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Originally Posted by Fuzz
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I tried a few FOSI DAC and stuff last year. They work, but aren't amazing. Within a year, loose connection causes the only L or R to play and then you have to try and fiddle with it to get both sides going again. If there's an easy fix, I'd love to know. I haven't figured that out.
At that $90 price point, I'd recommend modifying the earcups for a fraction of that or just putting them towards a headphone with superior noise canceling. A good one is around $200-300 ish on sale and some of the really good ones are around $400-500. $90 is +/- 20% of the acquisition of a better headphone.
Another option that is inexpensive is if you have an Android phone, get the power amp EQ and modify the gain/preamp or whatever settings slightly so that the volume is higher without distortion. It's also great for modifying the EQ to get more out of whatever headphone you're using and should work with any headphone wired. This plus new padded cups is still probably cheaper than the amp. When you upgrade your headphones, you can get even more benefit from the power amp EQ app. IIRC, it was like $10-20 ish all in for the power amp player app plus the EQ app plus custom settings?