Tagged: DAC/amp
3 articles we've published with this tag.
Headphone impedance and power: why your amp's output matters more than wattsWatts on a spec sheet don't predict how a headphone amp will actually drive your cans. Here's the impedance and output-impedance story that does.By Marcus Vale- Desktop headphone setups: getting the desk itself right firstBefore you chase another DAC or amp, sort the desk. Reflections, cable strain and monitor height quietly wreck more desktop headphone rigs than gear ever does.By Jonno Fraser
Cheap headphones, expensive amp: the value equation nobody talks aboutMost budgets go straight to the headphones. I reckon that's backwards for a lot of desktop rigs — here's the maths on why the source and amp deserve first dibs.By Dave Okafor