The DAC thread seems a bit lonely, so I'm trying this one instead...
I'm considering the above primarily for headphone use. Although I'm a long-time hifi fan, I'm a bit clueless when it comes to headphones.
Does anybody have experience with any of these DACs using them (or demo'ing witht them) as headphone amps? I'm interested in the following:
1. How would you describe their sound? (Sharp and detailed / warm and full-bodied / fast / soggy bass / are they best suited to any particular genres of music?)
2. What headphones do you use them with? (Or have you heard them with). Are they good matches? I appreciate this is just as vital as matching speakers and amps for a complimentary sound balance)
I guess I'm looking at headphones up to a maximum of £250. I like a wide variety of music genres (Latin, jazz, electronica, 'world' (whatever that means), classical, pretty much anything that has a piano in it etc etc).
Your thoughts / setups and experience would be appreciated before I begin active hunting!!
PS - ought to mention I'm primarily looking at these products for their coax/optical inputs to improve the quality of my CD/VBox etc. before amplifying to the headphones, so probably not using the USB. I'm open to alternatives, but a remote is essential.
I might hold on until the Oppo DAC/Headphone amp/Headphones are available next year. They look very interesting indeed.
I'm considering the above primarily for headphone use. Although I'm a long-time hifi fan, I'm a bit clueless when it comes to headphones.
Does anybody have experience with any of these DACs using them (or demo'ing witht them) as headphone amps? I'm interested in the following:
1. How would you describe their sound? (Sharp and detailed / warm and full-bodied / fast / soggy bass / are they best suited to any particular genres of music?)
2. What headphones do you use them with? (Or have you heard them with). Are they good matches? I appreciate this is just as vital as matching speakers and amps for a complimentary sound balance)
I guess I'm looking at headphones up to a maximum of £250. I like a wide variety of music genres (Latin, jazz, electronica, 'world' (whatever that means), classical, pretty much anything that has a piano in it etc etc).
Your thoughts / setups and experience would be appreciated before I begin active hunting!!
PS - ought to mention I'm primarily looking at these products for their coax/optical inputs to improve the quality of my CD/VBox etc. before amplifying to the headphones, so probably not using the USB. I'm open to alternatives, but a remote is essential.
I might hold on until the Oppo DAC/Headphone amp/Headphones are available next year. They look very interesting indeed.
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