If I'm using my phone as the music player, do I need an amplifier or DAC or both?
1698053
No..!! I've tested this headphone with my phone and it was just OK. I did not have to turn up the volume more than 1/2. If you use your smart phone as the music player, Shure SRH1540 does not require much powerful amplifiers, but when you use a small amplifier its sound and dynamics increase to a perceivable level. there's no need to use a DAC(every smartphone has imbeded DAC).
1698054
Nope--I used it with my Android phone, and it worked well (though you have to put the volume on your phone all the way up).
1698055
more power and control is always better....but at any reasonable listening level, I don't really need one......(same situation)......
1698056
Probably not a DAC. Amplifier possibly. Their closed and not incredibly hard to drive, but tbh, the listening experience with even a modest amplifier will be substantially better. I currently use one of the small FiiO amps.
1698057
you'll want an amplifier. A DAC is nice, but not strictly speaking necessarily
1542548
Yes, but you still need a headphone amp. Also, you may need an adaptor depending on your headphones.
968624
Unless you add an amplifier application to your phone to supercharge the audio output. ...
1043869
That greatly depends on the quality of the DAC and the source material. A nice DAC like the Bifrost with high quality source material like OggVorbis or other Lossless format mastered at a high bit rate will sound much better via USB to the Bifrost than from the headphone jack on your S6/Android phone. If you are just going to listen to MP3s at 128K I would just use the headphone jack on your S6 and skip the DAC.
2096887
Yes. You will Need an Amplifier/Receiver. Unit's Output Configuration : Analog Output Terminals L/R and a Digital (Optical) Output Terminal. Also, there's No Headphone Jack.
177835
Yes you can. However, you will need a 3.5mm to RCA converter at the least. I would also recommend using a pre-amp or an LC-1 from PAC, because using the phone as your volume control is not convenient or safe to do while you are driving. PAC LC-1 Remote Amplifier Level Controller
87411
There are a lot of options, and it depends on what you'll be using them for. I just listen to music most of the time, so I use a Yamaha A-S500 integrated amplifier. It has worked great for me.
1350401
So I could plug it into my phone for better music? Phone speakers are horrible. Sorry for stupid question but I'm technically challenged. ..
1294868
Just an FYI:I'd suggest anyone read the Touch spec's very carefully. If using a USB drive connected to the Touch then the music files must be in a format *native* to the Touch. There is no transcoding using the Touch's inbuilt server.Also, Digital outs from Touch to AVR/receiver will work great, but then you are bypassing one of Touch's great selling points being it's very good DAC. Most AVR/receiver DAC's will not be as good as is included with the Touch.
2218242
As far as I understand, that set-up will utilize the amp function but not the DAC. The DAC is only through the USB port.
1932288
Your laptop and iPhone have their own internal DAC. They convert to analog before outputting through the headphone output. A standalone DAC will probably sound better than those but is not necessary.
60973
you would just use a set rca analog cables to hook it up to your preamp, but you have 2 volume controls. how about just hooking up your CD player via the analog outputs to this headphone amp if this is your source of music or if you have another DAC just hook it up the same way and bypass your preamp.... I had a preamp with no headphone jack so I did the same for awhile then I just use the headphone with my CDP. though if you try to hook up a turn table phono amp to headphone amps there always seem to pick up a hum or some noise the you could hear.
1110899
as long as your computer gets you a digital out, either coaxial or optical, then you can enter the dac , then from the dac to your amplifier with a very common rca (red + white) cable. If I may, go for the highest quality file format on spotify, not sure if you have flac there, or any other lossless format, but aim for the highest bit rate. This dac turns a great source into wonder, but won't turn highly compressed mp3 crap into musical heaven.
1280958
Yes, DAC out to AMP in, but remember, this DAC does not have volume knob so volume needs to be set in your computer.
1043873
No. You would need to use a 3.5mm to dual RCA, or something similar. This is an amp, not a DAC btw.
2205989
An amp isn't necessary, however I have tried a friends DAC/AMP and it did sound better than my onboard audio on my computer, but that's the DAC more than the amp.
727810
Probably not. I use mine with a wireless DAC that definitely has a high enough output level. Most modern electronics like a CD player would be fine. Of course, if you have a turntable, you will need a phono preamp.