I'm planning to invest in a new system. I'm planning on purchasing an external DAC for my mac, the Apogee Duet.
After reading some other post with a similar setup, I heard they also used a integrated amp... Is that really necessary? or does it depend on the speakers I use.
The current speakers I'm using are the Harmon Kardon Soundsticks II. They are nice speakers, but I'm wondering if the setup would work with those speakers for now...Or will I notice a obvious difference in sound with a pair of reference bookshelf, such as the Ascend Acoustics CBM-170 or Yamaha HS50?