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mmry404 OP t1_j9xfvdk wrote

Reply to comment by sxiller in From KZ to S8: impressions by mmry404

Also, what kind of a dac would you recommend? I recently learned about the moondrop dawn, would that be a good match? I don't want to use a DAP and would gladly just continue with a dongle

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sxiller t1_j9xidzp wrote

I power all my IEM's through a FiiO BRT5 which is a portable dac / amp combo.

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mmry404 OP t1_j9xoi43 wrote

Dang, been reading about bit perfect streaming all morning and my head is beginning to hurt, there's just so much more stuff to learn... guess I'll do my research before any future upgrades regarding DACs, DAPs and streaming

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sxiller t1_j9zvpcs wrote

Don't worry about streaming quality really. Bad or poor audio mixing in certain albums will always be more noticeable. A couple of examples are System Of A Down's self tilted album, and A lot of Avenged Sevenfold's earlier albums. Those will always sound poor regardless of the streaming quality or the medium you are listening through.

Just make it easy, get a portable dac / amp combo and let your IEM's do the rest of the work and you'll save yourself the headache and worry.

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mmry404 OP t1_ja0337m wrote

Oh sure, as a musician myself I understand that very well! There are many horrible sounding albums out there... Guess that was my compulsive perfectionism kicking in :) I'm better now, haha

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