Spike Nesmith

Audiophiles, can you help??

John Collins
@johnco

Testing the power of Mastodon for recommendations. I want to look at a DAC and a pair of good headphones to up my editing game on trains. It’s a MacBook running Pro Tools. Go!

#headphones #DAC #audio #audiophile #radio #editing #mac

Jan 28, 2023 at 2:34pmWeb
Show threadthebishopgameJan 28, 2023
@Spike How big of a footprint and how much can you spend? Do you also need input - i.e. an interface rather than just a DAC?
Show threadSpike NesmithJan 28, 2023

@thebishopgame man, i miss retweets! Thanks for the response, let me pass you on to @johnco who asked the original question. =)

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thebishopgame (@[email protected])

@[email protected] How big of a footprint and how much can you spend? Do you also need input - i.e. an interface rather than just a DAC?

The Wandering Shop
Show threadthebishopgameJan 28, 2023
@Spike @johnco Ah sorry, didn’t realize that what was going on.
Show threadSpike NesmithJan 28, 2023
@thebishopgame @johnco no, my fault. i'm just making a dog's breakfast out of communication! I'm sure there has to be a RT equivalent on here......
Show threadthebishopgameJan 28, 2023
@Spike @johnco You can include a link to the origin toot, some clients will show it like a retweet. But otherwise, there’s no RT function like there was on Twitter and that’s been causing a lot of agita around here recently as some transplants have been asking for it.
Show threadSpike NesmithJan 28, 2023
@thebishopgame @johnco I see! I like the rest of Mastodon too much to get angry about there not being a RT function, but it would be handy in cases like this.
Show threadAnthony KershawJan 28, 2023
@Spike @johnco budget? Inexpensive, iFi HipDac is prized by one of our reviewers @jesusrglez JGM, can you suggest good headphones to match your HipDac? #audiophile #DAC #headphones
Show threadMahleriteFeb 9, 2023
@audiophilia @Spike @johnco Sennheiser 6XX or Sundaras (both open and closed back) 🙌🏻
Show threadcpt.slwFeb 2, 2023
@Spike @johnco can recommend the SMSL C200. And this board for audiophile gear reviews in general: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/aoshida-smsl-c200-review-dac-amp.36850/
AOSHIDA SMSL C200 Review (DAC & Amp)

This is a review and detailed measurements of the AOSHIDA SMSL C200 balanced DAC and headphone amplifier. It costs US $210. The unit looks attractive enough for a desktop product. The LED is function but sadly displays the sample rate rather than volume (until you change that). Navigating the...

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