Need USB DAC with Volume

[pwiles1968]

I have a couple of mono block amps spare I could use on my PC but need a USB DAC with a volume control built in, I was thinking a Headphone amp but am not overly familiar with what is available on the Market, I do not want to spend too much ideally under £100, if possible. Ideally I need to be able to set the volume and it should not change if the unit is shut down and re-started,

I have seen a FiiO but it has what appears to be push button volume, anyonk know if it remembers the volume if the battery goes flat? And Does the PC volume change the DAC output volume or is it reducing volume Pre DAC in the digital domain?

Whatever the solution it needs to be fairly simple to use as the kids and wife also use the PC they can use PC main volume if needed to turn it down.

 

[CustomCable]

The only little unit I can think of that might fit the bill could be the ADL by Furutech GT40? Headphone Amp/Phonostage/DAC/Pre

Regards

 

[pwiles1968]

The FiiO I saw first was the E7 have seen and E9 now and also an NuForce Icon uDAC-2 the NuForce appears to have Phono Out as well as Headphone, anyone have any experience with either of these.

 

[Anonymous]

Shame you can't stretch to. Beresford DAC, this would be just the ticket.

heck out the Beresford website

www.homehifi.co.uk

the Caiman would be ideal with it's preamp outputs.

Good luck

 

[pwiles1968]

I was offered a Beresford on another forum, unfortunately I was going to sell and AV amp to subsidise the DAC, but that fell through so I am going to keep the AV amp on my PC short term.

 

[Potts]

Have you thought of using an external USB PC volume controller?