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So much for being a home only system ey? Just teasing. FWIW, even on an iPhone with AAC it sounds muy bueno. Actually much better than several DACs I've had that use USB only.
There's a shed load of info online -but there's many considerations. Budget, wireless/not wireless, what kind of machine will be driving it and so on. Give us what you're using and we can make suggestions.
A good starting point for a proper desktop DAC is the Schiit Modi -but if you're gonna be using it out and about, one of FiiO or Dragonfly's USB options are good. Chord also make the Mojo which is nice, but a bit bulky nowadays, expensive, has a short-ish battery life and gets very hot. BUT it does sound very nice.
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Yeah it sounds so much better I don’t want to be without it so I’ve been using it in the car which predates built-in Bluetooth. In that case I could have a gadget like yours permanently hooked up to power so it makes sense, particularly as I only stream standard compressed format as 4G struggles to keep up with hi-res on the move.
Stevethecoffee
What’s the budget? You’ll find my setup a page or 2 back and some slightly unedifying debate about a Bluetooth system if you don’t want the gadget tethered to your phone, particularly good if you’re on an android device that supports aptX.