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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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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.
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Chayro - Yes, you're right, if you're using the optical port you need to provide power through the USB port but that can be done with any 5V USB phone charger or other 5V source.
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