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glennac
1363
Feb 11, 2018
IPhone 7 user here. Perhaps someone can explain why I would need a DAC/Amp that a directly connected set of headphones can’t provide? And is there a benefit to users of Bluetooth headphones? Thanks!
SLNinja
10
Feb 11, 2018
glennacThe dac/amp would enhance the music or help you with those that are considered hard to drive headphones, and no this will not help with bluetooth, so if you are using earpods this will in no way help
upintheclouds
37
Feb 11, 2018
glennacFirst of all, you aren't directly connecting a set of 3.5mm headphones to your iPhone 7. You'd be using the Lighting adapter plug. The Lightning to 3.5 mm adapter has a DAC and headphone amp inside it.
If you aren't able to drive low sensitivity or high impedance headphones with the Lightning to 3.5mm adapter, a separate amp would help. That's generally the main practical benefit, most other advantages people would point out about an upgraded DAC/AMP (better sound quality, better stereo separation/imaging, better instrument separation, etc), are subjective.
Bluetooth headphones contain a DAC/amp of their own which processes the digital sound stream from the bluetooth chip, and generally can't use an external analog source (some cheaper models do have 3.5mm inputs, but I wouldn't pair them with an external DAC/amp).
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