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Carpetsmoker's avatar
12 years ago
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Martin
Looking for a USB headphone DAC. This one caught my attention.

http://nwavguy.blogspot.com/2011/08/o2-details.html

Open source hardware, seem to be good quality, low price.
One obvious downside is that it's "Ikea": Some assembly required.

I like the concept!
nny's avatar
12 years ago
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nny
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Open Source Hardware is going to become hot shit for stuff like this soon. Sure of it.
lucas's avatar
12 years ago
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i ❤ demo
pretty cool! but that's an amp, not a dac.

i have the headroom bithead (review, comparison), which i love.
nestor's avatar
12 years ago
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nestor
i have a blue circle usb thingee

http://www.goodsound.com/equipment/blue_circl … hingee.htm

fuck tags
lucas's avatar
12 years ago
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i ❤ demo
sounds swell:

The USB Thingee ($169 USD) is really three components in one: It’s a USB-to-S/PDIF digital converter, a USB DAC with analog outputs, and a USB DAC headphone amplifier.


(ibid.)

where does one buy these thingees?
nestor's avatar
12 years ago
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nestor
http://www.bluecircle.com/page10.html

it's pretty much homemade. price appears to be C$182
lucas's avatar
12 years ago
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lucas
i ❤ demo
so i have to contact them to find a dealer?

where did you find the price?
nestor's avatar
12 years ago
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nestor
yes

retail price list is on the page
lucas's avatar
12 years ago
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i ❤ demo
oh. alright, thanks