Hello everyone,
This is my first post on this forum, but I've been a long-time lurker. This is one of the few places online that I'd actually ask for advice since there is very little snake oilery going on.
Long story short, I want an amp/DAC setup (preferably a combo). I want to buy one and then never think about future upgrades. I will only use it for my headphones (so there is no need for it to be a preamp), and I will only use it with a digital source (Apple music through mac with sound source app for EQ) since I'm using a computer I don't need the DAC/amp to have a receiver or peq capabilities.
Right now, I want it to be able to drive hd800s. I might go up to DCA Stealths in the future. TBH I'm not looking at really hard-to-drive HPs like susvara or Diana, but I'd like to have peace of mind.
The essential quality of the DAC /amp other than being able to drive something like stealth is to be heavy enough that it won't move, to have an excellent volume dial (Phonitor is not a good amp, but they nailed the volume control / JDS element also comes to mind). It'd be great if it's beautiful since I'll be looking at it all day.
Thank you for the help in advance.
This is my first post on this forum, but I've been a long-time lurker. This is one of the few places online that I'd actually ask for advice since there is very little snake oilery going on.
Long story short, I want an amp/DAC setup (preferably a combo). I want to buy one and then never think about future upgrades. I will only use it for my headphones (so there is no need for it to be a preamp), and I will only use it with a digital source (Apple music through mac with sound source app for EQ) since I'm using a computer I don't need the DAC/amp to have a receiver or peq capabilities.
Right now, I want it to be able to drive hd800s. I might go up to DCA Stealths in the future. TBH I'm not looking at really hard-to-drive HPs like susvara or Diana, but I'd like to have peace of mind.
The essential quality of the DAC /amp other than being able to drive something like stealth is to be heavy enough that it won't move, to have an excellent volume dial (Phonitor is not a good amp, but they nailed the volume control / JDS element also comes to mind). It'd be great if it's beautiful since I'll be looking at it all day.
Thank you for the help in advance.