Hello!
I made an account solely for this post because there's no one I know who can help me with this. I have no idea what the rules for this website are, so I don't know if I'm allowed to post this here, but whatever.
Just a foreword: I am not an audiophile, I'm a college sophomore with very little money. For years, I've used an iPod Touch. I collect CDs, rip them all to my laptop in FLAC and AAC, and put the AAC rips onto my iPod. However, I ran out of storage space on my 128 GB iPod back in September, and I have since acquired thousands of songs I can't really listen to on my surround-sound system. I could just use AUX with my Android phone and get a 512 GB microSD card, but it sounds very obviously worse, and I don't want to listen to music in that sound quality. I really do not want to spend $400 plus tax on a new 256 GB iPod, especially since I know I will eventually need to get another one again when I can't fit any more music on it, so I've been trying to figure out an alternative.
I am thinking about getting a USB DAC, getting a 512 GB microSD card, and downloading USB Audio Player Pro on my Moto G6. I want to spend as little as possible but still have sound that's as good as (or better than) my iPod's direct USB-to-receiver sound quality. I don't truly understand how all of this works, and it gives me a headache, so I really need some help figuring out what to do ASAP.
Would this work? I'm currently looking at getting this stuff:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DP5JHHI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AJSAMMUI0EG03&th=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZWN64RS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3QLLBS1AWZW7U&psc=1
Would I just connect my phone to the DAC with the OTG cable, then connect the DAC to my receiver with an AUX? (My receiver is a Yamaha RX-V377.) Like I said, all I want is to have audio quality at least as good as my iPod's is via USB while spending the least amount of money possible. Also, would it work the same way with my laptop? Do I just plug the DAC into the laptop and then connect it to the receiver with an AUX cord?
Thank you!
I made an account solely for this post because there's no one I know who can help me with this. I have no idea what the rules for this website are, so I don't know if I'm allowed to post this here, but whatever.
Just a foreword: I am not an audiophile, I'm a college sophomore with very little money. For years, I've used an iPod Touch. I collect CDs, rip them all to my laptop in FLAC and AAC, and put the AAC rips onto my iPod. However, I ran out of storage space on my 128 GB iPod back in September, and I have since acquired thousands of songs I can't really listen to on my surround-sound system. I could just use AUX with my Android phone and get a 512 GB microSD card, but it sounds very obviously worse, and I don't want to listen to music in that sound quality. I really do not want to spend $400 plus tax on a new 256 GB iPod, especially since I know I will eventually need to get another one again when I can't fit any more music on it, so I've been trying to figure out an alternative.
I am thinking about getting a USB DAC, getting a 512 GB microSD card, and downloading USB Audio Player Pro on my Moto G6. I want to spend as little as possible but still have sound that's as good as (or better than) my iPod's direct USB-to-receiver sound quality. I don't truly understand how all of this works, and it gives me a headache, so I really need some help figuring out what to do ASAP.
Would this work? I'm currently looking at getting this stuff:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DP5JHHI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AJSAMMUI0EG03&th=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZWN64RS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3QLLBS1AWZW7U&psc=1
Would I just connect my phone to the DAC with the OTG cable, then connect the DAC to my receiver with an AUX? (My receiver is a Yamaha RX-V377.) Like I said, all I want is to have audio quality at least as good as my iPod's is via USB while spending the least amount of money possible. Also, would it work the same way with my laptop? Do I just plug the DAC into the laptop and then connect it to the receiver with an AUX cord?
Thank you!
