To a power amp you can add anything. Why only a dap? You could repurpose an old phone+dac or add a Pi+allo solution.I like to know some input regarding a budget DAP which can easily drive any power amplifier.Let me know if anyone have tried this before.I think DAp ia a very good option to remove cd player from chain
have you considered a chord Mojo + chord poly combination? Or simply a chord mojo? It’ll be more powerful than most if not all DAPs (has built in battery + all digital and other connectivity options via the poly) and you can use it with the best DAP you can possibly have i.e. your phone.Here the biggest issue is the output voltage most of the phone dont have 1 v output yes for sure we can drive any power amp with headphone out but that is not I need a DAP with good dac that have 1 v out
Why DAP
while using a DAP I can have a good inbuild dac + important battery power supply + Bluetooth so all in one package
Here the biggest issue is the output voltage most of the phone dont have 1 v output yes for sure we can drive any power amp with headphone out but that is not I need a DAP with good dac that have 1 v out
Why DAP
while using a DAP I can have a good inbuild dac + important battery power supply + Bluetooth so all in one package
Are you insistent on a DAP because it can double up as an "on-the-go" device too?I like to know some input regarding a budget DAP which can easily drive any power amplifier.Let me know if anyone have tried this before.I think DAp ia a very good option to remove cd player from chain
I believe the OP's question was regarding connecting a DAP directly to a power amp not to an integrated amp or preamp.Recently i have tried my Cayin n5iis DAP as a source to my stereo system.
Line out from cayin dap goes to aux in of Cambridge cxa60 amp. Final result is just fantastic.
I like this chain more than laptop - Cambridge audio dac magic plus - cxa60.
Icing on the cake is Cayin has 2 sd card slots which occomodates my 512gb and 400 gb sd cards,
Also i have installed fiio music app on cayin and my android phone, so i can control cayin via fiio link,
remotely.
Agree!I believe the OP's question was regarding connecting a DAP directly to a power amp not to an integrated amp or preamp.
Agree!
But i was just trying to suggest that cayin has got desktop grade line out, so obviously can be used with power amp or pre or integrated amp.
Instead of 3.5 mm aux cable u will have to use 3.5 mm to 2*RCA thats it.
As OP is looking forward to remove cd player from chain its obvious that all that CDs ripped in to flacs will be put in Dap, if someone has huge collection 2 sd card slots are beneficial.
If u using dap as source, to change song or control volume u have to get up from ur chair and do it and again rpt the procedure for each and every song as poweramp won't have volume control, so i was suggesting to use some app like fiio or hiby link to control both volume and track change. (provided that dap is android based)
I hope i am clear now...
Cheers
Could it be that the DAC inside the Cambridge audio vs. the Cayiin just isn't competent any longer, considering it came out in 2012 whereas DACs have improved massively in the last 10 years? Most reviewers are advising against spending too much on DACs as the technology is consistently evolving and high priced products of yesteryear are constantly being bested by newer and substantially cheaper DACS.Recently i have tried my Cayin n5iis DAP as a source to my stereo system.
Line out from cayin dap goes to aux in of Cambridge cxa60 amp. Final result is just fantastic.
I like this chain more than laptop - Cambridge audio dac magic plus - cxa60.
Icing on the cake is Cayin has 2 sd card slots which occomodates my 512gb and 400 gb sd cards,
Also i have installed fiio music app on cayin and my android phone, so i can control cayin via fiio link,
remotely.
I believe line out on activo ct10 is not true. Its some sort of software enabled functionality. I had the dap and tried using the line out but couldn't get 2vrms right.I dunno how I missed this thread, sorry for late reply.
I am using a Activo CT10 DAP as a streamer for last few months. This has a Line Out option and can select various Voltage ranging from .775 to 2V.
90% of the time I have been using Tidal on this and control it through the mconnect app, some songs do the unfolding too. You can use the internal library too if one wants to play downloaded songs. Supports most of the Codecs.
It sounds really good, neutral and punchy. I connect the DAP to either the Tube Pre Amp or the recently acquired NAD integrated 320BEE via RCA to 3.5mm.
Yeah you may be right, I feel no difference or any changes if I change the voltage. I stopped fiddling with it.I believe line out on activo ct10 is not true. Its some sort of software enabled functionality. I had the dap and tried using the line out but couldn't get 2vrms right.