I am currently using an original DACMagic in my main system, a Schiit Modi Multibit for my headphone stack, and am trying to order that Topping DX3 pro (see review above, out of stock everywhere, maybe I have to wait for the next MassDrop) to replace the audio engine D1 in my desktop system (both headphones and Audioengine A2 speakers). I have a closet full of DACs, and they all sound different. The Schiit Yggdrasil measured poorly on John Atkinson's bench, but many professional reviewers liked the way it sounded in their systems. And I guarantee most of us do not have the electronics background to meaningfully interpret the test results, and even if we did how do you map the test results to a subjective listening experience? This may be an enjoyable pursuit, but many of us do not have the inclination nor the test equipment to do this.

If your hobby is testing devices, then I suppose a definition for 'accuracy' can be posited, a hypothesis established, and a series of tests could be run to determine whether a device meets the criteria (and to what degree those criteria are met).

Is that so? How do you know? What criteria did you use for that assessment? What does 'accurate' mean? Are you informed by something you read on 'Audio Science Review'?. Like I said, only their Modi 3 is worth buying.' Here's a pic of the FiiO E10K DAC/HP Amp next to a regular size Bic Lighter to see how tiny it really is.Mzkmxcv said: 'Even Schiit’s flagship DAC won’t be as accurate as the two I mentioned above that are much cheaper. I also own and OFTEN use a FiiO E11K Portable HP Amp! Best $200 I've spent in awhile buying the FiiO E10K & E11K a couple of years ago! I LOVE my FiiO E10K Olympus 2 DAC/HP Amp! And it was only like $130 or so I think? Drives everything that I own pretty nicely, and I've been looking to pair some HQ cans with it soon! Oh and it's TINY! It drives my Sony VA15 speakers very well and I will definitely continue to use FiiO products for their amazing price and sound quality! I've liked their stuff since I bought a small FiiO HP Amp many years ago for $30 It's a shame that Tonedeaf isn't here on ts.com any longer, because he owns both the Senn HD6xx AND a FiiO HP Amp, so he could really tell you how the two pair together But for under $200, a FiiO DAC/HP Amp would be a great and tiny solution IMO, and won't take up much space at all around your computer!

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