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Cheap dac for smart phone to receiver.
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Posted on December 17, 2016 at 12:09:27 | ||
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I'm looking for a step-up from the mini headphone jack of my android phone to the auxiliary input of my vintage receiver. I'm not looking to spend a lot, but some kind of small DAC from the phone to the receiver for listening to music from a radio app. I went to Amazon and eBay and quickly became overwhelmed at all the cheap DACs available. I'm thinking of one that you plug into to mini usb port on the phone with RCA's to the receiver. I'm not necessarily looking for audiophile quality, just an improvement providing more volume with better sound than the phone's headphone jack is providing. Please guide me in this purchase. Sincerely, Mike |
RE: I can recommend, posted on December 19, 2016 at 16:20:22 | |
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I'll look into this.
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bluetooth receiver, posted on December 18, 2016 at 17:16:53 | |
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Maybe a bluetooth receiver is the easiest and least technical solution for me.
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This Schiit may work, posted on December 18, 2016 at 14:03:35 | |
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RE: Cheap dac for smart phone to receiver., posted on December 18, 2016 at 02:58:51 | |
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Headphone amps (the portable ones) are battery powered. Bit inconvenient The stationary headphone amps are probably more expensive than you are willing to spend. USB DACs: USB audio on Android is still in its infancy. I wonder if the Fiio you mentioned can be used as a USB DAC as it requires Android to support 24 bits over USB. You might as well have a look at Bluetooth receivers. They are cheap and you can stream from your phone to the Bluetooth receiver connected to the stereo. An even cheaper solution is Chrome cast audio ($25) https://www.google.com/chromecast/audio/ The Well Tempered Computer |