Headphone jack to my laptop is busted. Sound leaks without me knowing (leakage while headphones are plugged in! So many times the person next to me has said they can hear the music haha). Need new external soundcard for laptop. NOTE: this is simply for casual day to day listening, not mixing (my controller already has a built-in soundcard!). Which way to go?
Upcoming Fiio E10 - projected to be $80-100
Fiio's newest USB DAC that's not even out yet. Going to be released end of this month/October. 24bit/96khz. Looks absolutely sexy (scroll down to the 4th post to see a Fiio employee's teaser pictures for the head-fi forum): http://www.head-fi.org/t/559380/e10-...of-real-e10/75
NI's Audio 2 DJ soundcard - about $100
No need for explanation. This is also 24bit/96khz. One upside I see is that I could use this for a future controller (if I ever decide to let go of my wonderful DX) that might not have built in soundcard. (Although I'm sure I could use the Fiio too)
What would YOU do? Go the audiophile way or go the DJ way? Help! Both are beautiful external soundcards that I would use only for listening to stuff on my laptop.
There's an interested thread here (http://www.head-fi.org/t/539245/dj-a...udiophile-dacs) comparing Audiophile amps to DJ audio interfaces.
To those of you audiophile/DJ's, how do lower end amps such as this one compare to pro audio interfaces like the Audio 2? Both of these in question are outputting 24bit/96khz and are high quality products. Looking for your insight as my knowledge on amps and the audiophile world is very limited.
Thanks so much :-)
ps. apologies for the many threads on headphones/soundcards/etc :-P
edit: added a picture for comparison!
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