[funkmonkey]

I want to be able to lay in bed and access my music library, mostly FLAC (some up to 24/192), and listen through my headphones.

right now I am just plugging in an ipod into a headphone amp, and it sounds great... but I know I can do better.  Do I need a separate streaming device-DAC-amp? Or is there an all-in-one solution.  Gotta be affordable.  Would love to get into some tubes for this system as well.  Any ideas/suggestions?

Thanks in advance. Cheers

[firedog]

TEAC NT-503
http://www.teac.com/product/nt-503/
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEAC-Reference-UD-503-Dual-mono-USB-DSD-DAC-balanced-Headphone-amp-Black-UD503-/121799455948

[adminRH]

None that I know that can do it all.

You can stream your iPod via USB to iFi micro DSD DAC/amp. It is excellent, using BurBrown 1794 DAC, good reclocking, very strong headamp, analog volume control, many other features. It's small and battery powered so you can have the volume control in bed.

[Armaegis]

Would you be satisfied with a high-end portable player?  and you need to define "affordable"...

[funkmonkey]

and you need to define "affordable"...

fair enough...  $500 give or take, could go higher, but don't really want to.

[funkmonkey]

TEAC NT-503
http://www.teac.com/product/nt-503/
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEAC-Reference-UD-503-Dual-mono-USB-DSD-DAC-balanced-Headphone-amp-Black-UD503-/121799455948

this looks interesting...  thanks!

[funkmonkey]

I'm open to other options as well...  thought about grabbing a little dot amp and a used squeeze box to accomplish my goal...  any other ideas along these lines?

[funkmonkey]

None that I know that can do it all.

You can stream your iPod via USB to iFi micro DSD DAC/amp. It is excellent, using BurBrown 1794 DAC, good reclocking, very strong headamp, analog volume control, many other features. It's small and battery powered so you can have the volume control in bed.

Whoa!  this thing is gnarly...  will look into it more, but want to stream from my computer in the livingroom, so wireless via network would be ideal for a streamer.

[kbuzz3]

None that I know that can do it all.

You can stream your iPod via USB to iFi micro DSD DAC/amp. It is excellent, using BurBrown 1794 DAC, good reclocking, very strong headamp, analog volume control, many other features. It's small and battery powered so you can have the volume control in bed.

This plus the onkyo hf music app enables high Rez.  I wouldn't spend more before you tried this combo.  The ifi 's tone sound is exemplary

[Armaegis]

Would this fit your needs?
http://www.celsus-sound.com/index.php/product/companion-one

[funkmonkey]

Cool, thanks guys, this info has set me on the path I needed...  cheers