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Audio for kids

My kids have started using their tablets (in this case Kindle Fire) for everything, including music. Ordinarily I wouldn't get into their business (at least, this business), but since they've started to discover that Dad has some good tunes, I think they should be able to hear them on at least decent gear. Headphones I've got covered, but I'd like recommendations on headphone amps or amp/DAC combinations for pre-teens.
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chayro
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I was going to say that a 10 year old kid doesn't need a dac, but then again, I remember being enthralled by my uncle's JBL Paragon/Mac system when I was no older than that. If you have USB, I think the Audioengine is a really nice little piece. No menus, just a volume knob and an on/off switch. Sounds amazingly better than the computer jack.
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sfar
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The Audioengine D1 recommendation from Chayro is a good one. It has USB and optical inputs, the optical input made it attractive to me for connecting to an Airport Express for streaming to a small workshop system.

If you need a coax connection rather than optical the Nuforce Icon UDAC or UDAC2 have that plus USB in a small, inexpensive package.
chayro
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Yes, I forgot that the D1 has optical, but it needs to be powered by USB.
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