The Monkey Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Can someone recommend something cheap I can use as an external USB Amp/DAC for testing purposes? Looking for something under 50 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 transit on ebay. I paid about $50 for one a few weeks ago. Its pretty bad, but you get what you pay for. No volume control or anything, just headphone jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSlacker Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Pico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Looking for something under 50 bucks. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted November 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Pico Ordered. Need something faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted November 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 transit on ebay. I paid about $50 for one a few weeks ago. Its pretty bad, but you get what you pay for. No volume control or anything, just headphone jack. Good suggestion, can't find one cheap right now. Anything else? Creative X-Fi something or other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Ordered. Need something faster. Predator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 I second the Transit, I believe I paid $50 for it after making a WTB thread on Headfi. Chris- what don't you like about the Transit? The ability to do 24 bit, 96 KHz digital out was a really great feature that most cheaper USB transports lacked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 You really can't get much cheaper -- just use the analog outputs from your computer, if you're that desperate/impatient/cheap/tiddlywinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 I second the Transit, I believe I paid $50 for it after making a WTB thread on Headfi. Chris- what don't you like about the Transit? The ability to do 24 bit, 96 KHz digital out was a really great feature that most cheaper USB transports lacked. Its got nice features, but it makes for a better transport than dac imo. I've owned one twice, the first time it was the first dac I ever owned, so it sounded fine as my dac and amp (headphones were plugged straight into it), but as I upgraded to an Emu 0404 USB and then finally the Bel Canto, I realized it wasnt as good as I first thought. It was only when I bought it a second time recently, that I became aware of the degree of that difference. But the reason I bought it this time is because I was (and am) in between rigs at the office, and just wanted something to get the music to my headphones for practically no money. Plus I figured I could keep it to use as a USB to optical transport that would allow me to look at non-usb dacs. That is the true highlight of the product in my eyes. As of right now though, my office rig is 10JPNS > Transit. It is tolerable, but it is nowhere near as good as 10JPNS > ipod. The Transit makes the 10JPNS too bright and there is a lot of grit in the high end. Also less bass. I probably wouldnt have noticed had I been using nothing but the transit this whole time, but upgrading sources, I guess I've trained my ears or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Ah right, I have only briefly tried it as a DAC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarke68 Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Micro - $30 new. I haven't tried the Transit, but I have a Sonica (the predecessor to the Transit)...it's great as a transport, but as a headamp it sounds noticeably worse than the headphone jack on my laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 The tbaam isn't bit perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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