont have golden ears that can hear the difference between good dacs, excellent dacs etc.
Above a certain level, its good enough for me

[–] masinko@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I have a FiiO Q3, I recommend it too.

I've heard good things about the EK10/Olympus2, but haven't tried it myself.

[–] LodeMike 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Does it have Aux output? What model?

[–] towerful@programming.dev 1 points 8 months ago

I have a K7.
My only con with it is that the headphone jack doesnt cut the line outputs. So, i had to make an inline switch to mute my speakers for headphones only.
I am now wishing it also had XLR outputs, but Im sure i can pick up a nice transformer balancing box from somewhere.

[–] xePBMg9@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Rme babyface is pretty neat. Though it doesn't support linux very well.

[–] LodeMike 1 points 8 months ago

That looks like a phone from 2004 and I need like, a headphone jack.