I bought my gf a Meze 99 Neo as her upcoming Christmas gift. She's not an audiophile nor am I, but she definitely listens to a lot more music than I do.
The headphones are intended as an upgrade to her AirPods Pro for listening to music at the office.
I'm debating whether she would really benefit from a Schiit stack (Modi2+Magni2) that I could buy second hand, mainly because I've read the DAC in the latest generation MacBooks and iPhones are actually not bad at all and a 100 USD DAC won't beat it... How true is that? I would simply get her the 9 USD USB-C to 3.5mm adapter (https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-apple-vs-google-usb-c-headphone-adapters.5541/)
Again, she's not an audiphile and I would believe that (1) on a pair of 99 Neo, (2) coming from AirPods, and (3) listening to lossless (24-bit/48kHz) a Schiit stack is overkill. Yes?
Appreciate everyone's thoughts.
Iirc Meze Ceo said that the Meze 99 was created for the sake of portability and the functionality to bring it around anywhere, so an Apple Dongle should works just fine.